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post #10021 of 14504
6/11/12 at 9:28am
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Originally Posted by Black Cochin Bantams View Post

Thank you all for your concern.

 

It was my fault that the door was closed but not latched. It has tasted poultry so I have to get it before it gets into the coop where I have well over 100 birds. I had talked to Annamay on Saturday and at that time I had so many good young Blacks  that I promised her some of them. Now I have to try to start all over. None will be ready for the fall shows but they should look good come next spring. I am particularly devastated over the Blacks and Silver Penciled. First time I have lost chicks like this and it bothers me more than I thought it would.

Craig

Ohh nooooo!! Craig, I am soooo sorry. hugs.gif  I lost a couple blue chicks last spring when I put them in a hutch that I thought they were safe in and a feral cat reached in a drug them through the openings of the mesh. So tragic, I am so, so very sorry. It is heart breaking to lose them and my heart goes out to you. 

"If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans"

~ James Herriot

 

Home to Sebastopol geese in white and colors, Black and Lavender Orpingtons, Buff/Gold laced brahmas, BBS/mottled bantam cochins, Mille Fleur/Calico bantam cochins, smooth and frizzled Seramas, Butterscotch Call Ducks and a whole flock of laying hens. 

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"If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans"

~ James Herriot

 

Home to Sebastopol geese in white and colors, Black and Lavender Orpingtons, Buff/Gold laced brahmas, BBS/mottled bantam cochins, Mille Fleur/Calico bantam cochins, smooth and frizzled Seramas, Butterscotch Call Ducks and a whole flock of laying hens. 

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post #10022 of 14504
6/11/12 at 1:34pm

Craig i feel your pain my friend bin there done that! good luck wacking the bandit...
 

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Breeding Mottled & Black Cochin Bantams! 30+ years Specializing in Black Cochin Bantams.

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post #10023 of 14504
6/11/12 at 3:10pm

I will try to repost the idea of it from memory. I expanded on the original message.

 

I am truly sorry that I will not be able to give eggs to those I had hoped to this year. The ramifications of the carnage here today is that I will hatch all the eggs my hens will lay through August. I never sell eggs but have given eggs to several people I trust in the past and will do it again if the opportunity presents itself.

 

What follows was not part of the original post but part of the thought  process.

 

I received a letter from a 4H girl yesterday that made me cry with joy. I gave her some  eggs and starter birds.  Since then her aunt has taken her to 3 shows. She worked so hard for the EIPA club at our Cochin Western National show last year and she did not yet have any Cochins. She made me realize how much it means to some people and how much I hate not being able to help anyone else with eggs this summer.

Craig


Edited by Black Cochin Bantams - 6/11/12 at 4:27pm

Bantam Cochins in Black, Birchen, Columbian and Buff Columbian. Now also have Sliver Penciled and Partridge. Working on a Silver Laced Project. Gold Laced project, and now a few White and White Frizzle.

 

Here's the link: for Cochin International:  www.cochinsint.com

 

another link:

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/my-feather-anatomy-guide

 

lots of information to read:

http://www.backyard...


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Bantam Cochins in Black, Birchen, Columbian and Buff Columbian. Now also have Sliver Penciled and Partridge. Working on a Silver Laced Project. Gold Laced project, and now a few White and White Frizzle.

 

Here's the link: for Cochin International:  www.cochinsint.com

 

another link:

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/my-feather-anatomy-guide

 

lots of information to read:

http://www.backyard...


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post #10024 of 14504
6/11/12 at 3:19pm

What did u delete? Please PM me, curiosity kills the cat, lol. :)
 

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Splash Bantam Cochins & Butterscotch Call Ducks! 

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post #10025 of 14504
6/11/12 at 3:34pm
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What did u delete? Please PM me, curiosity kills the cat, lol. :)
 

cats?  LOL  you should have seen the herd of cows at the bottom of our road today. i swear their ears were going to fall off the fronts of their heads if they tried to perk them any harder.

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someone was in the creek checking some netted areas, doing a 'river health survey' to see what kind of critters are living and growing in our area. 

 

all 50+ black angus cows and calves staring so intently at the guy in waders, you could have walked up and knocked one over and had a domino effect on the rest.

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Edited by ki4got - 6/11/12 at 3:37pm

Karen - k.i.forgot (it's a ham thing...)
Welcome to the Zoo!  2 Morgans, 2 Minis, 1 Standard Poodle, 3 cats, 3 pet birds and the chickens.

