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post #1 of 10
5/16/12 at 11:13am
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Hi! I've been lurking around the forums for over a year, but finally registered.

 

My daughter and I have caught the chicken bug. We started with 6 strait run chicks in March of 11, and now, um, we have a lot more, and ducks. 

1 RIR rooster, 1 NN game rooster, 3 game hens, 1 Blue Orphington hen, 1 Peking duck that thinks she's a chicken, 

Pullets: 1 Aracana/ BR cross, 1 RIR, 1 RIR/game, 1 game

 

DD has 3 silkies (we think 1 white roo, 1 white hen, 1 black hen) that are 5 months old. Also, two month old Peking ducks, 2 game cross chicks, and 3 NN chicks.

 

We are trying to restrict ourselves to only hatching chicks to sell, silkies, and RIRs when the pullet is laying. We shall see. Chicks are so cute!

 

We board three horses and have a LaMancha doeling and little Boer cross wethers in addition to the human "kids", chicken friendly Rottie mix and a Schipperke. Yeah, we're not busy at all.roll.png


Edited by Skipspin - 5/16/12 at 11:20am
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post #2 of 10
5/16/12 at 11:15am

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 Crested Ducks                     Common Chicken Practices          Learn more about Avian Influenza

 

 

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post #3 of 10
5/16/12 at 11:40am

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post #4 of 10
5/16/12 at 1:17pm

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?

 



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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?

 



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post #5 of 10
5/16/12 at 1:53pm

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Pure English Orpington Breeder

*Partridge Orpingtons *Spangle Orpingtons *Jubilee Orpingtons *Chocolate Orpingtons *BBS Orpingtons * English Lavenders* 

* Autumn Farm Orpingtons *

  

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post #6 of 10
5/16/12 at 2:10pm

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

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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"

 

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post #7 of 10
5/16/12 at 4:05pm
Hi and welcome-byc.gif from Ohio. So glad you joined. thumbsup.gif

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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 #8 of 10
5/16/12 at 4:08pm

welcome-byc.gif sounds like your Peking needs a boyfriend : )

I have about 20 Mature Hens and Roosters Different Breeds (RIR's, EE's, OEGB, Buff Orp.'s)  and approximately 60 Chicks different ages and a large variety adding more constantly (Jersey Giants, Black Australorp, White leghorn, Buff Orps.'s RIR and mixed bred), Three Dogs One Pure Bread Doxie two mixed Breeds, 4 Ducks (2 white Peking, One Muscovy, One mixed breed)2 baby Mallard chicks , 2...

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I have about 20 Mature Hens and Roosters Different Breeds (RIR's, EE's, OEGB, Buff Orp.'s)  and approximately 60 Chicks different ages and a large variety adding more constantly (Jersey Giants, Black Australorp, White leghorn, Buff Orps.'s RIR and mixed bred), Three Dogs One Pure Bread Doxie two mixed Breeds, 4 Ducks (2 white Peking, One Muscovy, One mixed breed)2 baby Mallard chicks , 2...

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post #9 of 10
5/16/12 at 5:39pm

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1 handy lovable hubby, 2 talented, loving sons, 2 precious daughters-in-love, 5 brilliant, beautiful, amazing grandchildren.

42 chickens, 9 turkeys and 5 guineas.


Blessed beyond measure, showered with blessings, standing on the promises.

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1 handy lovable hubby, 2 talented, loving sons, 2 precious daughters-in-love, 5 brilliant, beautiful, amazing grandchildren.

42 chickens, 9 turkeys and 5 guineas.


Blessed beyond measure, showered with blessings, standing on the promises.

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post #10 of 10
7/6/12 at 8:02pm
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Originally Posted by CorinneP View Post

welcome-byc.gif sounds like your Peking needs a boyfriend : )

Well, of the two ducklings is a drake, and they hang out together now. :-)

Unfortunately something got the other young duck that was a hen. Really weird. But, they have each other and waddle all over the yard. DD really wants to hatch ducklings.

 

Our silkies are over 20 weeks now and still not one egg. Sigh. We really want babies! The game pullet in with them hasn't laid either.

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