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post #4891 of 12595
7/23/12 at 8:39pm
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Then, some nice young man hustles your feed out to the truck for you and loads it! I love that part!!!! Remember when bag boys at the grocery store actually loaded the groceries in the vehicle for you? No? I do and it was the best sort of customer service and courtesy....I long for those days and think that too many people forget what true customer service feels like.

There is a small, family owned grocery store  in my town that still has the bag boys (and girls) carry the groceries out for you and bags them.  I have to admit, I feel a little weird when it is only two bags that I could have easily carried myself.  It is nice when there are many bags and I have all 4 kiddos with me.

~Kelly~

wife to super-hubby, homeschooling mama to 4 amazing kids, 1 golden retriever, 1 chocolate lab, 1 white fur-ball house kitty, and some chickens~ 1 cream legbar, 1 bantam blue ameraucana, 1 delaware, 2 easter eggers, 1 black copper marans,  1 olive egger, 1 bantam old english game, 1 LC  orpington  1 partridge rock, 2 GL/Tolbunt polish, 1 silver laced cochin, and a beautiful mutt rooster!

~Kelly~

wife to super-hubby, homeschooling mama to 4 amazing kids, 1 golden retriever, 1 chocolate lab, 1 white fur-ball house kitty, and some chickens~ 1 cream legbar, 1 bantam blue ameraucana, 1 delaware, 2 easter eggers, 1 black copper marans,  1 olive egger, 1 bantam old english game, 1 LC  orpington  1 partridge rock, 2 GL/Tolbunt polish, 1 silver laced cochin, and a beautiful mutt rooster!

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post #4892 of 12595
7/23/12 at 8:50pm

not sure what to do about an egg eater flock. i am open to suggestions.

post #4893 of 12595
7/23/12 at 9:00pm
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Originally Posted by holyhart View Post

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Then, some nice young man hustles your feed out to the truck for you and loads it! I love that part!!!! Remember when bag boys at the grocery store actually loaded the groceries in the vehicle for you? No? I do and it was the best sort of customer service and courtesy....I long for those days and think that too many people forget what true customer service feels like.

There is a small, family owned grocery store  in my town that still has the bag boys (and girls) carry the groceries out for you and bags them.  I have to admit, I feel a little weird when it is only two bags that I could have easily carried myself.  It is nice when there are many bags and I have all 4 kiddos with me.

Our local Atwoods will carry the feed out for you. Also our local Piggly Wiggly.

 

jumpy.gif Your prayers are appreciated! The divorce was granted. yippiechickie.gif

I will be on/off BYC. If we owe you hatching eggs, please forward us the listing information. We are almost caught up on them and do not wish to miss anyone. Geese are now laying!

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jumpy.gif Your prayers are appreciated! The divorce was granted. yippiechickie.gif

I will be on/off BYC. If we owe you hatching eggs, please forward us the listing information. We are almost caught up on them and do not wish to miss anyone. Geese are now laying!

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post #4894 of 12595
7/23/12 at 9:04pm
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Originally Posted by bruceh View Post

not sure what to do about an egg eater flock. i am open to suggestions.

We feed our hens hot sauce and/or ground Cayenne pepper to help their system. It will not deter them eating eggs. I would suggest using gold balls or ceramic eggs to help discourage the egg eating. Also, locate the bird with egg on its face and place that bird in a wire cage alone for a few days. It may forget about the egg eating. make certain the feed is a good feed. A poor feed with low calcium will cause poor quality egg shell. When an egg accidentally gets broken, they will eat the egg. 

 

jumpy.gif Your prayers are appreciated! The divorce was granted. yippiechickie.gif

I will be on/off BYC. If we owe you hatching eggs, please forward us the listing information. We are almost caught up on them and do not wish to miss anyone. Geese are now laying!

highfive.gif  Hall Family Farm Swap Page celebrate.gif  Arkansas Chat Thread    yippiechickie.gif Arkansas Swap Thread old.gif

 

 

jumpy.gif Your prayers are appreciated! The divorce was granted. yippiechickie.gif

I will be on/off BYC. If we owe you hatching eggs, please forward us the listing information. We are almost caught up on them and do not wish to miss anyone. Geese are now laying!

highfive.gif  Hall Family Farm Swap Page celebrate.gif  Arkansas Chat Thread    yippiechickie.gif Arkansas Swap Thread old.gif

