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Hello everyone. My name is Lonny. I am a 39 year old married man from Bellefontaine Ohio. I have twelve 7-8 week old Amberlinks. Two Pequin 7 week old ducklings, and a couple baby piglets. And still won't admit to having a "farm", even though on top of all the animals, put a garden in last week too. LoL Anyways, I hope to meet others who find working with their chickens to be way more than just work, I absolutely love it. I can sit or stand in their coop and be there for hours, interacting and just watching them. They seem to make all my problems and thoughts on everything else just go away, or stop for the time being. I have bought an 8 x 10 amish built barn, divided it, and made one side into a nice coop area for these up and coming egg laying machines..I have pictures I will soon add..I fenced in a nice outside run for them that is approximately a 20 x 20 area. My 12 hens share their surroundings with their two unusual looking quacking siblings, my 2 ducklings..which I absolutely love too..anyways thanks for allowing me to join! Lonny

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Hi Lonny, and welcome to BYC!  I'm also from Ohio.  Strasburg Ohio, in Tuscarawas county. 

 

You do sound like you're a chick-a-holic already!  Glad you're enjoying your flock!  I also find caring for animals to be very good for the soul.  Um....you might as well admit it....you're a hobby farmer!  Nothing wrong with that.  

 

Well, glad you joined and I hope your wife is enjoying the chickens too!  And piglets.....they have to be so cute!

 

Take care,

Sharon

Proud owner of some nice show quality Buckeyes and Silver Penciled Plymouth Rocks.  I love gardening and being outdoors.  I'm lucky to have a great family, and two cute dogs.  I live out in the country on six wooded acres and it's just paradise!  (Except the mortgage payment and bills, of course)

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Proud owner of some nice show quality Buckeyes and Silver Penciled Plymouth Rocks.  I love gardening and being outdoors.  I'm lucky to have a great family, and two cute dogs.  I live out in the country on six wooded acres and it's just paradise!  (Except the mortgage payment and bills, of course)

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We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.
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 Crested Ducks                     Common Chicken Practices          Learn more about Avian Influenza

 

 

 
We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.
— Maya Angelou

 

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thank you..yes my wife also likes our babies..maybe not to my extent..but they are rubbin off on her and she is certainly coming around!..i have been thinking of buying a young rooster..what would you recommend?

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Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan frow.gif

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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Hello Lonny and welcome to BYC from SC!   Sounds like you have a nice collection of animals started. Like most of us, I'm sure given time and space you will continue to collect until you run out of room or resources.  I"m sure you will hear about chicken math, but around here, animals tend to just multiply regardless of species ;0)

Ring Master with  Husband, 4 kids, 3 dogs,  Standard Cochins, Orpingtons, Silver laced wyandottes, and a few others..Welcome to my Circus!
www.cochincoopnews.blogspot.com

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Ring Master with  Husband, 4 kids, 3 dogs,  Standard Cochins, Orpingtons, Silver laced wyandottes, and a few others..Welcome to my Circus!
www.cochincoopnews.blogspot.com

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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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Hi and welcome-byc.gif from a fellow Buckeye. So glad you joined. Congrats on the farm. thumbsup.gif You should also check out the other Ohio members at the link below.
http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/12049/ohio-come-on-buckeyes-let-me-know-your-out-there

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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Hi there Lonny!      welcome-byc.gif   from S. Florida!   Its great to have you here with us!

mom of 8 kids,  3 dogs,  10 cats, 11 hens, 1 goose, 1 duck  and the most loving, patient hubby, who puts up with me!!

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mom of 8 kids,  3 dogs,  10 cats, 11 hens, 1 goose, 1 duck  and the most loving, patient hubby, who puts up with me!!

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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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