Monday, October 31, 2011

Re: [CHICKENS-101] chicken poll

 

 
 
 
 
 
  OK Rebecca, here goes...

 a.) what kind of chickens do you have?  I have 15 Rhode Island Reds (no Roosters)

b.) do you keep them for meat? eggs? both? strictly entertainment?    Eggs, for now.   I enjoy them too.

 c.) where do you live (what state, province, country)? Extreme Western NC   

d.) why did you chose this type chicken?  I did some research and found that the RIR is weather tollerant and hardy.  They lay an egg each almost every day (I'm getting 12-14 eggs/day out of 15 hens).  They lay brown eggs.

Ron - Western NC

 

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Re: [CHICKENS-101] chicken poll

 

A)buff orpingtons, americauna, old english game bantams, sumatra, silkie, cochin, an unknown, and a couple olive eggers aka mutts. B)originally for eggs and occasional meat now we have some for showing, pleasure, and entertainment. C)Southeast Kansas D)americaunas -interesting eggs, buff orpingtons- eggs and meat(soon to add cornish to cross for meat), cochin- show, oegb- show, entertainment, incubators, silkie-show, entertainment, incubators, sumatra- show and pleasure.
Marla

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Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:47:58 -0000
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Subject: [CHICKENS-101] chicken poll

 

DH and I have talked into long evenings about different types of chickens and what would be best for us. what I would like to know for you is: a.) what kind of chickens do you have? b.) do you keep them for meat? eggs? both? strictly entertainment? c.) where do you live (what state, province, country)? d.) why did you chose this type chicken?

thanks for sharing

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Re: [CHICKENS-101] Geese

 

Marla,Your neighbor must trust you to tell you she is going to be gone for a week.  Might be a good time to sneak a couple of goslings into your yard.  LOL!
I doctored 4 rescue Toulouse geese many years ago that eventually went to a family with a custom made pond and barns landscaped around it.   These 4 were not friendly at ll to people we had over and I had to keep them locked up.  They followed me around chatting while I got their feed and the hose to change their water. They were noisy.  Very affectionate geese to me. I have no idea if they were the norm or not, for not tolerating other people, they wanted me or no one while being nursed back to health.
Cathryn
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From: Marla <marlajulich@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: [CHICKENS-101] Geese

 
Cathryn, my fave growing up was the toulouse but the sebastopols are so pretty I have been considering them. Ro, other than canada geese none of the geese we've ever had flew so I wasn't worried about them getting into her yard. My major worry is excessive noise. I don't think she could complain about anything else. I keep the place neat and clean, she's never complained about the noise from all our other animals but geese are louder. Our history with this neighbor is long and varied but a lot of the problems seem to stem with the bad dealings she had with my grandpa as her neighbor.
I was just out working on the fence and she came over to tell me that it's looking nice over here. Then asked me to keep an eye on her place for the week while she's helping her sister after surgery.
Marla
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Re: [CHICKENS-101] chicken poll

 

b. for eggs and fertilizer for my garden, but mostly for entertainment.
c NW Wisconsin, USA
d I wanted smaller chickens so I could have more in a limited space. Originally, I just got what was available
 
Kathy
 
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DH and I have talked into long evenings about different types of chickens and what would be best for us.  what I would like to know for you is:  a.) what kind of chickens do you have? b.) do you keep them for meat? eggs? both? strictly entertainment?  c.) where do you live (what state, province, country)?  d.) why did you chose this type chicken?

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Re: [CHICKENS-101] chicken poll

 

a. bantams,some mixed breed some cochins.


In a message dated 10/31/2011 7:02:49 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
luckydog23@msn.com writes:

DH and I have talked into long evenings about different types of chickens
and what would be best for us. what I would like to know for you is: a.)
what kind of chickens do you have? b.) do you keep them for meat? eggs?
both? strictly entertainment? c.) where do you live (what state, province,
country)? d.) why did you chose this type chicken?

thanks for sharing

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Re: [CHICKENS-101] Re: Winter in here

 

Sounds like a really good set up!  I'd get which over one you prefer.  Goose eggs are awesome and if you get non flying geese you don't have to worry about them taking off.  Plus geese are great watch dogs.  Ducks are nice too, but I'd get non flying ducks so they don't take off.  
Cathryn
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From: Susan Fleming <susan7fleming@yahoo.com>
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Space has been the problem.  Picture this if you were standing on the back porch -extending the backyard fence out to the storage house and back up around the fruit trees to the right of the house?  I would be about 1/2 acre.  Is that enough.  I would have to put in a little pond also.  I guess a few ducks would be better than a pair of geese.  I do have the free range backyard guineas for noise.  What \do you think?
 
