I think I want to ad some Barnevelders to my flock. Does anyone here raise them?
I looked at Paul's Poultry - those are some very pretty SLW's! Their markings are much nicer than my the ones I bought on "My Pet Chicken" one of mine isn't even really laced, more like a mini deer hoofprint mark on each feather. They still make nice pets, even if they don't look so fabulous. If someone places an order, I would like to add a couple. I am also willing to be the one to place the order and have them delivered here. I'm just off I-90, and probably a bit easier to get to for some people. I'd be more than happy to house them until people can pick them up as my new coop is almost complete. I went a little crazy, did not want to have to expand what I bought yet again, so I will have 5 coops with runs (the 2 portable ones I already had and the 3 new ones). I currently have 9 hens, but I am going to buy some more birds from Illia ... I'm excited! I'm thinking with all those options for housing them, maybe I should have one variety that I maybe try and raise, and all the others for their pretty eggs. I like the partridge and penciled birds too, though I have to admit, of my 9 birds, I like my RIR best. All my birds are friendly, but ever since I carried this one around for a few hours several months back, she has been extremely friendly. When they are free ranging, she's always is the first to greet me, and never fusses when I pick her up. She has beautiful, dark, shiny Mahogany feathers, and is very calm. If they are in the mesh fence enclosure, one of my EE's flies over the fence to greet me! The others try and come too, though most stay on the ground or crash into the fence because they can't fly high enough.
I looked at Paul's Poultry - those are some very pretty SLW's! Their markings are much nicer than my the ones I bought on "My Pet Chicken" one of mine isn't even really laced, more like a mini deer hoofprint mark on each feather. They still make nice pets, even if they don't look so fabulous. If someone places an order, I would like to add a couple. I am also willing to be the one to place the order and have them delivered here. I'm just off I-90, and probably a bit easier to get to for some people. I'd be more than happy to house them until people can pick them up as my new coop is almost complete. I went a little crazy, did not want to have to expand what I bought yet again, so I will have 5 coops with runs (the 2 portable ones I already had and the 3 new ones). I currently have 9 hens, but I am going to buy some more birds from Illia ... I'm excited! I'm thinking with all those options for housing them, maybe I should have one variety that I maybe try and raise, and all the others for their pretty eggs. I like the partridge and penciled birds too, though I have to admit, of my 9 birds, I like my RIR best. All my birds are friendly, but ever since I carried this one around for a few hours several months back, she has been extremely friendly. When they are free ranging, she's always is the first to greet me, and never fusses when I pick her up. She has beautiful, dark, shiny Mahogany feathers, and is very calm. If they are in the mesh fence enclosure, one of my EE's flies over the fence to greet me! The others try and come too, though most stay on the ground or crash into the fence because they can't fly high enough.
