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Queenchick---you are hilarious!  (Sorry Rancher...you left yourself open to that one.)

Aria--good luck on the hatching.  I hatched mine in an incubator.  I may let the girls hatch a couple of eggs and do some test hatching in the bator as this is my first year with them and they just started laying a couple of weeks ago.  I have blues.  They are spoiled.  Hopefully getting more soon.  I also have 4 barred rock hens and 4 golden laced wyandotte hens that are in a separate coop..They too are spoiled.  Everyone freeranges together but the two groups pretty much ignore each other unless I bring out the red folgers coffee can.  That means treats! 

Hope everyone is enjoying the warmer weather.  Maybe my snow will melt!

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Originally Posted by rancher hicks 

I have a few roosters and let me tell you they all don't have a nice crow.  I have Birchen Marans and I swear his crow sounds like  rusty breaks on a car.  It is so oooo bad.

 

I wouldn't have another Polish roo on a bet.  Gorgeous birds, but I found the crow to be piercing.  My Sussex boys have nice, deep crows, and don't crow very often.  We've asked around, and they evidently don't bother any of the neighbors - they say they don't even notice them. 

I have to take photos of the clan tomorrow.  As my roos are both large and enthusiastic, the more willing ladies are suffering feather loss, so now several of them have saddles on (Louise's Country Closet for the win!).  It looks like she changed the style slightly from the last ones I bought, as the new ones cover quite a bit more of the back and the tail, and have points that lie on either side of the tail.  The newly fancy girls look adorably goofy, and are Not Happy.  I probably won't get a single egg from any of them tomorrow out of protest.  The roos kept scolding me from the roosts, but I told them to shut it, and informed them that, if it weren't for them, the girls wouldn't need protective covers.  They don't listen, though. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB8ug5NHZm8&feature=related

Any of your roosters sound like this?

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Originally Posted by vmdanielsen 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB8ug5NHZm8&feature=related

 

 

Any of your roosters sound like this?

lol. I knew it was going to be that video 

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Originally Posted by vmdanielsen 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB8ug5NHZm8&feature=related

 

 

Any of your roosters sound like this?

Nope and if they did I'd have to eat them.   OMG that is obnoxious

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Originally Posted by Framac 

If anyone is looking, there is a Sportsman 1502 for sale in the Syracuse Craigslist. 400

 

Edit Not mine, just an FYI.

 

Framac

I think it is sold...not me...just an FYI!  I wish!

Good luck and enjoy the fluffy butts...I have light/coronation Sussex chicks and/or eggs if anyone is interested.  Thanks, Have a wonder day!

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Originally Posted by happyhensny 

I will definitely check into Five Islands - thanks!

 

Also, candled eggs for lockdown...

 

set             now

13              11         Australorp

23              18         Chantecler

 2                 1         Porcelain D'Uccle

 9                 4         Mille Fleur - shipped

15                6         Araucana - shipped

 

I'm happy with the fertility - Thursday we are hoping to have chicks!

Well if you would like I can have her send you pictures...I am sure the price is reasonable...They aren't hatchery stock..eggs she hatched...Thanks so much.

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Originally Posted by stonykill 

hadn't given it much thought other than more ducks, and I like runners

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Originally Posted by Aria 

We are trying to hatch Silkie Eggs.  Learning is fun. 

 

We have a small barn and are going with just Silkies.  Have not learned how to

keep more than one breed.  Learning takes time I guess.  Aria

Silkie babies are so cute and the stay small forever!