NY chicken lover!!!!

[Lynzi777]

Yay, it looks like lots of us are going to show at the fair grounds. I can't wait. I'm hoping to be there by 9 am. The only thing I have to sell is mixed chicks, I've never been to one of these before I'm not sure if they would sell.

I wouldn't bring anything to sell unless you call first. I was talking with a friend who is showing there Sunday and there is no selling/tailgating outside of the show. She said they have gotten strict with the selling there. If you want to sell you have to pay for a spot to keep your birds in cages inside the building.

 

[SAHchickenmom]

I wouldn't bring anything to sell unless you call first. I was talking with a friend who is showing there Sunday and there is no selling/tailgating outside of the show. She said they have gotten strict with the selling there. If you want to sell you have to pay for a spot to keep your birds in cages inside the building.

A friend of mine will be there selling some birds, I was just gonna use his space

 

[pharmchickrnmom]

Lynzi--try a higher protein food or supplement with high protein goodies. This sometimes helps to jumpstart them. The pullet you got from me isnt laying? She was when she was here but maybe the trip and a new home has shut her down a bit.

Got home late from work and all were upset that I was gone all day. I will have to dispense goodies tomorrow. Night all.

 

[Lynzi777]

A friend of mine will be there selling some birds, I was just gonna use his space

Ohhh ok, well that's ok then!

 

[Lynzi777]

Lynzi--try a higher protein food or supplement with high protein goodies.  This sometimes helps to jumpstart them.  The pullet you got from me isnt laying?  She was when she was here but maybe the trip and a new home has shut her down a bit.

Got home late from work and all were upset that I was gone all day.  I will have to dispense goodies tomorrow.  Night all.

I wasn't expecting the hen I got from you to be laying yet-I'll give her time to get settled. It's the other two that need a jump start. I'm going to pick up some new feed tomorrow.

 

[melbu23]

Not all of us show, in fact there's probably only a few on this thread that do. We all hatch for different reasons. Some us have our own little color projects, some for more eggs, some to sell chicks, lots of reasons to hatch. Oh yeah, it's an addiction. I don't think there's a cure for it either

I do hatch for replacement egg layers but to improve the breeds I have. With the exception of my EE's.

Melbu23- not all breeds go broody. However my EE's and B. Marans certainly do. I've got one coop where they are all sitting. Poor rooster is beside himself with loneliness.

Mine aren't for show it yo replenish my flock

Sorry all I was not trying to say ya'll only hatch for showing. In fact I know you hatch for different reasons as I do ready you posts (as many as possible anyway). I was merely trying to say I would be interested to begin with in replenishing my flock =)

Rancher - I expect my buff orphington to go broody from time to time based on the description of the breed. The rest of my chickens are less often broody. Poor roo but I am sure the ladies take good care of his when they are around right?

I wont keep a rooster out of courtesy to my neighbored and DH. So I know I can order eggs but can I also borrow "rent" a rooster? just to get some fertil eggs?

 

[Lynzi777]

Sorry all I was not trying to say ya'll only hatch for showing. In fact I know you hatch for different reasons as I do ready you posts (as many as possible anyway). I was merely trying to say I would be interested to begin with in replenishing my flock =)

Rancher - I expect my buff orphington to go broody from time to time based on the description of the breed. The rest of my chickens are less often broody. Poor roo but I am sure the ladies take good care of his when they are around right?

I wont keep a rooster out of courtesy to my neighbored and DH. So I know I can order eggs but can I also borrow "rent" a rooster? just to get some fertil eggs?

My lavender orpington didn't go broody until after her first year. Same thing with my blue now. She's just reaching a year old and is now going broody. My lavender never went broody again after hatching her first eggs last summer. Has yet to this year.

 

[melbu23]

My lavender orpington didn't go broody until after her first year. Same thing with my blue now. She's just reaching a year old and is now going broody. My lavender never went broody again after hatching her first eggs last summer. Has yet to this year.

Interesting! I have a long wait yet anyhow as my buff is barely 5 weeks old. Wouldn't do anything until this time next year.

 

[ke5hde]

Sorry all I was not trying to say ya'll only hatch for showing. In fact I know you hatch for different reasons as I do ready you posts (as many as possible anyway). I was merely trying to say I would be interested to begin with in replenishing my flock =)

Rancher - I expect my buff orphington to go broody from time to time based on the description of the breed. The rest of my chickens are less often broody. Poor roo but I am sure the ladies take good care of his when they are around right?

I wont keep a rooster out of courtesy to my neighbored and DH. So I know I can order eggs but can I also borrow "rent" a rooster? just to get some fertil eggs?

There was no offense taken.

I'm not sure many people would let you borrow a roo. Hatching eggs are always an option. You could always learn to AI your hens if there was a roo nearby

 

[Stuffedcritter]

I was woken up this morning at 5:30 to a screaming noise. It sounded like something was killing one of my ducks!. I grabbed my clothes and ran downstairs and out the door, I was thinking did I forget to lock someone up last night..no I did a head count and all was good...So something must have broken into a duck hut. So as I went out the door I soon realized that it wasn't my ducks at all!! It was worse. There were 2 raccoons fighting in a pine tree over by the garden. NOW what am I supposed to do. They have stopped their fighting and have moved away from each other, but now I have a tree with 2 raccoons in it and I don't know how to get them to go away. I don't even want to let anyone out of the coops right now. I am so mad at DH for not letting me get that gun a few months ago that we were talking about. Anyone want to come over and help me? I guess that I have to hope that they come down and run away for now... Then when DH gets home this afternoon I think we need to go shopping!!!

Mine did it as soon as I gave them dirt ..Mine do it outside . .now ...real hole diggers .

Where you thinking of putting it in a container ...?
When it looks poopy ...

dust bath is in a box inside their coop put fresh sand,DE in weekly never seen them take a bath, They do sleep in it event though they have a roosting bar going on three months. Raccoon problem would spraying urine around the area deter them?