NY chicken lover!!!!

[pharmchickrnmom]

Java--how many different lines of javas did you get? Granted, most come from the garfield line originally but I was wondering how many different breeders did you order from? I only ask because I am giving serious consideration to getting some next year. I really want some but want to have some diverse genes (as much as there can be in this breed) in the line that I get them from.

Featherz--good luck with the hatch!

Queen--what would you name your designer chickens?

 

[stonykill]

one of my Sumatra broody's out with her 3 Sumatra fuzzy butts. poor quality video, but the old old camera fits in my pocket!

 

[marquisella]

Greetings all:

I am curious as to how many people are shifting their poultry plan this year, and how are you doing it.

Last year I wanted to get some Orps, RIR, Amers(EE), and Jersey Giants. I was able to do that, and also added some BLRW.

After having them all for a year, I am shifting focus a little. I am going to order Giant eggs from numerous sources over the next few years (Incubator addition makes this possible) I have added Marans (At my wife's request), and I will probably eliminate the BLRW and RIR. I got rid of the EE's and got Amers, and moving forward will try to focus on the Giants, Amers, and Wheaten Marans. If I could convince my wife that I needed a second coop, then I could keep all, but it makes it hard trying to separate for hatching.

I have a horrible case of morehens disease and my wife helps keep it in check.

Framac

I am switching things around. Last year, for some strange reason.....I wanted new breeds, so I got, Silver Laced Wyandottes, Lavendar Orpingtons, Coronation Sussex, and of all things SILKIES!!!!

I swore I would NEVER have those funny looking, good for nothing, Silkies! Well, it must be old age, cause I now just LOVE my silkies.....

I also love my Lavendar Orpingtons and Coronation Sussex. Not so much inlove with the Silver laced Wyandottes...having a harder time with them, and might just let them go.

My main flock were Marans and Blue laced red Wyandottes until last year.

So, I will be keeping my Silkies, Lav Orps, but paring down my Marans, and already am down in numbers in the blrws.

Who would have guessed?

 

[vmdanielsen]

I am switching things around. Last year, for some strange reason.....I wanted new breeds, so I got, Silver Laced Wyandottes, Lavendar Orpingtons, Coronation Sussex, and of all things SILKIES!!!!

I swore I would NEVER have those funny looking, good for nothing, Silkies! Well, it must be old age, cause I now just LOVE my silkies.....

I also love my Lavendar Orpingtons and Coronation Sussex. Not so much inlove with the Silver laced Wyandottes...having a harder time with them, and might just let them go.

My main flock were Marans and Blue laced red Wyandottes until last year.

So, I will be keeping my Silkies, Lav Orps, but paring down my Marans, and already am down in numbers in the blrws.

Who would have guessed?

I hope you don't pare down the marans so much that you can't sell hatching eggs next year! I hope that to be next years pet project!

 

[Lynzi777]

I am still debating on which other 2-3 chickens I want to raise I keep finding myself coming back to the lavender orpington. I think they're so pretty.

 

[vmdanielsen]

Greetings all:

I am curious as to how many people are shifting their poultry plan this year, and how are you doing it.

Last year I wanted to get some Orps, RIR, Amers(EE), and Jersey Giants. I was able to do that, and also added some BLRW.

After having them all for a year, I am shifting focus a little. I am going to order Giant eggs from numerous sources over the next few years (Incubator addition makes this possible) I have added Marans (At my wife's request), and I will probably eliminate the BLRW and RIR. I got rid of the EE's and got Amers, and moving forward will try to focus on the Giants, Amers, and Wheaten Marans. If I could convince my wife that I needed a second coop, then I could keep all, but it makes it hard trying to separate for hatching.

I have a horrible case of morehens disease and my wife helps keep it in check.

Framac

Morehens is very serious! I have been wanting a self sustaining flock of buckeyes, but I have been having fertility issues so I hatched some Americauna/leghorn crosses to supplement my egg selling to help support my buckeye flock. Next year I want to get some marans eggs to mix with the blue eggs to sell colorful eggs! I am pretty discouraged with the buckeyes and it is proving to be harder than I first though, but I am not willing to give up yet. I will probably purchase a breeder quality buckeye rooster to use for breeding next year.....morehens....I have moreroos disease too!!!

 

[marquisella]

I hope you don't pare down the marans so much that you can't sell hatching eggs next year! I hope that to be next years pet project!

No worries, I will still be keeping enough..only the darkest layers

 

[vmdanielsen]

No worries, I will still be keeping enough..only the darkest layers

Good! 'cause that's what I want!!!!!!

 

[Lapeerian]

Stopped down to preview the auction items at the Broome County fairgrounds, for this weekend's Farm Bureau auction (find it on the Manassee Auction site). The place is packed with everything you never knew you needed! Equipment of every shape and size. They run 2-3 auctions at once, but still dont know how they are going to get through all of it. Auction starts tomorrow at 3 with 'small stuff' then livestock at 4. There is beef cattle and chickens, lots of chickens! I took pics on my iPod, in case anyone wants to see them. Royal Palm turkeys, peacocks, guinea hens, rabbits, some ducks, 1 naked neck roo and chickens of all breeds, including silkies and maybe frizzle? They also had boxes of chicks. Repeating to myself: I do not need more chickens, I do not need more chicks... But I think everyone else here does!

And they had some homemade layer cages/show cages? 2 big multi-cage units with individual feeders and cup waterers. Somewhere in that pile my dad had seen a couple waterers and long feeders, may try to get those if I can find them! And eyeing a small tractor w/ bucket. May need to stay home from work tomorrow to go to the auction. And I am getting a sore throat anyways. Honestly I am! See how I'm doing in the morning.

 

[Cydney83]

Stopped down to preview the auction items at the Broome County fairgrounds, for this weekend's Farm Bureau auction (find it on the Manassee Auction site). The place is packed with everything you never knew you needed! Equipment of every shape and size. They run 2-3 auctions at once, but still dont know how they are going to get through all of it. Auction starts tomorrow at 3 with 'small stuff' then livestock at 4. There is beef cattle and chickens, lots of chickens! I took pics on my iPod, in case anyone wants to see them. Royal Palm turkeys, peacocks, guinea hens, rabbits, some ducks, 1 naked neck roo and chickens of all breeds, including silkies and maybe frizzle? They also had boxes of chicks. Repeating to myself: I do not need more chickens, I do not need more chicks... But I think everyone else here does!

And they had some homemade layer cages/show cages? 2 big multi-cage units with individual feeders and cup waterers. Somewhere in that pile my dad had seen a couple waterers and long feeders, may try to get those if I can find them! And eyeing a small tractor w/ bucket. May need to stay home from work tomorrow to go to the auction. And I am getting a sore throat anyways. Honestly I am! See how I'm doing in the morning.

I can see you aren't looking too good from up here..yup you better take the day off!