Nevadans?

[sherylreno]

Missy, you're chickens have great coloring. I've never seen such coloring before like that.

 

[americanvalkyrie]

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I'm guessing I have a GCM pullet, a GCM or BCM pullet, and a BCM cockerel here. But I'm just guessing.

 

[SunnyDawn]

You all have such lovely eggs and chicks! What with my layers all being white leghorns I get tons of eggs but no color. I have a standing order from the locals here in V.C. for 8 dozen eggs a week at $3 a dozen, but they always recycle the cartons and I don't mind the lower price because my girls are so efficient with there feed. I also let them free range. Even with the organic feed they get they're covering their expenses plus enough to by my hubby a coffee when I run to town for suplies.

Why does he get the coffee you might ask? Because even though I feed and collect eggs every day. He's the one that sat here all day Saturday with our little turken pullet in his lap, feedind her mineral oil and giving her massages as he worked on photos at his computer. She did survive the heat lamp malfunction, only to wind up crop bound the next day. Thanks to his care, her and our other little survivor are doing great.


Sunny I have to tell you the chicks we got from you are great. They're so sweet with people. I think I'm going to name the little lav roo you gave me Peregrine. He kind of looks like a hawk because of his eyes, and if I scratch under his chin he climbs up and sits on my shoulder. LOL. He sat there while I did my rounds last night (putting up my girls, feeding the horse, etc.) Then he settled back down with the little split girl you gave me and went to sleep. I had my babies on our bedroom porch yesterday in the sun, and two leghorn girls flew over the rail to steal their feed (they could care less about the chicks) and he ran after them chasing them straight off the porch. I laughed so hard I cried. here was this sweet little Roo that calmly lets my two year old pet him and he had no issues or thoughts at all about chasing my big girls away from his little hens.

Hahaha! Yes Candy's chicks are so friendly and loving! So good to hear he is already being protective of the other chicks! A roo like that is so valuable!!! He does like shiny things though. So jewelry and painted toes will get you a lot of attention. lol Peregrine fits him perfectly! He has that look to him doesn't he?

OK I have to get off this computer and get some work done around here. Ciao!

 

[americanvalkyrie]

Hahaha! Yes Candy's chicks are so friendly and loving! So good to hear he is already being protective of the other chicks! A roo like that is so valuable!!! He does like shiny things though. So jewelry and painted toes will get you a lot of attention. lol Peregrine fits him perfectly! He has that look to him doesn't he?

OK I have to get off this computer and get some work done around here. Ciao!

Speaking of valuable roos, if someone wants a good guardian, I can offer Punk. He's the black/lav split that always attacks my hand when I start reaching in to grab the other chicks. You couldn't really call him sweet, but he would do his job very well.

Thanks, Sheryl! I love the coloring as well. Hopefully I can keep a good selection of them.

 

[2seth2]

sorry missy both wheatons are roos so you have 1 BW roo and 1 WR and i have 2 w roos and 1BW roo any takers?

 

[americanvalkyrie]

sorry missy both wheatons are roos so you have 1 BW roo and 1 WR and i have 2 w roos and 1BW roo any takers?

I'm glad you got 3 pullets out of it, though! Apparently, you grabbed all the right ones when you chose. And I'm not so sad I didn't get pullets out of this... I got enough of a mix that I'll get a few that I really wanted. This all started with a coveting for lavenders, and I ended up with those.

 

[americanvalkyrie]

And just one more thought on egg pricing...
I had one good friend ask to buy my eggs, saying, "I've seen your chickens, so I KNOW they're raised humanely!" Another said, "I pay more than $5 a dozen for TRUE free-range eggs. I'll gladly buy yours." If a customer is willing to pay $4 per dozen or more, when their priorities are knowing exactly how the chickens live, then by all means let them pay it. That's value right there. When I see the eggs on Craigslist, how am I to know exactly how those chickens are kept?

My daughter has made $4 so far on selling eggs, after giving me my percentage to buy food. She's kept $1, and donated the rest so her brother can go on this Scouting trip! We haven't told Joe, because he might want the money now instead of going on the trip. How's that for an amazing girl? I think she really deserves these ducklings that are coming in a few weeks.

 

[HighNDryFarm]

Missy, the coop looks amazing! Love the way you painted it! I can't wait to be healed enough to paint my coops this summer! You're an inspiration and very talented!

Ok, finally some pictures!

The coop is almost done! I still have to buy some asphalt shingles for the roof. And I also want to get some wrought iron plant hangers, and put hanging baskets on either side of the door to grow some tumbling tom tomatoes. The plastic is still on to protect against the weather, but will be open hardware cloth in a month or so, and look even less ghetto.



And the back...



Even the dogloo got a facelift. Now that the chickens show interest in it, the dog actually wants it.

