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[VelvettFog]

Thanks Dave, Sunbug pm me, I'll have to meet you in town tho?

Yeah

But -- I work very near the Airport, so it's not as bad as you needing to get all the way to Wiley City. If Smellyside was in between Yakima and Omak, I'd stop by and pick them up. Wait.. Smellyside? er... I meant, yeah, I meant Smellyside.. lol

I could pay you - then Sunbug could pay me back.

 

[Sunbug4]

Yeah

But -- I work very near the Airport, so it's not as bad as you needing to get all the way to Wiley City. If Smellyside was in between Yakima and Omak, I'd stop by and pick them up. Wait.. Smellyside? er... I meant, yeah, I meant Smellyside.. lol

I could pay you - then Sunbug could pay me back.

You both Rock!!! You will make two kids very happy and one husband very grumpy Ha Ha!

 

[VelvettFog]

4312 - I am so happy you are finally getting your Serama coop built!

Thank goodness for a little help from our friends, huh?

 

[Teva]

Does anybody in the Olympia/Mason/Thurston County area need an EE roo? He is 8 weeks, white with speckled red shoulders. Absolutely gorgeous, but he's clean faced. I'd rather he get a home instead of a freezer. I won't be able to post pictures until later, they are free range.

I also have an 8 week Leghorn roo who is already pecking at me. He can go to a good freezer if anybody is interested. He's not 100% LH, he has some black speckled hackles and a black tail.

PM me if you are interested.

I have 12 girls (might be 11) and only need one roo, I am keeping my buff orpington, Fred (used to be Fiona)-he is a sweety. He's only 11 weeks, but he's starting to get 'cocky'. Pretty cute to watch him boss the younger cockerals around.

Quick question BTW, when does a cockeral become a rooster? When they finally crow?

I would like to thank TOTALCOLOUR for my new EE and french black copper maran! They are integrating well.

Believe it or not, my chicken math is pretty good! I wanted 13 layers originally. Not sure why I came up with that number, but I knew that not all breeds lay daily.

 

[Totalcolour]

Quick question BTW, when does a cockeral become a rooster? When they finally crow?

I would like to thank TOTALCOLOUR for my new EE and french black copper maran! They are integrating well.

Well, it's my understanding that it is a cockerel until it's one year old. Then it's a Cock bird (in England) or a Rooster here in the good ole US.

I'm glad the two new birds are integrating well. I'm going to keep one of each to add to my flock too!

 

[Totalcolour]

Well, I've got a buyer coming later today to get 10 almost year old birds. This will leave me with six. I was hoping to sell 12, but perhaps it's better this way. The chicks will be 6 months at the end of August, so I may get a few start to lay this year. OR WILL I? ANYONE KNOW? I've never hatched this early so I have no clue.
(Yes CR, I know they will only lay if they are pullets!)

 

[Farmin Momma]

So, I am here in Mill Creek, wa. (Very happy there is this Wa thread) I am a victome of chicken math. I stared out with 5 hens that I got for free. (about 90% of my girls have been free!) They were 5 yrs old. I got to the point of 30 hens and one great roo. Then I got 5 chicks for free, RIR and BRs, they are 10wks old now. Decided that I would like to see what chicks would look like from my own flock, so I bought a incubator and tried. First time I got none. Then I put 30 eggs in to try again, at the same time my Black Cochin went broody and I gave her 4 eggs. I ended up in the hospital for 2 days for surgery to remove a tubel pregnacy ( sorry for the TMI, but talking about it is helping me cope) The day I was coming home I got a call from my Brother in law to let me know that my broody's eggs were hatching, I was so very excited. When I got home (after hugging my kids) I ran out to see these babies, as soon as the first one popped her little head out I just broke out in tears, so happy that I had babies of some sort.

