Posts by teeville5

Boomer and Bailey   Neil   ever get the feeling you're being watched...sshhh...keep distracting them mom!   a little birdie told me....    silly girl flew up on my...

  Quote: Originally Posted by kimmie6067  I will be getting my chicks next week. Will a very large rubbermaid tub work good? Will I need vent holes?   A big tub will work just fine.  Mine...

  This is a test.  Hoping it works....   YES!  I think I have found a way past my camera's uploading issue.  Woot! It's a pic of the teen chicks from weeks ago.  They are much bigger now.  

  Quote: Originally Posted by EeyoreD  Thanks, she's still separated.  I put some blu-cote on her throat (and my hands, and her shoulder, and half her head and her eye...).  I tried to put her back in...

I'm going to have to say rooster.  I can see his comb decently plus it has a very noticeable leader on it.  My gs roo was the same and my girls took a very long time before you saw any sort of comb on them.

  Quote: Originally Posted by RaZ    Duckweed (Lemna minor) is pretty nutritious. Many people are growing it for fodder for their animals.  Duckweed is also used in bio-remediation as...

Ok, DH is bugging me to ask something.  We have a blue kiddie pool near our pole barn that is filled with water and decaying leaves and has duckweed and watercress floating in it.  Every morning when the chickens are let out,...

All of you have had interesting chats today.  As usual, I'm late to the party so I can't join in, but I just wanted to say it has been quite the read.  I will say, though, DH was particularly interested in the wild hog...

Yes, he's definitely a roo.  I would try to find a local farm, if you could. 

Quote: Originally Posted by taprock   I have eggs everywhere.  This weekend I used a dozen, gave away 8 dozen and still have 7 dozen in cartons, ran out of cartons and now just a big bowl...