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post #1 of 12
4/9/12 at 11:04am
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Hey everyone! We've been doing a lot of reading here the last 6 weeks and have made a few posts, but thought we should officially introduce ourselves. 

 

We are a homeschool family in eastern NC and are venturing into chickens. We started out with an incubator that we rented and 12 eggs that we got to use as a teaching experience for our kids. We learned all about the development of chickens inside the eggs, and have read books, read online and researched all about chickens (though of course there is still a lot to learn!)

 

We hatched 8 chicks, 4 barred rocks, 2 ameracauna, and 2 RIR. Then we ordered 15 silver laced wyandottes (but 16 arrived). We constructed a coop in our shed and built a run on the outside, we started a thread with pictures of it.

 

The plan is fresh eggs in the fall! Thank you already for all that y'all have put on here for us to learn!

 

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post #2 of 12
4/9/12 at 11:16am

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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 #3 of 12
4/9/12 at 11:17am
  • Imp
  • All things share the same breath- Chief Seattle

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Great user name,

Imp

 

 

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 #4 of 12
4/9/12 at 11:19am

Hello and Welcome!  Hope you are having a great time with your chickens!!

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 #5 of 12
4/9/12 at 11:29am

frow.gifWelcome to BYC! So glad you joined! (Homeschooling rocks! tongue.png)

I am crazy about a lot of things. Chickens, reading, writing stories, and most importantly my King, Jesus. :D  

 

~Member of the Derperella Club- We're all just goin' round the rooster here! ~

~ Proud member of Team Snap!!! Chattin' on the very first chicken chat thread!!!~ 

 

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I am crazy about a lot of things. Chickens, reading, writing stories, and most importantly my King, Jesus. :D  

 

~Member of the Derperella Club- We're all just goin' round the rooster here! ~

~ Proud member of Team Snap!!! Chattin' on the very first chicken chat thread!!!~ 

 

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post #6 of 12
4/9/12 at 11:36am

Welcome!  Our family homeschools as well!  Always nice to meet another homeschooling mom.  

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post #7 of 12
4/9/12 at 2:50pm

Hi && Welcome!!

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post #8 of 12
4/9/12 at 3:18pm

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?
The Golden Girls "Long Day's Journey Into Marinara"

 

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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 #9 of 12
4/9/12 at 3:57pm
Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan big_smile.png

Home of the world's cutest dachshund, one crazy blue heeler, two cats,
              one fat pony, and many (but not too many!) chickens

              Can anyone tell me, how many are too many chickens?

 



My Chickens
http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/1muttsfans-chickens
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Home of the world's cutest dachshund, one crazy blue heeler, two cats,
              one fat pony, and many (but not too many!) chickens

              Can anyone tell me, how many are too many chickens?

 



My Chickens
http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/1muttsfans-chickens
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post #10 of 12
4/9/12 at 5:13pm

welcome-byc.gif from the gateway to the Okefenokee Swamp and the Folkston Funnel - a train watchers paradise! 

 

We also have homeschool children.  Two teenage boys. 

~~~ Bloom where you are planted! ~~~

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~~~ Bloom where you are planted! ~~~

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