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nelsonl

In the Brooder
Aug 18, 2024
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Just about finished my first year of raising chickens / ducks / geese (jumped in head first with all of them) Have learned a lot about raising these amazing animals. started with a few chicks that I raised up and bred to where I'm now having some of my babies that hatched from my original chicks are now laying eggs, so will be on my 3rd generation of chooks soon. I'm sure as time goes on it wont be as easy to keep track of which generation i'm on unless I document it well, though, which I intend on doing with some of them. :) Hope to continue to learn as well as be a resource myself as I lurk and chat on here.
 
janiedoe said:
Welcome to BYC! What breed(s) do you raise?
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I have a pretty large flock so far that free range 7 acres.

I have a lot of Easter Eggers / Olive Eggers,
Buff Orpingtons, Lavender Orpingtons,
Speckled Sussex, white leg horns, Jersey Giants, Silkies (I have white/blue/lavender/splash), Silverudd Blue's, Mille Fleur D'uccles, an Ayam Cemani, Golden & Silver Sebrights, some english game bantams, black & blue copper marans and a good amount of breeds that isn't coming to mind off top of my head as well.

In terms of ducks, blue/black/silver swedish ducks, pekins, rouens, cayuga, and runners.

a flock of guineas of all colors/patterns

a blue slate & bourbon red turkey

3 Sebastopol geese

4 goats, 2 pigs

and a german shepherd who lives with the flock to keep em safe that LOVES chasing the foxes away :)

We're at well over 120 birds altogether by now with more always on the way :D Working on getting the various breeds separated in order to hatch pure bred - until then its easter eggers and barn yard mixes.
 
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nelsonl said:
I have a pretty large flock so far that free range 7 acres.

I have a lot of Easter Eggers / Olive Eggers,
Buff Orpingtons, Lavender Orpingtons,
Speckled Sussex, white leg horns, Jersey Giants, Silkies (I have white/blue/lavender/splash), Silverudd Blue's, Mille Fleur D'uccles, an Ayam Cemani, Golden & Silver Sebrights, some english game bantams, black & blue copper marans and a good amount of breeds that isn't coming to mind off top of my head as well.

In terms of ducks, blue/black/silver swedish ducks, pekins, rouens, cayuga, and runners.

a flock of guineas of all colors/patterns

a blue slate & bourbon red turkey

3 Sebastopol geese

4 goats, 2 pigs

and a german shepherd who lives with the flock to keep em safe that LOVES chasing the foxes away :)

We're at well over 120 birds altogether by now with more always on the way :D Working on getting the various breeds separated in order to hatch pure bred - until then its easter eggers and barn yard mixes.
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Sounds like a wonderful barn yard of critters! ❤️
 

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