Posts by alohachickens

Quote: Originally Posted by jbolt  Alright, fingers crossed, still have 20 seemingly viable eggs after the unplugging disaster, first had hatched when I left this am, and there were three more pips Yay!  Sounds...

jbolt, keep an eye on Craigslist.  I just searched now and found nothing, but they pop up there several times a year.  Oh - you can also put a "Wanted" ad up on Farm & Garden.  Never hurts - you might get lucky and...

Doing another shout-out for FREE hatching eggs . . . I have some eggs here that are getting old, the oldest are about 2 weeks old and there are some that are one week old.     This is what you might get out of...

Quote: Originally Posted by jbolt  Found a Speckled Sussex hen on cl sommer, just giving you a heads up lol Bet it's not as pretty as Sprinkles.  LOL!   She really is a pet. I've been letting them out to...

I have a bunch of Aloha eggs that are getting old and I've just set about 100 eggs so sheesh . . . too much of a good thing!  Anyone want some FREE HATCHING EGGS just send me a PM.  I'll be around all day tomorrow working,...

Yesterday I shipped out some baby chicks to BYC'er 5moore in MO.  Says they are at the Post Office there now.  Hope they made it safe!  I can't wait to hear from her to find out if they were handled OK in transit....

HEChicken - I was cleaning out the barn yesterday and found a scorpion.  I thought of you!  Too bad you weren't here to see it, right?  LOL!!!   Luckily, I had a pitchfork in my hand which made squishing it from...

Quote: Originally Posted by jbolt  Ok all you aloha ppl, I'm very new to this breeding project, and am just now growing out some aloha type crosses that I got from alohachickens. I found this website while researching...

Last note on roos - I have found the Sussex roos and Exchequer roos to be the least aggressive.  Most aggressive has been Buff Rock (Cheeto also pecked my hand once!) and my Swedish roo who recently has been trying to attack my...

Quote: Originally Posted by Deerfield Acres  jbolt and notinoz, Congrats on your developing eggs!!!!!! So exciting!   hechicken, that is so peculiar how slowly those leghorns are feathering...