YO GEORGIANS! :)

[Mylied]

How will y'all be keeping your chickens cool at the swap. I live 21/2 hours away and will be trying to sell some of this year's.chicks. I've never been to one what do I most need to be aware of. What time do people start leaving these things? I really need some advice please.

It's under cover but I'm going to pay the $5 for electricity and bring a fan. I don't like heat more than the chickens. Lol. Other than that I'm going with the flow. I've never sold at one before. Been to one and it looked like people just chilled in their lawn chairs until someone wanted to buy.

What can I put on a surface to keep 2 of my chickens from roosting on it?

Something chickens wouldn't want to step on. Maybe something sticky, slick, or rough like sandpaper.

 

[sue25]

It's under cover but I'm going to pay the $5 for electricity and bring a fan. I don't like heat more than the chickens. Lol. Other than that I'm going with the flow. I've never sold at one before. Been to one and it looked like people just chilled in their lawn chairs until someone wanted to buy.



Something chickens wouldn't want to step on. Maybe something sticky, slick, or rough like sandpaper.

Thanks it's good to know it's under cover I am also paying the $5 for electric. I thought we would all be under the sun.

 

[brucifer]

What can I put on a surface to keep 2 of my chickens from roosting on it?

2X what @Mylied said. You have to make the surface so that it's not easy for them to roost, often easier said than done. For example, to keep chickens off of nesting boxes, folks will often angle the top of the box at a 45º angle. Sometimes though, it's just hard to stop them if they're determined to roost. I wish I had taken a picture of one of my large FBCM roos yesterday as he was perched on a red brick that was standing on end. That big rooster looked silly on that tiny, narrow brick, but he had it in his mind that that is where he wanted to be.

How will y'all be keeping your chickens cool at the swap. I live 21/2 hours away and will be trying to sell some of this year's.chicks. I've never been to one what do I most need to be aware of. What time do people start leaving these things? I really need some advice please.

Get there early. We live a couple of hours away, and we're leaving at 6:00AM to be there for 8:00AM set up. Be sure to bring lawn chairs. I'm bringing a table as well. Usually at these things most of the selling and trading happens early on the first day. I hope to be on our way back home by 3:00PM.

To keep the birds cool, I'll be keeping my stock in collapsible wire dog crates. To keep us cool, Olivia is bringing a fully stocked concession stand. j/k!

 

[Mylied]

So, can anyone identify these birds I got from the egg swap? They were not being super cooperative with pics. And I don't remember which eggs they came from besides the one.

Dark brown, almost black. Slate gray legs.

Yellow with a funky do and a browner head, with a little grey on the legs.

Really pretty (or handsome since it's a roo) with yellowish legs.

Grey with grey over yellow legs.

Black with grey over yellow legs.

This is my beautiful keeper. I am 99% sure she came from an olive colored egg. She is grey and cream colored with feathered legs.

 

[missy1971]

2X what @Mylied said. You have to make the surface so that it's not easy for them to roost, often easier said than done. For example, to keep chickens off of nesting boxes, folks will often angle the top of the box at a 45º angle. Sometimes though, it's just hard to stop them if they're determined to roost. I wish I had taken a picture of one of my large FBCM roos yesterday as he was perched on a red brick that was standing on end. That big rooster looked silly on that tiny, narrow brick, but he had it in his mind that that is where he wanted to be.

Thanks yall!!

Get there early. We live a couple of hours away, and we're leaving at 6:00AM to be there for 8:00AM set up. Be sure to bring lawn chairs. I'm bringing a table as well. Usually at these things most of the selling and trading happens early on the first day. I hope to be on our way back home by 3:00PM.

To keep the birds cool, I'll be keeping my stock in collapsible wire dog crates. To keep us cool, Olivia is bringing a fully stocked concession stand. j/k!

 

[brucifer]

I have a question for y'all in the northern part of our state: Has this year's sourwood honey started to go on sale yet? I heard that this is supposed to be a very good year for sourwood, so I wanted to make sure it's in before I head up north to get some. Please let me know. Thx!

Also, the Muscovy eggs came in today, but Ms. Broody was off her nest, so I decided to not chance things and just incubate all 28 hatching eggs. Twelve of the eggs are Lavenders, and since that's not a common color, I'm very happy about that. Muscovy eggs are notoriously difficult to hatch, so getting 60% to hatch is considered doing well. I'll keep everyone posted, but waiting 35 days is a looooong wait!