 

post #4895 of 12595
7/23/12 at 9:07pm
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Originally Posted by therapydoglady View Post

loanwizard:  Yes, I'm still afraid of 'em.  I have raised my share of runts on a bottle - because I was made to do so.  As soon as they were bit enough to bite the end of the nipple off - they went back to their mama.  When we had the broiler houses, one of my jobs was to go through every morning and pick up dead chickens...and feed them to the hogs.  Those swine crunched them guts, feathers & all!  And down the road from us (about 8 miles "as the crow flies") a man and his wife had a hog farm.  Hundreds of hogs.  One fall, he took a truck load to market and left his wife to tend the hogs.  They knocked her down, killed her, and then ate her.  Coroner found part of her pelvis, some red hair & bloody dirt.  No thank you.  I'll stick with my chickens!  They might" peck my eyes out," but I think I can still out run 'em!


ep.gif color me disturbed...that story will more than likely re-manifest itself in a horrible dream at some point in my life.

post #4896 of 12595
7/23/12 at 11:03pm

Just ran across a thread to help out you folks with special needs chickens. It even shows you how to tube feed your birds.

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/628361/diary-of-a-crossbeak-support-for-special-needs-chickens-and-their-keepers

 

Walt

http://www.rosecomb.com/fowlman/
http://www.rosecomb.com/fowlman/
post #4897 of 12595
7/24/12 at 3:35am
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Originally Posted by fowlman01 View Post

Just ran across a thread to help out you folks with special needs chickens. It even shows you how to tube feed your birds.

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/628361/diary-of-a-crossbeak-support-for-special-needs-chickens-and-their-keepers

 

Walt

  I didn't even get through the 1st page. I don't understand some people

    I'm always shocked how people take something typed on a forum so personally :) If I say it here I have done it. No Bull poop from me. I'm not arguing, I'm stating what I see in MY flock of 10 years.I'm NOT P.C. If that offends please just block me :)

 

http://www.facebook.com/LifeWithChickens  

 

https://www.facebook.com/StonykillFarms     

 

 

 

    I'm always shocked how people take something typed on a forum so personally :) If I say it here I have done it. No Bull poop from me. I'm not arguing, I'm stating what I see in MY flock of 10 years.I'm NOT P.C. If that offends please just block me :)

 

http://www.facebook.com/LifeWithChickens  

 

https://www.facebook.com/StonykillFarms     

 

 

 

post #4898 of 12595
7/24/12 at 4:37am
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Originally Posted by stonykill View Post

  I didn't even get through the 1st page. I don't understand some people

 

 

Sometimes it's better not to try to understand.

 

 

But then, I feel that way about the 21st Century in general...

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/129278/speckledhens-ten-commandments-of-good-flock-management

http://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=1642-fix-a-muddy-run

http://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=1642-VENTILATION

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/129278/speckledhens-ten-commandments-of-good-flock-management

http://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=1642-fix-a-muddy-run

http://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=1642-VENTILATION

post #4899 of 12595
7/24/12 at 5:27am
I don't think like that either. I understand that they consider them as pets and they won't hesitate to spend huge sums for medical treatment for them. The way I keep them, they'd die a horrible death unless I made sure it was swift and sure.

Clay, I wonder which the world changes faster for. My father, who was born when cars for personal transportation was just barely starting and horses were still the main mode of transportation for individuals to where we had men landing on the moon. Dad went through a period of tremendous technology and social change. We are going through a lot of changes too, but I'm not convinced they are as much of a fundamental change as Dad saw.
Freedom is not the right to do what we want, but what we ought....Abraham Lincoln (Freedom carries responsibility)

The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right.....Judge Learned Hand  (The more sure your are that your way is the only right way, the more likely you are wrong.)
Freedom is not the right to do what we want, but what we ought....Abraham Lincoln (Freedom carries responsibility)

The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right.....Judge Learned Hand  (The more sure your are that your way is the only right way, the more likely you are wrong.)
post #4900 of 12595
7/24/12 at 5:52am
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Originally Posted by Ridgerunner View Post


Clay, I wonder which the world changes faster for. My father, who was born when cars for personal transportation was just barely starting and horses were still the main mode of transportation for individuals to where we had men landing on the moon. Dad went through a period of tremendous technology and social change. We are going through a lot of changes too, but I'm not convinced they are as much of a fundamental change as Dad saw.

 

 

Oh, there you go being reasonable again!

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/129278/speckledhens-ten-commandments-of-good-flock-management

http://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=1642-fix-a-muddy-run

http://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=1642-VENTILATION

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/129278/speckledhens-ten-commandments-of-good-flock-management

http://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=1642-fix-a-muddy-run

http://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=1642-VENTILATION

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