Should I buy eggs or wait it out?

[cheeka]

lol gilcamp, it's just a regular chicken pen, but the chickens residing there technically don't belong to me... yet. I am taking care of the homeless creatures until next week, although I don't believe the guy who owns them is coming back. so I am their Foster Mama and they are my Foster Chickens... and after next week, they are mine.

 

[cheeka]

and gilcamp.... in the words of our friend OK, will we be celebrating post #100 with you here tonight??

 

[lindz8504]

It was a beautiful day here today! The thermometer in the coop said 51*. Everyone got some free range time, but the little ones haven't came out of the run at all since Christmas day when the huskies were here chasing them again! Hopefully they calm down and venture out again. I got 8 eggs today. If it isn't raining this weekend, I am going to dust everyone again for the lice, and see how they are doing. I turned the quarantine coop into a Dust bath house for the winter, and I think there has been someone in there, because the pile of silt and ash is spread out. I guess we will see how they are in a couple of days, and go from there.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

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Cheeka is giving a temporary home to a smallish flock of chickens, but she's anticipating that the people won't come back for them. Her foster chickens are kept in the foster pen. (oops, didn't see that Cheeka already responded. Derrrp.

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Although, I think she ought to mix them in with the others soon. Then, if the former owners come back, you can claim ignorance about which

are whose.

Not much new around here. Hubs is still overseas. Weather is still nice. Nobody is sick. (yay) Got 3 eggs and 1 egglet today, pretty typical. The only new thing is that there is a chance it might rain, just a bit, on Sat eve. Now I've got to wash the car, hang out laundry, and water the plants really well to make sure it dos rain. Think it will work?

 

[Wishing4Wings]

So I'm thinking about getting some chicks online for the first time any breeds I should look into

Howdy garyed!

Oh so many choices. If you are looking for good layers, any of the sexlinks are good. Mine is a golden sexlink, but they call them all sorts of different names (ie comet, cinnamon queen). Anyway, she is a great layer and also very calm and friendly. I like EEs too. Most of the big hatcheries call them Ameraucanas. Green eggs are cool. I did not have good luck with my hatchery Leghorn and Silver Laced Wyandotte. Both of them are overly mean with the other hens. Australorps are pretty, if you like black chickens, and everyone should have at least one barred rock. They are good company.

Let us know what you decide.

 

[lindz8504]

I also didn't like my Wyandottes and traded them for Easter eggers. My G.comets (sexlinks) are great layers and I usually get 6 eggs a day from the 7 of them. Cochins are sweet docile birds that tend to go broody at the drop of a hat. I personally don't have any barred rocks and I am a little afraid of them after hearing about Roger...... lol.

 

[cheeka]

lucky lindz! 51* in the coop is nice! we hit a max of 22* outside, I moved the thermometer to the front of the house, so I don't know what the interior temp inside the dome is, but it must be about 35*. it's chilly, but the water doesn't freeze and I'm comfy without hat and gloves... the back pens... cold. cold. cold. but not drafty. still battling frostbite, the white rooster... I feel bad, he might lose a tip or 2.

maybe not. it's finally supposed to be above freezing tomorrow.

 

[okallthis4eggs]

Something is going on in the broody coop. Five BR's roost tightly together on one end of the roost and the five Delawares roost tightly together on the other end. I think gangs are forming.

 

[lindz8504]

lucky lindz! 51* in the coop is nice! we hit a max of 22* outside, I moved the thermometer to the front of the house, so I don't know what the interior temp inside the dome is, but it must be about 35*. it's chilly, but the water doesn't freeze and I'm comfy without hat and gloves... the back pens... cold. cold. cold. but not drafty. still battling frostbite, the white rooster... I feel bad, he might lose a tip or 2.

maybe not. it's finally supposed to be above freezing tomorrow.

Hopefully the frost bite will get better without any loss! The chicken's water was frozen solid this morning, but everything had thawed by lunchtime.

Something is going on in the broody coop. Five BR's roost tightly together on one end of the roost and the five Delawares roost tightly together on the other end. I think gangs are forming.

UH OH!

 

[okallthis4eggs]

You better get a "gang" of food back here and I don't mean maybe. I am covered in frostbite from the top of my comb to the tip of my toes. It's bad I tell you.