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post #6211 of 11318
7/14/12 at 9:14am
good morning; I went out last night after I came home from knitting to close up the girls(3 polish Roos) and freaked out 'cause I couldn't find one of my Mass silkies.. got the flashlight only to find her in the big girl coop snuggled up next to my RBL Wyantte.. kalysie the Wyantte is such a good girl.No wonder she gets picked on by my Ameracanua whom is definitely the boss. yes the 3polish I brought home from Mass are Roos.i can't get a break with that breed.7out of7have been Roos.Will be looking to rehome them, I just hope that the silkies are girls.
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post #6212 of 11318
7/14/12 at 10:00am
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good morning; I went out last night after I came home from knitting to close up the girls(3 polish Roos) and freaked out 'cause I couldn't find one of my Mass silkies.. got the flashlight only to find her in the big girl coop snuggled up next to my RBL Wyantte.. kalysie the Wyantte is such a good girl.No wonder she gets picked on by my Ameracanua whom is definitely the boss. yes the 3polish I brought home from Mass are Roos.i can't get a break with that breed.7out of7have been Roos.Will be looking to rehome them, I just hope that the silkies are girls.

 Ahhhh..........so frustrating!

I am perusing the sale adds as well as the hatcheries. I am just so tired of hatching out roos..........only to have to re-home them.

Just watch, I bet my marans peeps are all roos....all 5 of them with my luck.hmm.png.

 

 

 

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post #6213 of 11318
7/14/12 at 11:07am

Okay, so I suck at hatching chickens and growing zucchini, but I've only gotten 1 roo out of the 5 chickens that have survived being hatched in my incubator.

A+ in chicken math:  1 BS + 1 BR + 1 BA + 1 GC + 2 EE + 1 BO +1 SLW + 1 SS + 1 LO + 1 GLW + 1 BCM + 1 AW + 1 BCF = 8.  I am married to The King of Coops and I have a firefighter daughter who's my hero.  We also have a spoiled designer dog (a/k/a expensive mutt), a deaf calico cat and Brutus, the wonder cat.

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A+ in chicken math:  1 BS + 1 BR + 1 BA + 1 GC + 2 EE + 1 BO +1 SLW + 1 SS + 1 LO + 1 GLW + 1 BCM + 1 AW + 1 BCF = 8.  I am married to The King of Coops and I have a firefighter daughter who's my hero.  We also have a spoiled designer dog (a/k/a expensive mutt), a deaf calico cat and Brutus, the wonder cat.

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post #6214 of 11318
7/14/12 at 11:17am
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Okay, so I suck at hatching chickens and growing zucchini, but I've only gotten 1 roo out of the 5 chickens that have survived being hatched in my incubator.

 We all have our special gifts.hugs.gif Maybe you should hatch out for the rest of os! Now that's an idea.lau.gif

 

 

 

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post #6215 of 11318
7/14/12 at 11:27am
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 We all have our special gifts.hugs.gif Maybe you should hatch out for the rest of os! Now that's an idea.lau.gif

Yeah, except in my first hatch only 1 survived out of like 6, and in the second, only 4 out of 14.

 

I am the angel of death...sad.png

A+ in chicken math:  1 BS + 1 BR + 1 BA + 1 GC + 2 EE + 1 BO +1 SLW + 1 SS + 1 LO + 1 GLW + 1 BCM + 1 AW + 1 BCF = 8.  I am married to The King of Coops and I have a firefighter daughter who's my hero.  We also have a spoiled designer dog (a/k/a expensive mutt), a deaf calico cat and Brutus, the wonder cat.

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A+ in chicken math:  1 BS + 1 BR + 1 BA + 1 GC + 2 EE + 1 BO +1 SLW + 1 SS + 1 LO + 1 GLW + 1 BCM + 1 AW + 1 BCF = 8.  I am married to The King of Coops and I have a firefighter daughter who's my hero.  We also have a spoiled designer dog (a/k/a expensive mutt), a deaf calico cat and Brutus, the wonder cat.

