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post #11 of 15

6/30/12 at 9:18am

frostbite

Location: Fairbanks, Alaska
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You should be fine getting chicks now.

I have a selection of dual purpose birds, and they're all sweet. The wyandotte sits in my lap and lets me pet her, also the speckled sussex and the cuckoo marans, and the australorp as well. The easter egger is more resistant to being petted, but is still eager to be where I am when I'm in the coop. With only four chicks, you'll be their best friend! Teach them as chicks that your hand is a safe place to be, where they get treats, and they'll most likely be pretty friendly as grown ups.

I don't know how much flexibility you have in your ordering, but it's been fun for me to have a variety; I can tell them apart easier!

Chicken train, runnin' all day....

two horses, one lab/spaniel, one husky/blue heeler, one elderly lab/chow, one elderly heeler, one terrorist yellow cat, and 6 real live chickens!!!!

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6/30/12 at 5:46pm

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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

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

post #13 of 15

6/30/12 at 6:39pm

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Location: Oberlin, OH
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Hi and

from Ohio. So glad to have you aboard. If you don't wait too much longer, they should be fine by winter. Just make sure they have a draft free coop.

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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6/30/12 at 6:43pm

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Hi and Glad to have you onboard!

Depending on what breed you end up considering, the temperature could or could not be a problem.

Orpingtons are very nice to have around, and I hear they are good with kids.

If every single person were to stop buying cage eggs and become environmental activists, the world would be a better place.

I went to Mcdonald's and asked for some fries. The cashier said 'would you like some fries with that?'

Life was much simpler when Apple and Blackberry were just fruits.

http://www.freebetty.com/

http://www.hensdeservebetter.org.au/

http://nocagedeggs.com/

If every single person were to stop buying cage eggs and become environmental activists, the world would be a better place.

I went to Mcdonald's and asked for some fries. The cashier said 'would you like some fries with that?'

Life was much simpler when Apple and Blackberry were just fruits.

http://www.freebetty.com/

http://www.hensdeservebetter.org.au/

http://nocagedeggs.com/

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6/30/12 at 6:47pm

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I think all would work out fine if you decide to get chicks now. Buff Oprington is a fine breed. Very calm and tame when raised from baby chicks. As you mentioned so are Barred Rocks. I have both and they are among the most gentle in the flock.