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post #1 of 10
4/7/12 at 10:20am
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Hi from West KY~ We got started in a very strange way! My daughter was given One chick last weekend when she won a beauty pageant (strange right I know)... Feeling sorry for this adorable little cutie we went straight to Rural King and decided to become proud parents and responsible owners and now have 6 more "friends" for the original chicky... along with assorted food/bedding/heat lamp and such... We have never ovned chicks before but both my grandparents and my husbands parents have so they have been bery helpful in getting started. We have 5 acres and plenty of space so we can't wait to build our outside coop~ currently our cuties are housed in my living room (it's sooo cold still at night) and to be honest what started as my daughters pets are slowly becoming my addiction... I am in LOVE... lol

 

So I am sure I shall come here with MANY questions over the coming weeks! For now I am just keeping them warm, fed, watered and giving them dailiy play time out of the space they are in (I fear it is too small although they seem happy and content) They are growing so FAST and their feathers are coming in quickly. The store workers at rural king were not sure how old any of our chicks were so from what we understand they cannot go outside until they are fully feathered ~ is that right?

 

Originally their home had an open top but yesterday 2 became "escape artists" so my husband has added a wire top... one we have lovingly named "crazy" loves to roost on the top of the water bottle and discovered he/she could reign supreme from the side of the tote! So funny ~ we purchased straight run chicks so who knows if we have hens or roosters ... eventually I will have to figure that oune out with all your help!

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post #2 of 10
4/7/12 at 12:18pm

Awwww cute story. Hello and welcome from Ohio...glad you joined us and best of luck with your new "addiction" smile.png

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post #3 of 10
4/7/12 at 1:00pm

Nice Story, Welcome!!big_smile.png

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post #4 of 10
4/7/12 at 3:04pm

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4 white hens, 1 blue Andalusian hen, my old turkey hen, 2 australorp hens, 3 buff orp hens, 2 RIR hens, 1 black Sumatra hen, too many game hens, and 8 guinea fowl plus many many fish and shrimp.
A video of my flock

Flock eating a treat

My Cherry Shrimp
The chicken is no less complex than man :)

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4 white hens, 1 blue Andalusian hen, my old turkey hen, 2 australorp hens, 3 buff orp hens, 2 RIR hens, 1 black Sumatra hen, too many game hens, and 8 guinea fowl plus many many fish and shrimp.
A video of my flock

Flock eating a treat

My Cherry Shrimp
The chicken is no less complex than man :)

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post #5 of 10
4/7/12 at 5:11pm
Hi and welcome-byc.gif from Ohio. So glad you joined. 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 #6 of 10
4/7/12 at 5:35pm

 frow.gif & welcome-byc.gif from Alabama. Glad you joined us. Congrats on your chicks and good luck thumbsup.gif

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 #7 of 10
4/7/12 at 8:04pm

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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
4/8/12 at 8:53am

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  AnnElise Clark

 

~Chickens are like potato chips, you can't just have one!~ 

 

Silver Laced Wyandotte's, Silkies, Ameraucana's, Easter Egger's, Belgian d'anvers, Leghorns, California Whites, Rhode Island Reds, Barred Rocks, Black Australorps, Buff Orpingtons, one Black Jersey Giant rooster, Guinea's, Ducks, and one Sweetgrass turkey tom. 

 

 

 

 

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  AnnElise Clark

 

~Chickens are like potato chips, you can't just have one!~ 

 

Silver Laced Wyandotte's, Silkies, Ameraucana's, Easter Egger's, Belgian d'anvers, Leghorns, California Whites, Rhode Island Reds, Barred Rocks, Black Australorps, Buff Orpingtons, one Black Jersey Giant rooster, Guinea's, Ducks, and one Sweetgrass turkey tom. 

 

 

 

 

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post #9 of 10
4/8/12 at 9:01am
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  • All things share the same breath- Chief Seattle

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If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit,

for whatever happens to the beasts also happens to the man.

All things are connected.
Whatever befalls the Earth befalls the sons of the Earth.

 

       ― Chief Seattle

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If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit,

for whatever happens to the beasts also happens to the man.

All things are connected.
Whatever befalls the Earth befalls the sons of the Earth.

 

       ― Chief Seattle

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post #10 of 10
4/9/12 at 6:09am

LL

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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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