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    Things you wish you could say

    in the bread conversation; I mill my own red wheat berries -- you can say that's about as freakin pure whole wheat as you can possibly get since I make my own flour and the bran is still in there. (the berries still have the bran on them before milling) I use a bread maker. 2.5 cups flour 1/4...
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    Windy hill chickens - first flock(s) of my own

    I have 24 acres lolol that is absolutely completely unpossible in every way. These chickens range over 6 acres and have plenty of hiding spots, hedges and bushes to hide in. Most manage it just fine - even the slow duck. I consider it darwinism. It is just the circle of life.
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    Windy hill chickens - first flock(s) of my own

    I am way too lazy to try and mess with chicken hormones. I let them sit on fake eggs (marked) and after 3 weeks just take all the eggs away when it's "about" that time. Thing is it didn't stop her from going broody like 2 weeks after that again, and again, and again. My broodytoody girl...
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    Thistlewick Smallholding - Chickens & Sheep (for now)

    No one came out all day today LOL Except Scarlett <3 (actually Misserschmidt and Whoopie as well were sitting up there but they had hopped down before I had my phone ready to take the pic) Inside Wellington posing beautifully This was HOURS ago, and its still snowing 😅 Yesterday was a...
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    Thistlewick Smallholding - Chickens & Sheep (for now)

    Okay another update I am busy this morning it seems; egg eater hit again! Dora was on the nest and she's one of my sweet girls so I went and gave her a little pet and she lifted up for me so I could get any eggs under her, and lo and behold, wet, sticky, yolk covered eggs (2 of them). Her...
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    Thistlewick Smallholding - Chickens & Sheep (for now)

    I can report that no chicken was harmed by drinking skunky soapy foamy water yesterday :lau I did not have my phone on me and was too busy to stop and go get it, but I am regretting that decision! I regret not bringing my phone to catch the doofus behavior of the chickens 9 times out of 10...
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    Thistlewick Smallholding - Chickens & Sheep (for now)

    Just sold 8 dozen eggs this morning - we sell every week - last week it was 6 and the weeks before I would have to skip to make 4 or 5 to sell it was so slow. But just the smallest bit of light increase and BOOM, they are coming back online :O The egg eater hasn't struck again - I go out there...
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    Wing It Ranch

    OMG that is going to be SO exciting - and ADORABLE -- how many little babies are in there? 1 or 2? Do you know?
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    Windy hill chickens - first flock(s) of my own

    That is the cutest dang crow ever :D
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    Thistlewick Smallholding - Chickens & Sheep (for now)

    You can always use my thread!! but I'll be happy to put your new thread on the watch list :D ALSO YAY EGGGS!!!!! Those are gorgeous!! So the pink is Speckled Sussex?? I have a pink egg and a Speckled Sussex and didn't put 2 and 2 together hahaha Glad to know!
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    Thistlewick Smallholding - Chickens & Sheep (for now)

    I'm in America - and there are *loads* of enthusiasts all over the entire country that are very interested in helping heritage breeds. We have an entire Livestock Conservancy that is focused on it. It was not hard to get Dorkings from a big "factory" hatchery as well - Murray McMurray (it's...
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    Thistlewick Smallholding - Chickens & Sheep (for now)

    @BlueTheBrahma So mine would be the Partridge variety then - I've never even SEEN the silver variety anywhere, I LOVE that you had some, that's just exceptional. Welsummers and Silver Dorkings (also, Marans) are on the short list for breeds I've love to just focus on. I haven't been able to...
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    Thistlewick Smallholding - Chickens & Sheep (for now)

    Those look like silver Dorkings! Except the leg color -- even the girls have the same coloring. So there are two different types of Welsummer varieties??
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    Thistlewick Smallholding - Chickens & Sheep (for now)

    NO PLEASE I LOVE IT!!!!!!!! :love :love :love :love So interesting!! I didn't know you were writing a paper @Mother of Chaos That is so cool!! I wish I knew I'd have been trying to collect data for you hahaha I have one chicken, Chocolate, a Starlight Green Egger from Tractor Supply who...
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    Thistlewick Smallholding - Chickens & Sheep (for now)

    That pretty green one, Kattabelly!!! I remember you sharing a pic :D tbh re; the daylight hours I just quickly googled how much I was getting right now hahah I'm out there SO much more than usual these past few days trying to root out the egg eater 👁️‍🗨️ 2 days with nothing. 1 hen in jail...
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