NY chicken lover!!!!

[Lynzi777]

I love this! If I was handy at all, this is just what I would build in my yard.

 

[Adoravachick]

It's a day late, but here are the pictures I just took. The first two are the 6x6 coop with 6x10 run that I built by myself with a raised bed cucmber trellis attached to the end. First time using power tools and happy with the result. The rooster is the pretty boy I got from Travis and Tab earlier this year with a few of the pullets from the same trip (all laying nicely). He is a double barred golden coockoo marans.

VERY NICE!

 

[Lynzi777]

I think that larger light brown egg we got yesterday was from lavender orp! We got another egg this morning and it went back down in size to the other two brown ones we had. If we get another this afternoon, that means we officially have 3 hens that are all laying! (Now that I've been informed my silkie hen is in fact a roo LOL) On Monday I will have three roos and three hens. Hopefully everyone will get along nicely.

Also just came across this ad on CL...Not sure if this person is on here but maybe someone can help them out?!?

http://syracuse.craigslist.org/grd/3258519482.html

 

[kellypepperk]

my parents live out there - they're on the West side of Cayuga Lake. We're trying to talk them into getting a couple of chickens again!

 

[Aria]

tHIS IS OUR CHICKEN BARN. JUST LEARNED TO UPLOAD PHOTOS. Hey, better late than never. My husband built this. See the Call Duck on the door? They lived here before the Silkie Chickens. Regards, Aria

 

[Lynzi777]

tHIS IS OUR CHICKEN BARN. JUST LEARNED TO UPLOAD PHOTOS. Hey, better late than never. My husband built this. See the Call Duck on the door? They lived here before the Silkie Chickens. Regards, Aria

Aria thats beautiful! Looks like something you'd see out near the Cape.

 

[Aria]

Now I need to practice taking photos of Chickens. This is our 5 month old Silkie Licorice..she
was playing and is a bit dirty. Regards, Aria

 

[TwistOfFate]

I think that larger light brown egg we got yesterday was from lavender orp! We got another egg this morning and it went back down in size to the other two brown ones we had. If we get another this afternoon, that means we officially have 3 hens that are all laying! (Now that I've been informed my silkie hen is in fact a roo LOL) On Monday I will have three roos and three hens. Hopefully everyone will get along nicely.

Also just came across this ad on CL...Not sure if this person is on here but maybe someone can help them out?!?

http://syracuse.craigslist.org/grd/3258519482.html

I sent them a message, as Martha, our hen, came from the same source. The feathers around her vent are dirty, and I'm worried I might have purchased a problem. I had no advice for them, but asked if they would keep me posted if/when they get any answers or suggestions.

 

[Glasshen]

Lynzi and Twist, I am in Las Vegas now, but doing laundry and checking the news. The crowded conditions at the fair do not seem healthy for chickens, so any who might have had any tiny problem would likely have it develop due to stress. Chickens from such an environment should be kept separate for quite a while. But, I found out that there is an avian vet at the Village Veterinary in Canastota. Perhaps there is one closer, but I know there is one there.

 

[Cass]

I sent them a message, as Martha, our hen, came from the same source. The feathers around her vent are dirty, and I'm worried I might have purchased a problem. I had no advice for them, but asked if they would keep me posted if/when they get any answers or suggestions.

I sent them a message also....suggesting that they should have quarentined the bird until they were sure it was not sick ....HOWEVER quarentine does not prevent all illness transmission....many birds become immune to germs in their flock but continue to be "carriers" of that germ for life. One of the only ways to make sure you don't lose your non-immune flock to such problem is to NEVER bring an adult bird into your flock. Get eggs from the person who's chickens you admire and hatch them yourself or get day olds from their stock that were incubator hatched.

Several people on this thread never bring adult birds onto their property for just this reason. I've done it...been really really lucky....but I know the risks and could lose my entire flock some day for my lax bio-security....soon I plan to keep a closed flock....but right now I am still aquireing the breeds I want....and may have to start over again if I lose the "bio-security" lottery.