North Carolina

[bantambury]

Hey everyone! just popping in and saying hello from Fuquay!

I hatched 12 chicks on new years....so far I believe 5 are roos. I need to sell a few in order to prevent over breeding and fighting in the coop. I believe right now I have 5, a few may be mistaken hens.....a few hens may be roosters. when the time comes to sell them, PM me if your interested. from what im thinking I will sell may ne a Japanese bantam roo, definitely my white frizzle roo, and maybe one of my OE cross cross roos. if interested please PM me. I will decide when to sell them when the tell tale signs come in place, crowing and male feathers....not forgetting the happiness of maiting! LOL

just let me know if interested and I will finalize any costs when I find all this out and move my chicks to their coop in a few weeks. today they are 2 weeks 4 days old.

here is my frizzle silkie roo I will sell once older:
(at least I think squidgy is a male....IDK just yet.)
he is very beautiful!

just letting you all know in case whrn the time comes you all could have the option of being a nice local home!

its so nice to talk to BYC friends who all live so close by me! we should all have a BYC superbowl party! LOL (just kiddin, but we could hahah)


~Bantambury

 

[lindz8504]

Hey Guys!

Been a bit since I have been on. Hope everyone and flocks are well. I have a question... A friend of mine is having a pretty bad issue with Mites on his birds. About a month ago, I told him to use Seven Dust on them, clean their coop real well, seven dust around it, ya know they easy stuff. Talked with him today, he said the girls butts are really red and have lost all their butt feathers. Having never had this issue, Im looking for some advice. He says they are still laying so do you think he has nipped it in the bud but its taking some time to heal? Is there some other advice I can give him? Much appreciated!!!

He can dust his birds really well with wood ash (not pressure treated), and then put Nustock on the raw areas and anywhere that he sees eggs.... Repeat in a week.

 

[greenchickenman]

Thanks Matt and Lindsey! I passed on the dusting advice and the Nu-Stock product info. Thanks for the fast responses!

Jeremy

 

[lindz8504]

Thanks Matt and Lindsey! I passed on the dusting advice and the Nu-Stock product info. Thanks for the fast responses!

Jeremy

You are welcome!

 

[tammyfarms]

Hi, I've been a member for some time, but have just never really gotten around to posting.

I adopted a flock of older girls last year when some friends were changing duty stations (I live close to Ft Bragg). They are New Hampshire Reds and were 3-4 years old when they came to me laying their fool heads off. I started with six, but due to a racoon or possum, Drumstick's drumstick was eaten and my remaining girls were traumatized. I placed full blame on the boyfriend, since he named her, thus sealing her fate.

After the night time coop raid, I revamped their coop with new wire and a newly designed door. My father was awesome enough to get in there with me to help tear it out and put in new wire. I can officially say that my coop (that came with the birds and is completely upcycled save for the new wire) is held together by chicken wire, a few screws, and a big wish. It was quite rickety, but getting new wire all around really seemed to make it much more sturdy.

So now I have my five girls and it's either time to find them a home or put them in the pot. As such, I'm giving them a bit of extra spoiling with some warm mashes (especially in the COLD weather we've experienced lately) and worms. They of course have free reign of the yard and rule the compost pile with an iron claw.

I've started putting out feelers for new hens, perhaps pullets, and met a fellow BYC member who encouraged me to post here, so here I am.

I'd love input into what specific breeds you all enjoy here in NC. I've been fond of my girls and grew up with silkies and Rhode Island Reds, but I'd like to branch out a bit and get some friendlier birds that are great layers. Since I got mine so advanced in age, they were never properly socialized, though they quickly learned to come running when I called since I always have good things to eat. They're still skittish which bums me out because we always handled our chickens and they were very social and friendly.

I really want a Brahma as a pet to keep forever and love until she goes, and as for the rest, I've been looking into Barred Rocks. I really do want birds that will thrive in this climate, lay well, and be well behaved (and can handle chasing off a squirrel). I look forward to hearing who has what in this area, and where I can find some good, healthy birds that I can welcome into my backyard.

Hi Monica, great to see you on here.

Poor drumstick! I stopped naming my chickens with flower names because Daisy and Rosie were always in the flower beds.

Since I already know you have two adorable little girls I think the key is getting chicks and letting the girls hold, pet and generally spoil them. I adopted 6 leghorns that were raised by kids and they are probably the tamest chickens I have. I have had Barred Rocks and they were great layers. I got them from two different sources and one definitely was a better layer than the others. My preference is to buy from someone who bred and raised the birds on their property, but I am sure others would say to buy from a hatchery. There are several of us who will not bring an adult bird on their property because of disease. I purchased adult birds for years with no problem but last year brought in an adult with infectious bronchitis and had to dispatch all of my flock. To protect myself and my birds I only buy chicks from someone I know well or hatching eggs. The only trouble with babies is that you do need to keep them warm for at least 6 weeks and I usually don't introduce my babies to the rest of the flock until they are around 4 months old. Others introduce earlier. I have a building addiction to go with my chicken addiction. To promote marital harmony, after the last coop I promised no more new buildings. ((darn it))

Welcome to the group!

Good morning everyone! Have a great day!

 

[Hollowoakfarm]

Hi Monica! Welcome!

I'll put in a plug for Orpingtons! Any color! They often turn into pets even when you Don't want them too! Same for my Welsummers, I've found. And Sussex. I second getting chicks and letting your kids raise them. With that raising, most breeds will be big lap babies. So...get two of everything!

Have an awesome day!

 

[BHep]

Hello All !

to all the new folks !

 

[scottcaddy]

Quote: Does that also cover adding onto an old building?

Scott (Just wondering?)

 

[bantambury]

ANYONE LIVE NEAR FUQUAY THAT IS LOOKING FOR A NICE SIZZLE ROO?

 

[tammyfarms]

Does that also cover adding onto an old building?

Scott (Just wondering?)

I love the way you think! I have already approached that issue and unfortunately, the moratorium does cover additions....