[CHICKENS-101] Re: 3 year old boy - which breed to get

 

Susan,
Thanks so much for the invitation. I might actually take you up on that. I waiting for my wife to join me, we've been without her since June. Visa issues. Once she comes we're due a trip north and it would be good to have a place to stay on the trip up.

Of course, you are welcome here as well. We're in Gulf Breeze between Pensacola and Pensacola Beach. Wonderful area and great beaching from here. Matter of fact if you come I'd highly recommend a stay at Fort Pickins, right on the beach. We'll have all the stuff you need for camping there.

By the way, I'm writing to Catheryn privately. Perhaps we should make it public. I'm almost sold on the Silkies. They look and sound and I'll bet feel great. My last question to her had to do with getting a Silkie breed big enough for bigger eggs and meat. I love their looks. I like having the one pet chicken and look forward to going out back to be greeted by her.

Allen

--- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, Susan Fleming <susan7fleming@...> wrote:
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> I agree with George and Cathrine.   We have had chickens for several years.  I wanted to experience different colored eggs so we have a Splash Maran pair, a couple of Auracauna hens, a couple of Buff  and Lavendar Orpington hens, a couple of cochins,  a trio of Polish, a few Silkies, 1 Leghorn hen, a trio of Seramas, and a few more.  My son (6) loves the Silkies and has a couple from Catherine.  They are small, calm and fun for him to take care of.  The Polish are a little more fiesty, but lots of fun.  The Seramas are the smallest and very friendly.  Broody also.  The bigger breeds are all friendly.  I guess you can tell that we don't take breeding or showing seriously, but we do enjoy our chickens and they are well take care of.   In exchange, we have dark brown/reddish eggs. green, blue eggs, light brown eggs, a pinkish egg (polish), and white eggs. 
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> We are planning to add a couple of more breeds this spring.  A couple of Black Jersey Giants for sure.  No more roosters.   We may incubate some eggs also.  Tommy wants a couple of ducks so that may happen.  We live in a rural neighborhood so have to be careful about noise, etc.  So far, so good.  Neighbors like the eggs.
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> Enjoy and have fun with your peeps and your son.  BTW, where are you in Fla.?  We are about 30 miles east of Atlanta and would love to have you visit.  
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> Susan

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