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  My name is Ray Black  I live in Lowndes county Ga  , I am the husband of 1 wife (38 years) 2 sons 4 grand youngins 2 dogs , and 1 cat and too many chickens to count .  our county bordres the Fl  line and I75  runs  through it  . I have 8 acres   with some hi ground (5 scres ) as well as some swamp (3 acres)1 acre in the edge of the low part is a dug pond .

  I have currently , 1 chicken yard (50x50 )with 20 or so laying hens , some sex link both red and black ,  rir ,doms,astrolop ,and some no name , but  all  lay good . I  average 4 to 9 eggs per day all large all brown. I don't sell  eggs  but supply all my kinfolks with eggs ( getting more kin every week ) .

 Have 1 pen apart from the others ( quarteen pen ) for new arrivals , from auctions, trades ,,ect , Have 3 other pens 20x25 each all  with their own walk in chicken houses ,roosts and nests . One with 3 BCM 2 pullets and 1 roo , one has my silkies 1 roo and5 hens , one has chickens with hi color and green feet  they have tail feathers and are supposed to lay green eggs ( when they start they are 22 weeks old ) I've had people call  them by several names .

  I have 1 polish and some bantoms loose on the yard they clean up behind the goats (7 goats) , I never count the bantoms because their # keeps changing .

  I have 2 cabinet incubators 1 GQF  and 1 hand built , 1 ceader  60 egg hatcher and 4 or 5 brooders that will  hold 20  to 30 chicks each 1 stays full .  Have 16  Black jersy Giants in the brooder from 3 doz bought eggs ( eggs from my yard do better )

 I have a lot of predator  problems here and on average loose 2 to 3 per month to them but i'm gaining   on  them .

  I am a hatchaloic but I don't need help , I can quit anytime I want, I want , I wan't , I won't .

Me and my wife are Amway distrubators @ www.amway.com/Rayblack