I got my chicks last Monday after a screw up at the P.O. I finally got them at 5:00p.m. So far I've lost 4!!! Both of my red caps I think!!!! I ordered a male and female but they didn't make it. Also lost one Dominque, and I'm not sure of the other. I really hate it when this happens. The other...
This is Peg here. It's been awhile since I've visited BYC! I just ordered 25 more chicks from McMurray!!!! I'm so excited, but they won't come until April 19. I ordered some of the critical listed ones like the Golden Campines and Red caps. Plus alot more egg layers. I even order a couple of...
Hi guys. I'm Peggy and I live about 20 miles south of Ithaca, NY. Right now I'm down sizing my girls for the winter, but usually have about 25 to 35 chickens. Fell in love with Blue Cochins, they seem to handle our weather very well. I have a variety of different chickens, BR, Cochins, Royalle...
Hi, Peg here. I live in upstate NY. I sew aprons and tote bags. I had a shop on Etsy for awhile that my daughter ran for me, but she's a beader and her site started taking off so much she didn't have enough time for mine too!!!! She's going to start my shop back up in a little while, after the...
My blue cochin hatched 2 little ones! One is pure cochin, hooray!!! The other has black Langshan in it but still cute! My poor Partridge Cochin sat for like 36 days and nothing out of her clutch hatched. I checked but only 2 were chicks, but not alive. She is new to this so maybe she wasn't...
Hi, Peg here. I've got 2 cochins setting and hope I get some chicks in 2 days. One's my blue cochin and the other my partridge cochin. Weds. will be 21 days so I have my fingers crossed. My blue cochin is setting for the second time this summer! I told her she didn't have to but she insisted!!!!!