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[itsren]

Great idea but how would ya recharge em if the power is out? We don't get enough sun here.

Actually - that's a great idea. I have 8 of those things sitting outside. I'll remember that during the next power outage.

 

[itsren]

OK I know ya all hate lookin at this kind of stuff but here is what happened here today. The silkiebator is 8 / 10 this round, SO FAR. Tomorrow is day 21.

Oh my gosh! So cute!!!

So... now I know who to rustle some silkies from. LOL!

 

[Rainwolf]

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Thank you!  What are the best broiler breeds?  Or is Cornish mix what I'm looking for.  We just want meat birds (heaven help us if the kids name 'em!)

I believe these were mixed with Amercania (sp). We chose not to get one because the Americana (EE) we got 2 yrs ago were very late to start laying & didn't lay every day which we wanted (1-2 times a week more like it). Cornish is suppose to be the meat bird from what I know. I liked the color of the EE & liked getting a blue or green egg but hubby wanted something that would lay more & since these were mostly meat mixed breed we decided not to get one. We had tried to eat the first ones we had, even had them in the freezer. I had cooked one & hubby finished it, I gave the other 6 to my mom to eat. Even though I hadn't named them I couldn't bring myself to eating them. The ones I have now are named lol.

Shannon 

If you want Easter eggers that lay you will want to know the mixed breeds. Some of my EE's are mixed with my leghorn hen that lay super well but are a little lighter build and tend to be a little skittish.
If you know the history and breeds mixed you should have a good idea of if they will be heavy layers or not.

Good mixes for heavy laying EE's are the production type breeds for the hen and a Ameraucana Rooster (imho any how)

I don't have anymore chicks/starters that are not spoken for atm (except some roosters.... free if you will pick em up tomorrow!) But I have fertile eggs if your wanting to hatch some. Just know that my bantam flock rooster was out today so for the next 3 weeks it is possible bantam mix but my big AM rooster kept chasing so maybe not.

Urban chicken keepers here in my area, tend to love the colors and laying power so I have:
AM rooster with...
Leghorn for light blue egg laying, power layers
Blackstar for green layers with a 4-5 a week laying
Olive egger for the dark green layers with good laying power but also broody tendency
EE for Teal-ish egg layers again with good laying power (my EE's lay a minty green egg so add blue and you get a tealish color)
and of course my AM girls for pure bred BBS AM's

I only keep hens who lay 4 or more a week with the exception of broody/molting times..... My girls even laid eggs all winter with no supplemental lighting. (I let them get down to 2-3 a week in winter)

Here is Blue Two with her chicks. Tomorrow they get a full outside run to themselves

can you see all the chicks? 4 are peeking out........
I got 3 blacks 3 blues and 2 splashes.
This is the hen that vanished for 2 1/2 days and I thought was a gonner until she came out screaming for breakfast on the 3rd day.

Anyhow... if anyone is wanting EE's or BBS AM's just let me know when you want baby chicks or started birds and I will add to the hatch calendar. I normally hatch in winter/spring.

 

[Greg Richardson]

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[Chicken Rustler]

Quote: I just go start one of the generators. Yes we are spoiled!

 

[itsren]

I just go start one of the generators. Yes we are spoiled!

We have a little one. It gets switched back and forth between the fridge and the freezer. We get a couple of lights, too - but not the whole house. This last year, during that ice storm and we were out of power for days, we discovered it could handle the additonal load of the TV. Kids loved that!

 

[Rainwolf]

Does anyone elses rooster damage the hens feathers?

Im so tired of seeing ripped up hens.



Im thinking about seperating the roosters because my son loves 2 of them so much, I cant bare to get rid of them.

Have you trimmed/removed the spurs? My rooster has a couple fav's that are a little bald but if the girls backs are getting damaged I trim or remove his spurs.
Otherwise I'd make some chicken saddles for your hens or spur boots for the rooster.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Quote: Good luck with that I only have one. These are B Am.

 

[itsren]

I actually was thinking about this the other day and forgot to ask. The recent post about Gape Worms reminded me. Is there a recommended schedule for worming chickens? Like once a year, twice a year - anything like that?

 

[itsren]

Good luck with that I only have one. These are B Am.

You mean that pile of fluff isn't a silkie? Help me out here... what is B Am? Goodness people, I'm begining to think everyone on this site works at Boeing!