Right now we are stuck in the city and are wanting to move to the country but are waiting till after the tests are done, she said that no matter what the tests say we are going to sell our home and move someplace rural , it will probably be some where in Illinois , we live in granite city, Il. right now, city life just isnt for us.... were hoping once we know whats wrong with her and we get the house sold we can find some acerage and enjoy country living, we cant wait to start raising chickens, and maybe a couple cows also , I have been researching alot of different breeds ot chickens ( but I am open to any suggestions ) so far for our egg chickens I want to get some black australorps, RIR, welsummer, maybe marans, and some Cochins ( for setting ) , not quite sure if were going to raise any for meat purposes but definetely thinking about it , any suggestions if we do want some meat birds ?, and I want to get a few breeds of bantams ( just for pets and maybe showing evetually) and I am also wanting to get some game chickens ( for show purposes ), I was raised in a small rural town and had regular chickens before but have never owned a game chicken before so I have read alot about a lot of different breeds and think it would ne a good idea to start out with some oegb and or some standard oeg or AG ( thoughts ?) I like BB red, wheaten, blue wheaten, red pyle , solid black , solid white , color varients , like I said evetually I would like to show them but I am sure once I choose which breed and color I want it will take awhile to get them show ready, just because I have no experience with them I dont want to take the money for SQ right out the gate and will buy some from a hatchery to gain experience, I have heard that hatchery chickens arent really " gamey" but to me thats not important, I want them because of their looks , I know the color varitations from a hatchery wont be SQ either but hopefully they will be something that can be improved upon later on, if not at least I will get some experience out of them .
When I get to worrying about my wife I try to take my mind off it by thinking about how great its going to be living in the country and just noticed I tend to ramble about chickens... I guess to keep my mind off it, Thanks for any advise about chickens and for listening.
