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  1. SkyeSchazade

    Oregon Fall Poultry Swap - October 27, 2012 in Corvallis!!!

    Gwen has finally decided that we cannot keep all of our little Serama cockrels and are looking for good homes for some if not all of them. There are three available if anyone is interested. Open to all offers, good home is a must! They can be picked up now or at the swap. PM me for more...
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    Auracana not laying, need advice please

    If all she had been fed previously was cracked corn it is going to take her body a while to adjust to the new healthy diet. You might want to go easy on the greens and other things until she has adjusted to eating the layer crumbles. Introduce new things to her slowly. I would also decrease...
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    feed for free-range???

  4. SkyeSchazade

    Oregon Fall Poultry Swap - October 27, 2012 in Corvallis!!!

    I wish I had time to attend! August is going to be packed full of visiting relatives though. I wonder if they would miss me for a day......
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    Baby chicks and cannibalism

    I am looking forward to seeing some more replies. I am having the same problem, I have raised several batches of chicks with my current set up, many of them larger than what I have in there now. But over the past couple weeks I am waking up to see chicks that have all their tail feathers...
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    Oregon Fall Poultry Swap - October 27, 2012 in Corvallis!!!

    Argh, Im sorry! I bought "sexed pullets" when I got them... If you cannot keep him I will gladly give you another hen, or just buy him back from you. I just hate it when "girls" turn out to be boys!
  7. SkyeSchazade

    Oregon Fall Poultry Swap - October 27, 2012 in Corvallis!!!

    O I love the mystery mixes they are so much fun! We just hatched out a turkey that came from a pen with several diffrent breeds in it, so who knows what he/she is going to look like. I am hoping to get my hands on some royal palm eggs soon, we will be holding back a few hens from the hatch and...
  8. SkyeSchazade

    Gardening with chickens (and other poultry)

    hereorthere - I have heard that keeping guineas with chickens is a bad idea and that guineas will kill chickens. Don't know how true or not it is, but you might want to do plenty of research before you try. Karen - I know the pain of chickenwire and t post monstrosities, we have had to put...
  9. SkyeSchazade

    Oregon Fall Poultry Swap - October 27, 2012 in Corvallis!!!

    Hi DeAnna, Thanks for the offer, I will keep that in mind. What kind of turkeys are you bringing? I hope you are enjoying your pults!
  10. SkyeSchazade

    Oregon Fall Poultry Swap - October 27, 2012 in Corvallis!!!

    I took my 5yo daughter to the spring swap this year and we both had a blast! Gwen is also a very sweet and respectful child and been raised around animals so I was pretty sure she would be ok. She had a great time seeing all the diffrent chicken breeds and learning about them, even set up a...
  11. SkyeSchazade

    Gardening with chickens (and other poultry)

    We had a problem with some coyotes in the psture behind the chicken house, so we had to let our girls into the garden for a while. They ate about 1/4 acre worth of seeds and seedlings . As frustrating as it is, I am willing to sacrifice those seeds to keep the girls safer. As of this week the...
  12. SkyeSchazade

    Oregon Fall Poultry Swap - October 27, 2012 in Corvallis!!!

    ...helping me bring things back and forth. As a result I will probably not bring very much extra. Once we get closer I will create a photo album for the things I have so pre arrangements will be easier and I will have an idea what needs to come down with me. *edited to add to the want list
  13. SkyeSchazade

    Oregon Fall Poultry Swap - October 27, 2012 in Corvallis!!!

    Not quite ready to make up much of a want/bring list. But will reserve some space soon! Definitly know I want more polish and orps from Dancing Hen, so in love with the ones we just brought home!
  14. SkyeSchazade

    Oregon Spring Poultry Swap May 5, 2012 in Canby!!!

    The daughter and I had a BLAST yesterday! A big THANK YOU to everyone that was there and helped make it so awesome! I am looking forward to the fall swap, dont tell my DH but I am already thinking of a have/want list.....
  15. SkyeSchazade

    Oregon Spring Poultry Swap May 5, 2012 in Canby!!!

    I will make sure I save some for you then!
  16. SkyeSchazade

    Oregon Spring Poultry Swap May 5, 2012 in Canby!!!

    Sorry I missed the last update! My final list is - Bringing - Lavender Plants $3-$15 depending on size Raspberry canes $3 per cane everbearing variety, all have berries starting to form Perrenial bulb pots - $5 per pot (meant for transplant pots contain a mix of daffodil and iris lightly...
  17. SkyeSchazade

    Oregon Spring Poultry Swap May 5, 2012 in Canby!!!

    So it looks as if the tent and table a friend was going to loan me has fallen through . As a result I will be operating out of the back of my car, and the weather will decide how long I am able to do that! I will make sure to find everyone I have made arrangements with! I am going to post...
  18. SkyeSchazade

    Oregon Spring Poultry Swap May 5, 2012 in Canby!!!

    Would like to add to my bring list - few small pots of chives, some iris plants and tubers. I also have availible (but will not bring to swap!) a 3 yo nigerian dwarf doe, good mom and milker but needs an electric fence. Cash or trade, will consider all reasonable offers. PM me for pictures.
  19. SkyeSchazade

    Setting eggs today 4/1/12 Anyone else?

    Finally got some babies today! Saw 2 pips super early this morning, came in this afternoon and had 2 baby chicks running around! We are up to 6 hatched chicks with 2 more pipping. They are all from my second set of amerucana/maran. Had to pull them out of the bator cuz they were wreaking...
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    Setting eggs today 4/1/12 Anyone else?

    Congrats everyone on your new babies! I am stiiill waiting...
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