New Hampshire!

[aceschix]

Quick hatching update.

18 Marans out - 2 splash, 1 blue, 15 BCM (more boys than girls )
2 zipping, 4 pips, 4 nothing yet

3 Coro sussex out - 5 more pips
1 blue cohin out, 2 more pips



More eggs waiting to go in and more coming this week. And I want to put some of my own in

 

[cbeth95]

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Oh nice! I'm waiting for the local feed store to get their babies in....

 

[JeffinNH]

New member from Milford NH here. No chickens yet, planning on getting some Ameraucanas or Easter Eggers this spring. Although it might be August before all this snow melts.

 

[chickenlady81]

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Welcome to BYC!!! Your going to love raising chickens. I started hatching my eggs this month. Who else has the hatching itch? I know aces your started..lol

 

[cbeth95]

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I know! this snow is really getting to me....

Chicken keeping is so much fun! And EE's are the best

 

[vnsseed]

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Welcome to BYC!!! Your going to love raising chickens. I started hatching my eggs this month. Who else has the hatching itch? I know aces your started..lol

We just had our 1st hatch of 2011. 2 Speckled Sussex, 2 Dominiques, and 2 Dunghill Fowl. Pics are on our Facebook page. This was a test hatch from our 3 different breeding pens. We will start hatching MANY more mid February and have chicks for sale this Spring. We have orders to fill first, but we always hatch extra.

 

[kkschu]

Hi all. So glad to have found you all. I am a chicken brand newbie! Just ordered my first chicks. Getting 1 barred rock, 1 buckeye and 2 dominiques. Can't wait!! Anyone near Plymouth??

Kelly.

 

[vnsseed]

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Yeah Dominiques! You will love them. They are an awesome breed and do well in our climate.

 

[Sassafras]

How are all you New Hampshire chicken enthusiasts doing? Do your chickens venture out much in this cold? I wish the temp would get above freezing for more than a day or so. I am going to plan my coop a little larger now since it seems they spend so much time there in the winters like these. It has been so gloomy.

 

[NottinghamChicks]

Hi Sassafras,
My chickens have been out all winter no issues. They do stay in the coop when it is snowing and just look outside but once it stops they are right out there! My run is covered and I have a heavy duty tarp on two sides and Plexiglass on another. They have a nice sand floor in the run and lots of shavings in the coop. I keep their food and water outdoors in the run and every morning they are happy to exit the coop for their breakfast and daily greens. I do put food in water in the coop when it is storming out but still keep the door wide open. You can see pics on my website of their coop