LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

[jolenesdad]

I'm going to attempt my first hatch with fertilized eggs from my mixed laying flock. Americana rooster and hoping to get eggs from my barred rock, my leg horn, my speckled sussex and my wyandotte. It's just a big experiment. I ordered a Brinsea mini ii advance, should be here in a couple days. It fits 7 eggs. The chicken tractor i'm working on(planning phase) can handle quite a few more than that and my wyandotte is really broody right now too so I think I will try getting her to incubate a few starting on the same day. I'm looking to add a few hens to my layers and frying pan any cockerels.

What kind of eggs you put under her?

Good luck with your hatch! Join a hatch a long for really great assistance and support in the incubation forum.

hatching is so addicting!

 

[HuffleClaw]

@HuffleClaw what do you raise?

Little bit of everything I like! Cochins, Silkies, OEGB, Gamefowl. Then ducks, guineas and quail.

 

[Wetmorechick]

I’m not here to start a debate. I’m here to make some friends.

Hello! LGBT chicken raiser here! I’m the G in LGBT!

 

[allosaurusrock]

I can’t reply to everyone, but a warm welcome to all the new people! Personally, I’ve been hatching LF mutts for my laying flock, but I’ve also got some seramas due to hatch today so fingers are crossed.

 

[Tre3hugger]

Sitting on my hands and it's only day 2. Seven beauties in the incubator...I am not patient enough for this! At least I have 15 keets on order. Nine days til they arrive! I'm going to build their coop mostly out of pallets. Drew up a materials list today. Should get an a frame roof 8x4 coop built WITH nice plastic roofing for about 100 dollars. I get off on thriftyness so much! Where should I put coop..maybe backyard...

...end inner poultry monologue lol

Anyone else? What's on you people's minds?

 

[hysop]

This really isn’t a joke thread, I’m just trying to find other people like me. I’ve seen threads for moms, for seniors, and for people from different states. Why not make one for LGBT folk?

I will admit I didn’t read all the posts on here so if this has been addressed please excuse my reply.

The way I see it is there are 4 categories that tend to cause some heat with people, should it? I don’t think so, but it does.

Sexual orientation, race, religion and politics.

So I guess that’s why we don’t see groups in those categories. But moms and seniors are different since it is a stage in life while I’m sure the other 4 controversial topics are not always a stage in people’s lives.

Welcome to BYC! I do hope you find some like minded people that share your same life struggles. *We need more variety in groups and inclusion of people of all walks of life.

*Edited to clarify my stance. My original reply was a bit confusing/broad.

 

[jolenesdad]

Sitting on my hands and it's only day 2. Seven beauties in the incubator...I am not patient enough for this! At least I have 15 keets on order. Nine days til they arrive! I'm going to build their coop mostly out of pallets. Drew up a materials list today. Should get an a frame roof 8x4 coop built WITH nice plastic roofing for about 100 dollars. I get off on thriftyness so much! Where should I put coop..maybe backyard...

...end inner poultry monologue lol

Anyone else? What's on you people's minds?

I’ve got a broody that’s sitting on day 9, almost halfway through. I put six under her, six in the incubator, and I’m going to put the rest under her at lockdown.
She is a first time broody so I wanted to make sure that she was good, but, she is great. She takes multiple short and frantic breaks throughout the day to get food, water and treats, but isnt off the nest more than 5 minutes at a time. All 6 of her eggs are developing and she hasn’t broken one yet. Woohoo!!!

I gave a friend a splash marans rooster last year from a really dark and spotted egg line. She is using him to breed olive eggers and she has some due to hatch the same day as these. I was soooooort of hoping that she doesn’t get all 12 to hatch time so I could toss a few of those olive eggers in with her.

I think rather than stress her out with 15 + babies I’ll probably not add the olive eggers. Or maybe I swap some of her eggs out to the incubator to hatch and sell and give her the olives? Hmmmmm.

she is sitting on whiting true blue and birchen marans eggs.

 

[Tre3hugger]

I like to think that if someone starts a thread in a community they feel safe...in the RANDOM ramblings section, they can simply exist openly as themselves without bringing heat. You are not the first person who has devalued this thread, but representation is important. So is feeling like a valued part of a community of their peers. If someones sexual orientation is a "hot topic" for someone, THEY should reevaluate. Not the person being unapologetically themselves.

That being said I respect your opinion and do not feel that you were being mean in anyway. Just hoping to shed some light on why I think people start and participate in threads like this. They hurt no one, and offer a lot.

 

[aart]

I will admit I didn’t read all the posts on here so if this has been addressed please excuse my reply.

Always good thing to do. SMH.

 

[aart]

I've got a broody just getting settled, not sure she do well, but will give her fresh fertile eggs tomorrow.