Now when I decided to hatch chicks I knew I was not going to keep all of them, only a few of my favorites. Which was two from the broody and one from the 7 I got out of the incubator. So I put them on CL for free (cause they are mutts and did not cost me anything) Today a lady had her husband come and pick them up, all of them, 6 from the bator and 2 from broody...... I knew it was coming, I am the one who put them up for new homes. But I am feeling so sad now, not really for the ones out of the bator, but the ones from broody that brought me so much happiness the day I came home. As well as every day after. I was not supose to be up and about, I had to just sit in one place, not that I could have gotten up if I wanted to, so I had my amazing DH take me out and put my butt in a chiar where the babies and momma were so I could just sit and watch them. Now I feel like I made a mistake taking babies from momma and myself, even though she still has the 2.

I guess my point in posting this is just to vent a bit and to ask, am I weird for feeling like this? Is it a little over board to be this bothered by somthing I knew was coming? No one made me do it, I just can't be selfish to my girls and cram them all in together.

I really wish that I had friends or family that did the farming thing or even just chickens, but no one I know does and all think I am a bit off my rocker. I am only 27yr old so my friends really think I have lost it. I am so glad that this site is here, cause even if I am not as close to you all as you guys seem to be, I know that for the most part you all understand.

Thanks for letting me vent!

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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I've never really thought about bantams =) Are there special requirements? In general, do the LF breeds pick on them if they free range together? Thank you! dawn
Sorry I really can't give you a good answer on that. See I keep mine separate for breeding purposes.

 

[MamaRoo]

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I've never really thought about bantams =) Are there special requirements? In general, do the LF breeds pick on them if they free range together? Thank you! dawn

My silkie hen does fine with the full sized girls. They also do fine with one of my cats, but then they all grew up together, so maybe that was the key.

 

[Sunbug4]

So, I am here in Mill Creek, wa. (Very happy there is this Wa thread) I am a victome of chicken math. I stared out with 5 hens that I got for free. (about 90% of my girls have been free!) They were 5 yrs old. I got to the point of 30 hens and one great roo. Then I got 5 chicks for free, RIR and BRs, they are 10wks old now. Decided that I would like to see what chicks would look like from my own flock, so I bought a incubator and tried. First time I got none. Then I put 30 eggs in to try again, at the same time my Black Cochin went broody and I gave her 4 eggs. I ended up in the hospital for 2 days for surgery to remove a tubel pregnacy ( sorry for the TMI, but talking about it is helping me cope) The day I was coming home I got a call from my Brother in law to let me know that my broody's eggs were hatching, I was so very excited. When I got home (after hugging my kids) I ran out to see these babies, as soon as the first one popped her little head out I just broke out in tears, so happy that I had babies of some sort.

Now when I decided to hatch chicks I knew I was not going to keep all of them, only a few of my favorites. Which was two from the broody and one from the 7 I got out of the incubator. So I put them on CL for free (cause they are mutts and did not cost me anything) Today a lady had her husband come and pick them up, all of them, 6 from the bator and 2 from broody...... I knew it was coming, I am the one who put them up for new homes. But I am feeling so sad now, not really for the ones out of the bator, but the ones from broody that brought me so much happiness the day I came home. As well as every day after. I was not supose to be up and about, I had to just sit in one place, not that I could have gotten up if I wanted to, so I had my amazing DH take me out and put my butt in a chiar where the babies and momma were so I could just sit and watch them. Now I feel like I made a mistake taking babies from momma and myself, even though she still has the 2.

I guess my point in posting this is just to vent a bit and to ask, am I weird for feeling like this? Is it a little over board to be this bothered by somthing I knew was coming? No one made me do it, I just can't be selfish to my girls and cram them all in together.

I really wish that I had friends or family that did the farming thing or even just chickens, but no one I know does and all think I am a bit off my rocker. I am only 27yr old so my friends really think I have lost it. I am so glad that this site is here, cause even if I am not as close to you all as you guys seem to be, I know that for the most part you all understand.

Thanks for letting me vent!

Hugs!! I am very new to the chicken world, but I had to give up two of my chicks I had since they were two days old because one ended up being a Roo. now they were only 4 weeks but still it tore me up something awful. i could not imagine what you are going through. Loads of hugs!!!!! And you haev not lost it.. lol I am only 32.. lol I haev found it is not hard at all to become attached to these chicks..