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Originally Posted by Opa View Post

One of my little Vorwerk hens is doing a good job of sticking tight on her clutch.  For anyone wanting very easy keepers they definitely are a breed to consider.  Beautiful chicks with black bodies and yellow heads that mature to the opposite color pattern.  Good layers, great mothers.

 

Kim, what would be the needs for caring for your tortoise?

 

 

Opa,

What size of a white/cream egg do yours lay, and how frequently?  This would be a next year thing for me. I am still researching which white egg layer I would like for my small (future) flock. These are on my short list with Favorelles and Anconas.

 

Thank You

Scott 

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Well the Air Force personnel center has finally approved my separation from active duty, I should be in Michigan NLT 1 July.  I am totally excited right now.

 

Now I did warn you that I was going to have lots of questions, so hear we go....Can anyone tell me what they know about the school districts around the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek areas?  What I have been able to find so far online is that Marshall, Plainwell, Mattawan, Schoolcraft, and Gull Lake seem to be the districts I want to get into for the kids?  Any and all help is appreciated. 

 

THANK YOU!!!

 

ETA: still learning to spell my MI cities.

Too bad you won't be here in time for chickenstock.

I don't know much about those school districts but I have heard a lot about the "Kalamazoo promise" something about providing a college education for kids there. You might want to check that out. You would do better to google it than possibly have me give you the wrong info.

 

 

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We started last year with the opening of our family business and along the way we wound up adopting 12 chickens that had been abandoned when their family moved away :'(. But we have come to love our little group <3

frow.gif & welcome!  Check out the info in my, Opa or RaZ's siggy lines for the upcoming Michigan chickenstock.

 

 

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Stackykins - warm honey and cinnamon.  I think She said a tsp of cinnamon to a tbsp of honey.  Good luck, and hope you feel better soon!
 

I recommend adding some lemon juice and either rum or whiskey to that. Hope you feel better!

 

 

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When I was a kid my mom and dad fry would an onion with some garlic slices and wrap them in a cloth diaper and slap it right on my chest. It did work but ya end up stinking like onions and garlic, I would also get honey and whiskey warmed up to. But I think the honey and whiskey was for a sore throat. On a completely different note..... Some jerk stole all of my diapers off my clothesline today hit.gif $400 down the drain and I'm left with 6 prefolds 1 diaper cover and 3 kids in diapers. I have never been this frustrated and mad in my life.

Oh, my mama did that to me too. Only she added vicks with it.

 

Why in the world would someone steal diapers! That is just sorry!! somad.gif

 

 

My coop  http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/386902/we-gave-the-chickens-our-bedroom-pic-heavy

 

"Friends, I will remember you, think of you & pray for you, & when another day is through, I will still be friends with you"--John Denver

 

 

I chickened out   

 

 


 

 

My coop  http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/386902/we-gave-the-chickens-our-bedroom-pic-heavy

 

"Friends, I will remember you, think of you & pray for you, & when another day is through, I will still be friends with you"--John Denver

 

 

I chickened out   

 

 


 

 

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Good morning HH,

You.are.going to chickenstock right? The pilot( can't remember.screen name at the.moment) Are trying.to figure a way to.get a.couple of my birds to him. If they go to chickenstock,.would you be.willin.g or have room to take a.pair of birds down there?

Oh there it is, b737dvr
Edited by Elliemae 77 - 4/25/12 at 5:14am
For I know the plans I have for you says the Lord. Jeremiah29:11

There's always room for one more chicken......or three
For I know the plans I have for you says the Lord. Jeremiah29:11

There's always room for one more chicken......or three
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Anyone got any good cough remedies? Besides ODing on cough suppressant (which I've taken, with little difference). I'm coughing my lungs out here, and can't seem to calm it for very long. Mint tea with honey soothed for a few minutes, a hot steamy bathroom made no difference. Going crazy coughing, I'm willing to try anything!

 

 Stacy, Mucinex loosens the gunk in your chest and makes it easier to cough up, it is not a cough suppressant but it really makes you more comfortable and reduces the need to cough as much.  I also highly recommend the whiskey (if you don't need to work, drive or operate heavy machinery).

 

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My hatch is done!  big_smile.png  Most exciting part...a splash showgirl!! ya.gif   Also got some speckled sussex chicks in this batch, they are soooo cute. They look like little chipmunks running around. lol.png

 Yay Jen!

 

Well I got a call from Sandhill Preservation last night - they are sending me the rose-combed colored Dorkings I ordered early this spring, as well as a few regular combed ones and a bunch of Sumatras ep.gif.  I am REALLY overrun with chicks now!   So I have the following offer to any BYCers that would like some nice chicks

 

Trio of bantam Lavender Ameraucanas - 2 hens and a sweet little roo - 1 year old

 

4 Red dorkings (shipped by Sandhill with the earlier order) - 6 weeks old - looks like there are both pullets and cockerels.

 

Norwegian Jaerhons - 6 weeks old - I would prefer to sell these as trios also, as they are very rare and it would be nice to see someone take them for breeding.  They lay a large off-white egg, and are excellent foragers.

 

Bunch of Sumatras, I think black but not sure, which I never asked for and don't want - free!! just-hatched chicks

 

I am traveling to Lansing next week on Friday, and on to Indiana saturday am, so if anyone is interested and would like to meet me along the way I will be happy to transport them.  PM me if you are interested.

 

I should also have Silkies for Chickenstock, eggs are buff, partridge, white, black, BBS and something else I don't remember now.

 

 

 

Home of the world's cutest dachshund, one crazy blue heeler, two cats,
              one fat pony, and many (but not too many!) chickens

              Can anyone tell me, how many are too many chickens?