Dorkings and bantam Cochins mostly, with a few others here and there.

And of course, my wonderful Hubby, who puts up with me and keeps me in check when I start to get crazy.

Feather Anatomy Guide  -  Genetics Simplified  -  My Website

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Karen - k.i.forgot (it's a ham thing...)
Welcome to the Zoo!  2 Morgans, 2 Minis, 1 Standard Poodle, 3 cats, 3 pet birds and the chickens.

Dorkings and bantam Cochins mostly, with a few others here and there.

And of course, my wonderful Hubby, who puts up with me and keeps me in check when I start to get crazy.

Feather Anatomy Guide  -  Genetics Simplified  -  My Website

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post #10026 of 14504
6/11/12 at 4:42pm
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I discovered this morning that I must not have actually latched the door to my shop when I closed it last night. EVERY one of my Black, Partridge,Silver Penciled chicks were killed last night. All of my birds under 5 weeks old. Also 5 good young Columbians and 3 Buff Columbians. I do have older Columbians and Buff Columbians in another place.

 

That coon will find out tonight that a mad old man with a good rifle is a deadly combo to mess with.

 

Now I have to hope the Blacks will lay again. The rest are laying well . I still have 60-70 older Columbians and 9 older Buff Columbians. Now I have to hatch later into the summer than I hoped to.

Craig

How awful. That makes me sick, I'm so sorry for your loss. I have done things like that and you just wish you could replay the previous 24 hours. I will pray that you have lots of fertile eggs and a good hatch before summer's end

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post #10027 of 14504
6/11/12 at 4:57pm

Craig,

I'm really sorry for your loss. I wish I could say something to make you feel better. Good luck with the coon hunt.

 

Charlie

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post #10028 of 14504
6/11/12 at 9:00pm

Craig...so sorry to hear of your horrible loss.  All I can say is Lay that coon out!

LF: Col W., Cochins. Projects: Blue CW, Birchen W.  B: OEGB, Rosecomb, d'Anvers.

"Speak kind words; hear kind echos."  "When you get to your wit's end, you'll find God lives there."  

"Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret." 

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LF: Col W., Cochins. Projects: Blue CW, Birchen W.  B: OEGB, Rosecomb, d'Anvers.

"Speak kind words; hear kind echos."  "When you get to your wit's end, you'll find God lives there."  

"Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret." 

Fabric Temptress - http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=3104712#p3104712
 

 

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post #10029 of 14504
6/11/12 at 9:21pm
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Craig...so sorry to hear of your horrible loss.  All I can say is Lay that coon out!


Already done. About  1/2 hour after dark

Bantam Cochins in Black, Birchen, Columbian and Buff Columbian. Now also have Sliver Penciled and Partridge. Working on a Silver Laced Project. Gold Laced project, and now a few White and White Frizzle.

 

Here's the link: for Cochin International:  www.cochinsint.com

 

another link:

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/my-feather-anatomy-guide

 

lots of information to read:

http://www.backyard...


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Bantam Cochins in Black, Birchen, Columbian and Buff Columbian. Now also have Sliver Penciled and Partridge. Working on a Silver Laced Project. Gold Laced project, and now a few White and White Frizzle.

 

Here's the link: for Cochin International:  www.cochinsint.com

 

another link:

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/my-feather-anatomy-guide

 

lots of information to read:

http://www.backyard...


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post #10030 of 14504
6/11/12 at 9:32pm

thumbsup.gif  Good job, Dan'l Boone!!

 

 

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Craig...so sorry to hear of your horrible loss.  All I can say is Lay that coon out!


Already done. About  1/2 hour after dark

~Gail~ My 2003 Mid-Life Crisis:  My small backyard flock of Bantams:  Coopa Cabana Cochins!  In 2013, my focus will be to continue working to improve my Golden Laced Bantam Cochins - the Midas Project!
Got Cochins?  Want Cochins?  Check out the 2012 Cochin Breeders Directory!
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~Gail~ My 2003 Mid-Life Crisis:  My small backyard flock of Bantams:  Coopa Cabana Cochins!  In 2013, my focus will be to continue working to improve my Golden Laced Bantam Cochins - the Midas Project!
Got Cochins?  Want Cochins?  Check out the 2012 Cochin Breeders Directory!
NPIP #84-111.  Member ABA; Cochins International; Rocky Mountain Feather Fanciers.

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