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post #30071 of 37458
8/5/12 at 11:15pm
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Originally Posted by PeaDaddy View Post

Just stopping in to say hello. We are in Wittmann. We have a 4 acre farm with a herd of 28 Arabian Horses, 4 Peafowl babies, 1 very happy Guinea, 1 hen Aracauna, and 25 very quickly growing youngens'. Very new to this bird part of farming, but we are very excited to learn lots. 

You can see some pics of a few of our animals here:
http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/696341/greeting-from-phoenix

Thanks for reading. 
 

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Mahonri's 3rd Annual Easter Hatch-along 

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Mahonri's 3rd Annual Easter Hatch-along 

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post #30072 of 37458
8/6/12 at 1:43am

AAAAAND!.....my daughter knocked the egg carton out of the fridge when putting her home made play dough into the fridge. The carton had our first and only duck egg inside it. SPLAT! /sigh. Ah well. Good thing Khaki Cambells lay almost every day! One day, I will try a duck egg! gig.gif

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post #30073 of 37458
8/6/12 at 7:52am
I need some advice. I have 3 chicks we are estimating that they are about 6 weeks old. When can I put them outside in there coup? I know it's suppose to be 112 this week. Any advice on this? The chicks almost have all of there feathers except for around there neck. Thanks for your help
Red, White and Blue. ( Rhode Island Red, Leghorn and Americana:)
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Red, White and Blue. ( Rhode Island Red, Leghorn and Americana:)
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post #30074 of 37458
8/6/12 at 8:29am
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Originally Posted by Di Gibbs View Post

Alice and the babies
. Welcome !!!lol.png

You will enjoy this forum and thank you for the fabulous photos...
Our family loves living in the wild,wild west.
Our girls & 1 rooster kent...
Chole, Karen, Mrs. Robinson,
Jenny, Loraine,
Sophia, Molly, Felisha,
Faith, & Clair..

JUDE 2:24
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Our family loves living in the wild,wild west.
Our girls & 1 rooster kent...
Chole, Karen, Mrs. Robinson,
Jenny, Loraine,
Sophia, Molly, Felisha,
Faith, & Clair..

JUDE 2:24
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post #30075 of 37458
8/6/12 at 8:35am
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Originally Posted by Novaleigh View Post

Oh, also, the reason I am so super excited about our very first duck egg from Cylo, is because no one in my family (other then my father) has ever had a duck egg before! I am super excited to see how it tastes!
ducks eggs do taste different.. For some reason if you not like them just use them
In baked goods... That is what we do... Enjoy...tongue.png
Our family loves living in the wild,wild west.
Our girls & 1 rooster kent...
Chole, Karen, Mrs. Robinson,
Jenny, Loraine,
Sophia, Molly, Felisha,
Faith, & Clair..

JUDE 2:24
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Our family loves living in the wild,wild west.
Our girls & 1 rooster kent...
Chole, Karen, Mrs. Robinson,
Jenny, Loraine,
Sophia, Molly, Felisha,
Faith, & Clair..

JUDE 2:24
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post #30076 of 37458
8/6/12 at 8:46am

Welcome Di Gibbs, Litolbear, and PeaDaddy (and anyone else I missed)! frow.gif

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post #30077 of 37458
8/6/12 at 8:52am
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Hmm, I haven't run across that advice on this thread.  Grape vines, huh?  Were they planted along the side of the coop or along the wall?    That would be kind of cool having it climbing the hardware cloth on one side of a long run.  Draping over the top some, even.  I was thinking of planting something on vines along my pool fence recently, so this might work.  I was debating on tomatoes, grapes or looking at something else.

I have grapes growing on mine. It is great. A fast grower and they love the leaves. I have it growing up a trellis post inside my cage. They love to climb on the branches and eat the lower leaves they can get to. The branches are bendable the first year of growth and then they become rigid. I weave patterns with the young long branches so the chickens have neat shapes to climb and sit on. Mine is a established plant a few years old. In the summer it shades the cage and in the winter it drops it leaves so the sun comes in. The love to discover and eat the grapes. I bought mine as bare root in like January or February. I have 3 plants growing on a post. They grow so very fast. We do not cut our back in the fall so every year it just gets bigger.

