UPSTATE NEW YORK NEW TO CHICKENS IN MY YARD

[Deborah Farinet]

OK, first post: raised kids, dogs, cats, fish, reptiles and gardens. Only ate from the garden. Not sure I could eat a pet, but I love yummy fresh eggs and know their other by-product is great for my gardens...so here I am. Recently purchased rural land in Cortland County, and once there is a place for them I intend to be ready with the knowledge.

My sister has been farming many kinds of birds for over twenty years and informed me that I cannot just introduce grown chickens from different sources. I'm wondering if I can mix different kinds from the time they are chicks if they come from different places? Would it be better to get fertile eggs and try to hatch them together?

Ok, perhaps mostly new eggs will be here to see this, though I appreciate any advice on this topic.

If someone from the area would like a new friend, please respond!

Make it an egg-cellent day!

DubyDoo

 

[Pyxis]

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Feel free to come join us in the NY Chicken Lover thread, there is at least one other member from Cortland, if I'm remembering correctly.

Yep, it's fine to mix different breeds, if that's what you mean. Just try to make sure you're getting them from a reputable, disease free source.

 

[rjohns39]

Welcome to BYC from middle Tennessee as @Pyxis said, be sure you know your source(s). When in doubt keep them separate for a month.

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to Backyardchickens.com aka BYC!
We are so glad you joined our flock.

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[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC - you have some great advice and links already so I'll just say hello!


All the best

Pork Pie

 

[drumstick diva]

Thank you for joining us at Backyard chickens.

 

[libbie]

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Feel free to come join us in the NY Chicken Lover thread, there is at least one other member from Cortland, if I'm remembering correctly.

Yep, it's fine to mix different breeds, if that's what you mean. Just try to make sure you're getting them from a reputable, disease free source.

I'm in Albany, NY and new to this site. How do I navigate to the NY Chicken Lover Thread??

 

[Deborah Farinet]

I'm in Albany, NY and new to this site. How do I navigate to the NY Chicken Lover Thread??

Hi Fellow Upstater

I'm not quite sure -- I couldn't find it either, but save the email with a link in my box so I can get back here! Hopefully this will give you one to save.

calling myself DubyDoo

 

[Deborah Farinet]

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Feel free to come join us in the NY Chicken Lover thread, there is at least one other member from Cortland, if I'm remembering correctly.

Yep, it's fine to mix different breeds, if that's what you mean. Just try to make sure you're getting them from a reputable, disease free source.

Thanks, Dark Sider. I imagine everyone will say that their birds are disease free, and I know how to tell a healthy animal from a sick one; however, how would one know with fertile eggs that you get shipped? Or would you recommend against that?

One member is advertising on the site and she is going to enter her breeder in competition, so I easily assume she has a clean and healthy product. I'm not quite ready but after looking at her animals in the pics... I want to order. Just not sure what to do if I have grown noisy chickens in my apartment before I'm ready to move! LOL (no doubt management will come to investigate complaints about chickens on the 12th floor!)

Looking forward to learning and making friends here,

DD

 

[Deborah Farinet]

Thank you for joining us at Backyard chickens.

thank you for the welcome!