Tennessee

[Kuntry Klucker]

Here's a Welcome.

From
Sevier cnty Tn.

Hey Neighbor! I'm from Maryville, just a hop and skip from Sevier county.

 

[Pigglebottoms]

Yay! We got our first egg!! Not sure who laid it though I guess that's what we get for having chickens and khakis that can lay the same color range lol

 

[slbenter]

Still here...Still have my flock here. It seems everyone wanted my hens but I decided not to let them all go because it seems (around my area anyway) that no one wanted just roosters (except for stew). But all mine were hand raised (most all of them are friendly & more like pets); so, I figured it would be better if I offered a few females with at least one roo-might help me find good homes for “all” of them.

Our home is finished, but the landscaping and outside is slow going. The pool is underway, then we can lay the concrete for the driveway and the coop. With the weather we’re probably looking at 2 months at least before we can expect to have the coop near done.
If you’re still around, I will seriously consider taking some or all of them for you. Roos are no problem...we’re the only house on our street.

 

[wilkinsfarm2020]

Hey fellow chickenfriends! Im in puryear!♡

 

[rjohns39]

Hi there and welcome again

 

[nchls school]

Anyone out there in or near Henderson County have homing pigeons?

 

[nchls school]

I find it interesting to watch this roo as his tail gets longer and longer. We're having a very wet, muddy winter. The rooster free ranges walking through wet and mud; and yet the long tail remains clean and pretty. Almost every day I see him perched on the deck railing cleaning his tail. He's fastidious for a chicken. He's now the father of 23 new chicks and, surprisingly, walks along with the hens and chicks calling them when he find a treat. Not once have I seen him peck at the chicks. I'm looking forward to seeing how the chicks turn out-they sure are a hardy bunch; even in this horrid weather.

Several years ago I started a breeding project when I was displeased with the quality of the chicks my wife ordered for me as a present. It was a variety of long tail chicks; the chicks were not hardy and most died in under two weeks. Three of those chicks did reach maturity, but the frail Phoenix rooster died soon after. That left me with two hens-a Yokohama and a Phoenix.

I started the project by crossing the Yokohama with a calico serama; and the Phoenix with a white crested black Polish. With each succeeding generation I paired the best of the cockerels back to pure long tail stock.

I'm pleased with the results. I am now getting birds in a variety of colors which I like (I wanted long tailed birds that were unique and different in appearance). Below are a few cockerels I have in my pens right now.

At this time I have a number of extra chicks (1-3 weeks old). If interested in unique long tails e-mail: [email protected]

 

[RaineyTN]

Nice, very cool I’ve never done any long tail breeds

 

[nchls school]

Nice, very cool I’ve never done any long tail breeds

If you decide to give it a try... It's not for those that want instant gratification. Some of my roos are close to a year old; it takes up to two years (from what I've read) for the tail to reach its full size. In these birds the tail molts out every two years and then it starts all over again. The birds have other good qualities-the eggs are medium size-the chicks/adults are hardy. I've three hens running around the yard right now with young chicks and doing well. They are among the hardiest chicks I've ever had. I am wondering how they will do with Tennessee summers. The birds are docile and friendly; two roosters are free range at the moment and seem to get along with little quarreling. The crosses I've used seems to bring out the best qualities.

 

[RaineyTN]

Slow day at work, here’s some pictures of my birds in my mixed breed pen I took before everything turned to mud.

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