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Poll Results: Out of 39 how many will be female?

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37 Total Votes  
post #11 of 18
2/26/12 at 6:10pm

Hahaha i wish it made them muiltiply i would love that! We got strait run once and 7 of the 18 were roosters and im a vegitarian and had to get rid of the means ones some how or at least my brother did! if you know what i mean i will never buy strait run again or at least i will sell the roos not eat them!

( they were mean but i still miss them )

 Chicken lover!!! And die hard Vegitarian!  Cant wait for next spring gonna have a huge hatch!

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 Chicken lover!!! And die hard Vegitarian!  Cant wait for next spring gonna have a huge hatch!

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post #12 of 18
2/26/12 at 6:16pm

They are adorable! Do you know what breed that all black one is? I just got my order from Cackle this week and I have one that looks exactly like your little all black one. I have no clue what it is as I ordered the Hatchery Choice Pullet Special.

Jakk... Homeschooling mom of four kids, two dogs, three cats, 6 Buff Orpingtons hatched on Christmas Day, 16 Hatchery Choice Pullets, 6 TSC Red Pullets all hatched on 2/22, 8 babes hatched 3/21, 9 babies hatched on May 11th. Sixteen Easter Eggers hatched Sept 1, two White Ameraucana hatched Sept 5th...and trying to resist the urge to fill the incubator!

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Jakk... Homeschooling mom of four kids, two dogs, three cats, 6 Buff Orpingtons hatched on Christmas Day, 16 Hatchery Choice Pullets, 6 TSC Red Pullets all hatched on 2/22, 8 babes hatched 3/21, 9 babies hatched on May 11th. Sixteen Easter Eggers hatched Sept 1, two White Ameraucana hatched Sept 5th...and trying to resist the urge to fill the incubator!

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post #13 of 18
3/2/12 at 10:58am

I AM IN LOVE!!!

Jesus is the ONE AND ONLY WAY! that whosever believes in Him, shall not perish, but have everlasting life in Him! With Jesus, In heaven, walking in the streets of gold! 

for we walk by faith not by sight. 

The farm blog: http://crownranchmo.com/WordPress/

 

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Jesus is the ONE AND ONLY WAY! that whosever believes in Him, shall not perish, but have everlasting life in Him! With Jesus, In heaven, walking in the streets of gold! 

for we walk by faith not by sight. 

The farm blog: http://crownranchmo.com/WordPress/

 

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post #14 of 18
3/2/12 at 12:19pm

awww i wanna hug 'em all!

living in a beautiful coastal village in Alaska with my husband (from cali) our 4 boys and an Akita, 12 chickens.

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living in a beautiful coastal village in Alaska with my husband (from cali) our 4 boys and an Akita, 12 chickens.

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post #15 of 18
3/2/12 at 12:31pm

Do you have a standard in one of the pictures? Otherwise you've got one Godzilla bantam.

Opera/ Music Education Student by trade, Chicken lover by choice 

 

1 Dog (Prince), 1 cat (Shadow), 2 Holland Lops (Munchkin and Muffin), 9Hens: 2 RIR (Lilly and Ruby), 1 RSL (Ginny), 2 BSL (Opal and Bellatrix), 1 EE (Tizzy) 1 BR (Dina)  1 LB (Rowena), 1 Partridge silkie (Godric) and 1LB Rooster (Sephiroth). 7 Bantam Chicks: 2 White Silkies (Celestia and Namine), 1 Buff Silkie (Aria), 1 EE...

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Opera/ Music Education Student by trade, Chicken lover by choice 

 

1 Dog (Prince), 1 cat (Shadow), 2 Holland Lops (Munchkin and Muffin), 9Hens: 2 RIR (Lilly and Ruby), 1 RSL (Ginny), 2 BSL (Opal and Bellatrix), 1 EE (Tizzy) 1 BR (Dina)  1 LB (Rowena), 1 Partridge silkie (Godric) and 1LB Rooster (Sephiroth). 7 Bantam Chicks: 2 White Silkies (Celestia and Namine), 1 Buff Silkie (Aria), 1 EE...

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post #16 of 18
3/27/12 at 8:20pm
Thread Starter 

That little one is a silkie.  I also have a black cochin and a black sexlink (but the picture is the silkie).

1 SUPER understanding Husband, 2 boys,
2 dogs, 2 cats, 4 Leopard Geckos, fish, snails, snakes,
a bearded dragon named Bacon,
rats, 5 beautiful Moscovys, and 15 laying hens.

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1 SUPER understanding Husband, 2 boys,
2 dogs, 2 cats, 4 Leopard Geckos, fish, snails, snakes,
a bearded dragon named Bacon,
rats, 5 beautiful Moscovys, and 15 laying hens.

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post #17 of 18
3/27/12 at 8:29pm
Thread Starter 

Here is an update on the chicks.

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Some of them found homes but i still have a ton of them. (who could part with this frizzle!?)
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This is a good pic of some of my 'top hat special' and a few silkies.  The EE's were from a local feed store.

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The brooder i had couldn't hold as many chicks as i wanted to keep so i built one out of home depot boxes and tape.

 It works really well and was SUPER cheap!

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I actually have them in my P.O.D. because my shed wasn't big enough for them to be happy. = P

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I have a few that i still don't know what they are, i will have pics coming shortly.  

1 SUPER understanding Husband, 2 boys,
2 dogs, 2 cats, 4 Leopard Geckos, fish, snails, snakes,
a bearded dragon named Bacon,
rats, 5 beautiful Moscovys, and 15 laying hens.

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1 SUPER understanding Husband, 2 boys,
2 dogs, 2 cats, 4 Leopard Geckos, fish, snails, snakes,
a bearded dragon named Bacon,
rats, 5 beautiful Moscovys, and 15 laying hens.

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post #18 of 18
3/27/12 at 8:34pm

We have a frizzle like that but frizzler, the stronger the gene is the frizzler it is, yours is pretty strong but ours is one of the strongest it can be (i think)

 

SO CUTE! I WANNA HUG 'EM ALL! ours are bantams so they arent giants sad.png

Poem

Dreamin' of swans

No crested ducks

LMAO

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Poem

Dreamin' of swans

No crested ducks

LMAO

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