 



My Chickens
http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/1muttsfans-chickens

Home of the world's cutest dachshund, one crazy blue heeler, two cats,
              one fat pony, and many (but not too many!) chickens

              Can anyone tell me, how many are too many chickens?

 



My Chickens
http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/1muttsfans-chickens
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Originally Posted by EMAW View Post

Opa,

What size of a white/cream egg do yours lay, and how frequently?  This would be a next year thing for me. I am still researching which white egg layer I would like for my small (future) flock. These are on my short list with Favorelles and Anconas.

 

Thank You

Scott 

 


new Vorwerk chicks.jpg

These cute little guys start out life from a 35 gram egg.

 

 

When having problems with chickens stop and think, what would Harlan do?
I've dealt with many thorns in my life and the flower is always worth the effort.

6 Nest rollout nest box plans  http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/287684/new-rollout-nest-design-picture-heavy-edited-1-21

Smoker plans http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/721017/opas-recirculating-smoker

When having problems with chickens stop and think, what would Harlan do?
I've dealt with many thorns in my life and the flower is always worth the effort.

6 Nest rollout nest box plans  http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/287684/new-rollout-nest-design-picture-heavy-edited-1-21

Smoker plans http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/721017/opas-recirculating-smoker

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Jendear,  if it was as windy at your place as it was here, your diapers could be in your neighbors yard.
 

When having problems with chickens stop and think, what would Harlan do?
I've dealt with many thorns in my life and the flower is always worth the effort.

6 Nest rollout nest box plans  http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/287684/new-rollout-nest-design-picture-heavy-edited-1-21

Smoker plans http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/721017/opas-recirculating-smoker

When having problems with chickens stop and think, what would Harlan do?
I've dealt with many thorns in my life and the flower is always worth the effort.

6 Nest rollout nest box plans  http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/287684/new-rollout-nest-design-picture-heavy-edited-1-21

Smoker plans http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/721017/opas-recirculating-smoker

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new Vorwerk chicks.jpg

These cute little guys start out life from a 35 gram egg.

 

 

 

Not fair, they are cute little fluff balls. I am just glad my daughter can't see this right now.  Are yours LF or bantam?

 

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EMAW, they are bantams Vorwerk pair.jpeg
 

When having problems with chickens stop and think, what would Harlan do?
I've dealt with many thorns in my life and the flower is always worth the effort.

6 Nest rollout nest box plans  http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/287684/new-rollout-nest-design-picture-heavy-edited-1-21

Smoker plans http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/721017/opas-recirculating-smoker

When having problems with chickens stop and think, what would Harlan do?
I've dealt with many thorns in my life and the flower is always worth the effort.

6 Nest rollout nest box plans  http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/287684/new-rollout-nest-design-picture-heavy-edited-1-21

Smoker plans http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/721017/opas-recirculating-smoker

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chicks.jpgany idea on what kind of chicks these are, I think the 2 in front are sebright.. but the one in the back I don't know.  She has a white strip on her front.  They will be available at chicken stock too if anyone wants them. The closest bird is def a roo!

 


I would love peacocks...but boy howdy are they LOUD!!! 

My brothers neighbor has them, and she lets them run free.. they are always in my brothers chicken coop eating their food, always in their yard, flying on to their house roof and waking them up.   I told him if he can catch them, let me know and I'll sell them and split the money with him.   They have a beautiful black male I'd like to get my hands on. That may be devious to sell someone else's property like that, but, if they want to keep their animals, they shouldn't let them run free on other peoples property like they are (esp after being asked to keep them away).  My DB usually employs the SSS method when dealing with the birds and I hate to see them get shot.

 


1Muttfan, I sent you a pm. on the Sumatra chicks and silkies.


Stacykins,  Last time I had a bad non-stop cough that kept me awake all night, took over 6 months to recover from ... I ended up needing antibiotics and cough syrup with codine in it so I could sleep.  It actually caused damage to my layrinx and voice box.  I cannot yell like I used to without ending in a coughing fit (not that the DH minds LOL!) and if I try to sing, my voice will just shut off!.  I have no lung capacity anymore.   If it drags on and on... I suggest you see a Dr for it cause it may not just be a cold and the coughing can cause damage. 

I chalk part of my issue up to working at lowes and breathing that cement dust every day (we wiped the counters off every day, and it had a thick layor of cement dust on it.) I got better and then came down with it again a few months later.   I haven't been that sick since I left lowes, so I know that's where it was from.


Edited by SillyChicken - 4/25/12 at 6:19am
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Jendear that SUCKS. Do you need some -right now-? I can't really use my cloth here because the washer leaves way too much gunk in them and we get problems with ammonia. Add in that we share it with 3 other people and yeah.. OS Fuzzy Buns, Bum Genius prefolds and I think I can find one of my covers. I hope they just blew a few yards over. Let me know and I would be glad to send them along for you to borrow until you can get new ones. Little Seedling in Ann Arbor has a used bin too.

 

The wind has finally lifted here at our place with beautiful sun and clear skies. I can not be happier about that even if it does rain tonight and tomorrow.

 

Has anyone here worked on a loom? I know someone on here (I can not remember, sorry!) works with bunnies that produce fur for spinning. Is the process difficult? I am getting a small stand loom for Mother's Day and after I master that I want to get started on spinning.

4 ISA Brown chicks, 4 Easter Egger chicks, 1 Peking duckling, 1 Indian Runner duckling, 1 Buff orp chick, 1 RIR chick, 1 SLW chick, 2 kids under 6, one overworked husband.

4 ISA Brown chicks, 4 Easter Egger chicks, 1 Peking duckling, 1 Indian Runner duckling, 1 Buff orp chick, 1 RIR chick, 1 SLW chick, 2 kids under 6, one overworked husband.

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