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  1. MomKat

    Eating bantam roosters?

    Cook them down for soup or broth! I freeze broth to use for all kinds of things!
  2. MomKat

    CHICKEN MATH STRIKES AGAIN

    My chicken math problems started last spring - I started out with six Rhode Island Red pullets. Last summer I lost two of my girls to some roaming dogs. This spring my husband said we could replace them, so of course instead of two RIRs, we came home with four Buff Orpingtons, four Black...
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    Review by '' on item 'Rhode Island Red'

    I LOVE my Rhode Island Reds. Since they started laying (at about 24 weeks, on average), I have had an egg a day from each hen almost every day. They are friendly, follow me around the yard, like to be petted, and are in general great pets as well as eggers. The only drawback I can think of is...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    4 out of 4 hens! We're coming off of a moult, so I'm hoping they're getting up to speed again!
  5. MomKat

    Black Panther

    Here in LA (Lower Alabama) there have been reports of jaguarundi around the Mobile Delta for years. The "gummint" even acknowledges that they are here. These cats are larger than a housecat and have rounded heads and ears, and the grey color phase can be almost black. There are also cougars...
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    Do you like just to sit and watch your flock be chickens?

    Absolutely! I also have a "high stress" job (inner city inclusion teacher) and when I sit and watch my chooks in the evening, I can actually feel my blood pressure dropping. It helps my family, too - I can commune with the chickens for a while, and then I'm not as inclined to unload on them...
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    Our new school yard chicks!

    Thanks so much for all the info! I WILL be looking into it! My primary focus is Science, and I can see this fitting several objectives across the grade levels pretty easily! Thanks again!
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    Our new school yard chicks!

    Wow! Lucky students and teacher! What grade do you teach? I teach 4th, and I would love to introduce something like this to my kids!
  9. MomKat

    Hurricane preparations (just in case!)

    With (soon to be Hurricane) Tropical Storm Irene on the horizon and possibly getting into the Gulf of Mexico, I was wondering how chicken keepers along the coasts in hurricane country prepare for these storms? I have five RIR girls who currently free-range my yard during the day. Their coop is...
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    new coop!

    Wow! Nice! Love the colors!
  11. MomKat

    How many are pullets? RI Red, Ameraucana

    They both look like pullets to me - the RIR definitely is. She looks just like my girls did at that age! They certainly are pretty!
  12. MomKat

    No More Free Range til I get Some Eggs!

    I have wondered about this myself. My 5 RIRs (used to be six, but something got one!) started laying three weeks ago. I got two eggs a day for the first three days, and I've been getting three a day every day since then. I can't decide if the other two aren't laying, or are laying outside the...
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    First Egg Countdown

    I got my first two eggs yesterday!! (7/31/11) They were very small, but had the deep yellow, almost orange yolks that I was hoping for! And I got two more little eggs today! Finally!!!
  14. MomKat

    Who is still waiting for their first egg?

    Oo, Oo, Me, Me!!! My RIR girls are 20 weeks tomorrow. 3 of the six have very red combs and wattles, and the others are getting there, but no eggs yet. It will probably be soon because I just bought a couple of dozen eggs at the grocery this evening! My sons have been asking every day when...
  15. MomKat

    Zorro the cat...

    Water is a good idea! I'll have to try it. And yes, the girls do seem to have it handled but he doesn't realize it yet, and I'm getting tired of patching him up!
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    Zorro the cat...

    My big black tomcat (neutered, 7 years old), Zorro, has apparently been trying to get my hens (RIR, 20 weeks). He has been showing up with peck marks and gouges out of his fur. The girls are fine, but he is not! They are really beating him up! Most of what I've been reading on these boards...
  17. MomKat

    what time do your birds roost for the night?

    Mine go in and are roosting at about 7:15-7:30 as well. There's still plenty of daylight left - I don't understand it. But I suppose it's better than staying out after curfew, and I can lock them in before full dark!
  18. MomKat

    New to BYC - Question on 3 Wall coop versus 4 Wall coop

    I am also in South Alabama, and I have a raised, 4 wall coop. However, one of the walls flips down, effectively making it a 3 wall coop for our hot, humid summers. There are ventilation windows (with flip up covers for winter) on two of the three remaining walls, too. No complaints so far!
  19. MomKat

    Can I mix the starter and laying pellets?

    I was about to ask this exact same question! Thank you! I learn something here every day. I love this place!
  20. MomKat

    First Egg Countdown

    Still waiting!
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