INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

[chick rookie]

Thank you

They are 3/4 Nigerian Dwarf and 1/4 Pygmy

The doe is half and half.

We got them for milk before we did a lot of research on breeds and we only got about 2 cups a day from the 3 does so we decided to go with lamancha for the milk. We have since sold all but four of our minis. Here is our Lamancha and her twins.

We have since sold the buckling but we decided to keep the doeling. She is very full of personality and it comes through in all her pics

She is so adorable

She somewhat looks like my LaMancha Billy:

FYI and for no other reason I tell you this. Your LaMancha's are mix breeds, judging from the ears on mom and her color most likely Alpine, I myself love the milk of a Alpine/LaMancha cross. I used to have quite a few of them just for that. Yours have what people call Elf Ears, just what happens when you cross an LaMancha with another breed. No offence intended, just letting you know.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

We love her. Thank you for noticing how pretty she is!!!  I sure wish Sparkle had made it so we would have two.

My neighbor has some LF BRs and they seem ENORMOUS next to my bantam girl! My daughter ran up to them calling, "Amy, Amy!" and trying to pick them up. They weren't all that charmed by her, but she was persistent.

Otis is an idiot, but he has grown on us (he was supposed to be Oprah!). I admit when I hear him crow in the morning it makes me smile. I do love his colors. His gf Gayle has a very pretty beard, like him.

Yes, the guineas hate him. They chase him around. Now that we have the run, Otis and Gayle stay inside quite a bit, while the guineas and "their" flock hang out in the run. So glad we got that functional!

I have some of those big girls. Big is right! I do quite love them. Their feathers aren't as cleanly barred as Amy's, but they're so friendly and love their lap time. Although Freema can be a bit of a grumpy-grump when she doesn't get her allotted lap time.

Debra Jo's the big boss lady of the barred rocks. She even grew spurs!

Diana's the one with the wonky comb. She's the pushy, pushy, pushy one!

I don't have any recent pictures of the worrier, Kate. She's molting and a bit more nervous than usual at the moment, although she'll still take some lap time. Barred Rocks have great personalities!

I remember when Otis was Oprah! I think I helped you ID him as a boy, didn't I? My EEs (also big ones) tend to be more meek, at least as compared to the Barreds. Thing about Easter-eggers, though, is that they tend to be less pure in regards to their genetics, so I've noticed a wide variety of personalities overall. But my EE bantam cockerel was a spastic little fellow, too. Must be the lines--he was from Meyer's as well.

 

[SallyinIndiana]

Again I'm posting of my extra chicken and duck eggs. If you are close to me and your chickens are molting or maybe you want to try duck eggs. Now is the time to get them as cheap as possible.

 

[CharlemagneRoost]

I got pictures of my broody Cochin, Jewel, while she was off her nest.

She tries really hard to sneak out when I am not around so I can worry about her. It has been colder here until today and it warmed up a little so she was glad to take her time and have a dust bath. She is so nasty to the rest of the flock when she is broody. Attacking anyone who comes near. She did get me today when I checked to make sure no other hens laid in there, she normally lets me check. She has not been letting them lay in there but I would hate to have a surprise chick that has to go in the incubator. I guess I would be quite nasty if I sat in a box all day and only got out once a day to eat, drink, and hopefully have time to bathe.

She is beautiful!

 

[Rhandi74]

She is so adorable She somewhat looks like my LaMancha Billy: FYI and for no other reason I tell you this. Your LaMancha's are mix breeds, judging from the ears on mom and her color most likely Alpine, I myself love the milk of a Alpine/LaMancha cross. I used to have quite a few of them just for that. Yours have what people call Elf Ears, just what happens when you cross an LaMancha with another breed. No offence intended, just letting you know.

Your billy is Handsome. The twins are half Nubian. Mom has gopher ears, the twins both have elf ears. I am not sure if she is mixed here is pics of just mom.

What do you think, is she mixed? Her milk is great and she is the sweetest girl ever, so I am asking more for learning then anything.

 

[Rhandi74]

She is beautiful!

Thank you

 

[leslea]

I have some of those big girls. Big is right!

I do quite love them. Their feathers aren't as cleanly barred as Amy's, but they're so friendly and love their lap time. Although Freema can be a bit of a grumpy-grump when she doesn't get her allotted lap time.




Debra Jo's the big boss lady of the barred rocks. She even grew spurs!




Diana's the one with the wonky comb.

She's the pushy, pushy, pushy one!




I don't have any recent pictures of the worrier, Kate. She's molting and a bit more nervous than usual at the moment, although she'll still take some lap time.

