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  1. CarolinaIsland

    Southern NY, Dutchess county and below

    Hello ladies...I have a quick question: Would any of you happen to have a couple of fertilized eggs I could have? My little Japanese Bantam, Mona, has been a house chicken since the cold weather set in and she was attacked by the other girls. She seems happy and goes on outings with me every...
  2. CarolinaIsland

    Southern NY, Dutchess county and below

    My first winter and based on everything I've read, I will not be heating my coop. I've thought about the 60w light on a timer for a little warmth and to lengthen their day but haven't decided yet. The flock has shifted. Little Vinny is a pimp with his harem of big girls while tiny little Mona...
  3. CarolinaIsland

    Southern NY, Dutchess county and below

    The town had to come by my house to check the property, something about the fence, and I didn't take any chances. I snatched Vinny up and brought him into the house. That's the last thing I need. Put them in your basement! Have they already seen them? I'm so sorry :(
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    First Egg Countdown

    I kept waiting and whining to my husband that my girls weren't laying yet and then I caught my biggest EE squeezing her fat behind out from under my shed. I closed off the shed last night with 4x6s and sure enough this morning they were going crazy, trying to find a way under it. I kept...
  5. CarolinaIsland

    Southern NY, Dutchess county and below

    My first egg!!!! FIRST EGG!!! Phyllis, my BBW Easter Egger laid a jade-colored beauty. I love it!
  6. CarolinaIsland

    Southern NY, Dutchess county and below

    Click on the upper right-hand side (the three dots) and different icons should appear at the bottom of the text window. You have the option to (l to r) take a photo, choose a photo from your library, post to Twitter and more options. Hope this helps! Btw, the little guys (Banties) are now...
  7. CarolinaIsland

    Southern NY, Dutchess county and below

    Who has seen the Wall Street Journal today? Great article on chicken husbandry and the lack of skilled vets. Who do YOU take your chickens to when they're in need of medical care?
  8. CarolinaIsland

    waiting for an egg.....

    I just found this thread and thought it would be a good place to air my frustrations. WAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! I have a tiny flock of three very spoiled Ameraucana/Easter Eggers, who are 26 weeks old and haven't laid an egg yet! Two of my girls have bright red combs and one of them was...
  9. CarolinaIsland

    2014 BYC Calendar - Your Pictures Needed!

  10. CarolinaIsland

    Southern NY, Dutchess county and below

    Can the chickens eat the mantises?
  11. CarolinaIsland

    Southern NY, Dutchess county and below

    Showdown on my patio this evening. The kids thought it was hysterical until I scooped it up and put it in the rose bush.
  12. CarolinaIsland

    Southern NY, Dutchess county and below

    I'm really getting anxious for my first egg. I'm watching my girls like a hawk as they're 24 months and their rent is past due! They've been on layer feed and shells for several weeks now, are sporting deep red combs but nothing yet. Hussies! A few moments ago I heard the "egg song" being...
  13. CarolinaIsland

    Southern NY, Dutchess county and below

    HA! That little sonofabird crows the minute he hears someone in the kitchen. I think he wants coffee.
  14. CarolinaIsland

    2014 BYC Calendar - Your Pictures Needed!

    My submissions: Vinny, being a "pretty bird" Best friends, Hunter and Phyllis Phyllis, in her Easter feathers Peeps!
  15. CarolinaIsland

    Southern NY, Dutchess county and below

    He DOES sound, well, not like a Roo. I don't care. I love it. I had him in on his daily house visit and he crowed at me from the fireplace screen (his favorite perch) I absolutely adore this little guy.
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