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Beginning, Advanced, and Chicken First Aid classes are being offered in Portland. Beginning is this Sunday, the 17th at 4 pm. Chicken First Aid is next Sunday at 5:30pm and the other classes are in February. You can check the calendar on the Urban Farm Store website for those dates in Feb. Please contact Tonya to register at [email protected]/
. All classes are $10 per person for the 2 hour class,
Hello from a beautifully rainy Eugene today!
Looking to start my own small flock of girls in the next couple of months. Does anyone have suggestion on which breeds I should be looking at?
I'm looking to start off small (3 or 4 girls maybe a duck too) medium or large egg, no color preference, 5-7 eggs per week. Maybe some bug control too? I've done a ton of research and I'm going to lie, I want one of everything! Leaning towards Buff Orpingtons, Black/Red Sexlinks and Australorp's.
My coop and run are almost ready and could house up to 8 but for this year, I'd like to stay with just a few. I can always add a few more next spring.
Any suggestions/advice would be most appreciated! Thanks!!
I started my small flock in April of this year (first time chicken wrangler). I did a lot of research on chicken breed personalities. I wasn't so much interested in how many eggs were laid, but wanted a gentle, mild-mannered little flock. So I decided on two Buff Orpingtons, a Black Australorp, and a Barred Rock. I am so so so happy with my choices. They are sweet, friendly birds and there are very few disagreements among them. And bonus ... during the spring, summer, and fall months I averaged 3.5 eggs a day (I keep track on a calendar of # of eggs laid each day and by whom, if I can tell). And during the winter months, I've been averaging almost three a day with no supplemental light.
Good luck to you. Let us know what you decide on.