Michigan

[Olive Hill]

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You should already be able to tell. They start showing subtle differences around 2 weeks old, by 3 weeks those differences are pretty obvious in, I'd say, 99% of cases. Every once in a while one will slip through a late bloomer but by 5-8 weeks even the late bloomers are usually pretty obvious.

Pros of having a rooster? Fertile eggs, crowing, eye candy.

Cons of having a rooster? Fertile eggs (if you sell them some people care), crowing (it annoys some people), additional responsibility/liability.

Honestly, we don't treat our roosters any differently than our hens. I think one important thing with roosters is that before you take one on you are sure you are capable of killing him should he get too big for his britches. If you're someone that gets too attached/is too emotional and don't have someone who can do it for you, don't get one. Otherwise, go for it. A good rooster is always nice to have around.

Fertilized eggs could be a selling point if you make it one, they have about half the cholesterol as unfertilized eggs. Just another positive for us roosters, hehe.

According to whom? Would love to see that study...

 

[SillyChicken]

Here's the girls!

and a shot of one of my pieces

 

[Ooopsy_daisy]

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Larry dont know how far you want to travel but there is the place I use that is north of M-21 10 miles and 1 mile East of M-53 they charge $1.30 a bird and you bring your own bag to carry them home in.

 

[shelleyb1969]

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Larry dont know how far you want to travel but there is the place I use that is north of M-21 10 miles and 1 mile East of M-53 they charge $1.30 a bird and you bring your own bag to carry them home in.

Is that Wilcox Poultry, Oopsy? That's who I use, and I forwarded their info on to Larry yesterday. The Wilcox' are good people.

 

[Ooopsy_daisy]

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Yuppers that'll be them. Yes great husband and wife team and so very nice. They had my birds done in about 45 mins and I asked them to save the feet also as they make great stock. They put them into a seperate bag which I thought was nice. Usually processors just toss everything together.

 

[Chickenmaven]

Just wanted to share this Craigslist ad for a coop:

http://saginaw.craigslist.org/grd/1712033285.html

I don't have room for more poultry housing, according to my hubby...

 

[Ooopsy_daisy]

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You arent that far from me then at all. Where we were at the fairgrounds, Im only about 3 1/2 miles south west of there.

Im very excited, my Black Cochins from Star Cochins started laying this week. I cracked 2 eggs last night and both were fertile WOO WOO.

Now for the bad news, LOL The qad of Sebastopol that I bought last weekend , well I let them out and they stayied in my pond with my trio of Pekins the first day they were allowed out of their pen. Came up that night and first thing yesterday morning walked almost 1/2 mile down the road to a neighboring SWAMP and camped out there last night. So today I have to find a small boat, put it in the water and see if I can get them out of there. They have it made tho, there is a huge log in the middle of it with a small island around it. So thats where they slept last night. They are basically sitting ducks. Keep your fingers crossed I can get them home soon.

 

[SillyChicken]

Good luck getting them back!


The geese I got this last weekend discovered my fish pond by the house lastnight... I think they were a little surprised how deep it was. I never saw a goose panic because she couldn't touch the bottom! She paddled like crazy and got the heck out of there.

 

[vicki2x2]

LOL, that is probably how my geese would be, they have only ever had wading pools! Oopsy, sorry to hear about your geese, I hope you can recover them safely. If I was closer, I would come help you with the rescue mission!

 

[Olive Hill]

So sorry about your sebbies, Ooopsy. If I were closer I'd come help, too. I hope you're able to get them back home safe and sound. I am terrified that is what's going to happen when I finally let my Narragansetts all three together so I'm collecting eggs for the 'bator now for back-up.