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  1. SouthernLady

    Southernladys Page

    Hi everyone! I'm Angela and I live in Mississippi. I never ever thought I would ever have chickens, much less get attached to them. Last spring my second grader came in from school very excited. Her class was going to hatch some baby chicks. My little one loved the adventure and came...
  2. SouthernLady

    Leghorn chicks - Is this normal?

    Here's an update on the little meaties. I've limited their feed intake and their growth seems to have slowed a bit. They're still much bigger than the other chicks their age, but they're not so big that they can't support their own weight. And for whoever told me to either harvest them, or...
  3. SouthernLady

    Leghorn chicks - Is this normal?

    Quote: Well hubby is the one with no clue. He just decided on his own that our daughter needed some for Easter. It didn't matter that we had a banty hen sitting on eggs that were due to hatch less than a week after Easter. (All 7 hatched and we have 7 of the cutest, tiniest little banty...
  4. SouthernLady

    Celebrity Chicken

    Awwwwwwwwwww..........That is so sweet!
  5. SouthernLady

    Leghorn chicks - Is this normal?

    Thanks so much for all the responses. I'm convinced now that ya'll are right and they are meaties. They are little pigs. I don't have anything at all against anyone who harvests their own meat, but it's not for me. I'll take care of them and we'll just take it day by day.
  6. SouthernLady

    Leghorn chicks - Is this normal?

    Thanks everyone for all the information. I really appreciate it.
  7. SouthernLady

    Leghorn chicks - Is this normal?

    The chicks came from TSC. Hubby said 3 were supposed to be Leghorn Pullets. The other three.........he couldn't remember what they were. When I went to TSC last week to look for supplies, the only chicks they had were labeled "assorted"
  8. SouthernLady

    Leghorn chicks - Is this normal?

    Here are the other chicks he got at the same time. Are they leghorns maybe?
  9. SouthernLady

    Leghorn chicks - Is this normal?

    They're my daughter's Easter chicks! Dang it dang it! Will it hurt them to limit their feed intake?
  10. SouthernLady

    Leghorn chicks - Is this normal?

    Aw, man! Well we don't eat our chickens. Guess they'll just be pets.
  11. SouthernLady

    Leghorn chicks - Is this normal?

    Here's a pic of the babies. The two larger ones in the foreground are supposed to be leghorns.
  12. SouthernLady

    Leghorn chicks - Is this normal?

    My husband came home with a half dozen baby chicks from the feed store a couple of weeks ago. We've had chickens for several years but not familiar with leghorns (which 3 of the chicks are). They've grown extremely fast in the past couple of weeks and have huge feet and legs. One of them more...
  13. SouthernLady

    JUNE HATCH-A-LONG come join in

    I'm on day 8 with 5 eggs from my big girls who absolutely REFUSE to go broody. I've got a broody banty sitting on them now. (She's such a good little momma.) I candled and it looks like one's not good. I couldn't tell anything about the other 4. I guess my light isn't bright enough.
  14. SouthernLady

    FINALLY! A broody hen!!! YAY!!!!

    One of my little banty hens went broody last week and has been sitting on eggs in the pet carrier ever since. She gets out for a few minutes in the morning, eats, drinks and stretches her legs a bit and goes right back. This is our first and I'm so excited!!!
  15. SouthernLady

    Eggs in the fridge since yesterday. Can they go under a broody hen?

    I think one of my hens is finally broody! My husband put 9 eggs in the fridge yesterday. Are they still hatchable? I've laid them out and thought I would try putting them under her. Thanks!
  16. SouthernLady

    Bully Banty

  17. SouthernLady

    Bully Banty

    Hi all. I've had chickens about a year and a half now and can't imagine being without them. I've got 5 laying hens at this time.. We lost 2 hens and a rooster last spring to a raccoon. Since then, the rest have been safely tucked away in my back yard. I know they need to go back to their...
  18. SouthernLady

    HELP!!!!! What can I do about my spoiled hens????? BIG PROBLEM!!!

    Oh I think it's funny as heck too. I guess I've spoiled them a little because I'm afraid they've been tramatized by seeing their friends get killed. Right now only one of them is sitting at the door and she's grooming herself.
  19. SouthernLady

    HELP!!!!! What can I do about my spoiled hens????? BIG PROBLEM!!!

    Thanks ya'll so much. I guess I just feel sorry for them. But I'll be tougher.
  20. SouthernLady

    HELP!!!!! What can I do about my spoiled hens????? BIG PROBLEM!!!

    First let me give you some background information. I've got two hens that are about a little over a year old. Last summer we also got a little half grown rooster. Hubby fiixed a place in the barn for them which also included a yard for them. A short while later, we got two full grown hens...
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