South Carolina

[leirob007]

Forest lake area near Ft. Jackson.

Right next to the Arcadia Lakes section I grew up in

 

[FreeBSDCacher]

Howdy folks,

I'm new to the chicken world, 3 miles from town in Greenville, SC. We got 4 hens about a month ago, that are now at about 17 weeks. We are hoping they will start laying in the next month or so. 1 Buff Orpington, 1 Barred Rock, and 2 Australorps.

It has been a fun little journey so far, and this website has been a great resource.

Ben

Welcome Ben! Thanks for joining in. Do you have any pictures of your chickens you can post? We love to see them.

 

[Patsy29332]

Patsy, so sorry! I know you are really working for those Polish and just having a bugger of a time. It will come together eventually!

Oh, but at least your "Marans" laid you a nice pretty green egg! LOL She gifted you as soon as you took her home. Must be because she loves that new husband of hers.

How funny that green Maran egg was! I am sure it was NOT Albert's fault! I think my Maran turned into some kind of Olive Egger! I will have to put up a pic! She is pretty...just not a Maran as sold to me...LOL all is good! Samantha gave (loaned) me a very nice OE Roo to put with her! He is also quite stunning! Now I kinda want another beautiful OE hen for him! Also I will need some Maran hens for Albert whenever you have a couple you can bear to part with! I know yours are Marans...HAHAHAHAHA

 

[Patsy29332]

Patsy, are your Dorking hens laying yet? Not that I want any more chicks right now but just wondering how it is going with them.

I have been so busy here I do not know what people are doing any more. Has anyone seen Susanne from Huckleberry Farm? Do we know how she is?

I have hatched some really nice chickens here this spring but boy has it been a lot of work to get them to this stage! I am so loving the rose comb RIR's! The Marans seem to be a bunch of pigs--boy, can they ever eat! The Dominiques never want to go back in their pen to sleep! The red Dorkings are still bald from eating each others feathers--and extra protein just seems to give them more energy to chase each other around--they are free ranging everyday now and are mellowing with that--until a hawk comes by.... The Australorp are just there, a very mellow breed that seems to get along well with each other and any thing else they meet. The Faverolles are still too young to decide what I think of them, plus, the same for the Delaware although they are really into flying already at 3 weeks. Oh, and the Wyandotte bantam chicks I hatched from eggs from Joy are wonderfully sweet things--hope there is a rooster in there for little Raisin, my Wyandotte bantam hen.

I have shut down the incubator already and really do not want to start it up again until fall. I just have not had a desire to hatch guineas like I have in the past years--probably because of raising all these chicks. I am doing well selling eggs though--probably better than keets.

HEIDI!!! Great to hear from you and how things are going for you! Good to hear about your hatchings and sounds like you really have it "going on!". Looks like you have added some and have a very interesting mix! My little flock of Silver White Dorking are growing nicely and getting close to laying. I have 2 roos and 7 hens and hope to build from there. They are thriving and still all together. I plan to separate them soon so when they lay I will have 2 small groups. I also still have 11 extra roos growing from my original hatch of eggs! Isn't it funny how many boys a person can end up with?!?! The Roos are still coming into their plumage but are beginning to look really good! here are a couple pics:

 

[Patsy29332]

How funny that green Maran egg was! I am sure it was NOT Albert's fault! I think my Maran turned into some kind of Olive Egger! I will have to put up a pic! She is pretty...just not a Maran as sold to me...LOL all is good! Samantha gave (loaned) me a very nice OE Roo to put with her! He is also quite stunning! Now I kinda want another beautiful OE hen for him! Also I will need some Maran hens for Albert whenever you have a couple you can bear to part with! I know yours are Marans...HAHAHAHAHA

My OE pair...she was suppose to be a French Copper Maran purchased locally from a breeder but she has muffs and beard and lays a nice olive colored egg but since she has turned into a beautiful healthy gal after I raised her from days old...I have fallen in LOVE!!! And then Samantha had this awesome Roo she gave (OK...OK...loaned) me and now I love the pair! Wanting another OE gal to add to them!

 

[Moonchild]

Padma and her babies under my almond tree eating cornbread....They are so cute and following momma around.


This is the female version of my Roo she has the same coloring as him. Blue and Red. Her name is Ghost



Momma hen had aleady put the babies to bed in the backgound...

 

[Patsy29332]

Here is a picture of my new babies! I have 10 and they are cute little puff balls! 3 are still in the bator. Cracks me up--the dark EE is sleeping in the food!

Awww...such a fluffy bunch of CUTE!!! Congrats!!! I know how much pleasure (and worry...lol) you will be having with them! They are cuties!

 

[Patsy29332]

Padma and her babies under my almond tree eating cornbread....They are so cute and following momma around.


This is the female version of my Roo she has the same coloring as him. Blue and Red. Her name is Ghost



Momma hen had aleady put the babies to bed in the backgound...

very adorable family! Thanks for sharing pics! I love seeing them!

 

[Moonchild]

My OE pair...she was suppose to be a French Copper Maran purchased locally from a breeder but she has muffs and beard and lays a nice olive colored egg but since she has turned into a beautiful healthy gal after I raised her from days old...I have fallen in LOVE!!! And then Samantha had this awesome Roo she gave (OK...OK...loaned) me and now I love the pair! Wanting another OE gal to add to them!

Purdy Chickens!!! I'm starting to like the Red colors mixed in with other colors!!!!

 

[FreeBSDCacher]

This is the female version of my Roo she has the same coloring as him. Blue and Red. Her name is Ghost

WOW! I think that the coloring on Ghost is amazing. What kinda chicken is that?