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post #1 of 10
3/30/12 at 7:21pm
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Hi y'all. I am 19 and live on the border or Western and Central MA. I am a first time chicken "mom" I bought six straight run Columbian Rock chickens from Tractor Supply last Saturday (24/3/2012). They are aprox. 3 weeks old now. I heard about this site through one of the other customers at TS that I ended up in a conversation with. I would like to eventually get some other breeds of chickens, not sure what yet - am interested more in egg production versus raising them for meat. 
Other facts about me, I am a stay at home mom, with my 1 year old daughter as well as a part time student. Other than the chicks we currently have two indoor cats. I would like to get goats in the near future as well. 

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post #2 of 10
3/30/12 at 7:25pm

welcome-byc.gif you go girl. be carefull chicken math might get to you.LOL

Chicken addicts Kim & Steve

26 white leghorns, 26 Cornish X rocks, 10 Barred Rocks, 5 New Hampshire reds, 10 Araucanas,3 Dominique's and one mystery chick.  

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Chicken addicts Kim & Steve

26 white leghorns, 26 Cornish X rocks, 10 Barred Rocks, 5 New Hampshire reds, 10 Araucanas,3 Dominique's and one mystery chick.  

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post #3 of 10
3/30/12 at 7:25pm
Hi and welcome-byc.gif from Ohio. So glad you joined. Congrats on your chicks. thumbsup.gif

TIME is the best thing to spend on a child!
Always calibrate your hygrometer before you incubate!!

Home to Black East Indies, Mandarins, Speckled Sussex, Barred Rock, Golden Buffs, Welsummers, Ameraucanas, Black Australorp, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Two Weimaraners, Two beautiful daughters and a great DH who builds whatever I need!

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TIME is the best thing to spend on a child!
Always calibrate your hygrometer before you incubate!!

Home to Black East Indies, Mandarins, Speckled Sussex, Barred Rock, Golden Buffs, Welsummers, Ameraucanas, Black Australorp, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Two Weimaraners, Two beautiful daughters and a great DH who builds whatever I need!

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post #4 of 10
3/30/12 at 7:30pm

frow.gif & welcome-byc.gif from Alabama. Glad you joined us. 

Dorothy: The woman keeps a chicken in her home, how normal can she be?
Rose: I kept a chicken in my home.
Dorothy: You see my point?
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Dorothy: The woman keeps a chicken in her home, how normal can she be?
Rose: I kept a chicken in my home.
Dorothy: You see my point?
The Golden Girls "Long Day's Journey Into Marinara"

 

Check out my Blog: The Country Chick                          And be sure to check out our soap shop on Etsy, here.

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post #5 of 10
3/30/12 at 7:33pm
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Originally Posted by steve240 View Post

welcome-byc.gif you go girl. be carefull chicken math might get to you.LOL

Lol, I'm sure it will soon enough! My mother who was originally not too pleased with the prospect of chicks in the house is already talking about hatching the eggs if we end up with at least one rooster from the six we have already! 

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post #6 of 10
3/30/12 at 7:37pm

Welcome!  Good luck with your chicks!  There has been lots of bad press about chicks from tractor supply, but I got mine two weeks ago from the one by our house and they are doing great - growing like weeds and very friendly :) If your TSC pointed you toward this forum, they probably were one of the good ones wink.png  

We have a dozen different breeds of chickens and we love them all!

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We have a dozen different breeds of chickens and we love them all!

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post #7 of 10
3/30/12 at 8:06pm

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Helen: Daria, do you have to look at everything in such a negative light?

Daria: Could you possibly be referring to the harsh light of reality?

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 Crested Ducks                     Common Chicken Practices          Learn more about Avian Influenza

 

 

Helen: Daria, do you have to look at everything in such a negative light?

Daria: Could you possibly be referring to the harsh light of reality?

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post #8 of 10
3/31/12 at 9:04am

Welcome from Louisiana! frow.gif

Great hubby, 2 kids, 3 furry babies, lots of chickens!!

Blue, Black & Splash Marans. Blue Slate, Narragansett, & Rio Grand Turkeys, 

Guineas & Bob White Quail! NPIP Certified #851

 

 

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Great hubby, 2 kids, 3 furry babies, lots of chickens!!

Blue, Black & Splash Marans. Blue Slate, Narragansett, & Rio Grand Turkeys, 

Guineas & Bob White Quail! NPIP Certified #851

 

 

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post #9 of 10
3/31/12 at 10:03am
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Originally Posted by Aeropennchick View Post

Welcome!  Good luck with your chicks!  There has been lots of bad press about chicks from tractor supply, but I got mine two weeks ago from the one by our house and they are doing great - growing like weeds and very friendly :) If your TSC pointed you toward this forum, they probably were one of the good ones wink.png  


It's a fairly new store, been there maybe a year? We live in a small town, there are a lot of farms around. So one way or another both employees and customers end up getting a lot good info! Glad your are doing well! Other than a slightly pasted up bum on one of mine which was resolved all of mine are growing fast. celebrate.gif

 

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post #10 of 10
3/31/12 at 4:00pm

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Lucky to have an awesome wife.  Father to three boys.  As for animals...rabbits, chickens and goats, oh my!
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Lucky to have an awesome wife.  Father to three boys.  As for animals...rabbits, chickens and goats, oh my!
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