NY chicken lover!!!!

[Bronx girls]

Hi all looking for a coop and run I currently have a snap lock coop bought it cheap from craigslist and love it! would love another or an Eglu but any suggestions are appreciated we are in the NYC area and willing to drive Thank you!

 

[yakitori]

Some 7 week banty RIR, oegbs and cochins available in Middletown - Orange County. tried posting to the local fb group but i guess everyone is drowning in chickens just like me! all sexed pullets, but have been told the RIRs are kinda iffy. lmk if you’re interested! Charging whatever I got them for… around 11 each

 

[african chickens]

Some 7 week banty RIR, oegbs and cochins available in Middletown - Orange County. tried posting to the local fb group but i guess everyone is drowning in chickens just like me! all sexed pullets, but have been told the RIRs are kinda iffy. lmk if you’re interested! Charging whatever I got them for… around 11 each

i wish but yeah im kinda drowning in birds with my 7 chickens and the 18 guinea hens plus 3 ducks
what are the breeds of number 1 and 4

 

[yakitori]

i wish but yeah im kinda drowning in birds with my 7 chickens and the 18 guinea hens plus 3 ducks
what are the breeds of number 1 and 4

with that many guineas you won’t even notice a few extra chimkins

1 is a creole oegb and 4 is… a partridge cochin. I think

 

[african chickens]

with that many guineas you won’t even notice a few extra chimkins

1 is a creole oegb and 4 is… a partridge cochin. I think

so cute yeah I dought we wouldn't notice since each of my chickens looks completely different

 

[Duckduckchicken32]

Hi everyone! Does anybody have any roosters/ hens that are 6 wks old? We are looking to add on to our flock, but dont want to end up with 6 roosters in the straight run bin from tractor supply. We are in Onondaga county. Thanks!

 

[rolohman]

Greetings! Ithaca area, finishing up building my first coop. 3’x10’ with 8’x10’ run. I’m wondering what folks here think about whether it is too late in the season to start eggs or birds of other ages. I am fine with trying for older birds, but my kids really want to start from chicks. Thanks!

 

[Iluveggers]

Greetings! Ithaca area, finishing up building my first coop. 3’x10’ with 8’x10’ run. I’m wondering what folks here think about whether it is too late in the season to start eggs or birds of other ages. I am fine with trying for older birds, but my kids really want to start from chicks. Thanks!

Hi! The chicks will hit 8 weeks in about October if you get some now. You wont get eggs until the spring, but I think this is the latest I would get any. How many are you looking to get? If you brood inside, I would definitely get them out at 4-5 weeks, fully feathered age, so they can start acclimating to the weather before October cold hits. You’ll also need a plan for heated water once it gets below 32, but it’s a few months before that will happen!

ETA: If you start eggs now and end up w cockerels, you may not know until winter. It will be harder to process or sell in the snowy weather, so I would stick with sexed pullets from a hatchery. I’ve had great luck with Mt Healthy (shipped and arrived in less than 24 hours), McMurray & Ideal. Never tried any other hatcheries.

 

[rolohman]

Hi! The chicks will hit 8 weeks in about October if you get some now. You wont get eggs until the spring, but I think this is the latest I would get any. How many are you looking to get? If you brood inside, I would definitely get them out at 4-5 weeks, fully feathered age, so they can start acclimating to the weather before October cold hits. You’ll also need a plan for heated water once it gets below 32, but it’s a few months before that will happen!

ETA: If you start eggs now and end up w cockerels, you may not know until winter. It will be harder to process or sell in the snowy weather, so I would stick with sexed pullets from a hatchery. I’ve had great luck with Mt Healthy (shipped and arrived in less than 24 hours), McMurray & Ideal. Never tried any other hatcheries.

Thank you so much for the quick reply! It seemed like a few places had sexed chicks still that would be available over the next couple weeks - I hadn't looked at Mt. Healthy, so thank you for that recommendation. I know that sexing of chicks is not all that accurate, but we could handle a couple roos for the winter - our neighbor has several so the neighborhood is already acclimated to a bit of crowing. We are looking for 4-6, and I was thinking of calling up Catch a Torii farms since they are only an hour from here and we could see what they have.

The kids *really* want chicks and we don't have any travel plans this fall, so I'm leaning in that direction. If it were just me, I'd definitely start with pullets. We also are going to the NY state fair next weekend, so if there are birds for sale through there we may go for it.

Should have the coop done this weekend (not that it matters, since they'll be inside for a bit!). It's convenient to the house, so we are planning on walking out hot water several times a day, and may rely on an extension cord+heater like I've seen on here for around Christmas when we travel and the neighbor is in charge. He's got 20+ chickens and is a font of wisdom.

If our other sources fail, I'll also be checking out some of the poultry swaps in Cortland and Dryden, or we will just wait til spring!

ETA: Forgot to mention that our primary issue with the online sources is volume - we don't want 15 chicks! That may end up restricting us to swaps and local sources.

EETA: My wish list (based on combo of egg production, friendliness, robustness, and gorgeousness, since these are pets)
Rhode Island Red
Golden Laced Wyandotte
Americaunia if possible or easter egger of some sort
Orpington of some sort

and maybe a Marans for the dark eggs. But all that is just the wish list- we know we have to be flexible with our location and time of year!

 

[Iluveggers]

Thank you so much for the quick reply! It seemed like a few places had sexed chicks still that would be available over the next couple weeks - I hadn't looked at Mt. Healthy, so thank you for that recommendation. I know that sexing of chicks is not all that accurate, but we could handle a couple roos for the winter - our neighbor has several so the neighborhood is already acclimated to a bit of crowing. We are looking for 4-6, and I was thinking of calling up Catch a Torii farms since they are only an hour from here and we could see what they have.

The kids *really* want chicks and we don't have any travel plans this fall, so I'm leaning in that direction. If it were just me, I'd definitely start with pullets. We also are going to the NY state fair next weekend, so if there are birds for sale through there we may go for it.

Should have the coop done this weekend (not that it matters, since they'll be inside for a bit!). It's convenient to the house, so we are planning on walking out hot water several times a day, and may rely on an extension cord+heater like I've seen on here for around Christmas when we travel and the neighbor is in charge. He's got 20+ chickens and is a font of wisdom.

If our other sources fail, I'll also be checking out some of the poultry swaps in Cortland and Dryden, or we will just wait til spring!

ETA: Forgot to mention that our primary issue with the online sources is volume - we don't want 15 chicks! That may end up restricting us to swaps and local sources.

EETA: My wish list (based on combo of egg production, friendliness, robustness, and gorgeousness, since these are pets)
Rhode Island Red
Golden Laced Wyandotte
Americaunia if possible or easter egger of some sort
Orpington of some sort

and maybe a Marans for the dark eggs. But all that is just the wish list- we know we have to be flexible with our location and time of year!

Sounds awesome! I would absolutely recommend Barred Rock if you need another breed, or Olive Eggers if you want egg color variety. Mt Healthy has 6 chick minimum with low shipping, if you decide to go that route!

I have got chicks from Catch-a-Torii, if you do I would just do a walk-in (make sure they are open and have chicks first), as both times my orders were not hatched correctly (very nice guy, but not the most organized with anything).

Good luck!