I have 7 girls that I got from the August swap and NONE of them are laying...durn bunch of free loaders! And NONE of my W/BW Ameraucanas are laying and they are between 6 and 9 months old!!
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Well, the oldest Ams should start laying really soon. I also picked up 2 lavender pullets from pinkchick yesterday that are 8 months old (Shaffer/Blehm lines) one of which has been laying for a couple of weeks, and the other one started just a couple of days ago. The black one that started yesterday is 8 months too. Hang in there!
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What do you mean by a sound proof chamber? I am also very interested in adding a rooster to my flock. I also live in the city & want to keep my neighbors happy. We live 20 minutes west of Portland.
Also, how do you pick what breed of rooster to get? Obviously we'd want a quieter, docile breed of rooster for our 1 BO and 2 SLW.
What do you mean by a sound proof chamber? I am also very interested in adding a rooster to my flock. I also live in the city & want to keep my neighbors happy. We live 20 minutes west of Portland.
Also, how do you pick what breed of rooster to get? Obviously we'd want a quieter, docile breed of rooster for our 1 BO and 2 SLW.
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What do you mean by a sound proof chamber? I am also very interested in adding a rooster to my flock. I also live in the city & want to keep my neighbors happy. We live 20 minutes west of Portland.
Also, how do you pick what breed of rooster to get? Obviously we'd want a quieter, docile breed of rooster for our 1 BO and 2 SLW.
If you want a docile rooster, I'd recommend a Faverolles. Though Wyandottes and Orpingtons can be really nice too, then you'd have some pure chicks. Though with any large fowl breed, when they do crow it's going to be loud, and as far as how much they crow, it's up to the individual bird, you can't make generalizations about any breed for how much they crow. It's a personality thing.
What do you mean by a sound proof chamber? I am also very interested in adding a rooster to my flock. I also live in the city & want to keep my neighbors happy. We live 20 minutes west of Portland.
Also, how do you pick what breed of rooster to get? Obviously we'd want a quieter, docile breed of rooster for our 1 BO and 2 SLW.
If you want a docile rooster, I'd recommend a Faverolles. Though Wyandottes and Orpingtons can be really nice too, then you'd have some pure chicks. Though with any large fowl breed, when they do crow it's going to be loud, and as far as how much they crow, it's up to the individual bird, you can't make generalizations about any breed for how much they crow. It's a personality thing.
I just went out to feed and collect eggs for the day, and I got a surprise in my Lavender bantam Ameraucana coop! My first egg from them today! Wow - it's been a great week!! First, one of my bantam blacks started laying again after MONTHS off, my first LF Am egg, and now my first lavender bantam Am egg! Merry Christmas to me!
Oh, I just checked out what Faverolle roosters look like. Oooooooooooo... very pretty.
So I then checked out your website & see you have bantam Faverolles. Are the bantams a little less loud then regular? And could a bantam mate w/ my BO & SLW's? This might be just the route to go. I would really like a rooster to protect & take care of our girls. & if we got a chickie or two... that would be okay. Mostly we eat the eggs. No freezer camp here (unless we had to cull for health or humane issues).
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I think it depends on the individual rooster if they are able to "get the job done". Though I have heard of lots of bantam roos mating large fowl hens. Itjust so happens that I do have an extra bantam Fav cockerel right now. He hatched 10/3...
I think it depends on the individual rooster if they are able to "get the job done". Though I have heard of lots of bantam roos mating large fowl hens. Itjust so happens that I do have an extra bantam Fav cockerel right now. He hatched 10/3...
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Ugh! Halfway, I bet you are buried in snow! We just got dumped on a few nights ago......
So, tell me about your chickens!
Ugh! Halfway, I bet you are buried in snow! We just got dumped on a few nights ago......
So, tell me about your chickens!
What do you mean by a sound proof chamber? I am also very interested in adding a rooster to my flock. I also live in the city & want to keep my neighbors happy. We live 20 minutes west of Portland.
Also, how do you pick what breed of rooster to get? Obviously we'd want a quieter, docile breed of rooster for our 1 BO and 2 SLW.
