What did you do in the garden today?

[cj2024]

Yes... 'fraid so. Although I am considering ordering some purebreds in the spring. Maybe some lavender and chocolate Orpingtons... And some Marans

I am going to try Novogen Brown chickens from FreedomRanger Hatchery next. They are big birds and were bred for eggs. They say it's a cross between a Rhode Island Red and a Rhode Island White. https://www.freedomrangerhatchery.com/shop/product/novogen-layer/

 

[WthrLady]

It was almost impossible to get hay done is year. The rain was SO frequent, and never enough to be beneficial, just enough to ruin a hay run.

This year for us. One field didn't even get its last cutting and now it's too late.
Means: we have to fork out money to buy what hay we couldn't harvest.
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[Smokerbill]

I am going to try Novogen Brown chickens from FreedomRanger Hatchery next. They are big birds and were bred for eggs. They say it's a cross between a Rhode Island Red and a Rhode Island White. https://www.freedomrangerhatchery.com/shop/product/novogen-layer/

You must have a lot of chickens! I have one RIR cockerel, one NH cockerel, one RIR pullet and 5 New Hampshire pullets. I'm kind of curious how the chicks from a RIR over NH pullet cross would turn out. And vice versa, a NH over a RIR pullet.

 

[cj2024]

You must have a lot of chickens! I have one RIR cockerel, one NH cockerel, one RIR pullet and 5 New Hampshire pullets. I'm kind of curious how the chicks from a RIR over NH pullet cross would turn out. And vice versa, a NH over a RIR pullet.

I will cull all the roosters when they start to crow and cull the hens after two years. There is a two-chicken limit in my residential area and a fine if neighbors complain. I have to monitor the sound of my roosters, and I can only keep one. A lot of people raise chickens where I live, so it's okay as long as no one complains.

 

[cj2024]

I'm kind of curious how the chicks from a RIR over NH pullet cross would turn out. And vice versa, a NH over a RIR pullet.

New Hamshire chickens were developed from Rhode Island Reds though selective breeding for meat production. They selected birds that grew faster, feathered earlier, and had better carcass quality.

 

[TJAnonymous]

I had a GIANT New Hampshire Red roo about 20 years ago. He was a gentle giant... As large as a toddler but never had a mean bone in his body. Neighbor's dogs killed him... And our pet boer goat. Afterwards I tried to buy/raise another NHR roo but he tried to flog anything that moved. After he attacked my kids, I went after him with a baseball bat. He ended up in the stew pot that night. First time I learned that when chickens die under stress, it ruins the meat...

 

[Smokerbill]

I culled one of my NH cockerels that I thought was becoming too aggressive towards me but it might have been a mistake. He had a way with the ladies, and the other two haven't figured out how to treat them right yet. Maybe they will...

 

[Justagalwithchicks]

Finished putting my garden to bed for the winter just in the nick of time. It is getting really cold this weekend. Glad to be done tilling. I don't have a big garden per say and only a small electric tiller, but it gets the job done. Finished getting the coop wrapped today also. Since we have had a rather wonderful fall, everything feels like we are doing it to late. One strange year for weather in the Midwest that's for sure.

 

[chickengr]

I will cull all the roosters when they start to crow and cull the hens after two years. There is a two-chicken limit in my residential area and a fine if neighbors complain. I have to monitor the sound of my roosters, and I can only keep one. A lot of people raise chickens where I live, so it's okay as long as no one complains.

you have chickens walking everywhere around the island but are not allowed to raise more than 2? sounds like total nonsense.

 

[cj2024]

you have chickens walking everywhere around the island but are not allowed to raise more than 2? sounds like total nonsense.

I have to chase away feral chickens in my front yard every day.