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11/16/09 at 8:51pm

Mahonri
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GOOD JOB!! Love the chick pics.

Keeper of 26 hens, 4 PW Leghorns, 1 leghorn mix, 1 FBCMarans, 1 Australorp, 1 Buff Orpington, 2 Mama Olive Eggers w/ 15 chicks each, 1 EE, a Barred Rock, a RIR, a CQ, 1 Delaware, 1 Black Star, a Splash Ameraucana, 3 W/BW Ameraucana pullets, 5 polish, 2 Welsummers and 41 juvies of various breeds. YIKES! Time to SELL some chickens!

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11/17/09 at 5:23pm

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This outa be a sticky! Fantastic information and pics! Thanks for taking the time to put it together! big_smile Aaah The power of a good flashlight. Might have to get me one of those.

May I ask what kind of flashlight you used?

I used an eagletac for this series of pics.

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11/17/09 at 6:58pm

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Quote:

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This outa be a sticky! Fantastic information and pics! Thanks for taking the time to put it together! big_smile Aaah The power of a good flashlight. Might have to get me one of those.

My thoughts exactly!

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11/17/09 at 7:10pm

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awesome photos!!! thanks for sharing!! clap :clap

mom to: 1 husband 2 kids
3 dogs, 1 cat, 4 ducks, welsh, black swedish, buff orpington
9 hens and 1 crazy rooster!rir/plymouth rocks/leghorn/campine/wellsummer/and some other breeds.

6 more baby chicks added July 2012!!!

mom to: 1 husband 2 kids
3 dogs, 1 cat, 4 ducks, welsh, black swedish, buff orpington
9 hens and 1 crazy rooster!rir/plymouth rocks/leghorn/campine/wellsummer/and some other breeds.

6 more baby chicks added July 2012!!!

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11/22/09 at 10:50am

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Thanks! The 7 little chickies are alive and doing well at zoomummzy's home! I've put the thread in the sticky about incubation in this section.

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11/22/09 at 11:07am

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Mummzy to a zoo, literally! Happy Chaos is my life

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11/22/09 at 1:34pm

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wow that was so cool!

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11/22/09 at 8:31pm

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Great photos! My lil bantam is sitting on 6 silkie eggs and I've found this thread so interesting, Thanks so much for all the great info!!

1 Hubby, 1 daughter, 1 son, 1 cat, 2 guinea pigs and 3 Bantam Hens named Dipsy, Fiffie and Darna & now 5 silkies hatched by Fiffie and Darna!
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=186559&p=1

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11/23/09 at 9:20am

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My gosh those were GREAT pictures, I'm jealous!! big_smile

Thank you so much for sharing!

Babies are super super cute also! jumpy

1 VERY understanding DH a super sweet 4 year old boy, Blue & Splash Marans, BBS Ameraucana, BLRW, a pair of Tiger Bronze turkey and a trio of Royal Palms & a Blue Palm Tom

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11/23/09 at 9:26am

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SilkieCHicken, thanks for this thread. When I candled my first hatch this year I didn't know what to look for. THis is a great teaching tool for newbies. Thanks for posting it. yippiechickie