Virginia

[slejdad]

Hello Virginians! I've been on BYC force few weeks but just stumbled into this thread. I'm in Portsmouth with cayuga ducklings, well duck teenagers at this point I guess.

Welcome!

 

[Susan Dye]

We currently have a brown leghorn and two buff Orpingtons hatched 1 April, a barred rock and RIR hatched 8 April and a Black Australorp hatched 15 April. They are in an almost too small coop outside enjoying life.


Brooder one is in the living room and holds most of our bantam flock. 12 silkies of various colors, one Belgian Bearded d’Uccle, a silver seabright and an unknown chick all hatched 22 May.


Brooder two is in the garage and holds a dark and a light Brahma (hatched 22 April). They are both ready to go outside and will start their look-but-don’t-touch introduction to the flock as soon as the full sized coop is complete.


Brooder three is also in the garage and hold the remnants of both flocks. Two black silkies hatched 25 April for the bantam flock and one Easter Egger, Blue Orpington, Blue Splash Maran, Golden laced Wyandotte, Silver laced Wyandotte and an Olive Egger all hatched 6 May.


Next month we should get two more Easter Eggers, a Blue Ameraucana, a Mottled Cochin and two Mille Fleur Bearded d’Uccle’s.


We are building kits from EZ Frames next week. A 10x20 with 4x10 coop space and 16x10 run space for the bantam flock. For the full sized flock we’ll build the same, but the coop will be 6x10 and we’ll add an extra 10x20 run onto the end for a 34x10 enclosed run. If we had it to do all over we definitely would have built all the coops before ordering the first chick, but we were excited and a little foolish >.<

Wow! That's quite a flock! Should be a lot of fun watching them grow and mature. Such a nice variety. Can't wait to see some pics .

 

[slejdad]

I am looking forward to watching them grow and mature, almost as much as my lovely bride @AngelCyn I think her main goals were to have a flock of fuzzy, friendly Silkies and to have beautiful multi-colored eggs. Looks like we're well on our way to meeting both goals. I'll try and get some pictures today!

 

[Country5613]

Newbie here! Big town of Amelia VA we have 34, mix flock, 2-4 of several breeds , Barred Rocks, Speckled Sussex, RH Reds, SLW, Buff Orpingtons, Australorps, Cucko Marans, and Silkies and a couple White Leghorns

 

[Susan Dye]

Newbie here! Big town of Amelia VA we have 34, mix flock, 2-4 of several breeds , Barred Rocks, Speckled Sussex, RH Reds, SLW, Buff Orpingtons, Australorps, Cucko Marans, and Silkies and a couple White Leghorns

Welcome! It's great that we're having a spurt of newbies here on the Va thread! And, WOW! you have quite a flock there!Have to ask, is there really a town of Amelia now? It's been around 30 yrs since I lived in Richmond and at that time, if there was a town I never saw it Of course at that time Short Pump was just one gas station/grocery store with a sign saying "Welcome to Downtown Short Pump" painted on the side of the building. Had friends in Amelia who were 8th generation owners of Haw Branch Plantation in Amelia. Loved visiting with them at Haw Branch. My friends mother wrote a cookbook, "Two Centuries of Virginia Cooking" by Gibson McConnaughey. She meticulously transcribed centuries old recipes and notes that had been handed down from one generation to another. The family has since passed away. Sorry for the off subject run on. Hope you enjoy your time here on BYC. Tons of information to share. We all love pictures, so feel free to post to your hearts content.

 

[Country5613]

Thank you Im sure I will, Well no, not really a "town" just Amelia courthouse, Im maybe 15 min away

 

[Susan Dye]

Thank you Im sure I will, Well no, not really a "town" just Amelia courthouse, Im maybe 15 min away

Ah, nice to know some things haven't changed. Looking forward to hearing more from you.

 

[flowerfaeiry]

Hey everyone! I'm out on the Eastern Shore peninsula! We breed longtail Phoenix, Russian Orloffs, Bresse, OE and a handful of bantams. If you're interested in any of these breeds, I finally made the decision to sell off most of my birds, all but a few breeders, so I can devote more time to myself, my husband and my health. If you will be out on the Shore, give me a holler, we have a lot of amazing breeder quality and some pet quality birds that we have to let go!

 

[Susan Dye]

View attachment 1824700 View attachment 1824701 View attachment 1824703 View attachment 1824704 View attachment 1824706 Hey everyone! I'm out on the Eastern Shore peninsula! We breed longtail Phoenix, Russian Orloffs, Bresse, OE and a handful of bantams. If you're interested in any of these breeds, I finally made the decision to sell off most of my birds, all but a few breeders, so I can devote more time to myself, my husband and my health. If you will be out on the Shore, give me a holler, we have a lot of amazing breeder quality and some pet quality birds that we have to let go!

Sorry to hear you are having to sell off most of your flock. They certainly are handsome birds! Wishing you luck with finding them new homes and with this next phase of your life.

 

[slejdad]

I'm certain I could make my way out to the shore if my lovely bride @AngelCyn wanted me to.....