Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

[LittleMissPurdy]

I don't know if this helps, but my Barred Rock often laid a more "torpedo" type egg, more conical. I miss my Hennifer Lopez. I will have to spoil this new group and handle them a lot so hopefully I will get some sweet ones again.

Thanks! Will do. Once I get some raised beds in, after I clear some area, after I get my coops together, after I get my chicks.... Etc,

thanks!..it does help

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.'.Hennifer Lopez', OMgosh!! hahaha, too funny. Love the name...
.I thought they laid a brown-ish colored egg...maybe I am confused again...this is so very light...will it get darker?, that is a stupid question.

...or is this the result of hatchery genetics?...
I like these girls..their personalities are awesome!
Bug can touch them/pet them, they follow you around..they are babies. well, if their eggs are not colored what they are supposed to be...i can live with that. Their attitudes are more important to me at this point.
I am curious to see what the other will lay now...

you will get things the way you want them...try not to over-do yourself right off the bat, it is hard though when your excited. I am so happy for you!! Annie-in the-Boonies

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Are you a "list" person?....putting your ideas/thought-jots down on paper can help...
LOVE lists...have lists for my lists...

, yeah..i am just a LITTLE ocd...got to laugh though it helps me, it drives everyone else nuts. That is what all the binders/folders/filing cabinet(s) are for, no kidding.
So..what will be the first project of your new home???

 

[LittleMissPurdy]

I went out during the bad part because I wanted to be sure everyone was okay, and had gone to bed. As I stood under a metal chicken wire roof, holding a metal flashlight, watching the lightening... LOL

oh yeah..that'll work!

 

[stake]

I'm now versed on how to can bacon (awesome!). I was only concerned about the grease being too hot for the jars. As silly as it sounds, I would rather be safe than sorry. I can now confidently can the duck that I had cooked yesterday.

Good job....do you have a source for getting pork bellies to make bacon?

 

[gonehencrazy]

There is a part of me that wants an Isbar...now called Silverudd's Blue. It doesn't seem like there are any breeders in Pa. Any ideas? Might just have to make a trip to KY to visit my friends and buy some chicks....

 

[BullChick]

Good job....do you have a source for getting pork bellies to make bacon?

I suppose I could just use my own stomach.

No, the one source I had isn't practical anymore.

There is a part of me that wants an Isbar...now called Silverudd's Blue. It doesn't seem like there are any breeders in Pa. Any ideas? Might just have to make a trip to KY to visit my friends and buy some chicks....

Road trip!!

 

[AnneInTheBurbs]

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That's dedication!

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My Barred Rocks did lay more of a tan/light brown egg. But maybe you have a special one? They are lovely, I definitely want more for my "collection". Yes, I am very excited, and tired. Haha, between the excitement, the lifting of boxes and heavy stuff, and the busy schedule, I am going to need a 2 day nap. That should do it. The guys are attempting to dismantle my refrigerator. Oh my, I hope we can get it back together!

My first project is to get the bed setup (easy) , and then (the real first plan is to) convert the carport to a temporary turkey enclosure. I will get a shed for them to stay in, in a couple months. But its so warm right now and the carport is huge. I just have to make sure to super duper secure it against predators. I have lots of wire fencing from my chickens' run, so I will be using that. But I have to come up with how to make an access door for me, yet still keep it predator proof. I will figure it our fast since I am getting the turkeys this weekend hopefully! I am so excited since I was reminded this Monday is Labor Day and so its a long weekend!!

I'm such a nerd, a friend of mine was asking what my decorating style was. I told her I didn't really care too much, so long as things are functional and comfortable. I hadn't even thought about decorating. However, I have though about turkey housing, where to place a kill cone in the woods, where to put my chick brooder, etc.

My that was a rant wasn't it....

There is a part of me that wants an Isbar...now called Silverudd's Blue. It doesn't seem like there are any breeders in Pa. Any ideas? Might just have to make a trip to KY to visit my friends and buy some chicks....

Definitely worth a road trip!

 

[BullChick]

When I first got chickens, I used to go out and stay with them during storms. The area that I have been using for a number of things, used to be set up like a living room. Chair, footrest, end table, magazines (poultry and TSC catalog) an alarm clock radio and refrigerator. I even had a rug.

 

[BullChick]

To make a people door, use dog clips to secure the fencing at an end. It will take a minute to open, but it means you can get in.

 

[dheltzel]

There is a part of me that wants an Isbar...now called Silverudd's Blue. It doesn't seem like there are any breeders in Pa. Any ideas? Might just have to make a trip to KY to visit my friends and buy some chicks....

A year or so ago, there was a local ad on Craigslist for Isbar chicks, I haven't seen anything since. There are a lot of breeds like that where they get really popular and bring high prices, then they get cheap for a brief time as the disillusioned keepers unload their extra stock, then they become almost impossible to find. Another breed like that is the Breda Fowl. My friend has been trying to find people interested in eggs or chicks, but no one is interested it seems. I think Isbars are the same (almost impossible to find anymore), and Bielefelders are just starting on that curve and will lose popularity in another year or so. Legbars and Copper Marans are 2 recent breeds that seem to have "staying power" and will likely be easy to find for many years, like Barred Rocks and Buff Orps.

I applaud your efforts to track down and (maybe) preserve what will always be a rare breed in the US. I wish I could help more, If I ever find a source, I will post it.

 

[AnneInTheBurbs]

To make a people door, use dog clips to secure the fencing at an end. It will take a minute to open, but it means you can get in.

what are dog clips?