 

[livhatcher]

2X what @Mylied said. You have to make the surface so that it's not easy for them to roost, often easier said than done. For example, to keep chickens off of nesting boxes, folks will often angle the top of the box at a 45º angle. Sometimes though, it's just hard to stop them if they're determined to roost. I wish I had taken a picture of one of my large FBCM roos yesterday as he was perched on a red brick that was standing on end. That big rooster looked silly on that tiny, narrow brick, but he had it in his mind that that is where he wanted to be.


Get there early. We live a couple of hours away, and we're leaving at 6:00AM to be there for 8:00AM set up. Be sure to bring lawn chairs. I'm bringing a table as well. Usually at these things most of the selling and trading happens early on the first day. I hope to be on our way back home by 3:00PM.

To keep the birds cool, I'll be keeping my stock in collapsible wire dog crates. To keep us cool, Olivia is bringing a fully stocked concession stand. j/k!

I will be bringing drinks and snacks. If you want one, wear your BYC shirt! If you don't have a BYC shirt and are desperate for a snack, I'll have a few shirts and tote bags to sell ($10 shirt/$5 bag) I will also be bringing a few gallon jugs of water for the birds. I also will be keeping my birds in wire crates as will my partner, Marie.

Also, the Muscovy eggs came in today, but Ms. Broody was off her nest, so I decided to not chance things and just incubate all 28 hatching eggs. Twelve of the eggs are Lavenders, and since that's not a common color, I'm very happy about that. Muscovy eggs are notoriously difficult to hatch, so getting 60% to hatch is considered doing well. I'll keep everyone posted, but waiting 35 days is a looooong wait!

That is a long wait, but I always encourage people not to discount shipped eggs. With the exception of the malfunctioning incubator this past month, I have had around 90% hatch rate on shipped eggs. I don't know of anyone who has quality Polish chickens in the state of GA (haha! except me now!!) and I have had to import all of my eggs. If you are very particular about shipping instructions, you should be good as long as the seller is receptive to your concerns about shipping eggs.

**update on what we will be bringing to the show---the offerings have increased. I have decided not to pursue breeding white crested blue polish at this time and will have 2 wc blue and 1 splash cockerels, all 8 weeks old. I may have a couple golden laced 8 week olds and a couple of crele cockerels aged 3 months.

 

[missy1971]

I will be bringing drinks and snacks. If you want one, wear your BYC shirt! If you don't have a BYC shirt and are desperate for a snack, I'll have a few shirts and tote bags to sell ($10 shirt/$5 bag) I will also be bringing a few gallon jugs of water for the birds. I also will be keeping my birds in wire crates as will my partner, Marie.



That is a long wait, but I always encourage people not to discount shipped eggs. With the exception of the malfunctioning incubator this past month, I have had around 90% hatch rate on shipped eggs. I don't know of anyone who has quality Polish chickens in the state of GA (haha! except me now!!) and I have had to import all of my eggs. If you are very particular about shipping instructions, you should be good as long as the seller is receptive to your concerns about shipping eggs.

**update on what we will be bringing to the show---the offerings have increased. I have decided not to pursue breeding white crested blue polish at this time and will have 2 wc blue and 1 splash cockerels, all 8 weeks old. I may have a couple golden laced 8 week olds and a couple of crele cockerels aged 3 months.

Live, Please hold a tote bag for me, I'll get is asap...Im so bummed I can't come Saturday! but maybe I can see some of ya'll soon!!

 

[livhatcher]

UTTERLY RIDICULOUS.

Just received an email from Peachstate Poultry Association canceling the swap meet this Saturday. This is the last straw for me. There is literally not one nice thing I can say about this. I don't know who to believe about the State Vet and/or the Farmer's Market being blamed, but you can be assured that I will be calling both to heat check stories. The amount of work that so many of us have put into getting ready for this is insane.

ETA: I have contacted both the Dept of Agriculture and the Farmer's Market manager to seek answers.

 

[livhatcher]

Live, Please hold a tote bag for me, I'll get is asap...Im so bummed I can't come Saturday! but maybe I can see some of ya'll soon!!

I guess none of us can come, so don't get too sad. I'll save you a bag.