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  1. lovetopaint

    I'm SO Excited!

    By the way, I'm ordering from Estes Hatchery. I'll be getting (all pullets) 3 red sex links, 3 polish, 3 Light Brown Leghorns, and 3 Easter Eggers. I'm so excited!!!
  2. lovetopaint

    I'm SO Excited!

    They'll be unfertile unless I have a rooster I didn't know about! She'll be in her own private brooder with plenty of hay, etc. I'm going to build one out of plywood. (Don't worry, there will be plenty of ventilation. I'm thinking that the top and one side will be made primarily of hardware...
  3. lovetopaint

    I'm SO Excited!

    One of my hens went broody, 24 days before my mail order chicks arrive!! My plan is to sit the hen on 'eggs' in the brooder in our basement and on the 21st day, under the cover of night, replace eggs with chicks. I can't wait till my babies get here!
  4. lovetopaint

    Sick Hen!

    ...Coccidiosis, so yesterday afternoon I treated her water with the amprolium 9.6% stuff. Here are her symptoms: Kind of runny greenish poop *Sometimes* a *very* slight runny nose (or maybe that's just me) Pale comb/wattles/earlobes Acting lethargic We've had no eggs from her since Monday, but...
  5. lovetopaint

    Tips, Tricks or Other Ideas for Convincing Parents to Let Me Get Fish?

    We must be related, because every week I ask my parents for a new animal. I'm serious. I have plans down to the last screw or piece of hay for at least 10 different species of animals. A peafowl coop, a bantam coop, a hatched-from-Trader-Joe's coop, a beehive, a second beehive, a fish tank, a...
  6. lovetopaint

    Tips, Tricks or Other Ideas for Convincing Parents to Let Me Get Fish?

    Aww, thank you so much! That really means a lot. Do you have any fish? (I also sense that you may have a budgie from your username!) Last night one of my pullets (Hatched March 10 last year) was shivering in the corner. Evidently she was there the night before, too. My parents wanted to...
  7. lovetopaint

    How much should i have to buy a horse

    4-H is AMAZING! I love their poultry and horse shows.
  8. lovetopaint

    Tips, Tricks or Other Ideas for Convincing Parents to Let Me Get Fish?

    Horses!! Don't get me started! That's actually pretty smart, about building a room above the barn....
  9. lovetopaint

    How much should i have to buy a horse

    Oh no, I go 9 am to 5 pm every week, not 9-5 weeks every week (I'm confused)... I'm sorry to hear that. Save up and keep trying! I don't really volunteer, I just go there. What reasons did they give?
  10. lovetopaint

    How much should i have to buy a horse

    Of course! I spend 9 to 5 every week at my riding instructors, cleaning stalls, sweeping aisles, riding, riding bareback, driving a mini, lounging horses, feeding, watering, cleaning more stalls, helping the farrier, dentist, vet, and acupuncture person... I got decent grades... I was...
  11. lovetopaint

    How much should i have to buy a horse

    Okay, here's a bit more info if you want it. Shavings--about $5 a bag in my area, you'll need about 5-7 a week. Hay--about $3.50 a bale. With a decent sized horse, that'll be about 3-4 bales a week. Grain--depends on the horse. Probably abut $5-10 a week. Boarding--If it's at your neighbors...
  12. lovetopaint

    How much should i have to buy a horse

    Here's my advice: I proved I was responsible and truly dedicated, so my parents are going to buy me a horse. We just haven't found one yet. The actual horse might be free. It's the vet, farrier, tack, feed, fencing, etc that is expensive. This could be upwards of $300 per month. And that's...
  13. lovetopaint

    Estes Hatchery?

    I've placed an order for Estes Hatchery in MO. It just occurred to me that even though I only ordered pullets, (12 to be exact) will Estes include extra? And will they be li'l cockerels? I'd appreciate any advice!
  14. lovetopaint

    Tips, Tricks or Other Ideas for Convincing Parents to Let Me Get Fish?

    ...On a more poultry-oriented note, yesterday we ordered the new chickies!!! They're due Feb. 13th. Which is actually Friday The 13th....*Slams head on wall* But I'm still a bit sad that breeders only sell straight run. We'll be doing hatchery quality for another year I guess. But who knows...
  15. lovetopaint

    Tips, Tricks or Other Ideas for Convincing Parents to Let Me Get Fish?

    So how was everyone's Christmas? My grandma gave me her typewriter from when she was in high school--I've wanted one for so long! The sentimental value just made me cry!
  16. lovetopaint

    Tips, Tricks or Other Ideas for Convincing Parents to Let Me Get Fish?

    I think I'll be using danois to cycle--I've heard that they can survive that sort of thing. Time to start the 'Saving for gravel vacuum fund'.
  17. lovetopaint

    Tips, Tricks or Other Ideas for Convincing Parents to Let Me Get Fish?

    I will be having two thermometers, one for each side of the tank, and I'll be testing for pH, high range pH, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate. Thanks for the advice!
  18. lovetopaint

    Tips, Tricks or Other Ideas for Convincing Parents to Let Me Get Fish?

    Expensive hobbies seem to be the coolest (: Thanks, both of you!
  19. lovetopaint

    Tips, Tricks or Other Ideas for Convincing Parents to Let Me Get Fish?

    Thanks! What types of fish do you own right now? (:
  20. lovetopaint

    Tips, Tricks or Other Ideas for Convincing Parents to Let Me Get Fish?

    I'm pretty sure I know what my parents will say... They'll say, "If you prove you are responsible with a few fish in our 4 gallon tank, you can get the big one." So, uh, what on earth can you keep in that tiny thing....a betta? Maybe some 1.5" female guppies? But on the plus side, I'll have two...
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