Texas

[ShellBelle]

I wasn't keen on getting my chickens from a hatchery... Heard too many bad stories, and watched too many YouTube videos. I got my birds at 1-2 months of age from a lady east of Cleveland... She has many breeds, and takes really good care of her birds. I got blue-laced red wyandots which are gorgeous, barred rocks, and BO's... She had all varieties/colors of the laced wyandots. She also had sex links and many other breeds. She's working on building her silkie stock back up. Her number is 832-599-8774. She has chicks to 6mo old pullets.

 

[Kilsharion]

Very cool- thanks for providing her information. Does she maintain a website at all?

Oh, and that storm we had last night? Wow...our tornado alert woke us up twice in the night. Lightening was shooting across the sky like crazy, winds were howling and the rain looked nearly solid. It was the first real test of Mike's coop design. He ship lapped the coop, so it "should" be water tight even in rains like that - but, I wasn't sure. Went out and checked the coops, this morning and this is what I found:







This was out wettest one. It was also the first one he made. He used a non-expanding glue in the joins, so you can see how it weeped through the seams. And, there's a knot out in the nesting box...but - you notice something? Even with the weeping - it's dry. I'm proud of my sweetie. He did a great job for my girls (and roo - pretty sure one of these is a roo...The one trying to eyeball me, thus blurring his head. Goes by the name of "Dinner").

The names of these particular chicks are:

Australorps:
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

Wyandottes:
Hickory
Dickory
Dock

 

[ShellBelle]

No, no website. I think it's a hobby for her. Small setup. Found her on Craigslist. I must have slept through it all, although the rain is coming in this morning.

 

[ShellBelle]

I have 2 Buff Orpingtons... They are the same age but this one has a much larger comb... Otherwise their body shapes are the same. Is she a "she"??? I sure hope so.

 

[Melissa Rose]

Hi

The most definite way to tell is to keep an eye on their tail feathers. The females have a blunt cut tail but the roo will get really curly feathers on his. I will try to snap a pick in a little while of some your age and show you what I mean. It will be one feather first curling down from the tail.

 

[Cockle-Dood]

Lightning, thunder, and rain! Oh my!!

 

[Kilsharion]

Hi

The most definite way to tell is to keep an eye on their tail feathers. The females have a blunt cut tail but the roo will get really curly feathers on his. I will try to snap a pick in a little while of some your age and show you what I mean. It will be one feather first curling down from the tail.

Yeah, so far every roo I've had has been more slow to develop their tail feathers than the gals, too (re: my black australorp roo I have growing up, right now)...though, I have one that's a mystery, right now. Seems to have the same growth rate of tail feathers; but, is lighter coloured than the other two and a more red comb and wattles. Also tends to be the more inquisitive and first to dive into anything new than the rest. None of which mean it's a roo - but, well...I just have a feeling. We'll see.

 

[Cockle-Dood]

And there went the electricity....nice!

 

[yinepu]

Hi Cindy

I ended up keeping three precious jewels

A handsome Tom - Edie and two lovely ladies - Fritzie Mitzie and Freida

Edie just learned how to strut his stuff very handsomely and the other day beautiful Fritzie Mitzie was strutting back and forth along our back fence line and she had a flock of about ten wild tom turkeys all showing off for her

My health has been on the poor side these last couple of months which has made it hard to do anything but get every one fed every day. I'm starting to get my strenghth back though so I can sit up and move around more each day that goes by! I have some horrid neighbors who have been dumping toxic chemicals on my property and after being exposed to them I suffered liver failure. Right now my liver is about 85% destroyed and the side affects of that are incredibly painful and debilitating

. Happy Day to All and I hope all is well with you

Please take care of yourself. It's terrible what the "lovely neighbors" have done to you. (I have other choice words for those neighbors.. but this IS a family forum).

I'm glad the turkeys are doing good for you. Sounds like Edie has his feathers full with those ladies of his.. especially Fritzie Mitzie and her flirting with those wild bad boys...

 

[yinepu]

Very cool- thanks for providing her information. Does she maintain a website at all?

Oh, and that storm we had last night? Wow...our tornado alert woke us up twice in the night. Lightening was shooting across the sky like crazy, winds were howling and the rain looked nearly solid. It was the first real test of Mike's coop design. He ship lapped the coop, so it "should" be water tight even in rains like that - but, I wasn't sure. Went out and checked the coops, this morning and this is what I found:







This was out wettest one. It was also the first one he made. He used a non-expanding glue in the joins, so you can see how it weeped through the seams. And, there's a knot out in the nesting box...but - you notice something? Even with the weeping - it's dry. I'm proud of my sweetie. He did a great job for my girls (and roo - pretty sure one of these is a roo...The one trying to eyeball me, thus blurring his head. Goes by the name of "Dinner").

The names of these particular chicks are:

Australorps:
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

Wyandottes:
Hickory
Dickory
Dock

that blurry little head certainly looks like a cockerel to me!