NY chicken lover!!!!

[Pyxis]

That's a nice variety, I did the impulse buy at tsc and the runnings in gloversville 2 barred rocks 2 rir 3 black Australorp 3 silkie bantam 3 unnamed pullet 1 Swedish blue 1 that im fairly certain is a roahn and 3 pekins

Good variety! You'll get plenty of eggs and the silkies will be more than willing to hatch some for you. Also I entirely forgot somehow that I also have guineas, lol.

 

[fireredcannon]

I'm excited, I tried this 5 years ago and all that was left were bits of wing and feathers up in a tree.this coop is a brand new build 8x8 and stitched up tight so I feel much better this time.

 

[Pyxis]

I'm excited, I tried this 5 years ago and all that was left were bits of wing and feathers up in a tree.this coop is a brand new build 8x8 and stitched up tight so I feel much better this time.

Sounds like you've got a good setup Everyone from this thread is actually having a meetup on the 28th if you'd like to come join us to talk chicken.

 

[fireredcannon]

Whereabouts will that be?

 

[Beer can]

fireredcannon, I bought TSC silkies last yr, unlike show silkies they lay great! Some of my best layers.

 

[fireredcannon]

@beer can I noticed that they grow verry slow compared to the others

 

[Pyxis]

Whereabouts will that be?

Here is the thread for it: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1058760/new-york-mini-chickenstock-2016

 

[shodack]

Does anyone keep birdseed out for wild birds and watch them? This is the first year I've had the chance to do it, and have really loved watching TONS of different birds in my yard, and slowly learning... I know I have several nesting pairs of gold finches, and other finches, at least, in my hedgerow of mixed evergreens.
But twice now, once a couple weeks ago, and just now when I went out, I've had baby bird parts in the bird bath (It's under the evergreens, so presumably dropped out of a nest above.... Last time it was an unidentifiable mash, this time is was clearly two legs, separated, no other parts. Any ideas what critter could be eating baby birds? I have a pair of grey squirrels and a red squirrel that hang around. I did also have a pair of cowbirds hanging around for a couple weeks. Could it be their young a mother bird is kicking out?
Anyway, just thought I'd ask here...

 

[fireredcannon]

@shodack
I've seen tons of chickadees, I personally have a grudge against red squirrels due to there aggression and a long story I'd rather not tell so I don't let them stick around.

 

[fireredcannon]

I actually built a birdhouse a couple weeks before my coop