Backyard Chickens

[Gunner]

My brother in Tulsa ordered 13 chickens online in April and brought 3 out to me in June. We built a coop got them set and I finally am starting to get eggs. Pretty cool


Picture shows the two eggs my chickens laid on either side of a store bought ?Alfrescos? brand egg.

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[Irving]

They'll get a little bigger. What breed are they?

[Gunner]

French Cuckoo Marian, Easter egger and a cherry egger


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[Irving]

Never heard of a cherry egger. The Easter Egger laying yet? Mine never did.

[Gunner]

Never heard of a cherry egger. The Easter Egger laying yet? Mine never did.

She?s not yet


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[spqrzilla]

For this area, I like Buff Orpingtons. They do well in our winter and are very docile birds.

[buffalobo]

For this area, I like Buff Orpingtons. They do well in our winter and are very docile birds.And about the best value per pound.

[Troublco]

I have a pretty decent size flock, and some of my favorites are our Golden Cuckoo Marans. Good dispositions (esp. the rooster) and good egg production. I like the color of the eggs from the Easter Eggers, but from what I've seen the best production goes to our Australorps, with second place going to our Speckled Sussex. The Sussex are also the friendliest chickens we have; one of them will come right up and sit on your shoes while you're trying to feed them, gather eggs and so on.

[clodhopper]

Been a long time fan of barred rocks. They don't seem to care about bad weather, aren't temperamental or territorial and are hardy layers. BuffOrphs are good too.

[Gunner]

I still want one more that?s already laying. I don?t want to mess with raising one especially with winter around the corner.


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[clodhopper]

I still want one more that?s already laying. I don?t want to mess with raising one especially with winter around the corner.

Keep an eye on the farm and garden section of Craigslist for your area. There are often people looking to downsize a flock or get out of chickens that have layers for sale or free. You can always put up a wanted advert if you don't want to regularly check the site.

[Irving]

I've gotten a few from Backyard Chickens.com

[Gunner]

Easter egger started laying today

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[Irving]

Nice. I've got five, but only four lay, and one of them I don't expect to live through the winter. I'd like six layers. I like giving eggs to the neighbors, but with only four layers, it takes too long to build up a surplus.

Are you going to post anything about your coop/run?

[Gunner]

Nice. I've got five, but only four lay, and one of them I don't expect to live through the winter. I'd like six layers. I like giving eggs to the neighbors, but with only four layers, it takes too long to build up a surplus.

Are you going to post anything about your coop/run?

Yeah I will it?s nothing special I think I have some photos on my phone somewhere


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[Gunner]

This is when I first built it nothing special. I usually open the gate and them run around the yard when the dogs are in. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190927/efdf6006ac216e4f01323a0fe43ca88c.jpg
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We got a new fence installed and I had some left over so I drilled them into the side. It has two nesting boxes right now


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[Irving]

You have hunting dogs right, so they'd probably kill the chickens?

[Gunner]

You have hunting dogs right, so they'd probably kill the chickens?

I have a Brittany but he isn?t at my house. We have a lab mix and German Shepard mastiff Pyrenees mix I don?t really trust them with the chicken haha


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[jonny450r]

I still want one more that?s already laying. I don?t want to mess with raising one especially with winter around the corner.


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Some tractor supply have monthly critter swaps. Usually there?s someone there with birds laying or about to start laying.


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