Texas

[Brookshire11]

You need to start practicing that look!  lol!

oh ive got it down pat!
How do you think I snuck in the 2nd Silkie?

 

[Ren2014]

I saw this on Fresh Eggs Daily on Facebook. ...I think its pretty accurate

I LOVE it!

 

[henless]

Does the linoleum make it easier to scrape? My husband is making poop boards now for our new coop. Thank you.

Honestly, I don't know. I've read on here that it does. It has to be easier to scrape off of linoleum than wood.

 

[Ms Jellybean]

oh ive got it down pat!
How do you think I snuck in the 2nd Silkie?

That's how you will sneak in the chocolate orp then.

 

[lovingmyhens]

This is the place that has the light sussex. They have silkies too. I'm going to get my silkies from them so I don't have birds from so many locations. I think their birds will be a little higher quality and healthier in the long run.  

Brynn, they have chocolate orps.   

I haven't heard back from the people with the BCM an legbars.  I need to source black Australorps now.  I can get them at the feed store, but since everyone else is from a breeder I would like the trend to continue. 

I will be getting all the birds in April.  Is it better to get the silkies a couple weeks before the rest so they can get bigger first?




I want a Welsummer too.....  

chicken math has started and I don't even have chickens yet!

 

[Ms Jellybean]

I need to move! Oh my goodness! I need to get goats and a whole bunch of chickens.

I had a nice time talking with the the 'Chicken Guy'. I got reassurances on what I was planning to do as a good way to do things and learned that I should keep fake eggs in my nests so that if a snake does get in my coop he will hopefully eat a fake egg. Tony marks his so he knows if one goes missing he knows he has snakes and the snake will also die from eating the fake egg. Good plan.

We talked about good breeds/production - something I had thought about already.

We also talked about what to do when they stop laying. I had thought about this. Just not much. I need to figure out what to do with my hens in 3 years when they stop laying. I cant really keep them since my yard isn't big enough. I know there isn't any way I could eat her either. I'm pretty sure I could sell them for someone else to eat though. I don't know. I guess I will cross that bridge when I get there.

I found out that Azure has a drop ship in my area so I can order better food.

He also told me corn wasn't bad as long as it was non-GMO and organic. I'll have to read up on this more. I thought corn was bad no matter what.

He processes birds that he orders in just for that purpose. It was interesting to talk about that too. He doesn't pluck then, just skins them.

I got to hold a baby goat about half the time I was there too. I need to figure out how to teach goats to bark!

I had a good time and I will go back this fall to learn more about winter gardening from him.

 

[lovingmyhens]

Hello form Cut-N-Shoot, TX. This is the real name of the town. I always get 'Really?? That's the name of the town???" I just joined the forum, and am having a blast. I have a Barred Plymouth Rock, a Buff Orpington, 2 Americaunas (1 large, 1small), and 5 Rhode Island Reds. All but 2 of the reds are laying. Looking forward to meeting all fellow Texas bird lovers.

Texas has a lot of strange sounding town names. There's one up by Lubbock somewhere called White face.

 

[ThackerArrykka]

So this is definately the Head Honcho amongst my girls. She cinstantly gets challenged and quickly puts the other pullets in their place. I need a good name for her. Ideas?

Queenie

 

[kenmlang]

Yeah, back in the day, they didn't much think too hard on naming towns. Whatever was obvious was pretty much what became the name of the town. As for Cut-N-Shoot there are about 3 different stories on how th town was named. I lived here 35 years ago for about 5 years and made full circle and came back about 2.5 years ago, and still don't know the actual story.

 

[kenmlang]

Queenie

I am thinking... Diva