I got 5 teenage Seramas from Grandpa Jack and Pam yesterday.  One black and green cockrel, a gold splash cockrel and gold splash pullets.  Couldn't resist.  I guess they will live in the basement this winter.  Hope to have some babies this spring/summer.
 
Hope you are taking care of yourself!   Hugs, Susan


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Re: [CHICKENS-101] Re: free feed/treats

 

Your welcome. :)  I have several houses to run by on my way home tomorrow from my parents.  My chickens are going to love me.
Cathryn
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What a great idea --thanks
Rita

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Re: [CHICKENS-101] Back Again

 

Hi George,  It's too cold to molt!  Yikes!  Hope your girls don't molt and take the time without power in stride. 40 hours is a long time without power when it is cold out.  I hope it is not cold enough to freeze the pipes of people's homes that will not have power until Wed. That's a long time to be in the cold and dark.
My chicks and silkies are probably wondering where their mom is.  My father had surgery today and I spent the night at my parent's last night.  After dark this evening I went out to their barn to say hello to their chickens to get my bird talk fix and gather the one lonely egg in the nest box.
Cathryn
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From: Old George <barnmanager@myfairpoint.net>
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Subject: [CHICKENS-101] Back Again

 
Made it through the blizzard and the power outage. We were very lucky to have full power back after 40 hours, +or -, A great many folks on the east coast are still in the dark. It will take me forever to catch up on all the e-mail and group messages. I am too tired to do it right now. This camping out business is not for old people. Having done this before a couple times we were prepared but it gets harder every year. We only got about 6" of snow and the town came around to pick up all the debris. There are a lot fewer trees in New Hampshire. The chickens were in the dark for 2 nights. This could possibly trigger a molt.
I'll try to catch up in the next couple days.
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Re: [CHICKENS-101] Golden Sebrights

 

Shoot Susan, me too! They're very pretty and quite docile when I pick them up. I would keep them if they were both hens, or it they were full-sized birds, or even if I could set them up separately but I wasn't planning on raising bantams and I'd really hate to have tiny eggs coming out my big hens. :)

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Wish I was closer, but Georgia is just too far away.  Love Golden Seabrights.  Susan

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[CHICKENS-101] Adios

 

I am leaving the list due to time constraints and the difference in the emotional tenor or the group over the last few months. I have met many fine people through this list, and I've learned a lot thanks to you all. Some of you have become friends outside of the list, and you will remain my friends after I have left it.
 
But one newer member constantly says "Take it, leave it, or delete it. I can and will say what I want when I want." That's fine. Go ahead and do so to your heart's content. But I don't have to listen to it, either, and my choice is to leave it.
 
Pete, I'm sorry to go. I have benefited from you and from this group immensely. Thanks you for all your work and effort.
 
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Re: [CHICKENS-101] chicken poll

 

a) Turkens, Austrolorp, Dominique, Black Star, some mutts, EE Bantams,Jap Bantams, Silkies, Polish,Seramas. At the moment. I've had LOTS of breeds over the years.
b) Eggs/pets, breeding
c) Delaware
d) Turkens - cause I love the look. They are also good layers, and can deal with temp changes. Black Star's were my first chicks, I still have 1 hen left. Silkies ,Polish, Jap Bantams, and Seramas cause of the look and for breeding.
I do a lot of research on breeds I see in catalogs, shows, that sorta thing and then decided what is going to work for me. I have a preference for the "different". It's a lot of fun trying to explain a Turken to one who has never seen one before. "Is that a turkey? Is that bird sick?" LOL! Because there are 2 business's on the property we have people here that have never seen a chicken other than from the grocery.
Ordering the mystery mix is also a good way to experience new breeds.
Gothy
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From: Rebecca <luckydog23@msn.com>
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Subject: [CHICKENS-101] chicken poll

 
DH and I have talked into long evenings about different types of chickens and what would be best for us. what I would like to know for you is: a.) what kind of chickens do you have? b.) do you keep them for meat? eggs? both? strictly entertainment? c.) where do you live (what state, province, country)? d.) why did you chose this type chicken?

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