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post #11 of 44
2/4/09 at 3:35pm

she is too cute! I love the tiny egg, she is working so hard.

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post #12 of 44
2/4/09 at 3:37pm

Tell Shadow congrats on her first egg.
Hasn't the weather been beautiful?  That silly northern groundhog may have predicted 6 more weeks of winter up north, but the southern one - General Beau Lee - said it's over for us.  Spring is on it's way!  big_smile

If there ever comes a day when we can't be together keep me in your heart, I'll stay there forever - Winnie the Pooh
I'll never develop a thick skin.  Thick skin leads to a hard heart and I never want to be one of those people. 

A slave to LF brahmas, seramas, runner ducks, call ducks, two geese that are my feathered children, and a crossbeak silkie X named Dragon. 

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If there ever comes a day when we can't be together keep me in your heart, I'll stay there forever - Winnie the Pooh
I'll never develop a thick skin.  Thick skin leads to a hard heart and I never want to be one of those people. 

A slave to LF brahmas, seramas, runner ducks, call ducks, two geese that are my feathered children, and a crossbeak silkie X named Dragon. 

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post #13 of 44
2/4/09 at 3:43pm

WooHoo Shadow!!! So cute!

Wife to an amazing Hubby, Mom to 3 great kids (McKinley 13, Dallin 10, Aiden 5), 1 Sheltie, 4 Cats, 13 Dexters with 7 new calves coming in March,  Too many chickens to list.  Welcome to the Funny Farm!!

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Wife to an amazing Hubby, Mom to 3 great kids (McKinley 13, Dallin 10, Aiden 5), 1 Sheltie, 4 Cats, 13 Dexters with 7 new calves coming in March,  Too many chickens to list.  Welcome to the Funny Farm!!

http://erdapecks.blogspot.com/

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post #14 of 44
2/4/09 at 3:47pm

Oh my! shes a lovely self-blue looking color



what a tiny egg!

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post #15 of 44
2/4/09 at 4:06pm
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That egg had no yolk. Hopefully, her next one will be a more normal size. That one isn't even pullet egg size!

Kat, tonight, it will go to less than 10 degrees here, so we're still in winter. Snow is flurrying outside, too. BUT, by Saturday, we'll be back in the 60's. Yippee!

 

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post #16 of 44
2/4/09 at 4:18pm
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Originally Posted by speckledhen 

She did it! Shadow laid her very first egg...and it's the size of a wind egg. I'll post a pic in a little while. FINALLY! Now, the only holdout is my splash Ameraucana, Snow. She's older than Shadow!


http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc282/kitty4_photo/emotions/Smileyegg.jpg

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post #17 of 44
2/4/09 at 4:46pm
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Originally Posted by speckledhen 

That egg had no yolk. Hopefully, her next one will be a more normal size. That one isn't even pullet egg size!

Kat, tonight, it will go to less than 10 degrees here, so we're still in winter. Snow is flurrying outside, too. BUT, by Saturday, we'll be back in the 60's. Yippee!


Yep, I forgot that y'all are still getting that cold that left us about a week ago.  According to the long range forecast tonight is suppose to be our last cold night for awhile, 29 degrees.  After that the lows are s'pose to be no lower than high 30s with daytime temps in the 60s and 70s.  I am soooo ready.

If there ever comes a day when we can't be together keep me in your heart, I'll stay there forever - Winnie the Pooh
I'll never develop a thick skin.  Thick skin leads to a hard heart and I never want to be one of those people. 

A slave to LF brahmas, seramas, runner ducks, call ducks, two geese that are my feathered children, and a crossbeak silkie X named Dragon. 

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If there ever comes a day when we can't be together keep me in your heart, I'll stay there forever - Winnie the Pooh
I'll never develop a thick skin.  Thick skin leads to a hard heart and I never want to be one of those people. 

A slave to LF brahmas, seramas, runner ducks, call ducks, two geese that are my feathered children, and a crossbeak silkie X named Dragon. 

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post #18 of 44
2/13/09 at 2:01pm
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AFter laying three tiny yolkless eggs, she began laying very nice sized eggs for her little tiny self. Today, I got a scare, though.
Saw one of the BR roosters mate her today. She didn't get up right away afterward, either, and my GLW girl, her best gal pal, Vada, came over and sort of pecked at her, which scared the daylights out of me. I called for Tom to check her out. She seems fine, but I couldnt even see her under him. I thought sooner or later,she'd squat for one of my big boys, though.

 

~A dog on its owner's property is a pet; A dog on someone else's property is a predator~

 

 

Living the Good Life in the North Georgia Mountains~ Cynthia

 

 

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~A dog on its owner's property is a pet; A dog on someone else's property is a predator~

 

 

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post #19 of 44
5/9/09 at 3:37pm
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Well, I hesitate to say it, but I think Shadow is going broody. She screamed and screamed today when I touched her while waiting for a nest to be vacated. Then I go out two hours later, and she is still on that nest. She screeched and bit me when I reached to pet her. She did lay her egg and was sitting on two huge ones in addition to hers. She may not be there yet, but it's coming, I think. I'll see if she's on the nest tomorrow morning. So, how many Blue Orp eggs can she sit on, ya think? I've pulled five jumbos out from under her before and she was covering them just fine.

 

~A dog on its owner's property is a pet; A dog on someone else's property is a predator~

 

 

Living the Good Life in the North Georgia Mountains~ Cynthia

 

 

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~A dog on its owner's property is a pet; A dog on someone else's property is a predator~

 

 

Living the Good Life in the North Georgia Mountains~ Cynthia

 

 

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post #20 of 44
5/9/09 at 3:47pm

It's hard to say how many she can cover. I hope she does well!

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