Barred Rocks have great personalities!

I remember when Otis was Oprah! I think I helped you ID him as a boy, didn't I?

My EEs (also big ones) tend to be more meek, at least as compared to the Barreds. Thing about Easter-eggers, though, is that they tend to be less pure in regards to their genetics, so I've noticed a wide variety of personalities overall. But my EE bantam cockerel was a spastic little fellow, too. Must be the lines--he was from Meyer's as well.

Their combs are all so big!!! To me, a BR is what a "real chicken" looks like. I didn't realize I had that mindset until I hung a watercolor of a BR in my kitchen. I've had it for years, but didn't give it much thought. When we moved & I rehung it, we had already ordered chicks and I made the connection. Then when I was writing my historical romance, I was researching chickens from the 1930s and I found out then that the BR was the most popular backyard chicken for years. I guess I had some deep-seated ideas about BRs, who knows where from! Probably from antiques and things that have been around, but I know I wasn't mindful of them, because I didn't know any of the breeds until last winter. We probably will get more bantam BRs, and hopefully they will be as docile as Amy. My daughter carries her around quite a bit. I love her little plump shape, too. She's just a gem.

Re: Otis, he started crowing at 8 weeks, so we were pretty sure...from then on, it was a constant "cock-a-doodle-doo" watch. I am sure I asked for opinions on here, so you probably did speak up! I appreciate everyone's advice, experience, and wisdom. It has been a fun 9 mo or so from decision, clicking the order button, to our first eggs!

The egg I found tonight was underneath the temporary box I set out for them to try as a nest box. Oh, well. At least it was in the right vicinity (and not cracked)!

 

[number9]

I recently became the owner of a lavender orpington. My question are as broody as the buffs? I was looking for a hen that will raise me some chicks next year.

 

[Mother2Hens]

Hello everyone! I had to leave the thread "cold turkey" for a week or so because I was swamped with work and family events. I am looking forward to catching up.
My chicken news update is that Bonbon, my Bantam Chocolate Orp is still mothering the five Bantam Black Cochin chicks from @ellymayRans . Mother and babies are adorable.
Last weekend, we made another hectic trip through Bloomington to Indy and back in order to visit both DDs. I brought Bonbon's first hatch (3 OEGBs and 1 Belgian Mille Fleur roo) to @jchny2000 where the eggs originated. I had hoped to keep the amazing looking Mille Fleur roo, but his crow was too loud and drove my DH and I crazy! We live in a subdivision, and like hearing a crow from a distance-- like in a farm setting!

My Blue Splash Silkie, Ditzy, (from @bradselig ) had been broody, so jchny/Janet gave me three mystery eggs-- maybe Silkies or Silkie mixes or even a Naked Neck! I figured if Ditzy was going to be broody, I might as well give her something to sit on. At first, I thought she might be too ditzy to lay on them properly since I kept seeing one sticking out, but then she got the hang of it. She's very serious now. She's been in a nesting box in the big coop where surprisingly the others haven't bothered her. When I moved the four chickens (that went to Janet's) out of the bantam coop, Bonbon moved her five babies into that coop, which left a small former rabbit hutch coop. I'm planning on moving Ditzy to that one tomorrow.

Coincidentally, my real kids (all in their 20s) have been moving and settling in new places, so it's been a hectic start of autumn.

Hope everyone has been doing well, and I can't wait to catch up on the chicken news!

We spotted this limo in the Indy area:

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

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just loved the precious baby goat pics! I am on my 3rd year for pigs. Didn't think I would like them. I LOVE them! I treat mine like a pet, and they stay nice. Pet them, talk to them and socialize a LOT. I like them so much, I bought a boar piglet and gilts with our feeder "Bacon" for next year! I have a "large black" Boar, a "bjuebutt" gilt and yorkshire gilt. I really, really like my lil boar, he is a big baby so far. We are building a community farrowing house, and will begin breeding late winter. I tried to start with breeders last summer, and the group I had wound up being sickly. Wilbur was supposed to be a boar, and we later discovered he had been cut

so we were taken on them.

Quote: It sure does! The silkies and the OEGB do not coexist well, so this was a very painful choice. My games were here first and I love them so much! It will reduce a lot of the stress in my Bantam flock over the winter. My scovies can also be housed with them, and I can provide heat safely for both groups in the building if the temps get too low for them. the games and millies prefer being on branches and perches, and the scovies perch also. Males prefer not to, too FAT!

Quote: I noticed looking at my scovies, they are really plumping up this fall. Wondering if they want to be warmer for this winter too! With all the rain last week, they were gobbling the worms up all over the yard, too funny.