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Originally Posted by dawng 

 

It really does need a friend, or possibly put her up for adoption to someone in your area? Lots of broodies with young chicks right now.

Thanks.  So either getting a new chick or back to the co-op. 

I'm thinking new friend.

Thanks for advice.  It's been crazy day and nice to know I can come here to find advice and info that I need.

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Originally Posted by Ogress 

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Originally Posted by dawng 

Look who is peeping out! Not even due until tomorrow! =) Blueberry is a happy mama!

 

 

Adorable! When I had a broody hatch eggs, they hatched a day early as well.

This is one of your blue eggs! Sirius must be doing a good job taking care of your EEs too

There is one egg peeping under Blackberry too - here's hoping everything goes well!  I'm not sure about the third egg, no peeping yet. (It's under Blueberry.) I'm hoping the girls will co-mama as their mamas did.

Well this morning's removal of bees from the old house proved to bee pretty eggsciting!! We had barely started to remove siding when the bees went very aggressive. Two guys got bees INSIDE their suits. That's NOT a good time. These bees were so bad that the onlookers who were not suited but 80-90 feet away got stung. They had us all going for the duct tape to do extra sealing around legs and hands. I was the only one of the 5 person crew who didn't get stung. I figure tomorrow is my turn. One guy who wasn't suited got stung inside the nose! 

 When all done we ended up with one full box of very mean pisseeed off bees, 45-50 pounds of comb honey and about 10 pounds of bees in the bee vac.

I hope my job tomorrow goes as well but with nicer bees. And this person has SAID she is going to make cinnamon rolls and coffee for us (kind of hard to eat through a bee mask though).

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Originally Posted by lillypad268 

Awesome! How do you like them? Also, how did you find the zoning ordinances for your area? I've looked it up and haven't found anything to stop me yet but I'm afraid there will be some loop hole and all it'll take is one jerk complaining... 

 I didn't even look up the ordinance....I'm out in the county and my neighbors can't even hear them. (weird, because William can get pretty loud!).

I LOVE THEM. When I was stationed in Germany back in the mid-90's I lived next to a farm that had a pair and I loved listening to them. Now that I have my own - WOW they are much louder! But it still makes me feel like I am in the wild middle of nowhere when I hear them call. (I had no idea that the girls honk though! THAT was an interesting surprise!)  I still marvel at the striking color of blue, and Kate has more color on her neck than I imagined she would - I always heard the girls had no color! But she is lovely in her own right. She sure does have a personality - takes no guff off of anybody - and even bullies my tom cat! :)

I am completely enthralled, if you couldn't tell. How about you? How long have you had yours?

(Edited to say-well I have one neighbor that can hear them but she loves them too and isn't bothered by it. She lives .2 mile away and is my closest neighbor)

Hi, All!  I'm new to this thread.  I have 7 pullets 4 weeks to 3 months old. (Gap due to neighbor dog attack. )  We live just a mile out of town, but with our acre and a half and only one neighbor, we feel very "out in the woods."  Despite the incessant March rain, we managed to get our coop up and our chicks out of the bathroom.  Anyway, I wanted to say "hi" and get started on this thread! 

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Originally Posted by Farmin Momma 

  "Crazy Eggers Ranch" or  "Crazy eggY Ranch" lol first things that came to mind!

 HaHA those are cute FM! I like the first one.

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Originally Posted by Teva 

 I didn't even look up the ordinance....I'm out in the county and my neighbors can't even hear them. (weird, because William can get pretty loud!).

 

I LOVE THEM. When I was stationed in Germany back in the mid-90's I lived next to a farm that had a pair and I loved listening to them. Now that I have my own - WOW they are much louder! But it still makes me feel like I am in the wild middle of nowhere when I hear them call. (I had no idea that the girls honk though! THAT was an interesting surprise!)  I still marvel at the striking color of blue, and Kate has more color on her neck than I imagined she would - I always heard the girls had no color! But she is lovely in her own right. She sure does have a personality - takes no guff off of anybody - and even bullies my tom cat! :)

 

I am completely enthralled, if you couldn't tell. How about you? How long have you had yours?

 

(Edited to say-well I have one neighbor that can hear them but she loves them too and isn't bothered by it. She lives .2 mile away and is my closest neighbor)

I actually only have eggs I am incubating now... they don't look promising because the postman roughed them up pretty good one egg sac was obviously broken I'm looking for peachicks now... thinking about getting some from a hatchery online because nobody in WA I've found that has them is responding... but I don't think I want 8 peafowl, just a couple, so I'd have to order the minimum of 8 and find homes for some of them. 

Originally Posted by Farmin Momma 

I think I remember some one was looking for some light colored EE's so here you go! Just found this on Craigslist.....

 

Ameraucanas hens (Shelton)

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Date: 2012-06-16, 1:40PM PDT
Reply to: ffrd2-3082223786@sale.craigslist.org ^{[Errors when replying to ads?]}

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I have five hens 3 blues, 1 black and 1 splash. They are all a year old. Two of the blue ones are broody now. I would like to sell all five together for $30. If interested please email a phone number and I will call you.

• Location: Shelton

 OOOOHHHHH ME ME ME ME!!!! I get to pick them up TOMORROW WOOOOHOOOOOOOO I'M SO EXCITED!

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Originally Posted by nikki1 

Hi, All!  I'm new to this thread.  I have 7 pullets 4 weeks to 3 months old. (Gap due to neighbor dog attack. )  We live just a mile out of town, but with our acre and a half and only one neighbor, we feel very "out in the woods."  Despite the incessant March rain, we managed to get our coop up and our chicks out of the bathroom.  Anyway, I wanted to say "hi" and get started on this thread! 

 

 

 

Welcome! Super cute birds and coop! I just got mine all done this weekend, had VelvetFog come and build me a run! There's pics a few pages back.

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Originally Posted by lillypad268 

I actually only have eggs I am incubating now... they don't look promising because the postman roughed them up pretty good one egg sac was obviously broken I'm looking for peachicks now... thinking about getting some from a hatchery online because nobody in WA I've found that has them is responding... but I don't think I want 8 peafowl, just a couple, so I'd have to order the minimum of 8 and find homes for some of them. 

Well, Kate should be coming out of the woods anytime next week with hopefully her brood. I'll let you know! They aren't sexable until about 4 weeks though. If she doesn't show up with any and you have the 8, I might have a neighbor interested in taking a couple off of your hands. Good luck with the rest of those in your 'bator.