Frustrated farmer here, new to keeping chickens and looking forward to the experience. In today's economy, I have come to treasure the values that my parents instilled in me as a child. To grow my own food and not be so reliant on spending money needlessly for things I can do for myself. My...
Shelley, sorry I won't be able to make the chickernstock again this year, have a schedule conflict. And Hi to everybody, I've missed being on here, but I don't have any chickens anymore. Had to give them up. FrChuckW
Unfortunately, it looks like I will have to miss this year's festivities. Something has come up which may preclude me from attending. Hope everyone has a great time.
I may have to get rid of my chickens. I have around 13 large fowl hens, 1 bantam rooster, a Mille Fluer Hen, I bantam hen. I might have to move and won't be able to take them. Free for the taking, you just have to come pick them up.
Well I went out to feed and water everybody today and what do my ears hear, but the shrill peeping of a chick. I didn't realize how loud one baby can sound! LOL I wasn't expecting any chicks for two more days! A very pretty little black bantam. It's father is pure white and it's mother is...
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Not necessarily so, some plants like water irises, cattails, rushes, will grow out of the water. Watersprite which most people place in their aquariums will change it's shape once it grows out of the water. Water lilies, which need to be kept potted, will grow and float on the...
Shelley,
You can always check with the local county extension agent, but basically in our area I believe it's 14 to 16 inches deep. Another thing to do is before you put the sand and liner into the hole, dust the sides with a good coating of lime to keep underground varmits from burrowing...
It must be the season or our hens are using the computers when we aren't looking to talk to each other. I have a broody also. What breed is it that has the tufts by their ears? Anyway, that hen has gone broody on me and is sitting on about a dozen eggs.
Has anybody had any luck in taking...
Shelley,
Here are some links that might help you out.
www.Pondliner.com/Ponds
www.justliners.com
www.watergarden.com/pages/build_wg.html
www.pond.com
www.gardenponds101.com/
www.PondScapeOnline.com
I did a web search on ponds and this is just a partial list of what I came up with. They...
Hey all, I just got an email from Meyer Hatchery, they are having a one day sale on their All Pullet Rainbow Layer chicks, guaranteed at least 5 different breeds for $25.00 plus S&H. They are taking phone orders only though for this special. Just thought I would let you know.
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Hello all. I also had a wonderful time at the Kentuckiana Show!
I meet Mrs. Turbo and Hubby and darling child.
Yolanda always nice to see you!
Seems a couple more BYC people there that now own some of my chicks!
The Mother of the Buff chicks took Best Of Breed later that...
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I enjoyed meeting you. Sorry I didn't have more time. I enjoy clerking and then had birds to prep, so it makes for a hectic day. Glad you got a companion for the silkie. I ended up taking home the partridge cochin pair. (After vowing to cut back!)
Yolonda
I know what you mean, if I...
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Thanks!! My Buff and Blue came from Schweizer (I'm pretty sure, long blond hair?). She was very nice. My White one I got from a teenage girl, she had a bunch of them on the bottom. The older one was one of my many pity buys, cause no one was buying her When I got home I had to do some...
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Congrats! Who did you get yours from? I think the name of the lady I got my Partridge hen from was Schweizer. I almost bought some baby chicks too, but I don't have a brooder set up at this time. I wanted a white one but they all were cockerels.
Well I had a good time today at the Chicken Show. I met WyldeHorses and her SO ChickenCop, Mr & Mrs Turbo, IloveChicks and her Husband. I also met the President of the Kentuckiana Poultry Club. I saw lots of really nice birds, and even came home with a pair of Silkies. The cock bird is a...
I've heard of White Kings before, and I have Homers, just lost two squabs, dead in the nest. Guess the parents got tired of feeding them because they both had empty crops. But I never heard of White King Homers.
Those are some beautiful Koi you have pictured on your website, and the Bonsai...
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Fr Chuck Wolff you can come and see what I got about any day im retired and hang around the mini farm most days. The big Koi show is in Louisville, Memorial weekend. Worth a trip and its free to look. Some amazing fish. I cant make this year... other commitments.
Pop
Pop,
Thanks for...
Pop57, if I wasn't going to the Chickens Show tomorrow I'd come down and see what you got. I just got 6 baby koi and 50 baby goldfish this past week-end for my outdoor mini-ponds. The koi came from our guest speaker Sunday at our local Aquarium club, Louisville Tropical Fish Fanciers. He...