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    Chickens for 10-20 years or more? Pull up a rockin' chair and lay some wisdom on us!

    ]Regarding acorns - as an earlier post described, there are two categories of oaks, 'red oaks' and 'white oaks'. (yes, there are individual species of oaks bearing each of those common names, but the categories include species beyond those two.). The white oaks do have lower tannin levels than...
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    Chickens for 10-20 years or more? Pull up a rockin' chair and lay some wisdom on us!

    Brie, Thank you for sharing this with us. may her poetry and your memories of her continue to bless you and your family in her passing, just as you've described her blessing you in her living. My wish for her in an earlier post is now my wish for all in the circle of her love: peace, deep peace.
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    Chickens for 10-20 years or more? Pull up a rockin' chair and lay some wisdom on us!

    Therapydoglady, I mostly keep to the background and just enjoy & learn from the wisdom of the OT's here, but read yoUr post and had to thank you for all your contributions to this thread. On your journey may you be bouyed by the loving prayers and good will of others, and may you know deep...
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    Back in March one of my EE pullets went broody. As I posted 3/28, I placed 10 locally obtained fertile eggs under her. Well, I learned a lot from this first experience. I wasn't ready to introduce my Marans pullets to the flock so I couldn't isolate her. Mistake! Others laid in her nest...
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    I have a broody! It's a little sooner than I expected/hoped for, but I'm excited to see how this goes. She's been sitting solid for about a week (maybe a few days more); comes off the nest at treat time each day, during which she poops, eats, drinks, and then right back to the clutch of golf...
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    The EE braggers thread!!!

    I have some like that too. I have just been calling it wild type. Seems like breeding with no color in mind gets you back to brown. Lol. Like when you mix all your crayon colors together you get brown? Lol I don't know for sure actually. Christie Rae, "wild type" would look like jungle fowl...
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    What are you canning now?

    Just finished a batch of Pickled Collards. Think southern sauerkraut. Long and slow with some nice wild pork and cornbread....
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    The EE braggers thread!!!

    Pictured below are my 2 EE pullets. The one on the right is the more mature - both are 23 weeks. Our first egg was laid today - didn't expect EEs to win that race! It's a nice pale aqua, weighing just 1.45 oz Here is my question, what do you call this color/pattern? It seems to be a common...
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    Just saw this thread (smack head, "oh, yeah!"). Sorry for starting another thread and hope admin will delete it. First egg this morning - a pale aqua color that doesn't show well in photo. It is small (1.45 oz). I expected my Dom to be first as she had red full comb/wattles first. SS aren't...
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    First Egg (Not the Pullet I expected)

    My pullets are 23 weeks old and finally today I got the first egg, a beautiful light aqua color that doesn't show well in the photo. I'd expected the Dom or more mature of the SS to lay first, having read here that EE may be slow to lay. But no, the EE below did the deed! (btw, what do you...
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    Chickens for 10-20 years or more? Pull up a rockin' chair and lay some wisdom on us!

    Some of you OT's (whether chicken OT's or, like me simply old) may recall the days before birding was so widely appreciated and bird identification skills so widespread. All larger raptors in those days were by most folks around here collectively called, "Chicken Hawks". There's a reason that...
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    FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

    Welcome Gatorpit - from southern Lafayette County. Round here that makes us neighbors! Hope you find the stock you're looking for, and that you'll enjoy BYC.
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    FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

    Welcome to the world of chickens! Until just over a year ago I lived near Michigan and Ferncreek - didn't know you could have 'em there ( or I would have!). Good luck and enjoy BYC and the Florida thread.
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    Hello from Florida!!

    Welcome fellow Floridian! I'm new to chickens too, so won't try to offer advice on that front. Your husband is right; there are plenty of knowledgable and experienced folk on BYC who will help you with any and every question, including 4H. Be sure to join the Florida thread too! You'll...
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    Quick watering nipple question..

    I also used a 5 gal bucket and 3/4 PVC. But, I did use Teflon tape - no leaks so far (ca. 2 months). My chicks were about 9 weeks old and figured the system out in about 5 minutes (literally!)
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