Ok so heres what i plan to do: I have 2 different 3x3x3 Pens that i used to use for my Coturnix Quail. They are open air, but i am going to alter the entire structure. I am going to cover the sides with light wood, then insulate the entire box (except the front, ill get to that later) with Styrofoam insulation (about 3 1/2in to 4 inches worth!!!) and then add another thin piece of plywood to the outside. The Top will have vent holes for air circulation, as well as a small lamp fixture to provide some light at **appropriate** hours. Then i will build another removable sound proof front door (with an air intake) to slide over the front after i put him inside. I also have a large 6x6x3ft pen that i used to use for my chickens in the summer months (no roof, and open air.) I will be converting this to a larger area for my rooster to play in (probably throw some hens in there daily for him too everyday to ensure fertility).
His life will be the following: Everyday night he will live in his isolation booth (of which i control the light source and will hopefully limit his calls) with probably one hen with him. After i wake up and take care of the rest of the morning chores, from 8 or 9-12pm he will be in his bigger area (still inside the garage with a few ladies), and then at noon-1pm everyday he will get to come out and free range with all his ladies in the yard until dark. From 12pm-Dusk i think my neighbors would truly be hard pressed to complain about him. I think the crows around here make more noise than even I-5 (which is only 3 blocks away). I also plan on bribing my neighbors with eggs in the summer, and just try and be as respectful of their noise privacy as i can. I am currently bribing them with holiday gift baskets of homemade cookies, seeing as i have 15-18 full size hens free ranging in my yard all day..
As far as a pick of rooster, i have no idea. I only got one, because i want to set my own eggs, and start developing my own line of my favorite chicken, the Blue Laced Red Wyandotte. I have a rooster on the way, 1 fullsize splash hen, and 3 pullets (coming from California) the week of the 27th. I also have 24 BLRW eggs set in my incubator, 24 others en route, and have an order of 15 day old chicks (straight run) from PAUL'S POULTRY (arguably the best BLRW line in the U.S.) coming in late January. So i have alot of stock to chose from, and i plan on keeping 2 roosters, and about 20 hens.. Its gonna be a long process, but i think the results are going to be great.. Anyways heres my rooster, i cant wait to meet him (in about 10 days.)
Also, how do you pick what breed of rooster to get? Obviously we'd want a quieter, docile breed of rooster for our 1 BO and 2 SLW.
Ok so heres what i plan to do: I have 2 different 3x3x3 Pens that i used to use for my Coturnix Quail. They are open air, but i am going to alter the entire structure. I am going to cover the sides with light wood, then insulate the entire box (except the front, ill get to that later) with Styrofoam insulation (about 3 1/2in to 4 inches worth!!!) and then add another thin piece of plywood to the outside. The Top will have vent holes for air circulation, as well as a small lamp fixture to provide some light at **appropriate** hours. Then i will build another removable sound proof front door (with an air intake) to slide over the front after i put him inside. I also have a large 6x6x3ft pen that i used to use for my chickens in the summer months (no roof, and open air.) I will be converting this to a larger area for my rooster to play in (probably throw some hens in there daily for him too everyday to ensure fertility).
His life will be the following: Everyday night he will live in his isolation booth (of which i control the light source and will hopefully limit his calls) with probably one hen with him. After i wake up and take care of the rest of the morning chores, from 8 or 9-12pm he will be in his bigger area (still inside the garage with a few ladies), and then at noon-1pm everyday he will get to come out and free range with all his ladies in the yard until dark. From 12pm-Dusk i think my neighbors would truly be hard pressed to complain about him. I think the crows around here make more noise than even I-5 (which is only 3 blocks away). I also plan on bribing my neighbors with eggs in the summer, and just try and be as respectful of their noise privacy as i can. I am currently bribing them with holiday gift baskets of homemade cookies, seeing as i have 15-18 full size hens free ranging in my yard all day..
As far as a pick of rooster, i have no idea. I only got one, because i want to set my own eggs, and start developing my own line of my favorite chicken, the Blue Laced Red Wyandotte. I have a rooster on the way, 1 fullsize splash hen, and 3 pullets (coming from California) the week of the 27th. I also have 24 BLRW eggs set in my incubator, 24 others en route, and have an order of 15 day old chicks (straight run) from PAUL'S POULTRY (arguably the best BLRW line in the U.S.) coming in late January. So i have alot of stock to chose from, and i plan on keeping 2 roosters, and about 20 hens.. Its gonna be a long process, but i think the results are going to be great.. Anyways heres my rooster, i cant wait to meet him (in about 10 days.)
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