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| msdoolittle |
Posted - May 24 2010 : 2:14:36 PM
So, today, my broody hen is hatching 3 eggs, I have 30 in the incubator, 14 Barred Rocks + 6 Easter Eggers @2 weeks old, 13 2 month old Polish + Old English, and 18 laying hens.
Let's do the math:
3+30+14+6+13+18 = CRAZY WOMAN!
I must be nuts! Lol.
FarmGirl #1390
www.mylittlecountry.wordpress.com |
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| rschaaf |
Posted - Aug 04 2010 : 06:47:51 AM
Don't feel bad! You're not crazy, you just love chickens! I'm starting to get that way too. When it's time to order replacements, I spend hours combing over the magazine and can't wait to see what a beautiful flock I'll have. I used to have a boarding kennel named "All Renee's Kritters", notice all the first letters spell "ARK"? That's what my husband laughingly calls our farm, "The Ark" :-)
"There is beauty, there is grace, in my peaceful country place!"
See what I'm up to at: http://www.lifeonctfarm.blogspot.com |
| momdrinkstea |
Posted - Aug 03 2010 : 9:20:26 PM
Love the Barred Rocks Lynda!
The Mille Fleur are my faves (they're so little and cute!),
but the Rocks are pretty, and they're the friendliest. They
forage for their food really well. If I had to pick one all-purpose
chicken only, it would be them!
"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better." -Albert Einstein |
| Lynda V. |
Posted - Jul 02 2010 : 7:46:38 PM
Wow,am I jealous! I would love to have just a few chickens! I'm determined that someday I will and I've already decided that they're going to be Barred Rocks. Have fun with your brood! |
| momdrinkstea |
Posted - Jul 02 2010 : 5:36:10 PM
Just added 100 Silver Cornish chicks, 10 Mille Fleur Bearded D'Uccles,
and 7 Khaki Campbell Ducks...That makes a grand total of 135 fowl...
I think I need to plant corn.....
LOL
-Greenhaven Gardens
"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better." - Albert Einstein |
| momdrinkstea |
Posted - May 29 2010 : 7:20:38 PM
CHICKENSSSS!
How many is too many?
This year we started with 10 Cornish X, which are now in the freezer. Then added 10
Rhodie Reds, then 3 Auracanas, then 10 Barred Rocks, 3 more Auracanas, and next
will be Cochins, Faverolles and Muscovy Ducks. Not chicken fever, CHICKEN PLAGUE! LOL
-Greenhaven Gardens
"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better." - Albert Einstein |
| homsteddinmom |
Posted - May 28 2010 : 05:34:00 AM
Nope not crazy! Just have chicken fever!
Homesteading Mom in East Texas. Raising chickens, Rabbits and goats here on my farm! |
| farmmilkmama |
Posted - May 27 2010 : 8:13:24 PM
Its hard to stop once you start, isn't it?? I don't think you are insane...I just think you are a farmgirl!!
--* FarmMilkMama *--
Farmgirl Sister #1086
Be yourself.
Everyone else is already taken.
-Oscar Wilde
www.wakeupstartlearning.blogspot.com
www.farmfoodmama.blogspot.com |
| msdoolittle |
Posted - May 27 2010 : 06:03:30 AM
Lol, that's how I am, too. There are soooo many interesting breeds! But, I have told myself that I need to focus on a heritage breed or two...ok, or three! Lol. One of my goals is to raise critically endangered poultry. I'm just getting in all of my experience with the more common breeds. Right now, I have:
Silkies (white and buff) and Silkie crosses (new chicks x3)
Frizzles in white and black (Named: Miraboo and ???)
1 Langshan
Cochins in white, black, partridge, and blue splash
Red sex links
White Leghorns
Plymouth Rocks in white, barred, and buff (Barred hens are both 'Doris', buff is 'Gladys')
Polish in buff laced, white crested black, and golden laced (One wcb is 'Wayward Jones')
1 Millefleur cockerel ('Bootsy Collins')
3 Rhode Island reds (one is 'Ethyl')
2 Lemon blue Old English bantams ('Dovie' and ???)
2 Splash OE bantams
1 cochin bantam (Lily)
Wow, I hope that's it! Lol. I am hatching Easter Eggers (also known as Araucana/Ameraucana, which is typically incorrect) for another farmer, so I get to hatch 'em and send 'em on their way! So, that's a lot of fun. This time I have 8 Silkie/Sizzle eggs...I get to candle them tonight and see how they have progressed in a week :0D
FarmGirl #1390
www.mylittlecountry.wordpress.com |
| Room To Grow |
Posted - May 26 2010 : 12:00:24 PM
Lin, Well if I had my way I would do the same thing you are doing..
