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I'll work on posting some pictures of the new coop, when it's done. I haven't even taken any in progress pictures.

Hello everyone, Update on all my new babies. My original flock has started laying sporadically again. Averaging 2 eggs a day from the 10 remaining girls. Hoping they keep improving. My new flock is 11 weeks old now. Seems 2 of 15 and oddly they are 2 of 3, Morans, are roosters. Oh...

I just saw on the Col Sprs CL, silkies are hatching down here. Not sure if you want to come this far, but seems they are 10 each and there are multiple colors

My guess, and I'm no expert, is that Mr Cogburn is a Speckled Sussex. Anyone have any thoughts.

This is the new rooster. Mr Cogburn. DW and I both came up with the same name, seperately.

OK, to save me half a night of effort, can someone send me some instructions on posting pictures from my email to BYC?

She treats these girls better than I do. I make sure they have food and security, she sweeps snow away from the coop area, treats, scraps. She has even set up additional shade for them. They have trees a fenceline and a deck, but built more shade with a tarp. Then whines they she "has" to care...

Will post some pics. Getting 3 - Easter Eggers 3 - Sex Link 3 - Cockoo Marans 3 - Rhode Island Red 3 - California White. I'm really happy to be home. Working and making more money here than I was down there.

A new obsession for us all, thanks!!!

A quick update, for those that remember me. I was in Texas, for work, for a little over a year. Oil crashed, the company kept taking from my paycheck, I came home. Bunch of whining from the homefront about taking care of "my chickens". Well this week DW is picking up her 15 new chicks. Sounds...

The first picture leads me to believe the coop is too hot.

Hello neighbors, Been in Texas for too long. Was a bit over one year, but seemed live forever. Glad to be home and spending Thanksgiving in my home and eating a small feast with family. Good to be home. Wife has been caring for the birds. Son had part of the flock as well. Most of the...

I've had my starters in the ground for 3 or 4 weeks already. Used water walls and milk jugs to get them through the last couple of frost and snows. The water wall ones are doing really good and the others are starting to get the hang of growing. Good comparison. I may need to find more water...

Back with almost the last update on my meaties. Of the 32 I received from the hatchery, 2 died within days, one was limping when I locked them in and dead the next morning, 2 more wheezing at night and dead in the morning. Ended up processing 26. Results were not that good, I'm wondering if the...

Growing CX this time. Have to give them a try. Of course, if these work out I might do them a couple times a year.

Brand new about 3 days old (32 in that box) Still new and cute. This is Saturday 5/3/2014 The meaties update: They are starting to move outside, I am only putting the food outside. About half are staying outside after eating. the other half head back inside take a drink and lay...

Oh, and I forgot to mention. I ordered these meat birds from Welp Hatchery. I ordered them with delivery as soon as possible. It took about 10 days. I got an email with expected ship date and they nailed it. Shipped me 32 birds for the 30 order. All made it alive. 2 died subsequently. Not real...

Thanks bumpershoot. I think I read somewhere to add a little ACV. I think I'll try a bucket just to check the response of the chickens. Meat and layers.

More bad news for our little bird family. Son's DW was taking out the trash can to the curb. Saw a fox running away from the house with, what looked like, feathers in the mouth. She went out back and found one of the hens gone. She was an older girl but hate to lose a girl. Sad day.

Haven't been fermenting. Just dry feed so far. I got a deal on crumbles for chicks. Didn't think wet crumbles was very appealing. I bought flock feed in pellets. Maybe try to ferment a little to see what happens. Everything is new with these things. Is fermenting difficult?