Anyone else have CHICKENS?!?!?!?!?

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Originally Posted by rabernet

I know how much you've loved them since you got them! I hope I get to meet them soon! :D

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You will!!! Fresh omelettes for breakfast next time you come up! :)

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Originally Posted by Shelby

Aww I love chickens.. wish I could have some. Silkies are so sweet, but my favorites are the polish. Cochins are so cute though.. little fatties.

Got any blue eggs from the amaraucanas?

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Not yet...my 'canas aren't mature yet, but when they do start laying you'd better believe I'll be posting pics of their easter eggs!

Picking up some silver laced wyandottes & black Australorpes at the beginning of the year, too. :)

K~

Try some light brahmas! Sweet and HUGE. Eggs are HUGE.
Those were my mom's favorite.

Ooh.. I love silver laced.. and wyandottes tend to have nice lacing pattern.

Peac-o-c-k-s are lovely but they sure make a heck of a racket.. I prefer other pheasants like the goldens or lady amhearst. those are some pretty birds.

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Originally Posted by wolfy-hound

Try some light brahmas! Sweet and HUGE. Eggs are HUGE.
Those were my mom's favorite.

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Will do!! I've heard a lot of good things about the brahmas! There are SOOOOOOOO many chickens that I want to keep...but my coop is only an 8x10 (for now :devilish:).

K~

hmmm chickens huh?, worked with them before but never owned them, seems like fun..........Pictures?

I used to keep chickens years ago Kara though just plain ones for meat birds. I did find that keeping a mated pair of standard big white farmyard geese with them really helped. Once the geese matured (and had been raised in with the chickens) nothing but nothing got near my birds or their coop without the geese raising hell. Oh and my dog loved the occasional lightly cooked goose egg for a treat. Geese make great alarm systems for chickens. :)

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Originally Posted by KLG

Picking up some silver laced wyandottes & black Australorpes at the beginning of the year, too. :)

K~

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I really thought I was the only one planning out what chickens I want to get. :D
I really want the Austalorpes and the Brahmas for their size and ability to make it through tough winters. Love the feathery feet! I absolutely love free range eggs after my best friend made me eat some. It freaked me out with the dark orange yolk, but it was delicious!!! Way to go Kara, you just got some major cool points in my book for the love of fowl.;)

Ooooooh I loved having chickens!! I haven't been able to keep any for awhile, but mine were awesome as pets. I kept them back when I was living in the Philippines and when we had to leave my dad actually kept my rabbits in the same coop as the chickens and he said they got along really well (even shared their food although my dad said that the chickens would fight for the rabbits celery!! LOL). Unfortunately they were given to our housekeeper when he left and my pets were probably all turned into dinner :(.
(Not advocating for keeping them in the same cages, just commenting on a slightly amusing situation....they weren't kept in the same cages while I was taking care of them, my dad only did this out of necessity....the ash from the volcano wrecked one of my cages....they were all kept outside due to really nice weather!!)

And Peac-o-c-ks are beautiful!! I saw a pair of all white ones that some one kept in Jacksonville and they were absolutely beautiful!! Definitely on my list of must haves some day!! As well as a few more chickens!!

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Originally Posted by KLG

If all goes well, it'll be pea:cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r: in the spring to boot! :D

K~

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Kara said pea:cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r: :giggle:

Pics or ban :devilish: