MARYLAND THREAD!

[TurnipTruck]

Just added 4 Narragansett turkey poults to my flock. I will post better photos when I have them.

 

[madamwlf]

Three silkies hatched yesterday/today! We all got to watch and video it last night and they are too too cute for words! We named them (in order of appearance below) Trixie, Chummy and Jenny. Three cheers for those who know where the names came from.

Beautiful chicks and congrats but those aren't silkies. At least not pure silkies. Their skin is the wrong color.

 

[cmhudson33]

Beautiful chicks and congrats but those aren't silkies. At least not pure silkies. Their skin is the wrong color.

I know... they are silkie mixes.

 

[madamwlf]

What are they mixed with? They are cuties.

 

[TurnipTruck]

A good picture of one of my new little additions.

 

[stephward20]

Hi! I'm in Wicomico County on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Currently , I have 5 RIR (layers), I purchased from a lady who wanted to thin her flock. No roo, however my Ladies had recently been with her rooster and she said they would remain fertile for about 20+ days. It took them about a week to start laying in their new home, and by week two they were laying machines!!! I saved these eggs, 8 in first batch , 18 in second. On Mother's Day, 6 of 8 hatched successfully and are loving life, I pulled 7 clears out of the second batch and the remaining are starting to hatch as I type this. This is my first time raising chickens, I've wanted to do this my whole life! Having so much fun!!! Take Care!

I'm in wicomico county as well! It's nice to "meet" someone so close! My chickens arrive in five weeks and I'm going to try my hand at incubating a rare breed.

 

[MsKris]

Nice! What are rare breed are you going to be working with?

 

[stephward20]

Nice! What are rare breed are you going to be working with?

Well, I have some faverolles on the way and I would like to try to incubate some seramas. I'm sure there are rarer breeds than those but I'm just starting out so I guess that's a good place to begin!

 

[stephward20]

BTW anyone n the Eastern Shore know if anyone local sells seramas chicks or hatching eggs?

 

[wermnmnmnm]

I looked up those Seramas... whoa, they are wicked cool. I hope you find some.