NY chicken lover!!!!

[Pyxis]

I just want visitation rights. I doubt I will ever get the ok.

Sure, anytime you want to drive four hours out here you would be free to visit

 

[Chicken girl 15]

Sure, anytime you want to drive four hours out here you would be free to visit

sweet.

 

[Gramma Chick]

WOW We got Pounded with snow here in Jordan - I had to shovel to get to the coop
6 Inches so Far ..and more coming ...I wonder if it will all melt tomorrow with the rain
I was going to make a trip to JJ Feeds in Central Square today ....but too snowy ..Maybe Tomorrow
Love their Fresh feed - chick Grower is 20 % and their Scratch is 10 % which is higher in protein than most scratch

 

[Gramma Chick]

My silkies are parents!

Congrats ! That looks like a Just Hatched ...

 

[Gramma Chick]

party poopers!!!

I plan on rehoming mine when he/she is about a foot or so tall, but I want to do it anyways..

Mine I will be keeping! Two pairs. Let's see a neighbor's dog get those birds (or the smaller birds they're living with, lol).
Thats What I thought ...I wondered would they be good against Predators ?

 

[Gramma Chick]

2 or 3 silkies in Loren Ny - 1 Rooster
Moving cant keep
https://oneonta.craigslist.org/grd/5991826209.html

Frizzed Bantams
https://syracuse.craigslist.org/grd/5943465213.html

 

[baunlee]

Didn't you move way far from me? I would love NN eggs and spitz Will drive as long
As for the Emu.. I want to hatch one, keep it till it's off heat or about a foot tall, then I have a friend who will take it. She has sheep and other livestock so has more ability to care for a giant bird than I (and if she is reading this thanks in advance, assuming I can find AND hatch an egg).. 

Hey! I grew up with emus and ostriches. They were my dad's and he was really into them. They make great noises and lay amazing eggs. Not sure what one does with them other than empty and give away for curious youngsters. I know my dad purchased a incubator just for them. Those batons are expensive from what I remember so maybe best to make one. Anyways he does not raise them anymore but I can remember(as a teen) being "forced" to go to all these farms that had them. Though now I might even consider that fun. He had a few successful hatches though he isn't the most diligent person. None of the birds we hatched made it past 6mo. They would get tall and seem healthy then just drop dead for no reason. Who knows. I was a kid then but remember it feeling like a lost cause.

 

[rancher hicks]

WOW We got Pounded with snow here in Jordan - I had to shovel to get to the coop
6 Inches so Far ..and more coming ...I wonder if it will all melt tomorrow with the rain
I was going to make a trip to JJ Feeds in Central Square today ....but too snowy ..Maybe Tomorrow
Love their Fresh feed - chick Grower is 20 % and their Scratch is 10 % which is higher in protein than most scratch

Before I got chickens I snowblowed to the garden shed to be coop that first winter. No way could I shovel and I don't believe in working harder than I have to. A back is a terrible thing to lose.

This pick is from a few years ago.

Hey! I grew up with emus and ostriches. They were my dad's and he was really into them. They make great noises and lay amazing eggs. Not sure what one does with them other than empty and give away for curious youngsters. I know my dad purchased a incubator just for them. Those batons are expensive from what I remember so maybe best to make one. Anyways he does not raise them anymore but I can remember(as a teen) being "forced" to go to all these farms that had them. Though now I might even consider that fun. He had a few successful hatches though he isn't the most diligent person. None of the birds we hatched made it past 6mo. They would get tall and seem healthy then just drop dead for no reason. Who knows. I was a kid then but remember it feeling like a lost cause.

Hang on. How are those Marans coming? I bid on some chicks on Rarebreeds but was outbid. Too I didn't try hard enough because it was a "mixed" lot and there were Barred Rocks in it. I figured there'd be more than a few in there and I wasn't paying for Barred Rocks. Even nice ones.
I was on Facebook and had an offer of 6 for $25 each plus shipping, but that is more than I'm willing to spend at this point and time.

 

[baunlee]

Quote: wooosh eee $25 each plus shipping is a lot!! "jay z" and his hen "b" are separate right now. Birchens are hard to find right! have considered buying hatching eggs from the original source of my pair. If yoou want to wait a few weeks i can hatch you some chickies (or eggs?). would you wanna drive to buffalo though/? what part of cuse are you in

 

[rancher hicks]

wooosh eee $25 each plus shipping is a lot!! "jay z" and his hen "b" are separate right now. Birchens are hard to find right! have considered buying hatching eggs from the original source of my pair. If yoou want to wait a few weeks i can hatch you some chickies (or eggs?). would you wanna drive to buffalo though/? what part of cuse are you in

My DD used to live in Lockport. I hated it but now since she's in TX I wish she were back there. I don't have an incu anymore and have considered buying another, but when the hens start sitting, I know I'll regret it. Drive to Buffalo? Well they would cost a lot less than $175 for six chicks wouldn't it. How much are her eggs and how much will you want for chicks?

I've driven to PA for Lav orps and may do so again, so Buffalo wouldn't be out of the question. Plus if I give DD some money to shop at the HomeGoods store or whatever it is, she'd be sure to come out there I expect.