NY chicken lover!!!!

[tao chick]

Look what I just found crawling up my leg ... A Tennie Tiny Tree Frog ...he must have come in my window ..SO CUTE !

Adorable!

 

[Beer can]

Hmm...
You all seam kinda mean on this thread. I realized my first posts on this thread I'd have to tip toe, chickens and rainbows only. Made a comment about Cuomo's unConstitutional gun laws that every law enforcement agency in NY was against and I was called a 'troll'!
Well BYC is no place for political discussion, just thought a upstate ny thread would have people on it that was with the rest of upstate, nope. I wonder how many of you have me blocked.
Like I said you all IMHO seem a little mean on here, if I was that Nutty woman I'd never post on here again. You all seemed to post your opinions on her.
Keep the blinders on... and stay in your opinion 'politically correct'...

Unsubscribed.

 

[Metella]

I don't have you blocked - I agree about Cuomo with you and I LIKE hearing your take - see - this is WHY we HAVE to be able to be strong in what we believe in .... but gentle with others who think and believe differently .... See? I can like one thing you don't - yet agree with you on the gun issue ..... why are we so ALL or NOTHING anymore? We all love our families and are doing what we think is right with our life .... Why can't we see that in others??????

I am very sad that you, Beer Can, took what I said THIS way - as that is exactly not the way I wanted it - but hearing people rip someone for how they look - .... that is mean too.

So very sad you are leaving - you leave to not let the rest of us enjoy your point of view.

 

[AlisCoop]

Hello from Albany County!

We just bought an 180 year old farm in Berne NY last year and have yet to move in there. We are renting out the farm house until we can fix up and sell the house we are in, in Albany. In the mean time we are fixing up the land, planting fruit trees and berry bushes and working on the chicken coops. I am going to be a brand new chicken mommy so any advise would be appreciated.
Personally I would like to fix them up first and wait until spring for chickens but my guy wants them now. I am worried about winter and having them so new. This farm is on top of a mountain and has terrible snow and winds in the winter. We won't be living there but the renters will keep an eye out. I will be traveling about every other day to take care of them. He is running electric to the coops and want everything automatic. Feeder, door, etc. The pen will be old 6' dog pens with an electric fence around it. Not sure what to use for the top because of the snow. He suggests the electric fence wire criss crossed all over the top. He said the snow will melt off and won't build up and will deter flying predators.
Very nervous.
Then there is the choice of chicken breed(s). I want buff and/or Lavender Orpingtons. I hear they do best in the winter and are quite docile. But I also hear the are broody. Even without a rooster? I have heard conflicting reviews about them so now I don't know. I don't really want chickens that are mean and nasty so any other suggestions on breeds that do well in cold winter on top of a windy mountain would be great! Anyone close to me?

 

[pharmchickrnmom]

Morning all. The 7 girls went off to their new forever home last night. They will have several older girls to be with along with one small rooster who watches over them. Now to dispatch those boys! Got a little rain this am so my plants are happy. Have a few tomatoes almost ready to pick and eat.

I must say I find the previous posts a bit saddening. I will only say this...I look forward to pictures, answers to questions and seeing the what and how other people take care of their chickens and gardens and such. Let's keep that first and foremost. That's why we are all here.

 

[Metella]

Hi AlisCoop !

Wind is usually what most people say is the biggest thing to shelter against -- I caution any electric to coops - they are big fire hazards due to the dust and bedding and active nature of chickens ....

Yep - hens will go broody even without a rooster. Orps are indeed very nice and calm birds.

Good luck with all your plantings! When I got my land - I neglected the house to get all my fruit trees and berries in because they need to grow and establish for years before giving back - I thought that was best and the house could wait

The more specific questions you can think to ask - the more answers you will get - but you are on a great track for getting started!

 

[tao chick]

Hello from Albany County!


 We just bought an 180 year old farm in Berne NY last year and have yet to move in there. We are renting out the farm house until we can fix up and sell the house we are in, in Albany. In the mean time we are fixing up the land, planting fruit trees and berry bushes and working on the chicken coops. I am going to be a brand new chicken mommy so any advise would be appreciated. 

