poultry

[MOhillbilly]

Chiefs.suck. bores the **** outta me. Birds are more interesting.
Ducks,geese,pea fowl, chickens, what do you prefer? Taste,eggs,ornamental?

Have some sexlink red pullets that threw eggs like champs all winter. couple ducks, and turkeys.

Thinking about getting some naked necks and Delawares.

Spill it.

[evolve27]

Oatmeal

[chief52]

Fresh eggs... damn, so much better than store bought.

[cdcox]

Mmmm, Duck. Only have it about once a year, but I love it.

[cdcox]

Originally Posted by chief52

Fresh eggs... damn, so much better than store bought.

Yeah, this.

[NewChief]

Keep threatening to get a few yard birds for eggs. Vegetable garden is a pain in the ass here due to deer and wife not wanting to erect a good fence due to aesthetic concerns. Chickens would make me feel better.

How much work would 3-4 hens be? We are gone for prolonged periods, but I figure neighbors/friends would take care of them for free eggs.

I should say that I already buy fresh eggs fairly cheap, so I know those benefits. I think my kids would enjoy having some birds around, though.

[LiveSteam]

[NewChief]

I'll probably get a Silky and araucana/americauana (because they're pretty and lay pretty eggs) and then a couple of steady meat layers like a rhode island red or barred rock.

[MOhillbilly]

Morans lay copper eggs. Some of the Easter eggers lay tiny eggs. Freedom rangers are imo Damn fine meat birds.

[Rooster]

Originally Posted by LiveSteam

That's great..

[NewChief]

Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

Morans lay copper eggs. Some of the Easter eggers lay tiny eggs. Freedom rangers are imo Damn fine meat birds.

Yeah, a lot of the Ameracauana eggs are small. That's why I want to mix in some big eggers. I'd have to eat a dozen of those little eggs to make a decent breakfast. I'm considering repurposing one of my kids' old playhouses into a chicken coop. I'm going to try to find a picture of it and get some suggestions from you (and any other poultry people) as to how to repurpose it for a coop.

[MOhillbilly]

Originally Posted by NewChief

I'll probably get a Silky and araucana/americauana (because they're pretty and lay pretty eggs) and then a couple of steady meat layers like a rhode island red or barred rock.

RI reds are some funky lookin mofos as pullets. So ugly ill never have em again.

[MOhillbilly]

Originally Posted by NewChief

Yeah, a lot of the Ameracauana eggs are small. That's why I want to mix in some big eggers. I'd have to eat a dozen of those little eggs to make a decent breakfast. I'm considering repurposing one of my kids' old playhouses into a chicken coop. I'm going to try to find a picture of it and get some suggestions from you (and any other poultry people) as to how to repurpose it for a coop.

If you're on fb look up Two Women and a Hoe. They show pics of upcycled trash that look slick.

[NewChief]

This is, basically, the type of shed I'm looking at converting. Currently I have it on a brick pad. The floor has some indoor/outdoor carpet in it. No enclosure and sheltered underneath a privet hedge back in the wood on the edge of our yard. I could move it pretty easily, but I'm thinking that putting it back in the woods a bit would protect the birds from overhead predators? I'll definitely build a run out into the "sunny" part of the yard so the birds can go out there, but I'd like to free range them during the day. Not sure if that's realistic or not. We have one neighborhood cat that spends a lot of time in our yard.

[El Jefe]

Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

Chiefs.suck. bores the **** outta me. Birds are more interesting.
Ducks,geese,pea fowl, chickens, what do you prefer? Taste,eggs,ornamental?

Have some sexlink red pullets that threw eggs like champs all winter. couple ducks, and turkeys.

Thinking about getting some naked necks and Delawares.

Spill it.

I love poultry, I have raised almost everything, I showed chickens, ducks, meat birds, turkeys, I have always liked them. I have had Aracaunas which can lay green, blue or pink eggs, I have had Japanese sebrights, both gold and black and white. I love Rhode island reds, best layers I have ever had. Will post more in the morning, I'm cashed out tonight.