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[OHhappychicks]

Hard to say, definitly not any too early. Last time I set up, I believe I was down to a single cockerel by that time of day. Although the last couple of swaps, I went down to look around and mostly socialize, they said selling was kinda slow, so you might be alright.

How can you say you don't want any more cockerels when ya haven't seen mine yet ?

Well, all I can do is try!!

I have yet to see a roo I couldn't live without!

2 with my small flock is plenty!

 

[minihorse927]

Well, all I can do is try!!

I have yet to see a roo I couldn't live without!

2 with my small flock is plenty!

But then you collect more hens and then you need more roos. Then you decide you want to separate your hens by breed and get a roo for each breed and next thing you know you're consumed with chickens and they eat you out of house and home and then you think i might want a duck, so you buy a duck. No harm done, right? Wrong! You have to get a breeding pair so they are not lonely then you realized how cute those ducklings are and next thing you know your pair turns into 20 and then your feed bill goes way up because ducks eat so much more than chickens. Then somehow you end up with Guinea keets! Can't say how that goes yet as these are young but heck, what started out as 6 hens and 1 rooster all of different breeds in a backyard flock turns into this life consuming, chicken and duck poo covered, money sucking, poultry collecting madness!

 

[lisaequine1]

But then you collect more hens and then you need more roos. Then you decide you want to separate your hens by breed and get a roo for each breed and next thing you know you're consumed with chickens and they eat you out of house and home and then you think i might want a duck, so you buy a duck. No harm done, right? Wrong! You have to get a breeding pair so they are not lonely then you realized how cute those ducklings are and next thing you know your pair turns into 20 and then your feed bill goes way up because ducks eat so much more than chickens. Then somehow you end up with Guinea keets! Can't say how that goes yet as these are young but heck, what started out as 6 hens and 1 rooster all of different breeds in a backyard flock turns into this life consuming, chicken and duck poo covered, money sucking, poultry collecting madness!

Exactly!

 

[Stevens21]

I just found 3 eggs hidden in the kids play house from my RIR =) I would have never thought to even look in there until she did her song before she laid number 4. I either have a Bared Rock or a Black Astrop or even both who just started to lay too. I have 6 that are the same age that should be laying now. Just watching to see who is doing it. Crossing my fingers next month that my Easter Eggers get on board and start laying. However I have a feeling I will have to hunt for them since they don't stay with the others in the coop during the day.

 

[fishnet1971]

Anyone looking to rescue some battery hens in NE Ohio, there will be 200 leghorns available for adoption coming up next week! please PM me!!!!!!!

 

[loveourbirds]

Quote: but if you weren't spending your money on collecting poultry, what else would you spend it on????

i actually talk about that in my member's page. we ended up having to figure out how to overwinter our flock, and it got expensive fast.

 

[minihorse927]

I'd spend more on the horses

 

[Inkheart]

This is soooo true!

 

[loveourbirds]

o.k. valid point LOL. im afraid of horses so i probably wouldnt be spending money there. i joke around when we pick up our feed, and say horses would probably be cheaper to feed. i realize they aren't, but the amount of feed we pick up would probably feed a few horses for a month. as apposed to feeding all these chickens for 2 weeks.

 

[big medicine]

Don't believe I would swap them their Vet and farrier bills either.