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post #6216 of 11318
7/14/12 at 6:55pm
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Yeah, except in my first hatch only 1 survived out of like 6, and in the second, only 4 out of 14.

I am the angel of death...sad.png

No, Suzanne, you're an angel, period.

Heather - 6 feathered friends, plus 2 preschoolers and 1 Bouvier puppy. The party never runs out of poop here!

"Everything in life is only for now"

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Heather - 6 feathered friends, plus 2 preschoolers and 1 Bouvier puppy. The party never runs out of poop here!

"Everything in life is only for now"

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post #6217 of 11318
7/15/12 at 12:33pm

Happy sunday out there folks!

 

HOT and HUMID at the southernmost tip of NYS. More to come in the following days! YUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Can't even walk my beach it is so sticky. barnie.gif

 

 

 

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post #6218 of 11318
7/15/12 at 4:34pm
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good morning; I went out last night after I came home from knitting to close up the girls(3 polish Roos) and freaked out 'cause I couldn't find one of my Mass silkies.. got the flashlight only to find her in the big girl coop snuggled up next to my RBL Wyantte.. kalysie the Wyantte is such a good girl.No wonder she gets picked on by my Ameracanua whom is definitely the boss. yes the 3polish I brought home from Mass are Roos.i can't get a break with that breed.7out of7have been Roos.Will be looking to rehome them, I just hope that the silkies are girls.
Knitting? I love to knit, quilt and bead. I even like a bit of crocheting. In the spring, I participated in a church group that made lap quilts for Haiti. I whipped out 8 tops in no time flat and then while admiring my work, I realized I had to complete them all. smile.png

Are any of your polish roos Gold? If so, I know a nice young lady who might like him.
Tina
Little Critters Farm - Member of the American Silkie Bantam Club.
Splash, Blue and Pure Black Silkies; and a mixed flock of egg layers.
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Little Critters Farm - Member of the American Silkie Bantam Club.
Splash, Blue and Pure Black Silkies; and a mixed flock of egg layers.
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post #6219 of 11318
7/15/12 at 5:00pm
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Knitting? I love to knit, quilt and bead. I even like a bit of crocheting. In the spring, I participated in a church group that made lap quilts for Haiti. I whipped out 8 tops in no time flat and then while admiring my work, I realized I had to complete them all. smile.png
Are any of your polish roos Gold? If so, I know a nice young lady who might like him.
Tina

 We do have some quilters here Tina. Fabraholics for sure(I am one) Your in good company. I also dabble in needlework but especially like and collect antique items....particularly quilt tops and

 

 

 

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post #6220 of 11318
7/15/12 at 5:09pm
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 Ahhhh..........so frustrating!
I am perusing the sale adds as well as the hatcheries. I am just so tired of hatching out roos..........only to have to re-home them.
Just watch, I bet my marans peeps are all roos....all 5 of them with my luck.hmm.png .

Well, it looks like about 4 of our 7 silkie chicks may be Roos. So, I find myself in a similar position, raising and rehoming chicks. I'm perusing ads and websites...and wondering what kind of price range is average for foundation stock, breeding trios etc? Are prices of $100-150 per bird typical?

One breeder has told me NOT to pay a fortune for silkies. She says there are lots of nice birds available that are reasonably priced. However, while I find that hatching eggs seem fairly easy to get, quality unsexed chicks are much harder to find and really good hens/roosters are almost impossible to locate.

Awhile back, I once purchased a $250 rabbit for our breeding program from the top breeder in the country. And would you believe...we couldn't get that doe to produce a single baby! It seemed like the free or cheaper rabbits would pop out babies like crazy....but not the expensive ones. So, I'm a bit hesitant to pay big bucks for birds even though I'm completely understanding to all the time, effort and expense that goes into a good breeding program...

Any thoughts?
Tina
Little Critters Farm - Member of the American Silkie Bantam Club.
Splash, Blue and Pure Black Silkies; and a mixed flock of egg layers.
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Little Critters Farm - Member of the American Silkie Bantam Club.
Splash, Blue and Pure Black Silkies; and a mixed flock of egg layers.
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