Deborah
we have moved to our farm...and love it |
| Annab |
Posted - May 26 2010 : 03:39:45 AM
And I guess folks could call all us chicken gals smitten for chicken! |
| Annab |
Posted - May 26 2010 : 03:38:03 AM
Right there w/ ya!
This year started out w/ 3 hatching out by way of our own hens. I wanted chicks for my birthday.
Then I ordered 6 by way of the feed store......wanted 6 more Polish just for kucks.....then 9 silkies 2 weeks ago from our siklie lady
All this in addition to 25 we already had.
YOu can never get enough...especially with all the pretty breeds out there!
Lets hope yours are as prolific at laying as mine are! |
| Lin |
Posted - May 25 2010 : 9:05:07 PM
No problem with that Deborah....some animals are a "better fit" for some people. We have rescued several cats, and found loving homes for them. We have our three rescue inside cats now, and love them to pieces. We've had our Himalayan for 13 years and the other two for 3 years. We rescued a Golden Retriever and had her for 6 years until she died, of which I didn't think I would ever recover from that!!! I can only imagine the craziness at your house with 9 rescue cats and 3 dogs!!! I'm sure you had times you wanted to go live "with the chickens"!!! I'd love to have chickens and when my daughter and I figure out a way to get to the country, we will be looking for a Crazy Chicken Lady mug for us too!! Ha!! Hugs and smiles, Lin
"Our beautiful earth is worth saving"!! |
| Room To Grow |
Posted - May 25 2010 : 7:07:46 PM
I think I would rather be the Crazy Chicken Lady then the Crazy Cat Lady...hope I didnt step on anyones toes...I have done cat rescue before and I had 9 cats in my house with the 3 dogs...OMG..was that fun
Deborah
we have moved to our farm...and love it |
| Lin |
Posted - May 25 2010 : 6:53:01 PM
I'll check with my cousin, Amanda. I know she got it from a mail order catalog. I would think that the company would have a run on the "crazy chicken lady" mug!!!! I'll let you know!! Hugs, Lin
"Our beautiful earth is worth saving"!! |
| msdoolittle |
Posted - May 24 2010 : 7:38:06 PM
Lin,
I'd TOTALLY pay you for a crazy chicken mug! Lol. Kris, I now have 2 more broodies, though one I found today was pecking her own egg, so that's never a good sign. She's still very young, so I will likely put her back out in the yard with the rest to break her broodiness, till she is ready.
Anyway, I just love babies! NOw I need to thin out some of what I have....lol
FarmGirl #1390
www.mylittlecountry.wordpress.com |
| 1cutecricket |
Posted - May 24 2010 : 7:20:09 PM
Hi Amanda,
Wear the title proudly. When I walk in our local bank everyone says hey it's "the egg lady." oh well. Chickens are great.
Cristi
"Critters make life better!!!"
http://MyCritterCreations.etsy.com |
| kristin sherrill |
Posted - May 24 2010 : 6:40:12 PM
Amanda, that sounds like me. I have broody hens all over the place and eggs hatching right now. So far only a few out of each nest has hatched. The most so far is 3. And I found one of the oldest 2 dead this morning. So 9 so far that I can see. And more hatching. Plus the 19 hens and 2 roos. Too many chickens!
Good luck with all yours.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
| Lin |
Posted - May 24 2010 : 6:16:18 PM
Crazy Lady's are COOL, Amanda!!! You go girl!! My cousin gave me a ceramic travel mug that has kitties all over it and says "Crazy Cat Lady"!! I'll see if I can find one for you with chickens on it!!! Hugs and Smiles and a whole lot of craziness, Lin
"Our beautiful earth is worth saving"!! |
| 1badmamawolf |
Posted - May 24 2010 : 5:29:20 PM
beleive you me, you are not the only one,lol...
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
| Karrieann |
Posted - May 24 2010 : 3:09:09 PM
thats awesome! :o)
Karrieann ~ Farmgirl Sister #766 (29 Sept 2009)
My Blog: ...following my heart, dreams and Jesus
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| msdoolittle |
Posted - May 24 2010 : 3:04:09 PM
Lol, yeah I'm the Crazy Chicken Lady. It's ok...I have learned to accept my destiny!
FarmGirl #1390
www.mylittlecountry.wordpress.com |
| Karrieann |
Posted - May 24 2010 : 2:54:53 PM
nahhhhh... just nutty! hehehe only kidding/
Karrieann ~ Farmgirl Sister #766 (29 Sept 2009)
My Blog: ...following my heart, dreams and Jesus
...http://karrieann-followingmyheartandjesus.blogspot.com/
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