Chickens for 10-20 years or more? Pull up a rockin' chair and lay some wisdom on us!

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8/25/12 at 2:30pm

Nomibear

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I love this thread. About 40 pages ago Bee posted a link to the fermented feed for meat birds thread. I took a 4 day brake from here to read through the two hundred pg of that thread. I started back here last Monday. Everytime I thought I was catching up I would see that you guys had added a couple more pages for me to read!
5 days later, I am finally cought up!!!

P.S. I started the fermented feed about 5 days ago, the chickens love it. Only prob is, So Does My Dog!
Edited by Nomibear - 8/25/12 at 2:33pm

Life as a chicken person started in May of 2012. So far we have 9 Buff Leghorns, 9 California Whites, and 7 Mallard Ducks. Along with various other pets and humans:) ~Naomi

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Life as a chicken person started in May of 2012. So far we have 9 Buff Leghorns, 9 California Whites, and 7 Mallard Ducks. Along with various other pets and humans:) ~Naomi

Please visit our Crazy Acre story.

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/697018/crazy-acre-chronicles-san-antonio-area-w-pics

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8/25/12 at 2:31pm

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Originally Posted by Kansas Prairie

Chickens are usually happy with anything we feed them, enjoy seeing us, and like to go to sleep at dark! Can't say the same for the teenagers.

Never seen a chicken borrow $, or wreck the car either!

50 years breeding and showing standard bred poultry . ABA Life Member #7, and Master Exhibitor. SOP "Heritage" and Imported English Buff Orpington Large Fowl. The " Living Sunshine Girls." NPIP TP # 56-450. No eggs, or day olds

"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" Too hot to ship. Juveniles this fall. Contact me if interested. I don't hatch many.

50 years breeding and showing standard bred poultry . ABA Life Member #7, and Master Exhibitor. SOP "Heritage" and Imported English Buff Orpington Large Fowl. The " Living Sunshine Girls." NPIP TP # 56-450. No eggs, or day olds

"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" Too hot to ship. Juveniles this fall. Contact me if interested. I don't hatch many.

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8/25/12 at 2:47pm

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And they don't stand hours looking into the fridge...for the hundredth time...and complaining that there just isn't any food in the house.

Nomibear, my dogs loved all the chicken's food...this is one reason I had to feed in the coop.

Glad you found both threads enlightening!

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8/25/12 at 3:17pm

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Originally Posted by fowlman01

Since most of my birds are moving around, I don't have much poop. Most of it ends up as a fine dust that seems to be on everything. I have friends asking for poop and I tell them if you can find any, it is yours. There isn't any in the breeding pens either, as the birds keep churning up the litter.

Walt

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What about poor Fred. That's his money maker......Fred is making money off the poop........and anyone who can make money selling poop is alright in my book.

Walt

Ok, Walt, I've been researching for hours and hours and crunched the number to the nth degree. I've discovered a possible solution and, at the same time, a potential money maker for you, as well. It's called a Metro PC vacuum cleaner, designed to suck the poop dust off you computer screen and TV. I haven't figured how long it is going to take to collect enough to make this venture profitable and I stymied a bit on computing the retail value of your poop dust.

I should alert you, however, we have hit a bit of a snag, as we are still struggling with getting the Ag Dept certification of the dust being properly labelled as organic, thus, effectively doubling your selling point. I have dismissed the wholesale potential, as I just don't think your production could justify the volume. Still working on the numbers.... I'll let you know what the team we've employed finally comes up with as a proposal.

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8/25/12 at 3:40pm

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i need to tell all you guys this.there are people on here who have integrity . i met loanwizard in person the other day. he knows i collect bull mastiffs as well as chickens. he called me with a very abused bull mastiff puppy that was going to be destroyed. i drove 7 hrs one way to get this dog. i am proud to say "ruby" is responding very nicely. now all i need to do is get 50lbs on her and she won't look like a sarah mclockland ad on t.v.

i know this is not about chickens and i may get some flack. however i felt a public " thank you "was in order.

thank you,

shawn

enjoy the incubator.

yes fred i still have one for you.

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8/25/12 at 3:45pm

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Originally Posted by bruceh

i need to tell all you guys this.there are people on here who have integrity . i met loanwizard in person the other day. he knows i collect bull mastiffs as well as chickens. he called me with a very abused bull mastiff puppy that was going to be destroyed. i drove 7 hrs one way to get this dog. i am proud to say "ruby" is responding very nicely. now all i need to do is get 50lbs on her and she won't look like a sarah mclockland ad on t.v.

i know this is not about chickens and i may get some flack. however i felt a public " thank you "was in order.

thank you,

shawn

enjoy the incubator.

yes fred i still have one for you.

You're a good guy Bruce. Not many will rescue the biggies.

Old English Mastiff breeder, Vickie

50 years breeding and showing standard bred poultry . ABA Life Member #7, and Master Exhibitor. SOP "Heritage" and Imported English Buff Orpington Large Fowl. The " Living Sunshine Girls." NPIP TP # 56-450. No eggs, or day olds

"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" Too hot to ship. Juveniles this fall. Contact me if interested. I don't hatch many.

50 years breeding and showing standard bred poultry . ABA Life Member #7, and Master Exhibitor. SOP "Heritage" and Imported English Buff Orpington Large Fowl. The " Living Sunshine Girls." NPIP TP # 56-450. No eggs, or day olds

"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" Too hot to ship. Juveniles this fall. Contact me if interested. I don't hatch many.

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8/25/12 at 4:19pm

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Originally Posted by bruceh

i need to tell all you guys this.there are people on here who have integrity . i met loanwizard in person the other day. he knows i collect bull mastiffs as well as chickens. he called me with a very abused bull mastiff puppy that was going to be destroyed. i drove 7 hrs one way to get this dog. i am proud to say "ruby" is responding very nicely. now all i need to do is get 50lbs on her and she won't look like a sarah mclockland ad on t.v.

i know this is not about chickens and i may get some flack. however i felt a public " thank you "was in order.

thank you,

shawn

enjoy the incubator.

yes fred i still have one for you.

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

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8/25/12 at 4:39pm