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BlueBaby
Nice sunny warm day here for a change. Spent more time out there with the flock, and walked around the yard to get some fresh air and exercise. How was your's?
The-White-Elephant
The-White-Elephant
Great to hear! Pretty good, thanks for asking!
The-White-Elephant
The-White-Elephant
Expecting snow today! :ya
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BlueBaby
Hope you enjoy it. I don't get any snow, and I like it that way.
The-White-Elephant
The-White-Elephant
aw, no snow? I HOPE we ACTUALLY get some this time
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BlueBaby
The weather lady said that we might get a few sprinkles of rain this weekend here in the valley.
The-White-Elephant
The-White-Elephant
How is the flock?
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BlueBaby
The little one's are growing, and I have 7 more egg's that are due to hatch tomorrow. I'm hoping to be able to take a break after this batch. I wanted all of the chick's to be big enough before the snakes start coming out, so hopefully I won't loose any chick's to them this year.
The-White-Elephant
The-White-Elephant
Wow! What breeds are in the incubator? Can’t you try to get rid of the snakes?
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BlueBaby
They are Bielefelder's. I get rid of the snakes when I see them, but one managed to eat 2 chick's a couple of year's ago before I knew that it had gotten in the grow-out pen. This year I want the chick's to be grown enough so they will be too big to swallow.
The-White-Elephant
The-White-Elephant
Ah, Gotcha. I hope they won’t come back. How many eggs do you think will hatch?
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BlueBaby
I'm hoping that all 7 will. I have been hatching the Bielefelder's from shipped hatching egg's from 4 different states, and my first batch of them hatched back in November.
The-White-Elephant
The-White-Elephant
That’s awesome! Which state was best?
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BlueBaby
I guess that I would have to say that the one's that shipped from Chicago, Illinois that I bought from a seller on ebay. That was my first hatch back in November, and 5 pullet's hatched from those.
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