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hardychant said:
Hi Everyone,
I'm in West Goshen. I only have two chickens left and would love more. It looks from your posts that there are no problems with different ages. Just winter issues. The pair I hhsbe are pretty cute, like a couple of pups that hang together and look out for each other but as their numbers have dwindled they seem to have stopped laying. Maybe I should recognize that I live in an area with too many predators.
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Howdy neighbor....(East Whiteland here).....I should have a few chicks hatching around 09/07.....they'd be mixed and maybe some Olive eggers....there are predators everywhere....I've had fox in my backyard four times and I have a dog....so far no loses, but, there is always some attrition due to predators...I've just been lucky....you are welcome to stop by and see my chooks and their setup....there maybe a few things you can do help protect you flock....

What type of chooks do you have? and what are you looking for?
 
hardychant said:
Hi Everyone,
I'm in West Goshen. I only have two chickens left and would love more. It looks from your posts that there are no problems with different ages. Just winter issues. The pair I hhsbe are pretty cute, like a couple of pups that hang together and look out for each other but as their numbers have dwindled they seem to have stopped laying. Maybe I should recognize that I live in an area with too many predators.
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Hey there! :frow


We are neighbors -I'm just west of West Chester. Yes, predators are a problem.
 
LadyBehir said:
Well, I got the two "Ameraucana" (I never know how to spell that) from the local ritzy ag store near LMP. I have no idea where they got them. They do have the puffy cheek feathers. Eh, green eggs are fine. They're all the same inside.
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The chicks you got are hatchery stock and often referred to as "easter eggers". They are not pure bred Ameracaunas, in other words they would not fit into any color class at a poultry show, but they are bred for production, which probably suites your purpose much better. Our very best layers are our hatchery easter eggers, and some mixed breed hens that hatched from the free range flock.

Purebred Ameracaunas should always lay bright blue eggs, but people who show them don't emphasize egg qualities as much because they are not part of how a bird is judged in a show. They can be expensive also, I paid about $40 for 6 chicks last fall and every one was a cockerel! I've looked at buying eggs, but good quality, "very blue egg laying" strains are about $50 a dozen. Given those prices, you can understand why the hatchery pullet chicks for a few dollars each seem like such a bargain to me.
 
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LadyBehir said:


Mabel and Vicki - the two in question about a month ago. Green is fine.
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You really can't tell egg color from the way the hens look, can you? I have 2 hens that look almost identical and they lay bright blue eggs, though they are a bit on the small size (both the hens and the eggs). I will not be hatching any more of their eggs because the chicks have been weak and had a high mortality compared to my other strain of "Ameracaunas", that produce large, vigorous chicks. Even though I like some things about them (prettiest eggs we get), I just can't justify the effort to try to get the genetics stronger.
 
Hi everyone. I figured I would say hi and let you all know I live south of Pittsburgh. I have 8 chickens and 7 hens 1 rooster. Of course all we're suppose to be hens ;) Anyway I am still working on getting coop / run finished. It seems like it is taking forever. Thanks
 

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