 

[chicharomirinda]

I must take more pics of my little flock. Lacey's comb is coming in red and it's huge along with the red waddles, she's very bossy too. Her head feathering isn't coming in yet and her legs are thick. I'm really thinking boy here now. I'll be posting pics. Amanda's comb is still small but it looks like she's a girl perhaps.

We shall see.

Elizabeth, it seems your new chickens are pretty friendly. Lacey and Amanda is friendly once you pick them up but you must chase them down first. The ducks don't like to go swimming unless they can see their chicks so now I put them in the tub and go get the chicks for them, once they see the chicks then they start diving and swimming under water.

waiting for photos, sheryl!

all the BLRW's I have are friendly and have been since I got them @ 3 wks old. The W/BW and lav ams are just now getting friendly while the two GCMs are the shyest still.

Ok, finally some pictures!

The coop is almost done! I still have to buy some asphalt shingles for the roof. And I also want to get some wrought iron plant hangers, and put hanging baskets on either side of the door to grow some tumbling tom tomatoes. The plastic is still on to protect against the weather, but will be open hardware cloth in a month or so, and look even less ghetto.



And the back...



Even the dogloo got a facelift. Now that the chickens show interest in it, the dog actually wants it.



The big kids out, enjoying a warm day... I think this group actually has a high pullet count, versus the little kids.



My gold cuckoo marans... pullet or cockerel? Anyone?



And two mystery marans... Candy said there's a chance that Kirsten put in some BCM culls. Not sure what breed or gender. Any guesses?






And here's Sesame, who is looking less like a she and more like a he. If s/he is a cockerel, then someone has a chance of getting a beautiful, sweet-natured rooster.




And the blue one, who looks a bit dark as well.



Both wheatens have a sweet temperment. I'm still crossing my fingers for a girl, but hope is dimming. Actually, out of that whole batch (of 14 that I have here) it looks like I have maybe 4 pullets. 2 lavenders, maybe a black split and a buff x wheaten. But they're still pretty young.

Your coop is very nice. Not ghetto at all. The paintings are very beautiful. I still have plastic up, too.

I agree, I think both the W/BW are roos.

I think your GCM is a pullet based on coloring but that is just from what I've seen and read online and comparing the two I have. Could be wrong. Maybe you ended up with BCM's. those other two don't look Cuckoo coloring.

You all have such lovely eggs and chicks! What with my layers all being white leghorns I get tons of eggs but no color. I have a standing order from the locals here in V.C. for 8 dozen eggs a week at $3 a dozen, but they always recycle the cartons and I don't mind the lower price because my girls are so efficient with there feed. I also let them free range. Even with the organic feed they get they're covering their expenses plus enough to by my hubby a coffee when I run to town for suplies.

Why does he get the coffee you might ask? Because even though I feed and collect eggs every day. He's the one that sat here all day Saturday with our little turken pullet in his lap, feedind her mineral oil and giving her massages as he worked on photos at his computer. She did survive the heat lamp malfunction, only to wind up crop bound the next day. Thanks to his care, her and our other little survivor are doing great.


Sunny I have to tell you the chicks we got from you are great. They're so sweet with people. I think I'm going to name the little lav roo you gave me Peregrine. He kind of looks like a hawk because of his eyes, and if I scratch under his chin he climbs up and sits on my shoulder. LOL. He sat there while I did my rounds last night (putting up my girls, feeding the horse, etc.) Then he settled back down with the little split girl you gave me and went to sleep. I had my babies on our bedroom porch yesterday in the sun, and two leghorn girls flew over the rail to steal their feed (they could care less about the chicks) and he ran after them chasing them straight off the porch. I laughed so hard I cried. here was this sweet little Roo that calmly lets my two year old pet him and he had no issues or thoughts at all about chasing my big girls away from his little hens.

that's great you're able to get enough to cover your feed (and a coffee

) glad the new chicks are working out.

sorry missy both wheatons are roos so you have 1 BW roo and 1 WR and i have 2 w roos and 1BW roo any takers?

How are your chicks doing, seth? Do you have them in the coop yet?

 

[chicharomirinda]

And just one more thought on egg pricing...
I had one good friend ask to buy my eggs, saying, "I've seen your chickens, so I KNOW they're raised humanely!" Another said, "I pay more than $5 a dozen for TRUE free-range eggs. I'll gladly buy yours." If a customer is willing to pay $4 per dozen or more, when their priorities are knowing exactly how the chickens live, then by all means let them pay it. That's value right there. When I see the eggs on Craigslist, how am I to know exactly how those chickens are kept?

My daughter has made $4 so far on selling eggs, after giving me my percentage to buy food. She's kept $1, and donated the rest so her brother can go on this Scouting trip! We haven't told Joe, because he might want the money now instead of going on the trip. How's that for an amazing girl? I think she really deserves these ducklings that are coming in a few weeks.

That is very generous of your daughter.

She's a good sister.