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    Wing It Ranch

    I watched a video where someone used pickle juice :D citric acid sounds neutral - so glad it came out so good!!
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    Windy hill chickens - first flock(s) of my own

    I used to live in a neighborhood with an HOA, it is where I raised my children. They went to *excellent* schools and often you have to live in that kind of situation if you want to be near the excellent schools. It just works that way. They had rules, but they were not draconian, they were...
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    Wing It Ranch

    That's fantastic!! Did you use vinegar??
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    Thistlewick Smallholding - Chickens & Sheep (for now)

    Yes I only have 1 Dorking - I bought two pullet chicks and 1 got lost to predation when it was about 6 weeks old. The other, Daisy, is laying but her eggs are SMALL and aren't getting much bigger with time. I cannot sell her eggs, they don't even rate as "medium" size. She's friendly, docile...
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    Wing It Ranch

    I sell mine to a local farm store for $4 a doz and they resell for whatever they resell for, I have no idea lol This week I will have 17 dozen to sell I am up to my ears in eggs. WING IT I cannot WAIT for the cheese pics!!!!!!! This is something I also wanted to do so I am watching with...
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    Thistlewick Smallholding - Chickens & Sheep (for now)

    @Rillowen no, McMurray ended up being okay - I was wrong and jumped the gun on that post. I was just super upset at the heatwave and not hearing any updates. Chicks were totally fine! I would say that all the chickens I got from McMurray had looser feathers than I would have liked. But...
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    Thistlewick Smallholding - Chickens & Sheep (for now)

    I saw Cracker do the thing again - he called out to Custard, who promptly squatted and he trotted up to her to mate. Freakin awesome man. They love that dude! Sophia, my very ornery original Black Copper Maran got got by a hawk yesterday. Seems they are on the prowl. Tilly, the other...
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    Fair is fowl, fowl is fair.

    After reading this, now I don't know if I should get rid of the 2 ambush Cockerels I have... you never know how they will be. The hens hate them too -- but they get told what for all the time by them. I am so glad the losses were not that bad <3
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    Wing It Ranch

    Wing it don't get any more chickens just yet - I'll be the voice of reason. No one else but you has to deal with the monumental amount of shit the chickens create. Trust me less is better lol <3
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    Thistlewick Smallholding - Chickens & Sheep (for now)

    So had a hawk kill today, right out in the pasture - one of the younger marans, which is a pity, she laid a beautiful egg. Such a bummer. Honestly I need less chickens - sold 16 dozen to the store this week. The poop is immense. I really need less. I went out and sprayed peppermint...
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    Windy hill chickens - first flock(s) of my own

    What a little rascal!!
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    Wing It Ranch

    omg he is beautiful and perfect!! You can make him a wether (what do they call gelded goats?) and he can be a guard goat! to help the doggo out (this is what gelded sheep do for the flock)
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    Thistlewick Smallholding - Chickens & Sheep (for now)

    Oh yeah wanted to show y'all I finally got an egg with an egg And I popped that, a yolk and an egg came out: Pretty blue color hahaha It was funny because I did not notice who did it, but they laid it AT MY FEET I was standing there watching them eat after feeding them all and it...
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    Thistlewick Smallholding - Chickens & Sheep (for now)

    I will have to check into that - I don't mind feeding them, they forage more, which is what they should be doing lol In some random news; our dog got out yesterday and we were terrified she chased/got chickens --- now to be fair, the chickens come around her a LOT and she just watches them but...
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    Thistlewick Smallholding - Chickens & Sheep (for now)

    Rat(s) are back :rant Filled up their feed, the very next day (we leave it in hanging feeders but apparently that didn't matter one bit) it was down to 1/4 Nooo hell naw that's expensive feed you MFers!! So started putting up the feed at night. What a pain in the ass chicken keeping is :p...
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