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[raisinemright]

For those of you who use Martin's Chicken Butchering on CR 142 in Goshen (Foraker area):  if you are not already aware, the owners of Martin's sold the business to some other family members.  It is still at the same location, but is now called Roland's Chicken Butchering (24454 CR 142, Goshen, 46526).  Their new phone number is 574-354-1246.  I was aware this was taking place but just picked up the business card with new info at the feed mill today & thought I'd pass the info along.

Thank you so much for this post!!! I've been trying to find that place. Just called them and got all the info! Very nice lady I talked to!

 

[Bawk]

Greetings, peeps. Wanted to say hello. We have had chickens in the past. Currently are chicken- less :-(.


We are really hoping to get some CCL pullets, Welsummer pullets and a Welsummer roo.


This may be a big dream but if we could choose, those. We are trying to avoid hatcheries also, especially based on our research about the Welsummers. Trying to get a docile roo especially.


Wanting to start with baby chicks. We enjoy our flock and hope to have some before long. Look forward to meeting everyone.

Welcome!  You might want to check with Akers Hatchery in Southern Indiana.  Although it is a hatchery it is a small, family owned local hatchery and they only have a few breeds.  I am pretty sure they have Welsummers and I have heard good things about their birds.  Personally I would get birds from them over a feed store since smaller and local usually means a bit more emphasis of quality over quantity.  I personally pretty much loathe everything about large hatcheries and won't support them myself!

Thanks! I see Akers has WELSUMMERS. I wonder where theirs were from. They just sell straight run. Those who have Welsummers and Cream Legbars, what is the weight of the adult hens please?

 

[chickiebaby1]

I need help. I got this assortment of chicks a few weeks ago. I've determined one is an appenzeller spitshaubin . I thought this one was a cochin, but now not sure. I've never seen this color cochin. Could it be a maran?

This one has lacy feathers.

Any ideas? It's gonna be fun watching them grow out.


Thought this last one wad a polish, but it has yellow legs and 5 toes.

 

[Bawk]

Will be fun to see what you end up with, very pretty chicks.

 

[Indyshent]

I need help. I got this assortment of chicks a few weeks ago. I've determined one is an appenzeller spitshaubin . I thought this one was a cochin, but now not sure. I've never seen this color cochin. Could it be a maran?

It's a Dark Brahma. I bought four of them (one died), but they all looked like this guy.

 

[iamfivewire]

a gynandromorph has a female side & a male side - our Roo has 2 male sides that are distinctly different from left or right side - I would call him a bi-andromorph (if there is such a word?)
here's some pictures for anyone that haven't seen him :












. . . . . & we got him from the Pullet bin at a pet supply store (their stock came from Townline)

 

[Leahs Mom]

Just wanted to post this in case you don't know about it...

Farmer's Exchange Magazine online classifieds: http://www.farmers-exchange.net/classified.aspx

Serves a good portion of Northern Indiana.

 

[Indyshent]

a gynandromorph has a female side & a male side - our Roo has 2 male sides that are distinctly different from left or right side - I would call him a bi-andromorph (if there is such a word?)
here's some pictures for anyone that haven't seen him :












. . . . . & we got him from the Pullet bin at a pet supply store (their stock came from Townline)

So far, that's been my luck from RK/Townline this year. Two girls for every boy.... (cue Beach Boys)--and from the pullet bins, no less.

He'd just be a chimera, to my knowledge. Given the type, it's got a 50% chance of being a gynandromorph, and your roo just rolled over 75% on the percentile dice of genetic mishaps. Two roos for the price of one (though it would be very interesting to figure which half his testes come from or if he somehow has two functioning testes, one from each side. Roos only have one normally, which is how some hens wind up becoming roosters later in life if their ovary is damaged). At least your rooster's an awesome conversation piece

 

[raisinemright]

Ok so I haven't seen a brooder like this one, maybe there was one posted and I missed it. But here is one of my larger brooders and it's currently housing our 12 CornX and 4 BBB Turkeys. It's a pool with welded fence wrapped tightly around the pool. I cut the fence and left a long word on each row to wrap and lock into the other end of the fence. This made a very secure seam. I then cut a doorway large enough for my daughter to slip in and feed/clean the brooder! Then wrapped some heavy paper (just what I had on hand) around the fence to keep heat and chicks inside and other critters out. Tell me what you think about it.

You can see the new feeder and waterer they work good!

 

[Leahs Mom]

Speaking of the gyandromorphs, check out this article on Hermaphrodites... (gyandromophism) very interesting...

http://naturalchickenkeeping.blogspot.com/2013/10/unclear-gendersex-is-my-chicken.html