The Backyard/Barnyard Chicken Thread | |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 77988988 United Kingdom 10/05/2019 08:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hoping the Herring Gull lays some eggs. [link to imgur.com (secure)] Much better than a Duck egg. Proper Organic. [link to www.google.co.uk (secure)] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 71641039 United States 10/05/2019 08:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I sell the eggs, i don't have enough chickens for everyone who wants to buy. I don't sell at farmers markets because of the government forms and bullshit ropes you have to jump through. Selling eggs i make enough to buy their feed, with a little extra left over to keep the coop in shape. They free range on our acreage and with the toms and our 3 dogs i don't worry to much about predators. Each and everyone of the hens are tame will sit in anyones lap. The roosters are good boys cause they don't want to go in the pot. Chickens are awesome,smart and friendly. What people don't realize is that chickens come in all sizes Serama lay small eggs but would be so easy to keep in the city, then bantams. I think everyone should have a couple of hens inthe backyard. |
xenophon
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cosmicgypsy
User ID: 74619032 United States 10/05/2019 08:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I sell the eggs, i don't have enough chickens for everyone who wants to buy. I don't sell at farmers markets because of the government forms and bullshit ropes you have to jump through. Quoting: granny2 Selling eggs i make enough to buy their feed, with a little extra left over to keep the coop in shape. They free range on our acreage and with the toms and our 3 dogs i don't worry to much about predators. Each and everyone of the hens are tame will sit in anyones lap. The roosters are good boys cause they don't want to go in the pot. Chickens are awesome,smart and friendly. What people don't realize is that chickens come in all sizes Serama lay small eggs but would be so easy to keep in the city, then bantams. I think everyone should have a couple of hens inthe backyard. There's something about having a "pet" chicken that makes me all gooey inside, I just found out....heh, strange, I know. Thank for the reply.... You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. -Buckminster Fuller ...I adapt to the unknown, under wandering stars I've grown, by myself, but not alone... [link to www.youtube.com (secure)] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 77988988 United Kingdom 10/05/2019 08:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hoping the Herring Gull lays some eggs. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77988988 [link to imgur.com (secure)] Much better than a Duck egg. Proper Organic. [link to www.google.co.uk (secure)] :duckhead: Ahhh nice Duck. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 71641039 United States 10/05/2019 08:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | So what breeds does everyone have? I started out with sexlinks, i will never own one again i found them short lived they stop laying at about 2-3 years. Right now i have brahmas, jersey giants wyndotts, some buffs, Marans and of course EE’s. Then somehow one of rooster and a hen is throwing chicks that lay olive eggs. A bumch of backyard mixes and my oldest hen a susssex turned 9 this past spring. |
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Pilgrim001
User ID: 78018011 United States 10/05/2019 08:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | We had 3 regular hens, 2 white, 1 brownish, and then my son got these Black Japanese fighting chickens(shamo). He thought we had one rooster and one hen, but they're both roosters. I've got to be honest, when they come running at me when I go out the back door, there is a slight panic. They're only about 3 months old but they are getting Really big. They're supposed to be about 3 feet tall when grown, which is a big assed bird. Like all our animals, they come running to get some food. Except the cats, that is. cats aren't that humble. The amazing thing is that all animals have different personalities. Chickens seem to like to be picked up and held. Last Edited by Bennder on 10/05/2019 08:55 PM I don't have the time or the crayons to explain this to you. Slake Blake |
Paranoiaaaaa
Butters User ID: 77184268 United States 10/05/2019 08:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | He is shiny today. I thought I'd post a pic of Rusty the Lava Rooster who so many listened to him crow on the Live cam when Kilauea was erupting in Hawaii last summer. [link to imgur.com (secure)] "Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you." - Fox Mulder - The X-Files "Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans." - John Lennon |
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cosmicgypsy
User ID: 74619032 United States 10/05/2019 08:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | We had 3 regular hens, 2 white, 1 brownish, and then my son got these Black Japanese fighting chickens. He thought we had one rooster and one hen, but they're both roosters. I've got to be honest, when they come running at me when I go out the back door, there is a slight panic. They're only about 3 months old but they are getting Really big. They're supposed to be about 3 feet tall when grown, which is a big assed bird. Like all our animals, they come running to get some food. Except the cats, that is. cats aren't that humble. Quoting: Pilgrim001 The amazing thing is that all animals have different personalities. Chickens seem to like to be picked up and held. ....those are going to be monster roosters! Holy Shenackles! Heh, I think I would be trying to make friends with them fast, before they get too old and set in their attack ways. You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. -Buckminster Fuller ...I adapt to the unknown, under wandering stars I've grown, by myself, but not alone... [link to www.youtube.com (secure)] |
Torchie
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cosmicgypsy
User ID: 74619032 United States 10/05/2019 08:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | He is shiny today. I thought I'd post a pic of Rusty the Lava Rooster who so many listened to him crow on the Live cam when Kilauea was erupting in Hawaii last summer. [link to imgur.com (secure)] It's always nice to see a fabulous cock, huh?..... You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. -Buckminster Fuller ...I adapt to the unknown, under wandering stars I've grown, by myself, but not alone... [link to www.youtube.com (secure)] |
Torchie
(OP) User ID: 77354011 United States 10/05/2019 08:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | There are Horsefeathers. There is a movie about that. by the Marx Brothers but I do not lay eggs. hard enough to post with untrimmed hooves equally hard with trimmed ones! anyone raising chickens, check this thread when you can. You can give advice. we all want eggs - only not me in my feed bucket. Molasses tastes better. I hate it when the hens lay an egg in my feed bucket, and I do not notice it in time.... squishy ! untying the shoelaces of the internet one post at a time love tastes best from teal buckets go GIT in your STALL! a Spark does not fall far from the Torchie |
