Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

[kwalls]

Yeah me too. She was like freezing yesterday morning. We brought her in yesterday to warm up and she seemed to perk right up and eat. She is calling for me now.. lol.. silly girl already has me wrapped around her tiny toes. We kept her in last night and she is acting totally normal. Scratching around, jumping up out of her bed to wander around... i have no idea what to do.. i cant keep her inside the house all winter

 

[BullChick]

wellll... They do make chicken diapers Or you can make one.
Is she really cold? What is she doing? It is true that she perks up inside, but if she is huddling out of fear outside, and just relaxed inside...

 

[AnneInTheBurbs]

Haha.. i missed some breeds..as you can see.. this is just a small portion
They are surely spoiled rotten

This is the little girl we just dont have a clue about.. any thoughts?

They are gorgeous! Wish I knew how to help your little cutie. Maybe she just needs some TLC until she's full grown? Others have a point though, she just might be a bantam. I wonder if it would help to ask someone from the company if you can email them with pics to help identify.

 

[kwalls]

All i can do is try.

 

[AnneInTheBurbs]

All i can do is try.

 

[AnneInTheBurbs]

 
Hey there:

Are you still in the Dorking game...your last lady went down (old age) about a month ago...in spring, I am going to get a batch of Reds...if that falls through, I may look for other alternatives....pm me

Are you getting them from Dick Hostman? The pics on his site are awesome. Sandhill also has them and I am considering ordering some chicks from there if you want to make a joint order for next year.

Can I butt in? When you are placing an order, can you let me know? I may want a few special chicks.

 

[kwalls]

I dont have any others like her.. would hate for her to not make it. she is up and about this morning. Shes ready for breakfast. Hehe.. she had a late night snack last night.. she found a stinkbug on the floor.. eeewww i know...

 

[BullChick]

LOL

 

[dheltzel]

Yeah me too. She was like freezing yesterday morning. We brought her in yesterday to warm up and she seemed to perk right up and eat. She is calling for me now.. lol.. silly girl already has me wrapped around her tiny toes. We kept her in last night and she is acting totally normal. Scratching around, jumping up out of her bed to wander around... i have no idea what to do.. i cant keep her inside the house all winter

I have kept chickens through the winter in my garage, to ensure they would not be lost to the cold.

 

[dheltzel]

Can I butt in? When you are placing an order, can you let me know? I may want a few special chicks.

Anyone close to me is welcome to dream about what chicks they might want from Sandhill
I am thinking a of getting Welsummers (different line than the ones I got from Whitmore Farm) and Partridge Penedescencas. They have lots of other really neat breeds, some that are impossible to get anywhere else in the US. I want to decide soon and get the order in soon to get an early spot on their waiting list.

So, let me know if you are seriously considering anything. They are all straight run and will arrive at a random time next year, making it a little harder to get chicks than with a large hatchery. I fully support what they are doing, it really is a labor of love for them, so I am willing to be flexible with the order. Of course, I can house your chicks with mine until it is a good time to pick them up from me.

In your specific case, Anne, I would suggest that you pick a rare breed to concentrate on and setup a dedicated breeding pen for them next year. I (and others here) can help you with breeding, hatching and marketing. If small operations focus on a single (or at least very few) breed, they can become a significant source of stock and publicity for a breed that is near extinction, as least in the local area. Some people are already doing this with breeds like Barred Hollands and Scots Dumpys, but many other breeds are impossible to find (anyone ever seen Redcap or Erminette chicks for same on Craigslist?)

Just a warning - you can waste many hours poring over the Sandhill catalog and looking up pictures on Google. I don't want to get blamed for that . . .