She said/He said Who's right? Who's wrong? No one!

[rossfam06]

Going off of some of her previous confessions, I would suggest simply relaxing

X2 you will do great....just don't stay up all night watching them. Go do other things and check periodically.

Way to go mom! 

Thank you!

I also wanted Legbars because of the egg color until I learned they were temperamentally more like the brown Leghorns I once had (spaz birds that would literally fly the coop when you opened the door, would go on the roof and not come down, etc).  My "near Ameraucanas" were bad enough.  Now I  just want some easy to raise birds that can get along with birds of other colors and sizes and make nice egg baskets.  They also have to be cold hardy, and a slight tendency to broodiness might not be a bad thing.  But they have to be smart enough to get out of the way of a lawn tractor and even escape some of the lesser predators.  There are few quality poultry breeders in the area, but a lot of breeders who buy/sell or breed low quality hatchery specimens of popular breeds.  I won't try to compete with that.  And there are a lot of sellers of cheap eggs, the Amish undersell everyone.  So I will be out of the egg business.

If we move to the new place the birds will have room to roam.  We will be looking at three properties tomorrow, all riverfront custom homes on 5-20 acres.  Even with more land, I will have a smaller flock, I just want it to be self-sustaining and being able to grow my own broilers would be a plus.  The coop will be a place to lay and roost and provide shelter in inclement weather.  I'll have a brooder house and grow out pens for my turkeys.

And yeah, if someone figures out ship-a-thin, I'll take two, please.

My Legbars are anything but flighty. The hens are the sweetest hens in my coop, both towards me and their coop mates. Both roosters I had were NASTY mean. But, they tasted good in chicken salad sandwiches. But, don't get Cream Legbars thinking you will get blue eggs. Mine lay green eggs, well one lays a slightly bluish egg. They are great layers, 6 eggs a week, right through their first winter.

I have to agree with enola. Mine are super sweet not really flighty but they are squatting for me now....so I should be getting eggs any day now....I always heard blue but I have seen green with blueish hues. I can't wait until mine finally start.

 

[scflock]

We're on the banner bar, too...

That header should say "There's more than one way to open a window"

 

[BYC910]

"broke is a good word! new thread... I am there... How to Brake your "snippy" hens"






No I love you guys, you make me smile and I need that, just sounded like we were unwanted in the recent posting thats all!

now who would make you feel that way this is a can of mixed nuts. we have all kind of nuts . we try to keep the nuts in not throw them out . the best way to brake a snippy hen is fried chicken works every time.

 

[Cynthia12]

That's too bad Cynthia. I'm sorry.

I'm a USU fan, so I have to give you a hard time.

That's ok, bring it on.. I think they are on a roll! I hope. Even the animals are getting into the games. Touch Down!

 

[meganhundley]

I think the problem was I was trying to cover the light overflow and trying to hold the egg at the same time with 1 hand and take a pic with the other so I covered alot of the top of the egg which made the cell look smaller. Some are still kind of small though.

 

[WVduckchick]

That header should say "There's more than one way to open a window"

 

[scflock]

I think the problem was I was trying to cover the light overflow and trying to hold the egg at the same time with 1 hand and take a pic with the other so I covered alot of the top of the egg which made the cell look smaller. Some are still kind of small though.

I have no experience with shipped eggs. Is that what it does to air cells? I've never seen uneven lines like that

 

[frmboyinthecity]

now who would make you feel that way this is a can of mixed nuts. we have all kind of nuts . we try to keep the nuts in not throw them out . the best way to brake a snippy hen is fried chicken works every time.

if you want to fry my two and a half year old broody, have at it. I would guess you could find boot leather that would be more tender.

 

[Cynthia12]

meg...What breed is in there? LF? That air sac actually isn't too bad. I've had a lot worse with shipped eggs. Seeing lots of movement? When you lock down, lay the egg in between the saddle, with just a little bit of the higher one poking up..make sense?

 

[BYC910]

I think the problem was I was trying to cover the light overflow and trying to hold the egg at the same time with 1 hand and take a pic with the other so I covered alot of the top of the egg which made the cell look smaller. Some are still kind of small though.

don't look small to me