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post #1 of 15
5/21/12 at 1:09pm
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Hi! 

My name is Melanie and I'm a new chicken owner.  It started in March when my parents asked if they could get my kids (8 and 3) some chicks for Easter.  Ended up I got 4 chickens and 2 ducks.  I wasn't exactly thrilled but did it for the love and celebration of kids and grandparents.  

 

It took all of about 3 hours before I was hopelessly attached to the chicks. It wasn't long after that when I started noticing chickens everywhere (I live in a rural country side in Kentucky) and fell in love with Polish Chickens.

 

My current bird count?

2 Ducks (mallards, I think)

4 Araucanas/Americanas

1 exotic chick - unknown 

6 Buff Polish Chickens

10 White Polish Chickens

10 Red Star

 

Looking forward to soaking up all the information on this site and getting to know many of you!

 

4 Easter Eggers- 3 Pullets, 1 Roo

32 Red Stars- 30 Pullets, 2 Roos

3 Buff Polish- Pullets

5 White Polish- 3 Pullets, 2 Roos

2 Delewares, 4 White Leghorns, 2 Buff Orphingtons, 2 Barred Rocks, 3 Easter Eggers- pullets

3 random silkie mixes- Unknown

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4 Easter Eggers- 3 Pullets, 1 Roo

32 Red Stars- 30 Pullets, 2 Roos

3 Buff Polish- Pullets

5 White Polish- 3 Pullets, 2 Roos

2 Delewares, 4 White Leghorns, 2 Buff Orphingtons, 2 Barred Rocks, 3 Easter Eggers- pullets

3 random silkie mixes- Unknown

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post #2 of 15
5/21/12 at 1:17pm

Well, first, Welcome to BYC...

 

Second, there is no known treatment for chickenitits... lau.gif

At the very least, wipe the poop off your feet before getting in the car.

"Member of the Derperella Club-- We're just all goin' round' the rooster, here!"
Good night sweet Trousers, The Derp Club will miss you.
Treasure the love you recieve above all. It will survive long after your gold and good health have vanished. Og Mandino
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At the very least, wipe the poop off your feet before getting in the car.

"Member of the Derperella Club-- We're just all goin' round' the rooster, here!"
Good night sweet Trousers, The Derp Club will miss you.
Treasure the love you recieve above all. It will survive long after your gold and good health have vanished. Og Mandino
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post #3 of 15
5/21/12 at 1:19pm

Two words for you: Chicken Math.

They're addicting, and many of us on here suffer from this illness.


Welcome to BYC! Glad you decided to join us!

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post #4 of 15
5/21/12 at 1:25pm

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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post #5 of 15
5/21/12 at 1:26pm

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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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 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 #6 of 15
5/21/12 at 1:31pm

My 3 girls are now 8 weeks old! My first.

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post #7 of 15
5/21/12 at 4:14pm

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 #8 of 15
5/21/12 at 4:42pm
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 #9 of 15
5/21/12 at 10:27pm

Welcome to BYC!  You certainly have been bitten by the chicken bug.  Enjoy them!  smile.png

Living with six chickens, three cats, two goldfish, two goats, two steer, one schipperke, one adorable son, and one wonderful husband - and did I mention the six chickens? 

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Living with six chickens, three cats, two goldfish, two goats, two steer, one schipperke, one adorable son, and one wonderful husband - and did I mention the six chickens? 

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post #10 of 15
5/21/12 at 10:31pm

Me too! Chicken Math...I have 22 chickens, 3 turkeys and I just bought an incubator.

 

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