South Carolina

[RockerHen]

Love love love this picture!!!

Thanks, both of you

i just snapped it with my phone when I went to go check on them.

 

[RockerHen]

So today I brought my Pekin drakes to our pond. They were getting to be too aggressive with our wyandottes, so I made the decision to take them down there. The only problem is that they're much more exposed to predators there, so their survival is not guaranteed, especially with their white color. But they seemed to be happy when i released them, instantly bathing and swimming out to the middle. I hope they survive. I look forward to walking down here to feed them

 

[RockerHen]

So today I brought my Pekin drakes to our pond. They were getting to be too aggressive with our wyandottes, so I made the decision to take them down there. The only problem is that they're much more exposed to predators there, so their survival is not guaranteed, especially with their white color. But they seemed to be happy when i released them, instantly bathing and swimming out to the middle. I hope they survive. I look forward to walking down here to feed them

Well....i just found them milling around outside the chicken pen, so apparently their survival instinct is pretty strong LOL. Now if only they would go to the pond during the day and come back at night on their own ....

 

[CarolinaChickenKeeper]

I've decided to sell my paint silkie hen (laying).

I also have some eggs to sell (that I don't need to hatch)

 

[leirob007]

how much are you asking on RIR's mainly a hen thats laying and a roo? i didnt mean cheap as in quality just price wise. sorry if i offended you, that was not my intent. also where abouts in the upstate are you located

my layers I am not currently selling. It will be spring before I have any layers for sale.
I have some chicks a week old I'll let go sexed for 9 a trio ( 2 pullets and a cockrel )
I am in Buffalo. right next to Union. 20 miles below Spartanburg. on highway 215 across the road from Midway BBQ
I have some about a month old or better now ( I'll take 3.50 each on them ). it will not be long before they start showing their true colors.
but IF I ever sex you a chick wrong. I hatch out enough where I can usually make it right with one of the same age or very close to it. I do not mind at all swapping chicks back out.
BUT if you bring me back a half starved chick to swap in. you can expect to catch hell.
Everything leaves here fat and happy. I hope they die of old age in the same condition.
All I ask is if you want chickens. you take care of them like you want them.

 

[WestKnollAmy]

So today I brought my Pekin drakes to our pond. They were getting to be too aggressive with our wyandottes, so I made the decision to take them down there. The only problem is that they're much more exposed to predators there, so their survival is not guaranteed, especially with their white color. But they seemed to be happy when i released them, instantly bathing and swimming out to the middle. I hope they survive. I look forward to walking down here to feed them

Awww! What a pretty photo! I am sure they love that big bath tub! LOL

I am not exactly how well yours will do at your pond but I have a neighbor that gave me a pair because hers would not stay on their big pond. They love people and would constantly stay in their yard or right at the garage where the people always come out. These folks have a nice yard and did not want duck poo all over it so they asked if I wanted them. They did go back in the dog pen and sleep in the dog house every night but the owners did not want to fool with having to water them every day so goodie for me! I love them!

 

[WestKnollAmy]

I've decided to sell my paint silkie hen (laying).

I also have some eggs to sell (that I don't need to hatch)

Nikki, I would love to have another hen for my Sizzle project but I can bet a Paint would be more than what I would want to spend for one. I am sure she is lovely.
And omg, I love to hatch but am trying to slow down on raising so many chicks. Your birds are totally gorgeous though!

 

[EggieRowe]

So if waiting on eggs to hatch is as exciting/nerve-wracking as waiting on USPS chicks, I should never, ever get an incubator. I'm obsessively checking my tracking number, though I know the odds are they will arrive before the website updates. And yesterday morning they were predicted to arrive Monday, but by noon it changed to Tuesday?! So not doing this again - I keep imagining all the horrible things that can go wrong in the shipping process. (Doesn't help I've been reading about shiping experiences and they tend to be negative.) The anticpation is driving me nuts! I think I'm just going to implode when they finally arrive. LOL! Is it always this suspenseful or does it get better each time you expect new chicks - hatch/order?

 

[WestKnollAmy]

I had to stop ordering chicks. It was nerve wracking!
One time I ordered and it took them a week to get to me. It was November and I had no idea what to expect when I opened the box.
The PO is less than reliable. They say send Priority so it gets there in 2-3 days. WRONG! They say send Express so it gets there over night. WRONG!

I sure hope their anesthesiologists do a better job than they do!

Now I hatch my own or buy local. I have nothing against hatchery orders and may do so again at some point but for now I am glad it is not me having to wait on that box. My prayers are with you!

Oh, and hatching is much easier. Most of the time I forget I even have anything hatching but then being so busy with the rest of the birds keeps me from checking on the eggs constantly. Okay, I take that back. I have a Muscovy sitting on Guinea eggs and I check those every few days. I tell myself to candle them at night but always forget. Come 9 pm I am ready for bed, not for more farm chores.
There's about 300 eggs in my bator and about 7 hens on eggs around the farm. No, I am not obsessed with hatching. LOL

 

[gvilledh]

I have got to put up new picks of our chicks. They are almost teenagers now. I will try to do that later today or tomorrow. This week, they will be six weeks old and Maranda is going back with the others. It will be interesting I am sure, Lou Ann has been gone six days and keeping everyone alive during HeatWave round 2, has been interesting when doing it by myself and living down the street. Luckily, we have been off work, so I was able to keep their water cold and the runs wet. The chickens and I just have to survive today and then she will be home and the temperatures will cool down, too. I am glad she was able to get away and go see her husband's family in New York. It was a good visit for her.
Last night, after checking on everyone one last time, I was walking out of the run with Maranda and the little ones. Right as I started to walk out the door, a fly landed on my leg. Maranda promptly looked at it and snatched it.She then looked at me as if to say, "I can take care of you, too."