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Where Eagles Dare
Metal-American User ID: 73836248 United States 10/05/2019 08:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | There are Horsefeathers. There is a movie about that. Quoting: Torchie by the Marx Brothers but I do not lay eggs. hard enough to post with untrimmed hooves equally hard with trimmed ones! anyone raising chickens, check this thread when you can. You can give advice. we all want eggs - only not me in my feed bucket. Molasses tastes better. I hate it when the hens lay an egg in my feed bucket, and I do not notice it in time.... squishy ! Isaiah 40:31 - But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. “They’ve got us surrounded again, the poor bastards.” - U.S. Army Paratrooper at Bastogne |
Torchie
(OP) User ID: 77354011 United States 10/05/2019 08:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | eggs do not really expire. They do not need to be in the fridge either! how long do they sit in the barn til someone sees them? Long! untying the shoelaces of the internet one post at a time love tastes best from teal buckets go GIT in your STALL! a Spark does not fall far from the Torchie |
Torchie
(OP) User ID: 77354011 United States 10/05/2019 08:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | There are Horsefeathers. There is a movie about that. Quoting: Torchie by the Marx Brothers but I do not lay eggs. hard enough to post with untrimmed hooves equally hard with trimmed ones! anyone raising chickens, check this thread when you can. You can give advice. we all want eggs - only not me in my feed bucket. Molasses tastes better. I hate it when the hens lay an egg in my feed bucket, and I do not notice it in time.... squishy ! That's the guy! Groucho Marx beats Karl Marx any day untying the shoelaces of the internet one post at a time love tastes best from teal buckets go GIT in your STALL! a Spark does not fall far from the Torchie |
Pilgrim001
User ID: 78018011 United States 10/05/2019 08:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | We had 3 regular hens, 2 white, 1 brownish, and then my son got these Black Japanese fighting chickens. He thought we had one rooster and one hen, but they're both roosters. I've got to be honest, when they come running at me when I go out the back door, there is a slight panic. They're only about 3 months old but they are getting Really big. They're supposed to be about 3 feet tall when grown, which is a big assed bird. Like all our animals, they come running to get some food. Except the cats, that is. cats aren't that humble. Quoting: Pilgrim001 The amazing thing is that all animals have different personalities. Chickens seem to like to be picked up and held. ....those are going to be monster roosters! Holy Shenackles! Heh, I think I would be trying to make friends with them fast, before they get too old and set in their attack ways. I just read that the Shamo was the 2nd tallest chicken at about 30 inches. And can be aggressive. I don't have the time or the crayons to explain this to you. Slake Blake |
Torchie
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cosmicgypsy
User ID: 74619032 United States 10/05/2019 09:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | they squawk and nip. Quoting: Torchie turn em upside down then they are like pineapple upside down cake... somewhat sweeter Horse logic....... You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. -Buckminster Fuller ...I adapt to the unknown, under wandering stars I've grown, by myself, but not alone... [link to www.youtube.com (secure)] |
Where Eagles Dare
Metal-American User ID: 73836248 United States 10/05/2019 09:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | There are Horsefeathers. There is a movie about that. Quoting: Torchie by the Marx Brothers but I do not lay eggs. hard enough to post with untrimmed hooves equally hard with trimmed ones! anyone raising chickens, check this thread when you can. You can give advice. we all want eggs - only not me in my feed bucket. Molasses tastes better. I hate it when the hens lay an egg in my feed bucket, and I do not notice it in time.... squishy ! That's the guy! Groucho Marx beats Karl Marx any day Horsefeathers and Duck Soup are two of my favorite movies. Heck, my son wrecked our Duck Soup VHS tape from watching it so much. Isaiah 40:31 - But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. “They’ve got us surrounded again, the poor bastards.” - U.S. Army Paratrooper at Bastogne |
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anonimalle
User ID: 72023808 United States 10/05/2019 10:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Love my chickens. I have 22 roosters and 37 hens and they have a very good life on our place. They used to free range but now they have about 1/2 acre yard with a high wood fence around it. Trying to round up that many chickens of an evening was a challenge so their yard helps keep the Owls Hawks and coons at bay. The ones I have named come when I call them and even the roosters let me pick them up and move them around. Have a little house, a larger little house and 5 closet size enclosures plus the roosts in the pens. Their living area is under roof. Nice of you to make this post. Behind every myth lies a mystery, and every legend holds an echo of the truth …… Que Sera Sera "For not by numbers of men nor by measure of body but by valor of soul is war decided" Bilisarius " At the siege of Vienna in 1683 Islam seemed poised to overrun Christian Europe. We are in a new phase of a very old war." Gates of Vienna. "May we smite our enemies to the darkest chamber of hell, for we wish only to live in peace, and they desire only to put their boot upon our neck." |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 73990935 United States 10/05/2019 10:35 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | We moved out to the country two years ago but I just got aorund to overhauling the old coop up by the pond and got myself 10 layers. We have electricity up there but no plumping, dang it. Quoting: SailBeyond So I just set up a pump from my pond to a big rain barrel for winter (and year round) watering for my ladies. The rain barrel has a stock tank heater in it to keep the water from freezing. Once it snows there's no way I'll be able to get the lawn mower and trailer up there, which is how I get water up there now. They free range during the day and head for the coop at dusk and I love my eggs! This country living thing has been my dream for nearly two decades and I'm love it! Good job, it is a great way to live. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 73990935 United States 10/05/2019 10:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Heh, I'm wondering if this thread is going to be more fun, than informative..... Good thing we can do both!..... I'm sure here's a chicken undercover as a puppy: [link to www.youtube.com (secure)] LOL |