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Argh!  I just wasted a week with someone who answered my CL ad for some of our project birds. At first it sounded really exciting, she was putting together her breeding flocks and that's always a lot of fun to help someone with, but then it started taking 2 days to get any response and when it came, it didn't answer any question I put to her, had no information as to her setup, and she wouldn't commit to a farm visit. After a week of these delays, I finally sent her an email explaining that this wasn't how I do business and I find these repeated delays very disrespectful to my time an energies. End of communication and Flake Filed her, so if she emails again (and they nearly always do), I can minimize any contact or time put in.

I sometimes wish we had a database of these idiots so we'd all be forewarned - so and so arrives hours late, sucks up hours of your time but won't commit to buying birds, brings kids who chases your birds and upsets your rooster, wears street shoes to your farm despite being told to wear appropriate shoes, waffles when its time to pay for their birds, tries to make deals that are outrageous, skips out (I had one do this Sunday) without paying, ignores proper care of the chicks then wants you to replace them for free, etc.

We all do this somewhat informally, of course, and I will warn some local folks about the above gal to give them fair warning. Most of them are less patient than I am, so I doubt they'll put up with that for long.

How do you all deal with these time sink flakes?
 

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Originally Posted by Chickielady 

 

 

I have my Lyda in a large pot, in full sun.

I pruned her way back last fall as SF recommended, and as far as the fragrance, it is out of this world !!!!!!!

This beauty has blooms that look alot like a dogwood, as  far as the rest (shade, etc) I will let the expert (SF) tell you all that, as I have had my Lyda just 1 year now.

 

 shes pretty were can I find one?

I've got baby pics ;)  I snuck them in after I cleaned out their space =)  course not easy when they all wont sit still.....hahahahaha  but here's a couple----

Orla our Orloff likes to play Queen... below from Left to Right-- Silver Lakenvelder (no name yet)-Nutmeg(RIR),my Sumatra (havent figured out a name)

Not easy trying to get a pic of Porsha with her cute lil face. We're not sure what type of D'Uccle she is..we're thinking

White Mille Fleur?... (any ideas) -- to me she looks like a lil Snow Owl, with them puffy cheeks.

Here's our Frizzles,Old English bunch.Left is Lacey (White),BlueBelle (Blue or Splash) -Top Black OE..

B.B my SOE.. then the other BOE...Roo (Buff Frizz,just not frizzing)...

Diaper Dan (as we call him/her)-- sons Black Frizzle... my mother & I rather liked the name Diaper Dan, but my son decided he

liked "Lil Timmy" better...even tho "Tiny Tim" sounds better...lol

BlueBelle -- Reminds me of a lil fly buzzing around...lol...

It's nap time... course the lil Golden Neck or Porcelain D'Uccle was like "watcha doin?".....

So there's a lil taste -- they are now basically 2 weeks old, except for the Frizz's.... =)  Happy Birdies

Monroe Farm and Feed here, out of Monroe, WA. Whats up!?

pretty babies. Love the one watchin' ya'.

Hey guys I have a quick question... I am making plans for a new coop I am doing a large coop with separate pens for each of my breeds. I am not sure which breeds yet but I know I want at least 3... I also want to have a Roo for each breed so that I get pure eggs to hatch. My question is does the roo have to stay with his girls 100% of the time? I know you dont want more then 1 roo in the same pen but I would like all my girls in the same pen and then removing them and putting them in with the Roo when I want  fertile hatching eggs. Is this a good idea or do I need to keep them together at all the time?  I have heard that if you separate them the roo will beat up on the hens or kill them? Ideally I want around 25 hens of 3 - 4 breeds. Thanks 

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Originally Posted by 4cats3kids1hubby2many 

Some baby pictures:

 

 

Super cute, Teresa!

Please remember that I am a very new beginner to...but here is some of the information that I have gleaned and others will fill in the blanks  - or you already have an answer by now.....

.....I have been told that you can keep them separated if you want....for example...show hens and the roo is getting a bit too rough. Once they breed they are fertile for over a week (others will pipe in with better info). but you can also just keep the roo in the runs.  my runs all have roos in with them. Also, you can have more than 1 roo in some situations. Somehwere on here someone posted a REALLY-REALLY good info on how the "pecking order" works with roos....as long as you have enough hens. One is top roo, next 1 or 2 down are his "guards" and I believe the next is the lowest and usually picked on.