Peeps in Europe!

[abpatchy]

Thank you! Good luck, hope you get at least a couple of broodies

 

[fluffycrow]

Thank you! Good luck, hope you get at least a couple of broodies

Thank you! I hope I hope so too, we'll see I guess, I will definitely update here if I do!

 

[BDutch]

Eh eh, I'm not interested in branded ISA brown, I'd be happy with any red mix who doesn't go broody ... or at least who does it less frequently!
If we were closer we could definitely swap eggs!

The bantam Rhode Island Red (rir) are lovely chickens. The big Reds are nog only larger but also a bit different (reading about them) , but not the borrosy type either.
This is my Red.

 

[BDutch]

That's exactly what I'm experiencing @abpatchy ! I have been raising chickens for 11 years, not ONE broody. Last year I managed to get a broody from a friend, she broke. I said to myself, "that's fine, next year she'll definitely hatch some chicks" a week later she managed to escape her pen, flew out of the property and before I could get to her some workers working on my neighbors home caught her and drove away. Last year i got a pair of aseel, turns out theyre both males. This year i managed to get three silkie chicks, theyre not doing great and i worry none will survive, one has already passed. The chicken gods must hate me

So sorry you had so much bad luck.

Maybe part of it is a learning proces too.
The first year I started with 6 week old chicks I had many casualties and roosters too. But I think it wouldn’t happen on that scale if I bought such chicks again.

The seller told it were all pullets , and if it weren’t all pullets I could come back to trade them. He gave me more rooster chicks as hens or more roosters survived. This was in 2014. Learned so much since.

I think we all make a learning curve if we care and observe.

 

[BDutch]

I raise Sulmtaler for show and to have for eggs and meat.
The hen in the picture is a Sulmtaler hen and so is the rooster. The nice thing about Sulmtaler chicks is that at latest at 2 weeks you can tell if rooster or hen.

Do you vaccinate for Marek because of the shows or do you know you have been contaminated in the past?
Because I never did and never had Mareks disease in my flock.

To keep a healthy flock is important to me. And a important reason not to buy chicks /chickens but to let a broody hatch fertilised eggs.

 

[abpatchy]

Do you vaccinate for Marek because of the shows or do you know you have been contaminated in the past?
Because I never did and never had Mareks disease in my flock.

To keep a healthy flock is important to me. And a important reason not to buy chicks /chickens but to let a broody hatch fertilised eggs.

I vaccinate yes, because of the shows. As well as I keep my birds in a breeding club. There are 6 other breeders on the premisis. So the danger that one could have Mareks in their flock or brings in a new bird with Marek's ,is there. I don't want to lose my birds... I put a lot of money, energy and work into my flock. I actually became state champion this fall for my breed. It would be devastating. The other breeders vaccinate as well with live vaccine. So I do too.

 

[maceleneo]

@BDutch oh she's really pretty, but I'm afraid RIR are even more rare in Italy: I just did a quick online research and I couldn't find any ad anywhere! :/
I would say that the most common chickens in Italy (perhaps after Leghorns) are those red mixes I was referring to, but I have no idea which breed they come from and they're not so common where I live. I guess our chicken culture is way behind other countries, suffice to say that we call "americanine" (little americans) or "nane" (dwarfs) every type of bantam, with no further distinctions!
I cant' find any datas about it, but I would love to know the most common chicken breed/hybrid in every country! What's the most common in the Netherlands? And what breed is hard to find?

 

[BDutch]

@BDutch oh she's really pretty, but I'm afraid RIR are even more rare in Italy: I just did a quick online research and I couldn't find any ad anywhere! :/
I would say that the most common chickens in Italy (perhaps after Leghorns) are those red mixes I was referring to, but I have no idea which breed they come from and they're not so common where I live. I guess our chicken culture is way behind other countries, suffice to say that we call "americanine" (little americans) or "nane" (dwarfs) every type of bantam, with no further distinctions!
I cant' find any datas about it, but I would love to know the most common chicken breed/hybrid in every country! What's the most common in the Netherlands? And what breed is hard to find?

I suppose the shops/commercial hatcheries of heritage breeds and popular breeds from all over the world give a good indication.
I added a few links for you. This way you have a good idea what’s available without any problems.
1. Hoogendoorn
Large breeds:
https://www.dierenspecialisthoogendoorn.nl/kippen-etc/grote-kippen.html
Bantams:
https://www.dierenspecialisthoogendoorn.nl/kippen-etc/kriel-kippen.html
2. Chicken specialist
Large breeds:
https://www.dekippenspecialist.nl/grote-rassen
Bantams:
https://www.dekippenspecialist.nl/krielrassen

With Google translate or translate in Word , it’s not difficult to read the text.

 

[chickengr]

hi there. I got 3 pairs of dutch bantams. a lot of snow here. I have no internet at home so I cannot check posts often. I hope you all are ok.

 

[BDutch]

Great to hear from you again ChickenGr!
How is your new house? Settled in a bit now?