San Diego Chicken meetup and Chat thread

[sillybirdie]

Thank You!!! I will

I would love to make it to a meet up!

Do you all sell chicks/chickens to one another? When we get our big co-op built we are going to want some bigger laying hens.....for sure! I am pretty positive we are going from 5 silkies to 2 now

 

[dfdesigns]

Just an update... my broody Missy is still doing a great job! I think I will attempt to candle on the 9th and see if we've got anything going on in there.

Miriam - pretty sure I got another double yolker this morning; I'll start another carton for you.

Silliebirdie - welcome!

I think my little Sultan finally starting laying, which means that everybody is finally up to speed. Way to go, Helen! (As in Keller... LOL!)

Dana

PS - I will get my MM order together in another post.

 

[dfdesigns]

My MM order:

1 25lb bag chick starter & grower crumbles

2 50lb bags of soy-free layer pellets

2 50lb bags of alfalfa pellets

4 35lb bags of sunflower seeds

I can do more/less as we need for the order. Thank you!!

Dana

 

[SunnyCalifornia]

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I have some chicks (pullets) that are large laying kinds- Buff Orps, and Barred Rocks. I'd like to sell them by the end of the month. PM me if you're interested.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Do ya'll wanna have another meet-up April 23rd down here? I can host or co-host? Maybe get in the MM order to have it by then?

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Here is what I have to far for the next Modesto Order; (Is this it?)



WhiteMountainsRanch



Luvanimals2



SunnyCalifornia
3 layer crumbles 50#
1 chick starter crumbles 50#
1 scratch 50#



Dfdesigns
1 bag chick starter & grower crumbles 25#
2 bags of soy-free layer pellets 50#
2 bags of alfalfa pellets 50#
4 bags of sunflower seeds 35#

 

[CAChickenNewbee]

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Cari, April 23 sounds great for a meet-up. I hope to have a few silkie pairs and maybe some Polish teenagers to offer.

I have to tell you all - my husband is the most patient man in the world...at the last meet-up (and subsequent Chicken Days at Hawthornes) I took home 8 silkies and 6 polish chicks. They are now getting pretty big and were out growing my brooders. In the last two weekends he has expanded my layers' run to include the entire area under my shed (for protection in rain and coolness in the summer) a total of 12 x 18 ft sq - and a tunnel from the existing big coop/run. Today he finished a room addition on my little coop. It is SO cool. I am in the 4th week of 6 straight weeks of business travel. I think he got tired of servicing 2 coops and 2 brooders....

After moving the silkies to the newly expanded (it literally looks like a room addition) baby coop, I decided to go ahead and throw the Polish in too, as everyone was a bit confused by all the expanded space anyway. There was absolutely no adjustment, no hen pecking, nothing.....Last time I checked, they were all piled together in a multicultural mass....only one chick has figured out how to go up the ramp into the actual closed coop portion.

The only reason I was able to move the "designer chicks" into the little coop was because earlier in the week my 4 barred rock and black sex link teenagers started laying. Once 'mature' I was able to integrate them into my older flock. It's been a rough week for the teenagers, but tonight I noticed they were interspersed between 'the big girls' on the coveted top perch. I have never seen this before, but last night I actually watched hens tunnel under the legs of other hens, already on perches, to get the best perch spots. Hysterical. I swear this chicken thing never gets old. I also got 10 eggs from 12 hens yesterday....that was pretty exciting. I love the tiny first eggs a pullet lays. So perfectly formed and beautiful.

Anyway, by April 23 I will be ready for a meetup. I can help set up and am also willing to help clean up, but can't do much of the planning as I will just be home from a two week trip.

Also could use 2 50# bags of layer pellets if you place an order. Do they sell the wheat for sprouting and is anyone willing to split a bag with me if so?

 

[crazy huhn]

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I am working a lot in April, but I am off on the 23 rd..........

 

[luvanimals2]

Cari, Depending on when it is ordered, I may tweak it a little bit but it is pretty much what I want.

5 Chick Starter Crumbles
4 Layer Crumbles- the regular
2 Scratch
1 Whole Wheat

Edit to say that I want all 50lb bags.

Nancy

 

[SunValleySeramas]

About a meet up, I thought we were planning on quarterly!! I am going to the meet up in norco it sounds like it is going to be big and there are going to be some other serama people there. I may not make this meet up down here if it is to close to the one in norco!!