2015 New York Chickenstock

[rancher hicks]

I store feed in large frosting pails from Walmart ..they are 5 Gallon ? hold 32 pounds of frosting ...they are usually free or they will sell them for .10 or so ..
Ask at the deli or bakery ...they normally throw them away ...you have to clean them out ...
But they are hard heavy duty plastic ...the tops are the same plastic and have a rubber seal...
when they are new ...they seal so well ..I sometimes have to take a screwdriver to pry them open .
Each one holds about 40 -45 pounds of feed.
I have also been storing the extra big bags that I dont have room for( I only have so many pails) in my Bilco / cellar entrance
( which I & the cat go through quite frequently ...so there hasnt been a problem )

Not sure how much you wish to store. Brother who kept pigeons says to use metal cans for storage. I use them and dump some DE in the mix to ward off moths. traps set in the vacinity of feed are useful too.

 

[Gramma Chick]

There is a bunch of side dishes & desserts ...is anyone bringing meat ? Hamburg or hotdogs ?
Is there a place to grill ? or should people bring cold cuts ?
Not sure if I will bring any food yet ..

I spent 31.50 on stuff for chicken stock - Tattoos , bumper stickers , badges , back yard chickens business cards
I will donate some bumper stickers/ business cards for the auction


I will donate these Safari Chickens for the auction

Does any one want flower plants ?
Purple cone flowers, different color lilies
Creamsicle , maroon yellow center , peach maroon center , yellow stella dora
this style plant not the tall kind

or comfrey or spearmint ? or Rose of sharon baby trees ?

 

[boskelli1571]

There is a bunch of side dishes & desserts ...is anyone bringing meat ? Hamburg or hotdogs ?
Is there a place to grill ? or should people bring cold cuts ?
Not sure if I will bring any food yet ..

I spent 31.50 on stuff for chicken stock - Tattoos , bumper stickers , badges , back yard chickens business cards
I will donate some bumper stickers/ business cards for the auction


I will donate these Safari Chickens for the auction

Does any one want flower plants ?
Purple cone flowers, different color lilies
Creamsicle , maroon yellow center , peach maroon center , yellow stella dora
this style plant not the tall kind

or comfrey or spearmint ? or Rose of sharon baby trees ?

Gramma - I would love some comfrey please! A plant or 2 would be great!

 

[Gramma Chick]

Quote: Could you do $ 5.00 for 2 plants ?

 

[Gramma Chick]

So does anyone want my male ducks ? & some female Muskovies ? Free

 

[boskelli1571]

Could you do $ 5.00 for 2 plants ?

Sold!! thanks -

 

[Karlachix]

I'm really excited for Chickenstock! I'm in Boonville so very close by.

Gramma Chick, I'd be interested in the purple cone flowers.

Things I'm hoping to get... 2 plum trees (can't remember who has those), some EE pullets, plants and herbs. Maybe 2 piglets.

 

[Gramma Chick]

I'm really excited for Chickenstock! I'm in Boonville so very close by.

Gramma Chick, I'd be interested in the purple cone flowers.

Things I'm hoping to get... 2 plum trees (can't remember who has those), some EE pullets, plants and herbs. Maybe 2 piglets.

purple cone flowers 2 plants for 5.00 ?

 

[aalissa]

purple cone flowers 2 plants for 5.00 ?

Gramma Chick Do you have 2 more Cone flower plants you can sell? If you do I would like at least 2, please.

 

[myfivegirls]

Well, I FINALLY got an answer from my family and we're coming to Chickenstock!

For food - Taco Salad (made with Chicken, not beef)



What I'll be bringing, as long as I have enough available and room in the car:


6-8 Bielefelder Hatching Eggs - $7 per egg

1 + dozen of Swedish Flower Hen Hatching Eggs - - $5 per egg, $27 for 6 eggs or $48 for 12 eggs.

IF the Muscovy Ducks finally decided to start laying, I may bring some of their hatching eggs.
Otherwise, if all 6 females incubate clutches of 12 - 15 eggs each - I'd be overrun with ducklings!
But, no guarantees, as they're taking they're "sweet time".
Of course, they could have found a very good hiding place & I just haven't discovered yet their "stash".

Catskill Homesteader Hatching Eggs - $1 per egg or $9 per dozen
(could be anywhere from 2 dozen to 6 dozen depending on interest & availability)

I have LOTS of Catskill Homesteader cockerels from this year's hatches, so may bring a few of the "prettiest ones".

Extra straight-run chicks of various ages, ranging in age from ones due to hatch around the 25th to several weeks old.
I may bring a few started pullets, depends on how many I have at the time vs the ones I'm keeping or are already reserved for local orders.
Prices start at $3, with 50 cents extra per week to cover cost of raising them.


I will be bringing Swedish Flower Hen chicks, as I have more hatching this week, a few under a broody hen due next week, and more due on the 25th.
$10 - up to 1 week old, + $1 per additional week of age.

I may have an extra Bielefelder pullet or more; depends on how this week's hatch goes & if the lady who wanted them ends up buying them or not.
None set for the Hatch on the 25th, as "needed" the room in the incubator for the Catskill Homesteaders.
Lots of cockerels, of various ages - rooster sire is a very handsome, gentle "giant", so I expect his sons to be the same.
Pullets - start at $25; Cockerels start at $15; + $1 per additional week, and most will be several weeks old by Chickenstock.

Oh - if anyone wants some adorable rabbits - they'll be 6.5 - 7 weeks old by Chickenstock. From meat rabbit parents, but would make great pets also!
I love their markings - there's also one that's a dark agouti. Haven't tried to tell who's male/female yet.

Here's a photo of them several weeks ago, right before they opened their eyes.
They're now eating pellets and hay, and are out of their nesting box.
So, by the end of May they should be or nearly weaned and ready to be on their own.





I'd love to get some of Nutty's feed, but I'm not sure if we'll have room in the car!
Even if we brought the truck, the savings in feed price wouldn't pay for the extra gas we'd be using, unless we bought a lot of feed!