Although, he'll probably still insist coming along to keep my spending in check. Bahaha.
OHio ~ Come on Buckeyes, let me know your out there!
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I hope hes not looking right now -- I can see you have him wrapped around your little finger. you two seemed very happy
Hi fellow Buckeyes,
I'm new to this forum, and thought it would be fun to connect with some of you who are in my area. I live outside of Wooster, about 50 miles south of Cleveland. I've had chickens and turkeys for the last year and a half. I've got Welsummers, Americaunas, Buff Sussex, Isbars, Bourbon Red and Midget White turkeys, and a few other odds and ends. I buy organic grain for my animals and they eat a lot of grass and organic greens from my garden. I love to watch them peck around! I'm especially interested to know if anyone out there has or is interested in Buff Sussex and Isbars. Mine are about 3 months old, looking good, but haven't started laying yet. I'm looking forward to having a rainbow coloring of eggs. I already have nice dark brown eggs from my Welsummers and blue from my Americaunas. I don't have that many turkeys but want to keep a trio of each kind and we'll eat the rest. I don't like to think about the butchering process, but one of my goals in raising poultry is to eat meat and eggs from animals who have had a good life, lived like they are meant to live, and are cared for and respected during that whole process. If I went to the grocery and bought chicken because I didn't have the heart to kill mine, that would defeat what I am trying to do and would support the commercial poultry industry.
Wow, I have rambled on much longer than I expected to. I will look forward to hearing from some of you!
I'm new to this forum, and thought it would be fun to connect with some of you who are in my area. I live outside of Wooster, about 50 miles south of Cleveland. I've had chickens and turkeys for the last year and a half. I've got Welsummers, Americaunas, Buff Sussex, Isbars, Bourbon Red and Midget White turkeys, and a few other odds and ends. I buy organic grain for my animals and they eat a lot of grass and organic greens from my garden. I love to watch them peck around! I'm especially interested to know if anyone out there has or is interested in Buff Sussex and Isbars. Mine are about 3 months old, looking good, but haven't started laying yet. I'm looking forward to having a rainbow coloring of eggs. I already have nice dark brown eggs from my Welsummers and blue from my Americaunas. I don't have that many turkeys but want to keep a trio of each kind and we'll eat the rest. I don't like to think about the butchering process, but one of my goals in raising poultry is to eat meat and eggs from animals who have had a good life, lived like they are meant to live, and are cared for and respected during that whole process. If I went to the grocery and bought chicken because I didn't have the heart to kill mine, that would defeat what I am trying to do and would support the commercial poultry industry.
Wow, I have rambled on much longer than I expected to. I will look forward to hearing from some of you!
Oh heck, yeah -- I love hatching! Pm me and we'll get it organized
Same goes for the rhodebars, if anyone wants chicks -- I gotta start thinking about pricing and stuff. But I'm happy to hatch, and happy to deliver within a reasonable distance for a fee.
Finally got some rhodie pictures taken!
Oh my! I have never seen a Rhodebar! They are BEAUTIFUL!!! They may need to be on my wish list!!!
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To loveourbirds:
I think a swap would be awesome!! I don't really have any thing right now that I could swap, trade, or sell. I have 6 pure bred Buckeyes that are really nice, but they are only 10 weeks old and I'm not sure how many are hens yet. I would really be interested in your black copper marans, or any marans for that matter. I have some 6 week cuckoo marans from murray. They have always been very nice. I still have one from my first flock, 5 years ago. She isn't laying very much now, but she is a sweety! I have 1 black copper maran left that is just getting over being broody for the last 6 weeks!!
I just love marans!!! What was your problem with barnevelders? I always thought they were beautiful but don't know much about them. Just another breed on my wish list!
To Steven21--I'm in for the swap in September! Saturdays are better, for me at least. I will probably just be buying this time! I will be up for some tweens or a little older, 3-4 months. We have had different aged chicks since April, and it was a little overwhelming! They are in age from almost 3 months to 6 weeks from 3 different purchases! We just put our oldest ones in the coop with the adults last nite. They have been out in the lot but separated in the coop. Things went well!
We have 2 coops. The small one has 3 porcelain bantys, 2 hens and 1 roo. We just let the 16 - 6 week old ones loose in the lot with them today. The babies are in a tractor, but we hope we can turn them loose in the small coop and out of the tractor in the next couple of weeks. Looking forward to meeting you all!
I think a swap would be awesome!! I don't really have any thing right now that I could swap, trade, or sell. I have 6 pure bred Buckeyes that are really nice, but they are only 10 weeks old and I'm not sure how many are hens yet. I would really be interested in your black copper marans, or any marans for that matter. I have some 6 week cuckoo marans from murray. They have always been very nice. I still have one from my first flock, 5 years ago. She isn't laying very much now, but she is a sweety! I have 1 black copper maran left that is just getting over being broody for the last 6 weeks!!
To Steven21--I'm in for the swap in September! Saturdays are better, for me at least. I will probably just be buying this time! I will be up for some tweens or a little older, 3-4 months. We have had different aged chicks since April, and it was a little overwhelming! They are in age from almost 3 months to 6 weeks from 3 different purchases! We just put our oldest ones in the coop with the adults last nite. They have been out in the lot but separated in the coop. Things went well!
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Just had a couple of naps during the day that leaves me unable to sleep when I should. Gotta put a stop to that!
Hello fellow Buckeyes. Moved to Ohio from PA last year and started my first flock of reds and leghorns (11 total) this year. Even built their coop/run myself which, in my humble opinion, turned out pretty good. LOL We are anxiously waiting for our first eggs... can't wait!!!
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all I can say for barnevelders is - I cannot successfully raise them. my wife and I have spent a small fortune on stock, most don't make it to adults, the ones that do are short lived. out of about 50 we have gotten all together, I gave away the last 1 that survived. we have bought them as adults and chicks, even as juvenile fowl. problems range from tumors, to no fertility, to unknown - fine at 1 pm and dead at 1:30 the same day.
at first I thought it was just me, I contacted some friends who have also tried. both of them are having the same issues. one of them was looking for barnevelder bantams - im starting to think the breed is going extinct.
look closely at barnevelders that people talk about. you will notice a trend. the ones who have success have single laced or blue laced. both of these are crossed with another breed which gave them some extra genetic diversity. when you find a true double laced barnevelder, the owners will normally talk about problems they have with them.
at first I thought it was just me, I contacted some friends who have also tried. both of them are having the same issues. one of them was looking for barnevelder bantams - im starting to think the breed is going extinct.
look closely at barnevelders that people talk about. you will notice a trend. the ones who have success have single laced or blue laced. both of these are crossed with another breed which gave them some extra genetic diversity. when you find a true double laced barnevelder, the owners will normally talk about problems they have with them.
good looking coop arrf!
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