 Personally I would like to fix them up first and wait until spring for chickens but my guy wants them now. I am worried about winter and having them so new. This farm is on top of a mountain and has terrible snow and winds in the winter. We won't be living there but the renters will keep an eye out. I will be traveling about every other day to take care of them. He is running electric to the coops and want everything automatic. Feeder, door, etc. The pen will be old 6' dog pens with an electric fence around it. Not sure what to use for the top because of the snow. He suggests the electric fence wire criss crossed all over the top. He said the snow will melt off and won't build up and will deter flying predators.

Very nervous.

 Then there is the choice of chicken breed(s). I want buff and/or Lavender Orpingtons. I hear they do best in the winter and are quite docile. But I also hear the are broody. Even without a rooster? I have heard conflicting reviews about them so now I don't know. I don't really want chickens that are mean and nasty so any other suggestions on breeds that do well in cold winter on top of a windy mountain would be great! Anyone close to me?

 

Welcome!

 

[pharmchickrnmom]

Hello from Albany County!


 We just bought an 180 year old farm in Berne NY last year and have yet to move in there. We are renting out the farm house until we can fix up and sell the house we are in, in Albany. In the mean time we are fixing up the land, planting fruit trees and berry bushes and working on the chicken coops. I am going to be a brand new chicken mommy so any advise would be appreciated. 

 Personally I would like to fix them up first and wait until spring for chickens but my guy wants them now. I am worried about winter and having them so new. This farm is on top of a mountain and has terrible snow and winds in the winter. We won't be living there but the renters will keep an eye out. I will be traveling about every other day to take care of them. He is running electric to the coops and want everything automatic. Feeder, door, etc. The pen will be old 6' dog pens with an electric

fence around it. Not sure what to use for the top because of the snow. He suggests the electric fence wire criss crossed all over the top. He said the snow will melt off and won't build up and will deter flying predators.

Very nervous.

 Then there is the choice of chicken breed(s). I want buff and/or Lavender Orpingtons. I hear they do best in the winter and are quite docile. But I also hear the are broody. Even without a rooster? I have heard conflicting reviews about them so now I don't know. I don't really want chickens that are mean and nasty so any other suggestions on breeds that do well in cold winter on top of a windy mountain would be great! Anyone close to me?

 

Welcome and congratulations! Sounds like you will be a busy woman! How many chickens ate you thinking of getting? That will determine coop size. Build big because chicken math will get you. The main thing with coops is the they be draft free and we'll ventilated. This is my coop based on the coop Dr woods wrote about many years ago...

It is a 10 12 coop the has 21 chickens in it. It faces south and even in the coldest, snowstorm winter last year the cheeps were snug. The wind does not blow through like you would think. Anyways, vEntiat ion is key.

There are many cold hearty breeds. Wyandottes, cochins, orpingtons, barred rocks, new Hampshire and Rhode Island reds to name a few. Are you going to eat you chickens as well? A dual purpose breed like the above mentioned is good. There is going to be a chickenstock held at nuttys place in september. I think. You should attend something like that so you can see the different breeds and talk to those who raise them.

Electric fencing is good. I wouldn't bother with the top as the 4 legged ones will stay away on the bottom. Whatever you do, don't heat the coop. If you do, the chickens will have no coping mechanism if the electric goes out and they are used to heat.

T
I'm sure many others will chime in with their experience as well. Read everything and do what works for you.

 

[AlisCoop]

Thank you. We were thinking anywhere up to 10 chickens for now. We will not be heating the coop. That is one reason why I wanted to know about breeds that do well in the winter. The electric is going to be run for the automatic door for the run and for a strand of dim lighting in the winter. Maybe an exhaust fan if needed. I wanted to go solar for inside but he won't let me. I am a bit of a clean freak so I see myself cleaning in there a lot.
We can not find Orpingtons near here that are old enough for us right now. We may choose Red Sex Links.

 

[Glasshen]

Oh dear. Jokes often fall flat. Much of humor has a barb, which can hurt, or can make for a lot of laughs. The issue of sexuality is not one that we can all be assumed to agree with, so is politics. I personally would prefer to not have this chicken forum be one that strays into these land mine type areas. People sometimes share personal things because they trust the folks who they communicate with on a frequent basis. Let's not wound each other. . Now I did say that chicken stock was not what I wanted, but I never said anything against the generous soul who offered to host. Just when we were informed that those who attended did not supply enough food raffle items etc. perhaps I should not state an opinion.