 

Kris

That sounds really amazing.  Could you post a picture?  I have been training mine up the side of the run, but I never considered making shapes.  Chicken playground equipment! lol.png  Most of my branches are still very flexible, so now would probably be the time.

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post #30078 of 37458
8/6/12 at 8:57am
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Originally Posted by Sonoran Silkies View Post

Well, for starters, it would be nice to know where you got the 110 advice--so that you can avoid ALL of their advice.  If they are that far off in temperature, I worry about what else they would say to do/not do.  Quarantine for more than a few days.  At least two weeks, even a month.  I'd suggest adding a prophylactic dose of antibiotic to their water: probably denagard.
. Yes I did look where I thought the information was.. When I find it I will
PM you.. I do not want to say on the forurm..
Thank you for that advice with the water.. Here is what I have;
*Permethrin prozap.. Dust just I case, have not used it yet..
*Cocci-rid I put that in 1 teaspoon in a pound of their food for two weeks..
They have already finished that..
*vitamins & electrolytes, in their H20

* duramycin-10, have not used it yet.. I bought stuff just in case..
Once I am at the feed store I stock up.. & if any of our neighbors
need it we will have it on hand..roll.png do you think I might
need something else?
Our silkies are finnaly getting their "cotton balls" on their
bottom.. If one end up being a roo I hope that he is a quite roo.
None of the girls have went up stairs to the "penthouse" to sleep
yet.. Our boys put them up there the other day. It might be to hot up there?
Thank you again so much for your advice..smile.png
Our family loves living in the wild,wild west.
Our girls & 1 rooster kent...
Chole, Karen, Mrs. Robinson,
Jenny, Loraine,
Sophia, Molly, Felisha,
Faith, & Clair..

JUDE 2:24
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Our family loves living in the wild,wild west.
Our girls & 1 rooster kent...
Chole, Karen, Mrs. Robinson,
Jenny, Loraine,
Sophia, Molly, Felisha,
Faith, & Clair..

JUDE 2:24
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post #30079 of 37458
8/6/12 at 9:51am
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Originally Posted by PeaDaddy View Post

Just stopping in to say hello. We are in Wittmann. We have a 4 acre farm with a herd of 28 Arabian Horses, 4 Peafowl babies, 1 very happy Guinea, 1 hen Aracauna, and 25 very quickly growing youngens'. Very new to this bird part of farming, but we are very excited to learn lots. 

You can see some pics of a few of our animals here:
http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/696341/greeting-from-phoenix

Thanks for reading. 
 

Welcome fellow Wittmann neighbor. You will meet another Wittmann friend soon.

We have goats, chickens and turkeys. One mustang, dogs and cats on 2 acre rental.

Your horses are so beautiful they make me hurt to look at! You just have to invite us over to see them!

CHICKEN POWER!

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CHICKEN POWER!

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post #30080 of 37458
8/6/12 at 9:53am
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Originally Posted by Gallo del Cielo View Post

Pigeons and doves carry a number of things that can adversely impact chickens.  I'd do what I could to discourage them from intermingling with the chickens.  

 

Any ideas?  My girls won't be free to roam because of HOA but the coop is not air tight but any means.  We've tried getting rid of the things but they are determined pests. barnie.gif

Closeted Farm Girl in the City

Homeschooling, micro-urban homesteading wife and mom to 4 kids(2 at home), 3 dogs, 1 cat, 5 chickens, 4 rabbits and coming soon to our backyard homestead...quail!

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Closeted Farm Girl in the City

Homeschooling, micro-urban homesteading wife and mom to 4 kids(2 at home), 3 dogs, 1 cat, 5 chickens, 4 rabbits and coming soon to our backyard homestead...quail!

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