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I live in West Lebanon....welcome!
I live in West Lebanon....welcome!
NY chicken lover!!!!
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Me again.. Madsenaccord, I have spent many hours looking through the coops on BYC
People are very generous in sharing their experiences, and building process. DH is a contractor, so the actual construction skill set is here, thankfully, but we want to try and design something that fits our needs and location as well as possible. This is coming along pretty well, thanks to all the info here.
Cydney83, what are Amer Lav splits? I will of course google them, and I am assuming that they are Americauna (sp?) and something lavender? Are olive layers what people refer to as Easter Eggers?
Thanks so much, you all. We're getting very excited about all of this. Figured out where to put the brooder set-up last night. The kitchen seems the best choice.
Cydney83, what are Amer Lav splits? I will of course google them, and I am assuming that they are Americauna (sp?) and something lavender? Are olive layers what people refer to as Easter Eggers?
Thanks so much, you all. We're getting very excited about all of this. Figured out where to put the brooder set-up last night. The kitchen seems the best choice.
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Oooo Starina, lucky you! You do realize, of course, that pics are mandatory or it never happened!!! Cant wait to see the new coop. Have fun with the chickies when you get them! I will warn you that the addiction has no cure and chicken math happens so fast that you are actually blindsided!!!
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Lots of people put brooders in kitchens or living rooms, but I use a spare bedroom OR my sunroom (depending on temp) because of the DUST... Oh, the DUST. Just keep in mind there will be a lot of DUST. Hee hee.
Lots of people put brooders in kitchens or living rooms, but I use a spare bedroom OR my sunroom (depending on temp) because of the DUST... Oh, the DUST. Just keep in mind there will be a lot of DUST. Hee hee.
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I'm in the process of PMing you.
Just saw you asked Cydney83 about splits. In lavender chickens, you usually breed with black to keep the genetics simple & improve the lavender -- long story short, some birds will be visually black, but carry the lavender gene -- or be "black split to lavender" also known as splits. When you breed a lav to a split, half of the chicks will be visually lavender, the other half splits. When you breed a split to a split, chicks are 25% are lavender, 50% are splits & 25% are black.
I'm in the process of PMing you.
Just saw you asked Cydney83 about splits. In lavender chickens, you usually breed with black to keep the genetics simple & improve the lavender -- long story short, some birds will be visually black, but carry the lavender gene -- or be "black split to lavender" also known as splits. When you breed a lav to a split, half of the chicks will be visually lavender, the other half splits. When you breed a split to a split, chicks are 25% are lavender, 50% are splits & 25% are black.
Umm.. why do I feel as if chicken math is a dangerous condition?
We will take lots of pics, and yes I am lucky when it comes to this. Just know that when DH builds anything for us, it is way over-engineered.
Re. dust. Yeah, oh well, our house is tiny and pretty open. This is the best place to start, and I'll probably move them into the office/LR as they get bigger, and my seedling racks go into the woodshed. From there, they will probably go to the woodshed, and then the coop. It's really nice, because DH is totally into this, and we work well together. I have wanted chickens for years, and always thought that the necessary construction would be too much to ask for (DH works a LOT), but he actually asked me if I would like to get some chickens
Re. dust. Yeah, oh well, our house is tiny and pretty open. This is the best place to start, and I'll probably move them into the office/LR as they get bigger, and my seedling racks go into the woodshed. From there, they will probably go to the woodshed, and then the coop. It's really nice, because DH is totally into this, and we work well together. I have wanted chickens for years, and always thought that the necessary construction would be too much to ask for (DH works a LOT), but he actually asked me if I would like to get some chickens
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I'm in the process of PMing you.
Just saw you asked Cydney83 about splits. In lavender chickens, you usually breed with black to keep the genetics simple & improve the lavender -- long story short, some birds will be visually black, but carry the lavender gene -- or be "black split to lavender" also known as splits. When you breed a lav to a split, half of the chicks will be visually lavender, the other half splits. When you breed a split to a split, chicks are 25% are lavender, 50% are splits & 25% are black.
Olive layers are chickens who lay a army green or olive green or shades within that...my are blk or blue Amer covered by a pure BCM cock...some of the chicks are from the same cross...the eggs are huge and the colors make the egg basket pretty..you can get lots of different shades and are just fun to have..most that I have are close to being fully feathered out and will not need a light much longer...The lav splits are nice but I am sure not as nice as Renee's ....the olive layers look like Amer...they are black or blue...just will lay a dark green egg.
I'm in the process of PMing you.
