Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[Celtic Chick]

Amy, you are flippin' hilarious!

Terri, are you nuts? Chicks inside for the first 12 weeks?????? Call me a woosie, but I want them out at 4 weeks. Too much dust. Unless your brooder gets moved out to a garage with supplemental heat, then it would be ok.

Welcome back, Jen! I'm glad you returned. Guess we can't be that bad? Whistle, whistle....... Anyway, I agree with you on wanting to avoid hatchery stock. I'd try to find some reputable local breeders, if at all possible, but make sure you do your research on them first. There are many things to consider, and wanting day olds makes it harder to get all females. At least you know someone who may take the extras. I'd say look into getting a Standard of Perfection book for poultry and see what they have to say about your potential breeds of interest.

I personally love orpingtons. I have heard of many, many people who say they go broody a lot, but so far (knock on wood) I've only had 3. My hens that go broody are usually always my mixed breed Dominiques. Delisha's English orps are stunning.

Good luck to you and your soon-to-be flock, and feel free to ask lots of questions. We try to help when we can.

 

[delisha]

Quote: I love Zuppa..!!!


Cuties and Cc thanks for the thumbs up on my English birds..

Jen I have Ameracuana and Wyandotte too, cuties has a few of them also. The last show I went to both my AM's placed very well. One was reserve Champion and the other was BB BV. My black Orpington was BB BV I take crappy pictures, but here are a few.


Black English and Cuckoo English

Silver laced Wyandottes



Reserve Champion Black Ameracuana

Blue Ameracuana

Black English hen

6 week old english chick

Gold Laced English Orp

Black and Blue Ameracuana

AM's



Splash English

Silver Laced chicks

Blue Laced Red Wyandottes

English Orps (Blue and Gold laced hens)

Blue Rooster

Blue Cockerel

As far as laying. My Ameracuana's lay about 4-5 eggs a week. They are young pullets and take a good 6- 8 months to start to lay. My Gold laced Orpingtons lay 4 a week. My BBS English lay 6 a week. My black go broody more than my blue for some reason. My blue hen has yet to go broody. My Wyandottes are 6 a week and so far non of them have gone broody, but they are young. My Marans took forever to start laying and they layed well till moult. I have BB Copper and i also have Cuckoo Marans. Non of them are SQ. I have never hatched from them and I have them for pretty egg color too.

Amy, you are flippin' hilarious!

Terri, are you nuts? Chicks inside for the first 12 weeks?????? Call me a woosie, but I want them out at 4 weeks. Too much dust. Unless your brooder gets moved out to a garage with supplemental heat, then it would be ok.

Welcome back, Jen! I'm glad you returned. Guess we can't be that bad? Whistle, whistle....... Anyway, I agree with you on wanting to avoid hatchery stock. I'd try to find some reputable local breeders, if at all possible, but make sure you do your research on them first. There are many things to consider, and wanting day olds makes it harder to get all females. At least you know someone who may take the extras. I'd say look into getting a Standard of Perfection book for poultry and see what they have to say about your potential breeds of interest.

I personally love orpingtons. I have heard of many, many people who say they go broody a lot, but so far (knock on wood) I've only had 3. My hens that go broody are usually always my mixed breed Dominiques. Delisha's English orps are stunning.

Good luck to you and your soon-to-be flock, and feel free to ask lots of questions. We try to help when we can.

x2 with Amy..funny stuff

I am with you on getting them out. I just took out 3 days olds this morning. Stuck them under a broody. She hatched out 2 BLR and for some reason 4 of those eggs never hatched ....all fully developed. She now has Orps and Dottes.

 

[babylady4]

Thanks for the heads up BigZ, I will mark it on the calendar...... I think we can swing up there for an evening since it is only 1/2 an hour away.

I think tomorrow is going to be a big clean-up day around here. The yard AND the house. I am tired of tripping over unnecessary items.

I think I told all of you about our bathroom sink breaking. After a lot of running around, emails to companies, phone calls, etc...... I finally ordered a new sink my last week of work....... with a promised delivery date of 3-5 weeks but it is back-ordered. I am really getting tired of using the tub to wash my hands....... that sink cannot get here soon enough!

Not much else is going on here, pretty dull actually. Cuties, when are you going to have some free time on a weekend? It is not going to be getting any warmer you know........

 

[199787]

Just FYI for the horsey get together ... I am gone Sunday through Saturday next week. I have to go to San Diego for work. It's looking g more and not like it's going to wait until spring.

 

[cuties]

Oh no melissa and lisa!! Ive been soo excited! All these weekends working and at swaps! We will figure it out at some point!

Terri, I really hope your back gets better!! I agree with amy, you should have told us something all made up ;-)

Del, love the pics!! So beautiful! !

Cs, get a schedule yet? I will probably have to find someone to take my hours at work...

Jen, the hen I have laying has been giving me an egg almost every day! They are awesome friendly birds!!! I will now post a few pics

 

[cuties]

This pic is of the breeding pair I have going now.

 

[cuties]

Dad; color is not amazing. But type is there all the way! Remind me del, how old is blackie? I beleive a may boy...

 

[cuties]

 

[cuties]

Moms brother to give you an idea. Again not amazing deep red. But nice type! I hope by putting a black over ellis (mom) he color will improve

And just to show you how friendly they are when the kids handle them!!!!!

 

[Terri O]

Ah Cuties....I would call that "Manhandle" them!

That's why they are so friendly I am sure. The ones that you hatched for me [and the kids handled] are still pretty nice to pick up. They must remember a little bit anyhow. I still have a butt load of striped birds to unload....I was planning on doing a bit of a clean up today and some regrouping. Not gonna happen--the back is no better than it was yesterday! It is always something it seems.

We are cutting cabbage and making kraut today...if I get off of this computer...and tonight DH and "kids" go to watch hockey in Madison and I am going to a Stampin' Up party. Havent been to one in years...one of my scrapbook friends is having it. I might call my friend to go along too. Oh yeah, I also have to make my way to Jefferson sometime this afternoon to feed my other friend's cats. She is at her sister's place for the weekend for their birthdays...oh gotta get that card...

Hmmm--seems I better get off of this computer and get something done eh? The more I think of what I have to do the more I seem to come up with. I guess I shouldnt have spent so much time on FB this morning!
I hope the even goes well at camp Brent! I wish it wasnt so far away...but I bet you dont have a GF table right?

Have a great day...the sun appears to be trying to pop out....I so hope! TerriO