Maine

[Coldweatherbirds]

I have chicks due on monday.

Do you think she would take them that late? The one that hatched did it on Tuesday... so it'll be a week older than your hatchlings. I don't know what to do. I'm going to take away the last 3 eggs in the morning. Maybe she'll be ok with just 1? What would you do?

 

[Widget]

Why is it when I finally find something I am looking for on Craigslist it has to be too far away for me to justify making a trip ?

In this case I saw an ad for a trio of Icelandic chickens at a good price. Unfortunately they are all the way in Lubec. That would be about 245 miles one way. I'd like some Icelandics but not that much.

 

[kinsey228]

Are all of my chickens going to go broody ?!

The total is now 2 Wyandottes, 2 Wyandotte crosses, and a "Marans"

 

[buckabucka]

Why is it when I finally find something I am looking for on Craigslist it has to be too far away for me to justify making a trip ?

In this case I saw an ad for a trio of Icelandic chickens at a good price. Unfortunately they are all the way in Lubec. That would be about 245 miles one way. I'd like some Icelandics but not that much.

Don't beat yourself up! I already bought birds from the Lubec people (DH loves marathon drives) and I'm not sure I would recommend it. They advertised true Ameraucanas, stating specifically that they were NOT EEs, buy 1, get 2 free. What I got was 2 EEs, and a black bird that might possibly be a true Ameraucana, hard to tell. I also got a Barnevelder, an Ancona, and a Golden Cuckoo Marans, and they all look like they should. I was told they were 6 months old, but they were around 4 months. Only the Ancona has started laying (I love that crazy bird!).

The guy told DH they get a lot of their eggs from e-bay. They could be beautiful Icelandics from great stock, but I wouldn't bet on it. If it were summer, I'd recommend going up and camping for a night, since it is such a gorgeous area, and checking out the birds as an aside, but I wouldn't make a special trip.

 

[hoppy]

I guess that depends on the hen. 1 week is quite an age difference for new hatches and other babies. I have one that was a singles- he still looks for his mom and they've been separated for at least 1 month (it's 12 weeks old now)
I let that chick loose and mom and the other are in different pens- goes from pen to pen but is liking the LF pen instead of the silkie pens now (foster mom was a silkie- it's a LF wyandotte)
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Do you think she would take them that late? The one that hatched did it on Tuesday... so it'll be a week older than your hatchlings. I don't know what to do. I'm going to take away the last 3 eggs in the morning. Maybe she'll be ok with just 1? What would you do?

 

[hoppy]

you might see if they are planning on coming part way or advertise looking for transport- worth a try.

Don't beat yourself up! I already bought birds from the Lubec people (DH loves marathon drives) and I'm not sure I would recommend it. They advertised true Ameraucanas, stating specifically that they were NOT EEs, buy 1, get 2 free. What I got was 2 EEs, and a black bird that might possibly be a true Ameraucana, hard to tell. I also got a Barnevelder, an Ancona, and a Golden Cuckoo Marans, and they all look like they should. I was told they were 6 months old, but they were around 4 months. Only the Ancona has started laying (I love that crazy bird!).

The guy told DH they get a lot of their eggs from e-bay. They could be beautiful Icelandics from great stock, but I wouldn't bet on it. If it were summer, I'd recommend going up and camping for a night, since it is such a gorgeous area, and checking out the birds as an aside, but I wouldn't make a special trip.

 

[annabananaandfamily]

i swear i have the strangest animals. I have a newfoundland that doesnt like water, a german shepherd that is afraid of the dark, and now a half grown sizzle roo who is dominating the full grown cochin roo and taking his flock. My cochin is almost as big as my 2 year old daughter, and my sizzle is the size of a kitten...and yet the cochin runs from everything and never takes care of the girls and the sizzle stands his ground and defends the ladies. its my little funny farm i guess

 

[joanie_maine]

I think the light is changing!!!!!

Or maybe it's the added moonlight we'd had.....and the stronger light when we get sunny days like this one.

I got a dozen eggs from my hens & pullets today, which is a lot for a day so far this year

And they weren't frozen or too cold, which is WONDERFUL!!!


I have one full incubator - some risky eggs from me and folks from "AWAY"

And now I'm gonna fill another one cause I'm a CRAZY CHICKEN LADY!!!!!

 

[kinsey228]

joanie_maine, what type of chicken is that in your avatar ? I've never seen one like it.

 

[hoppy]

nothing wrong with hatching now joanie, afterall, spring swaps will be here soon and what sells is POL hens.

I think the light is changing!!!!!

Or maybe it's the added moonlight we'd had.....and the stronger light when we get sunny days like this one.

I got a dozen eggs from my hens & pullets today, which is a lot for a day so far this year

And they weren't frozen or too cold, which is WONDERFUL!!!


I have one full incubator - some risky eggs from me and folks from "AWAY"

And now I'm gonna fill another one cause I'm a CRAZY CHICKEN LADY!!!!!