Virginia

Hi everyone! I am new to BYC. We live in Loudoun County but keep our chickens on a farm in Rappahannock County. I am incubating a second batch of eggs right now, day 13 and the chicks will be Golden Laced Wynadottes or mixed GLW/Buff Orpingtons. We keep the chicks here at the house for a couple of weeks. We have 7 year old twins and they love the baby chicks. Then, they go to a brooder coop on the farm until they are old enough to free range and move in with the existing flock.

I also ordered some 1 day old chicks, Russian Orloff (as many as hatch) and fill in with Barred Rock chicks to make a full batch for a fellow BYC member.

Checking out our local HOA rules and planning to get a backyard coop to keep 3-4 hens here in the burbs too!

Looking forward to getting to know my neighbors in the VA thread!
 
They had a sign up... closed Monday and Tuesday.
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Yeah, saw that on the way to work this afternoon..... guess I have to wait until Wednesday
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Though that would give me enough time to get a section of this garden prepped for them and then a 4 day weekend to get them planted ;)
 
Thank you! I am in Ashburn. We have been in Loudoun for a couple of years. We love it here.

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I have a broody hen...anyone have swedish flower hen eggs? I would rather drive to get them rather than mail them...
 
So... my closest TSC swap is really bad evidently. Last month, dropped by around 11 am or so and there was nobody. This weekend, stopped by at 8 am, and 2 people selling..... pigeons. Not that I have anything against pigeons, I just don't want any. Went back around 10 and one other guy showed up with hen/roo pair of adult leghorns. Pretty birds actually, especially the rooster but I may have a few myself once the chicks grow into adults and I can be certain. 11:30, one other guy shows up with about 5 roosters. All in all, there were maybe 20 total birds there; a dozen of which were pigeons. :(

That being said; how is the Christiansburg and Roanoke swaps as far as numbers go? variety?
 
Quote: How did you manage a 4 day weekend? GOOD FOR YOU
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Hey - hatching news! 2 of Hurra's chicks hatched Saturday - both black with white wingtips. I got the new perch/shelf finished and closed in the area below it for a nursery. Sola and the chicks are at one end with a big rubber feed pan for a nest box and Nova is still in the tote with the other 5 eggs.
While I was moving Sola and the chicks, she stopped at the pie pan of chick starter. The chicks walked around in it but I didn't see them eat or drink anything. Should I be worried?????
 
Nah, she'll take care of them. A lot of times the babies don't eat for the first day since they are still absorbing the yolk.

I had to pull in favors to get that 4 days....... And I'm refusing to answer the phone if the number for the store comes up.... or the boss's number.... or the other 2 key holders.... I'm going off grid for 96 hours
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They OWE me this!
 

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