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    six reasons not to take your wife and kids to the tractor supply store

    I have been on a waiting list for Buckeyes. I finally got the call to get them Friday evening and instead of the 12 I requested I ended up with 16. (The last of the chicks I swear) Two have since passed. One was just abused on the two + hour trip home and was unable to recover. The other...
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    six reasons not to take your wife and kids to the tractor supply store

    I am not completely surprised to hear that but I am hoping that you are wrong. I will live with the calm and quirky roo but not one that chases the kids etc. On the other hand, I would like to have an extra set of eyes watching the girls though. A few weeks back I was woken to the sound of...
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    six reasons not to take your wife and kids to the tractor supply store

    Quote: •Feather sexing became possible in 1969 after several years of genetic research by the Tegels Poultry Breeding Company. This method used to determine the sex of newly hatched chicks is only possible if a female from a slow-feathering breed is crossed with a male from a fast-feathering...
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    six reasons not to take your wife and kids to the tractor supply store

    They were sold as straight runs but the girl went through with wing checks and said she was sure she got all girls out for us. That may turn out to be a load but that was the selling point while I was down another aisle loading feed on the cart either way I am pretty far from complaining...
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    six reasons not to take your wife and kids to the tractor supply store

    The worst part of it all is that when we were planning, I could not get anyone else to look at a catalog or book about which girls to get. Last night they were all on the floor next to the brooder leafing through McMurry trying to argue why these girls or those would be ok too A friend...
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    six reasons not to take your wife and kids to the tractor supply store

    The family stoped at tractor supply yesterday evening to get supplys our americanas are burning through faster than I would have ever guessed. We walk through the front door and are greeted with near deafening peeping. My 6 year old girl breaks into a dead run for the tubs. I think no...
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    Buckeye Breed Thread

    Thanks to Buckeye Dave I will be getting our first Buckeye chicks tonight. I am sure the kids are going to flip out. I will try to post a pic or two this weekend plus a pic of my 9 year old seaking up on the coop roof to help dad shingle when mom was not looking (or so he thought) We are...
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    Inhouse chicks

    we have six americana in the house they are coming up on two weeks and will be moved outside in the next couple days. I have big rubbermaid tub with about three inches of beding and paper towels on top of that. The towels are replaced at least twice a day No smell, no problems. Neither my...
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    It seems you can almost "see" them growing!!

    my girls are 8 days old today and seem to be more than twice the size they were when we brought them home already. Its our first birds and I am more than a bit shocked by how fast they grow, eat, poop Did I miss anything LOL
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    Buckeye Breed Thread

    Thank you Dave. I will give you a call this afternoon after school and guitar practice and making sure the kids chores are all done LOL
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    Pet chickens, Raising and Socialization

    bait shops will have waxworms (bluegills love time too) how old is ok to start giving them stuff like this??
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    Buckeye Breed Thread

    As this thread nears a 100 pages I wonder if its not time to split it. I know it would be some work to do but my thoughts were to have two seperate lines. One that focuses on the breed and care issues and a second more fun line that is more about... hey I have buckeyes, or I want them, or...
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    Buckeye Breed Thread

    Sorry to be a bit off topic but Buckeye Dave: I have tried to reach you by e-mail. The school system has had issues so I can not tell for sure if you are getting the notes. Could you let me know here or by e-mail back if you are getting anything from David Bowers @bellevue city schools...
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    Buckeye Breed Thread

    my kids and wife are going to flip when they see these pics, I can't wait for ours!!!
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    box size

    Hey all, We need some advice please. We will be getting about a dozen buckeyes and six americana day olds coming very soon. what would be the idea demensions for our chick box. and would you suggest one heat lamp or two.
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