Just saw you asked Cydney83 about splits. In lavender chickens, you usually breed with black to keep the genetics simple & improve the lavender -- long story short, some birds will be visually black, but carry the lavender gene -- or be "black split to lavender" also known as splits. When you breed a lav to a split, half of the chicks will be visually lavender, the other half splits. When you breed a split to a split, chicks are 25% are lavender, 50% are splits & 25% are black.
Olive layers are chickens who lay a army green or olive green or shades within that...my are blk or blue Amer covered by a pure BCM cock...some of the chicks are from the same cross...the eggs are huge and the colors make the egg basket pretty..you can get lots of different shades and are just fun to have..most that I have are close to being fully feathered out and will not need a light much longer...The lav splits are nice but I am sure not as nice as Renee's ....the olive layers look like Amer...they are black or blue...just will lay a dark green egg.
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Wow--he asked you if you wanted to get chickens??? Does this mean carte blanche? No limits??? Tell him to build BIG!!! hehehe
LOL Madsenaccord!
No, there are definitely limits. And I am imposing some myself also. I don't want to start off overwhelmed, and really want us to enjoy this whole process. Also, I don't want this to turn into a $$$$$$ pit. That will make me way too anxious.
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I'm in the process of PMing you.
Just saw you asked Cydney83 about splits. In lavender chickens, you usually breed with black to keep the genetics simple & improve the lavender -- long story short, some birds will be visually black, but carry the lavender gene -- or be "black split to lavender" also known as splits. When you breed a lav to a split, half of the chicks will be visually lavender, the other half splits. When you breed a split to a split, chicks are 25% are lavender, 50% are splits & 25% are black.
Olive layers are chickens who lay a army green or olive green or shades within that...my are blk or blue Amer covered by a pure BCM cock...some of the chicks are from the same cross...the eggs are huge and the colors make the egg basket pretty..you can get lots of different shades and are just fun to have..most that I have are close to being fully feathered out and will not need a light much longer...The lav splits are nice but I am sure not as nice as Renee's ....the olive layers look like Amer...they are black or blue...just will lay a dark green egg.
Come & take some home, Karen! LOL! Or some eggs! Save me ---- hahahahaha.
I have over 3 dozen Silver-grey Dorking eggs in transit from 2 different breeders. I should probably bite the bullet & buy that hatcher on CL.
I really need to build the hoop house. Since John is against it & I've never pulled the trailer, I'm not sure how to get the cattle panels here. TSC doesn't deliver, do they? Husbands can be so frustrating sometimes. I shouldn't complain -- he is building me two more breeding pens, adding a door, more windows & a covered breezeway to fill waterers under.
Right now my meat birds are taking up a breeding pen. And DH won't listen when I tell him to stop filling their feeder -- gonna have to process next week at this rate --- if they don't all drop dead from heart attacks. I'm trying to limit their food to 12 hours on, 12 off so they don't eat themselves to death. He said, "But they look hungry!"
They are off the growth chart as it is... all over 5 pounds at 5 weeks. I really don't want to process till they're 8 weeks old.
I'm in the process of PMing you.
Just saw you asked Cydney83 about splits. In lavender chickens, you usually breed with black to keep the genetics simple & improve the lavender -- long story short, some birds will be visually black, but carry the lavender gene -- or be "black split to lavender" also known as splits. When you breed a lav to a split, half of the chicks will be visually lavender, the other half splits. When you breed a split to a split, chicks are 25% are lavender, 50% are splits & 25% are black.
Olive layers are chickens who lay a army green or olive green or shades within that...my are blk or blue Amer covered by a pure BCM cock...some of the chicks are from the same cross...the eggs are huge and the colors make the egg basket pretty..you can get lots of different shades and are just fun to have..most that I have are close to being fully feathered out and will not need a light much longer...The lav splits are nice but I am sure not as nice as Renee's ....the olive layers look like Amer...they are black or blue...just will lay a dark green egg.
Come & take some home, Karen! LOL! Or some eggs! Save me ---- hahahahaha.
I have over 3 dozen Silver-grey Dorking eggs in transit from 2 different breeders. I should probably bite the bullet & buy that hatcher on CL.
I really need to build the hoop house. Since John is against it & I've never pulled the trailer, I'm not sure how to get the cattle panels here. TSC doesn't deliver, do they? Husbands can be so frustrating sometimes. I shouldn't complain -- he is building me two more breeding pens, adding a door, more windows & a covered breezeway to fill waterers under.
Right now my meat birds are taking up a breeding pen. And DH won't listen when I tell him to stop filling their feeder -- gonna have to process next week at this rate --- if they don't all drop dead from heart attacks. I'm trying to limit their food to 12 hours on, 12 off so they don't eat themselves to death. He said, "But they look hungry!"
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