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  1. WalkingWolf1

    First Egg(s)

    The two oldest chickens are 23 weeks old today. We have been kind of watching for eggs for the past couple of weeks but I explained to my daughter (8yo) and son(12yo) that it may still be a week or more away. Well, this afternoon I got home and when I got out of the car I heard the...
  2. WalkingWolf1

    Freedom Rangers

    We got these back in the middle of April '12 from Kendall (@ FreedomRangerHatchery). We knew it was getting too late for another start of meaties this far south but decided to go with a small batch of FR with no real end-date in mind. They did very well early on foraged well (and still do)...
  3. WalkingWolf1

    Quail Brooder / Breeder Pen

    I was tired of changing the paper towels for the baby quail twice a day so decided to make a small wire cage to serve as their brooder. It is 18"X22" (think large cookie sheet poop catcher) and currently has "feet" that keep it 2" off of the surface. This will hopefully reduce paper changes to...
  4. WalkingWolf1

    Our first successful chicken hatch (Pic Heavy)

    Thanks to several BYC'ers we've worked out our DIY bator and have finally gotten a successful hatch. They are 1 week old and had there first "outing" this afternoon. We have been enjoying the little peeps but my wife was asking this morning how much longer must they live in the living room...
  5. WalkingWolf1

    Set Guinea eggs today -- 3/20/12

    A buddy of mine called me up around noon today to tell me he and his son were walking their property and discovered the first guinea clutch of spring. He collected 48 eggs. I put them in the incubator at 5pm this evening. The whole clutch looked really well with only about 10 or so with any...
  6. WalkingWolf1

    Hello from Louisiana

    Howdy all, What a wonderful and resourceful "coop" we have here. I have been visiting off and on for the past 6 months or so. I've wanted chickens for a few (o'k, several) years now and have finally "shouldered" my way forward. I was raised on a farm and we had a flock of over 200 birds. I...
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