YO GEORGIANS! :)

[RoboDuck]

I did THAT on purpose.

 

[tine434]

I was going to say hello to all my fellow Georgians and then seen this... We are almost neighbors! Lol. I'm in the very very south east also!

I'm in Douglas, GA!

Hello.

 

[eqserman]

Well have a buff o that went broody. She will not leave the nest box, and with no large fertile eggs she was just sitting on non fertile eggs When I take her out of the box, beside growling at me, she will eat and drink and maybe a quick dust bath and then back to her nest box. So being I have Bantam's and a rooster, decided to try to put a couple of My Bantam's hen's egg under the buff o and let her sit on them, hopefully they may be fertile. Not sure if they hatch what I may do next. Going on day three.

 

[PapaChaz]

Are you freakin' kidding me!?

nope, not kidding.

I do the Farmers Market in Dahlonega. We either pay $15 a MONTH or $70 for May thru October. We only need our Candlers license and poultry license as I am allowed to sell chicks, too!. We do not have to take food stamps, etc. We also have Saturday mornings and Tuesday afternoons. I usually sell out in an hour or two!

something like this I could have been ok with.....

Papa I work the Acworth market on fri morning we do not have a fee acworth covers it because they promote buying local , they do want to be able to come to the persons house or farm at any time . They made a trip the first year to make sure you were growing your own . Other then that they would come if they received a complant .

Ok,

so Rockmart wants a $10 app fee, that's non refundable. THEY choose who they want, so basically you have to pay them $10 to even consider you, and then they could say no, for no real reason. Yes, I've been here long enough to guarantee you that DOES happen. they have a total of 21 vendors listed on their page. You'd think they'd want more vendors, with more offerings to draw more people, but trust me when I say, that's not how this little town works. And some of the things they have listed on their page as being available now, I'm very much in doubt were actually grown local, because some of it isn't in season yet, unless someone has a greenhouse and operates more like a business. Not exactly what I thought it was supposed to be either.

Whomever it was answering my messages went on to say things like

I hear your disappointment, but we have to charge a weekly fee ($10) because it pays for us promoting the farmers market. The other farmers markets don't do that. We had 5000 visitors last year, and expect more than that this year......while we don't want to make it unattainable for the smaller farms, by charging that much every week, we get the best vendors....

hogwash, I responded it was just another perfect example of Rockmart/Cedartown/Polk County trying to emulate Atlanta, and trying to be something way more than our little county really is. Don't get me started on some of the other things I know....I also told whomever, I didn't expect free, but it apparently IS set up to be unattainable to smaller 'backyard' farmers and judging from their response, they seemed to have it that way on purpose. I didn't expect 'free' but $40 a month is ridiculous compared to surrounding markets. I wished them good luck, even though I really didn't mean it

 

[katsdar]

nope, she buried the rest of the eggs in the hay, and has hollowed out a nest for her and the two chicks in a different spot. I took them away from her last night, much to her dislike, put them inside and the chicks in the brooder inside. She's back in the AM pen with the rest of them.

on another note, I know we have a couple in our little group who do the local farmers markets and I'd like to know what you pay to participate, I've checked into the one in Rockmart, and personally think they're ridiculous at what they're asking for a weekly fee to set up a table in a very lightly used parking lot that's owned by the city, tied in with all their 'rules'......maybe now I can see why they don't have real good participation

The one in Summerville on Tuesday's you pay $7.00 and on Sat. 6.00, and you can sell what ever you like,You can reserve your spot for the year for how much I don't know and your spot is clearly marked so no one can use it when your not there or get a first come first serve spot. I have seen people with Alabama plates selling chickens, I sell my surplus roos and eggs and do quite well, I usually go on Saturday and most of the time I get there before 9am and sell out in I'm not kidding 30 mins, the car doesn't even get parked. I do have my candler's license but not the other and have never been asked for either. I'm taking a hen to sell tomorrow so we will see how we do. If your interested I can tell you the best chicken selling spots.

 

[Flowerbh]

Well have a buff o that went broody. She will not leave the nest box, and with no large fertile eggs she was just sitting on non fertile eggs When I take her out of the box, beside growling at me, she will eat and drink and maybe a quick dust bath and then back to her nest box. So being I have Bantam's and a rooster, decided to try to put a couple of My Bantam's hen's egg under the buff o and let her sit on them, hopefully they may be fertile. Not sure if they hatch what I may do next. Going on day three.

If you have a roo, why do you think the BOs eggs are not fertile? Do you keep them separated? And, yes, the broody will sit on and hatch any eggs. Good luck with your hatching. Let us know how it goes!

 

[eqserman]

If you have a roo, why do you think the BOs eggs are not fertile? Do you keep them separated? And, yes, the broody will sit on and hatch any eggs. Good luck with your hatching. Let us know how it goes!

My bantam's and the BO are in separate coops and runs, seems the bantam roo is very protective of his girls and does not care for the big girls.

 

[mikeldb]

my newest baby

 

[PapaChaz]

My bantam's and the BO are in separate coops and runs, seems the bantam roo is very protective of his girls and does not care for the big girls.

if you want to break her, just isolate her in a way that her body temp will lower somewhat. Sometimes just isolating them gets them so tore up being away from the flock that they'll give it up. Bad thing is you're not getting eggs from her for at least 3 weeks regardless.

 

[mikeldb]

I do the Farmers Market in Dahlonega.  We either pay $15 a MONTH or $70 for May thru October.  We only need our Candlers license and poultry license as I am allowed to sell chicks, too!.  We do not have to take food stamps, etc.  We also have Saturday mornings and Tuesday afternoons.  I usually sell out in an hour or two!

can you pm me the info I need to do to be able to sell like you do?