LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

[Canadian Wind]

I usually get one or two in October-November

They're crazy! They should have done this months ago!!!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

They're crazy! They should have done this months ago!!!

They were busy on a different nest!

 

[ChickyCh00k]

I think I'm too much of a control freak to ever let a broody do broody things and hatch eggs (even though I'd really like to witness it and see one of my gals be a momma - I only have 1 that even attempts to be broody). Also, I want zero roosters...like ever....so....

 

[TwoCrows]

I think I'm too much of a control freak to ever let a broody do broody things and hatch eggs (even though I'd really like to witness it and see one of my gals be a momma - I only have 1 that even attempts to be broody). Also, I want zero roosters...like ever....so....

Yes, roosters are a fact of life with broodies or incubator hatching eggs. I had to give up it all up.... "what am I going to do with all these roosters!"

 

[ChickyCh00k]

Yes, roosters are a fact of life with broodies or incubator hatching eggs. I had to give up it all up.... "what am I going to do with all these roosters!"

Yeah, nope, cant do it. I'm even afraid of getting an accidental rooster from the hatchery. I'm planning on adding 4 Bantams (9 total chicks) this coming spring - Meyer says they sex their bantams, but I'm feeling very scared about it (2 of the 4 bantams are sex link EE so the odds there are a little better)... It's at least 6 mos away and I'm already stressing about what I'll do if I end up with a rooster!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Yeah, nope, cant do it. I'm even afraid of getting an accidental rooster from the hatchery. I'm planning on adding 4 Bantams (9 total chicks) this coming spring - Meyer says they sex their bantams, but I'm feeling very scared about it (2 of the 4 bantams are sex link EE so the odds there are a little better)... It's at least 6 mos away and I'm already stressing about what I'll do if I end up with a rooster!

Start meeting 4H families. If they have kids that show poultry, ask if they would be interested in a free (breed) bantam rooster if you end up with an oopsie. Explain that you're ordering chicks and want to make sure accidental boys you get go to good homes amd are looking ahead of ordering.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

My cochin boy is worrying me. There's something up with his feet, despite him acting just fine. I need to try and catch him to look tomorrow after work.

 

[Canadian Wind]

My cochin boy is worrying me. There's something up with his feet, despite him acting just fine. I need to try and catch him to look tomorrow after work.

Hope it's not mites! I had to deal with that in some birds I'd purchased at a livestock sale.

 

[SpotTheCat]

I don’t know if I will be rehoming the sheep or keeping them. We have had the youngest one pass away a few weeks ago from flystrike and now another one has flystrike. we have trimmed the area and sprayed it hopefully she will be okay now

we are going to trim the back legs of the other 2 sheep. I thought it would be a lot harder for them to get flystrike I don’t want to deal with this ever again or have the stress of it potentially happening again

 

[ChickyCh00k]

Start meeting 4H families. If they have kids that show poultry, ask if they would be interested in a free (breed) bantam rooster if you end up with an oopsie. Explain that you're ordering chicks and want to make sure accidental boys you get go to good homes amd are looking ahead of ordering.

This is s great idea! Thank you, Jacin!