NY chicken lover!!!!

[Sally8]

Does anyone near me (Corning/Watkins Glen) area that has some day old chicks to sell? I only need 2 to satisfy the needs of 2 late broody hens. I already have 5 hens running around with multiples of baby chicks. The sex or breed doesn't matter but they do need to be only a day or so old. Thanks, sue

 

[marquisella]

I posted on Craigs list Khaki Campell ducklings. They are so cute! The first batch hatched with 10 ducklings, and the other duck is sitting on eggs that I think should hatch in a week or so. So, for $5.00 straight run I'm selling 5 from this group and probably all from the next group. They are the most prolific egg laying of all ducks with up to 300 eggs a year...that is a lot...I scrambled some of them and I couldn't tell any difference from my chicken eggs, except I got a larger amount to eat!

This breed is way more friendly than the Cayugas I had last winter....

 

[marquisella]

Quote: Tab, Have you gone to apply for the big companies in Utica, like Con med? I think they might use some of your assets. Just go & ask to fill out an application. with 800 emplyoees they should have a pretty big turnover. Any Medial company might be able to use someone with your abilities.

 

[Nuttyfrom6kids]

I ran a speed check and I'm getting the 3.25mp I'm supposed to get. It's just not fast enough for videos.

I have DSL through my phone company Frontier and am technically too far out to even have it but they put a booster on and gave it to me now my speeds are between 3-4 and I can watch Netflix and videos on the laptop. We don't have cable or a dish and I can even watch Biggest loser episode on NBC.com but we also stream through ROKU boxes and my laptop is very fast so maybe that makes a difference.
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One thing I'd like to see at these fairs is cows other than Holsteins.

In other news. DD is here from TX and I got DW to go with her and run some errands. DW doesn't go out much. Not even out to sit in the yard. It was nice and breezy yesterday.

Spent some time breaking up and burning some of the smaller branches all over the yard from the storm. Still lots left. Anyone needs burning wood, stop on by. I'll be buying a chainsaw for sure.

Gave away about 9 young'uns today. Glad they're gone. She was someone who's taken chicks before. I've learned you've got to hatch and raise a lot of chicks to have enough to choose from if you're working to improve a breed. Should just chuck them all and start with easier breeds like solid colors. I always have to do things the hard way.

Should just get some Buckeyes, Buff Orps and go with those. Even a solid color marans would be better than Birchens. I do like the size of the Columbian rocks though. Now if I can keep them as big as the first three hens.

Nutty how are your chicks doing? How are the ducks. Any eggs yet?

Lost the little one that was not thriving but had another BM born. This one is in the brooder with an older one. I hope does okay there. I've gotten good at noticing some chicks are just not right, but I like to give them a chance. Even though it was older it was still much smaller than the later born one.

Still have hens sitting but will pull eggs soon. To many EE eggs in there. Of course any pullets born would be Olive eggers. I should just pull those.

Chicks are doing great as is the ducks. No eggs yet I am expecting one any day now.

 

[Nuttyfrom6kids]

Nurse Job Work has been keeping me extremely busy but that will be coming to an end soon as it is almost time for another semester to start so will be busy with Nurse Teacher job. Wasn't going to work at all this summer but I like the money to buy more animals just purchased 5 more sheep of which 3 are show Quality and I will be showing them next year. I now have unknown amount of chickens, lots of Ducks, turkeys, and geese, 11 goats, 6 pigs, 20 rabbits and 7 sheep. My most favorite of them is the sheep and goats they are so friendly and loveable my sheep will follow you around like a dog wagging their tails.

This is what we have been hatching lately Showgirl Silkies.

 

[rancher hicks]

I have DSL through my phone company Frontier and am technically too far out to even have it but they put a booster on and gave it to me now my speeds are between 3-4 and I can watch Netflix and videos on the laptop. We don't have cable or a dish and I can even watch Biggest loser episode on NBC.com but we also stream through ROKU boxes and my laptop is very fast so maybe that makes a difference.
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Chicks are doing great as is the ducks. No eggs yet I am expecting one any day now.

We had DSL and that worked fine for watching CBS this morning. I do know it was faster than this.


Chicks, lost one but the others are doing fine.

 

[rancher hicks]

plink

my granddaughters favorite color is Plink.

What do you get when you cross Lavender and Pink? Plink.

 

[wny egger]

I went to the Broome County Fair last night (Thursday). The 4-H barns were always packed with animals in prior years. This year there was 8 tables of meat birds, a few tables of rabbits, just 5 regular chickens (Light Cochin bantam pair, buff Cochin bantam hen, bantam Serama roo, and 1 other). Very few pigs, goats, sheep. Even the horse barn had half the stalls empty. Going to inquire if most of the small livestock left after showing on Wednesday, or if turnout is really that low. I showed horses down there many years and the barns were always packed with a wide variety at least through Friday or Saturday afternoon.
Cattle barns were filled again, always surprised to see new farms coming in each year. My brother and his fiance' are showing in the open dairy show today. Little girl has gone down to the fair almost every afternoon this week. Thinking maybe next year she can get into showing, take some of my chickens down. They'd look a heck of a lot better than the fat lazy meat birds. Anyone know what the minimum (Child) age is for 4-H with chickens? For horses it was 6 years old to be a Cloverbud. Little girl just turned 4.

we were at the chautauqua county fair yesterday ..it seem like there were alot less birds this yr then last yr ..i only go to the fair for the birds , oh and food..lol[ after all were else can you buy a sandwich for 8 bucks and still be hungry ] .. ..it looked like some had already removed birds..
i did see my friends cochin bantams and seen she has them all up for sale..
i also seen some birds that seem so much larger then my birds ..i seen a rir i thought was a jersey giant from its size ..i thought my wyandottes were big but they had nothing on some of those birds ..wow..





i did take a pic of a bird with what looked like a prpl or blue comb and waddle ..i'll post the pic when i get the time to load on to comp ..it was a very neat looking bird..i have no idea what it was but it caught my eye right away..

 

[leahlefler]

we were at the chautauqua county fair yesterday ..it seem like there were alot less birds this yr then last yr ..i only go to the fair for the birds , oh and food..lol[ after all were else can you buy a sandwich for 8 bucks and still be hungry ] .. ..it looked like some had already removed birds..
i did see my friends cochin bantams and seen she has them all up for sale..
i also seen some birds that seem so much larger then my birds ..i seen a rir i thought was a jersey giant from its size ..i thought my wyandottes were big but they had nothing on some of those birds ..wow..





i did take a pic of a bird with what looked like a prpl or blue comb and waddle ..i'll post the pic when i get the time to load on to comp ..it was a very neat looking bird..i have no idea what it was but it caught my eye right away..

That sounds so cool! I wonder what kind of chicken it was?

We didn't make it to the fair this year.. I thought about taking my younger son, but my older one would have been upset that he didn't get to go, too (he was in Kid's College at JCC all week). Sigh... we may try to go to the Warren Co. Fair in August. Or to the Erie County Fair up in Buffalo...

 

[marquisella]

Quote: 4H kids have to be 5 by January 1st. Cloverbuds are 5 to 8, Junior 9 to 13, and Seniors 14-19.