Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

[AnneInTheBurbs]

@dheltzel. Checked on my Broody girl Cinnamon tonight. So far she has 1 Biele, and 1 Lav. Hopefully by morning she will have several more!

 

[kie4]

They had a bunch actually. Cornish cross, leghorns, BSL, RSL. I think they may have had BOs. They also had bantam mixes, looked like mostly silkies, I think. Go check it out!

Thanks for the info @AnneInTheBurbs
, we'll go and have a look!

Here's a pic of a couple of Brahmas that were looking for a home in Pickering Farm and Feed. There was a Chantecler all by herself too.

 

[BullChick]

Does anyone use the coops from tractor supply and are they any good

I have two. The roofs began peeling back within about two weeks. Even covered with a tarp, they were fell apart rapidly.
Second problem. They allow about one square foot per bird in the coop area. Two in the run.
Third, any predator can rip it to shreds and dig underneath.
They are light, and I've had the wind blow them away.

I am going to build one cause I thought they looked a little iffy myself and I want something to last. Is 4x8x4 big enough for 10 chickens, I am new to this and starting out. Thanks

A LF (large fowl, also known as a regular chicken as opposed to a bantam) needs four square feet of coop space to really be healthy and happy. Ten square feet per bird in the run is desirable. 8 is good too.

 

[dheltzel]

@dheltzel . Checked on my Broody girl Cinnamon tonight. So far she has 1 Biele, and 1 Lav. Hopefully by morning she will have several more!

 

[Cjs123]

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I just saw an ad for Lavender Orpington chicks on Lancaster Fancy Fowl site for $35 a piece. Hope it works out.....

 

[AnneInTheBurbs]

[@=/u/249441/dheltzel]@dheltzel[/@]. Checked on my Broody girl Cinnamon tonight. So far she has 1 Biele, and 1 Lav. Hopefully by morning she will have several more!

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Dennis, do you have pic of male and female Bieles so I can see what she hatched?

 

[Cjs123]

Dido on that inquiry. I am planning the same:0)

 

[Blarneyeggs]

I am going to build one cause I thought they looked a little iffy myself and I want something to last. Is 4x8x4 big enough for 10 chickens, I am new to this and starting out. Thanks

If you can do this, I would recommend what I did. Last time, I built my own coop. Not expensive, but I immediately wished it had been bigger. When I moved, I called up local shed companies. Asked if they had any used sheds in stock. I was able to find an ugly 10x12 for $375 including delivery. I had to re roof it and paint it, but it's nice and big. You may be surprised when you start purchasing materials, how it can add up quickly. Here are some pics of my before and after. For reference, I am a young(ish) woman with no previous building skills. Thank God for Youtube!

oh my goodness!!! My goats would not say no to that! Great Job.

 

[ChcknNurse]

Hey guys, candled my turkey eggs tonight. All five seem to be developing, but one has a problem.

It has an air cell on the side of the egg. Is there any hope with an assisted hatch?

No experience with Turkeys. But, I did have a Swedish Flower from someone on here. When I candled the air cell was completely on the side. I thought there was no way it would make it. The only adjustment I made was that I tilted the egg so that the air cell was fairly close to upright (it made the egg fit awkward in the bator). She pipped correctly and hatched without intervention. Hope it goes well for you.

 

[yoopergirl1211]

That looks like a made date . and it looks like March 7th 2006 to me.

Me too but that couldn't be right I hope!

I know most would have ended the duck's life (he's fine for meat!), but he's eating fish out of the water, still tries (and after two weeks of keeping it up, I assume succeeding) to eat from the grass, and everyone is eating feed soup twice daily. He isn't hand (or tube!) fed, and can probably get along without the feed soup. Come "winter" down there, I expect he will be fine with the lack of minnows. He's one lucky duck!

So great hes doing so well!!

My guess is an EE for the first one. Probably mixed with the FBCM to get feathered feet.

That would be kinda cool. I'm hoping its not a boy but pretty sure it is because of comb. Plan on trying to keep him either way.