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post #1 of 11
5/24/12 at 9:40pm
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Hey all I'm Liz, though you can call me kittens :)

 

I'm new to chickens and already completely enamored with my little flock!  I got my chicks from the local feed store on February 24th, two Americaunas (biggest-Bertha, smallest-Tiny), 1 Buff Wyandotte (Buffy), 1 Silver-laced Wyandotte (Lacey), and 1 Barred Rock (Roxy).  They are 13 weeks now, and today I went and picked up a 10 week old Red Sexlink that I noticed on craigslist and fell in love with when I saw her, I've decided to call her Ruby to keep with my theme!  Right now they're getting acclimated and I thought it was about time I joined and introduced myself because I've been lurking so long!

 

I am a recent grad from Washington State University and work at a local nursery that also has a bunch of assorted chickens, two peacocks, three peahens, and occasionally pheasants.  At work I also deal a lot with goldfish and koi, while at home I also have two cats (10 months old), and my boyfriend has a middle-aged dog that we think is a beagle/German shepherd mix (cutie!).

 

I will add some photos of my girls once I download them from my phone, I'm amazed at how much they are growing and I hope everyone will love them as much as I do!

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post #2 of 11
5/24/12 at 10:27pm

Welcome to BYC!!!

 

You're gonna love your red sexlink. I have 13 RS hens, had 15 but lost 2 due to an upper resperatory infection. Mine lay HUGE brown eggs. No double yolks, yet, but the eggs are the size that you would think had doubles. The first huge I got from one of them I ran around trying to find one bleeding to death. I just knew that egg had ripped her in half but, everyone was fine. the next day I had 3 more the same size....lol. Right now I have 36 RS eggs that I will be putting in my incubators tomorrow, all huge eggs. Already had 6 in the incubator that were due to hatch yesterday. 1 of them hatched today, a rooster. I'm hoping the other 5 hatch tomorrow or saturday.

 

I have 86 birds of all different breeds, sizes and ages. That includes chickens (large breeds and bantams breeds--to include silkies), ducks, turkeys, pheasants, an amazon parrot and 2 mini parakeets.

 

Good luck with your birds 

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post #3 of 11
5/24/12 at 11:34pm

Hello and welcome to BYC! frow.gif

 

A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked ~ Bernard Meltzer

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A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked ~ Bernard Meltzer

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post #4 of 11
5/25/12 at 12:30am
Hello and welcome-byc.gif

Glad to have you on board. Sounds like your life is full of animals!
You should be getting eggs in another couple of months from your chickens. Exciting stuff!

Don't hesitate to ask any quesitons you might have, and enjoy the site. frow.gif
"It's great to have allies... but true character shines through when a man's got to fight for himself, and he becomes the start of something great."
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"It's great to have allies... but true character shines through when a man's got to fight for himself, and he becomes the start of something great."
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post #5 of 11
5/25/12 at 3:49am

Welcome to BYC.


     Most people have no clue...Forewarned is Forearmed

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     Most people have no clue...Forewarned is Forearmed

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post #6 of 11
5/25/12 at 5:35am

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 #7 of 11
5/25/12 at 10:06am

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"

 

Check out my Blog: The Country Chick                          And be sure to check out our soap shop on Etsy, here.

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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 11
5/25/12 at 2:52pm

frow.gif                       welcome-byc.gif       from another in washington state             glad you joined us!

Pure English Orpington Breeder

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

* Autumn Farm Orpingtons *

  

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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 #9 of 11
5/25/12 at 4:28pm
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 #10 of 11
5/25/12 at 8:23pm

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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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 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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