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post #71 of 11658
7/10/11 at 3:40pm

http://s265.photobucket.com/albums/ii204/Scylla_photos/Nellie7-10-11/

Updated pictures of my Nellie.  A chicken grows in Brooklyn.

Kathy

Men have forgotten this truth, but you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.         Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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Kathy

Men have forgotten this truth, but you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.         Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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post #72 of 11658
7/10/11 at 3:48pm
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She is so cute.  Lovely eyes.

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post #73 of 11658
7/10/11 at 3:59pm

Awww.......she is a cutie. A friend for her would be cool. Watching chickens interact socially is really interesting as well. You get to understand their language after a while as well.

Scylla@aol.com :

http://s265.photobucket.com/albums/ii204/Scylla_photos/Nellie7-10-11/

Updated pictures of my Nellie.  A chicken grows in Brooklyn.

 

 

 

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post #74 of 11658
7/10/11 at 4:27pm

My first dozen eggs of the season with my 4 pullets.clap They did me proud.

http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/14386_1st_dozen.jpg

 

 

 

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post #75 of 11658
7/10/11 at 4:35pm
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Originally Posted by magsrags 

My first dozen eggs of the season with my 4 pullets.clap They did me proud.

http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/14386_1st_dozen.jpg


YAY!  Congratulations!

Kathy

Men have forgotten this truth, but you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.         Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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Men have forgotten this truth, but you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.         Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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post #76 of 11658
7/10/11 at 5:05pm
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Originally Posted by magsrags 

My first dozen eggs of the season with my 4 pullets.clap They did me proud.

http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/14386_1st_dozen.jpg


thumbsup Now those are some fine looking eggs.  Congrats!

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post #77 of 11658
7/10/11 at 5:58pm

Thank you!smile

Looks like we're in for some more hot days beginning tomorrow. The humidy is creeping up here as I type. Stay cool people.

 

 

 

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post #78 of 11658
7/10/11 at 6:30pm
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very nice, very nice! congrats...did you do the "first egg dance"? smile


Hey Model A, I just noticed you joined the Golden Feathers.  Welcome!


thanks! I ran out of room posting pictures and PMs are an issue...the title change was certainly an added benefit smile

I hardboiled/steamed the egg or two when we got our first, celery salt, cracked pepper, toasted italian bread egg salad samwich, enjoyed it...good stuff planned for yours bud?
im'a hang out around here, Ive "picked my feet in poughkeepsie" before, been to the catskill game farm a hundred times, etc....hope you don't mind a Yankee/Gator watching ya'll.

 

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Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon and the truth. ~ Buddha

 

Check out our Jumbo Coturnix "Meat Quail" project on BYC and @ http://www.whitequail.com

 

I feed and stare at Coturnix Giganticus, Wheaten Ameraucanas and NZ/Chinchilla Rabbits

 

2012 FWC Game Farm License #406-81335; 2012 A.P.A Member; I do not sell eggs or birds.

 

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post #79 of 11658
7/10/11 at 6:31pm
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Thanks for mentioning the heat. That made me check tomorrow's weather and it is going to be 88 for the next two day up here.  Will probably go higher too.  When it gets that hot the fan comes out.  I see them pant at 80 degrees if the sun is strong even with low humidity.  Add the humidity and it becomes worse.  We let one out one day and it was sunny out and she got overheated in 5 minutes.  It took her 15 minutes to get back to normal in the covered run.  When the sun shines on the run at 3 in the afternoon they will run for cover in the coop.  If the fan is on they will stay outside in front of it.  I did not know heat was so bad for them until I got on this forum, and now try to do what we can to keep them cooler.  I thought a jungle bird loved the heat and hated the cold.  Reason enough to get educated when trying to care for any animals you have.

There is a thread where two people had lost birds due to the heat these past couple of days.  http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=6878367#p6878367

This is serious stuff.  Hope everyone can keep their chickens shaded and cool for the next few days.  Thanks Maggie for posting about it.

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post #80 of 11658
7/10/11 at 6:42pm
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Originally Posted by ChickenAl 
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Originally Posted by model_A_tractor 

very nice, very nice! congrats...did you do the "first egg dance"? smile


Hey Model A, I just noticed you joined the Golden Feathers.  Welcome!


thanks! I ran out of room posting pictures and PMs are an issue...the title change was certainly an added benefit smile

I hardboiled/steamed the egg or two when we got our first, celery salt, cracked pepper, toasted italian bread egg salad samwich, enjoyed it...good stuff planned for yours bud?
im'a hang out around here, Ive "picked my feet in poughkeepsie" before, been to the catskill game farm a hundred times, etc....hope you don't mind a Yankee/Gator watching ya'll.


Hang out here anytime you like.  You're still a Yankee and they can't take that away from you. Or wash it off, either. 

The more the merrier, and we hope we are a connection for you to times well spent up north.  I think we appreciate NY more after we left the state than when we are living here.  The good memories survive.

Catskill game farm.  A shame its gone.  Took the kids there and still have the pics somewhere.  Where does the time go?

I'm feeling sentimental about this egg but know I'll have to do something before long.  A couple more and I'm going to make that egg salad you did.  Now I'm getting hungry.



BTW, how do you like my new title?  Saw you did it and remembered I needed to take advantage of it too.




Best wishes,
Al

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