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06/01/2011 01:07.18 PM
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Our Parish Fair is the 3rd wk in October. Min weight for a barrow is 250. Depending on gilt class there is no weigh for PB but market has to be a min of 250, too.
Then our 4H/FFA Parish show is at the end of Jan. The District show is a week later and the State show is two weeks after the District show.Come visit me, The Homestead.
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06/01/2011 08:22.10 AM
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I want to get some Delwares, the next time we purchase chicks. So finally sold all his 3 yr and older hens. So he only has 7 hens in his run. The he has 40 chicks in the brooder and 5 chicks running with their moms in the yard. Some on threw out a rooster over the weekend and it's be a nightmare trying to catch him with a net. So far since Friday he's been living in our red barn and the ladies have been closed up, P2 (our son) is scared that the roo will kill the lose babies. If only I can catch him and put him in a pen by himself. We don't need any more broody hens with the amount of chick that we got and I need eggs since I have to beef up the protein in the two youngest pigs that our son has. Chickens are like watching a soap opera on tv with out using any electricity....LOL Come visit me, The Homestead.
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04/11/2011 07:12.00 AM
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Thanks for the info
I appreciate your info on the Speckled Sussex and other heritage breeds. They certainly sound like they have most of what I would like in a chicken.Come visit me, Barrow in the Woods.
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04/08/2011 02:16.00 AM
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Welcome!
The Speckled Sussex sounds like a good chicken for me to investigate for my soon to be developed chicken coop with chickens.Come visit me, Barrow in the Woods.
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04/06/2011 11:44.02 AM
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How do you like your S. Sessex chickens? Last yr for Easter we got our son three hens and a roo. Well the old battle ax Carmen (production red) ended the SS roo's life. Then we lost a SS hen to a coon. Then out of the two that we had left 1 got broody and hatched only one egg and the other left the place because she never layed. Come visit me, The Homestead.
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04/06/2011 07:22.21 AM
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Welcome
I just "liked" your facebook page. Pretty cool. I'm working on a blog for my farm/ranch's progress.Come visit me, My Wyoming Home, Santa Sara Ranch, WyoCowgirl's Santa Sara Ranch & Santa Sara Ranch (Coming Soon).
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04/06/2011 05:57.16 AM
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What kind of chicken is that?
Several people have asked about our lovely hen, Stella. She is a Speckled Sussex hen. They lay a light brown egg, are very docile and do extremely well on pasture. Stella is quite a character. You can read about her latest adventures in my recent post, 'In My Next Life I Want to be a Free Range Chicken' on my website www.farmgirlmedia.com.Come visit me, H & H Farms.
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04/05/2011 09:23.54 AM
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Welcome!
You are off to a wonderful start! Nice picture!Come visit me, Larkshire Farm.
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04/05/2011 08:06.16 AM
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nice chicken Come visit me, Brent & Kim Wessel.
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04/05/2011 07:17.18 AM
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Beautiful Chicken!
What kind is it??Come visit me, Dirt Digger Farm.
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04/04/2011 08:05.47 PM
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