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    home hatched chicks

    What a difference from my hen hatched and home raised chicks from hatchery ones. Mine went immediately to free range pasture. They learned the cluch of their mother and seldem left her side. Even when they did, when she called they came. She taught them get up high at night and protect...
  2. thedeacon

    sold eggs

    When my pea hen starts sitting on her nest, I put an add on Craigslist for baby peacocks on whatever the hatch date is. I prebook sales, thus the chick are sold before they are even hatched. this year John contacted me and wanted the eggs. OK with me for the same price. He plans on moving to...
  3. thedeacon

    Cost Of Raising

    Oct 1 purchased 25 female chicks, received 28, 2 peanuts and a rare one. 1 DOA on arrival. All others lived. Peanuts female. March 15 sold last of those not keeping Purchase and feed costs $235 Sold 17 $165 Kept 8 females and 1 roo I figure I...
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    new ones

    Received 28 chicks from MM yesterday. 27 alive and healthy. This will be something new to me. They are in a brooder in unheated building. Snow forcast and 30 degrees this weekend. Never raised chicks in the cold before. They should have feathers before it gets and stays really cold. May...
  5. thedeacon

    Replacements

    I ordered 9 pullets and 15 roos this spring. Butchered the roos as planned. Dog got most of the pullets. So I have to order more pullets. Never raised young one through our sometimes -20 winters. Hopefully they will make it. Now heat but draft free and full feed and heated water. All heavy...
  6. thedeacon

    peachicks

    My Blue hatched 6 this spring. Sold all as week olds. She is now sitting on 5 and have them sold at hatching. I have found out if you take away the first hacth she will have a second hatch. Been doing this for about 5 yrs
  7. thedeacon

    Freezer Camp arrived.

    Flock Management Last spring I ordered 15 different breeds of roo's and 10 of poulets. Received a total of 28 from MM. I intended to keep 1 roo and the poulets. I decided on keeping the SS roo. The remaining 14 roo's went to freezer camp. Many did not amount to much as some were white layer...
  8. thedeacon

    Project Nebraska

    If you are on the NE list send a post with a short update. Chicks from MM are about ready to go to freezer camp. I kept 7 poulets and 1 roo. My dog got my layers. My fault, not hers. The replacements should begin to lay the end of Aug or early Sept. Later:: frow
  9. thedeacon

    Heritage and eggs

    I may get started in meeting breed standards. It appears many of the chicks breed to standard do not have the egg laying ability of the production lines. Can I accopmlish both. If so do I use a roo bred to standard or should the hens be bred to standard? I do want the egg production but would...
  10. thedeacon

    Chicks gone

    I put an add on Craigslist yesterday for 5 peacock chicke to hatch, the natural way, on 7-1-09. They are sold this AM to what sounds like a really nice farmstead. The peacock will, as in the past, probably set another brood around 8-1-09. I keep mine in a 24 x 40 enclosed pen for their own...
  11. thedeacon

    egg turning

    What is the proper method to turn eggs. Are they just angled from side to side or do they need to be turned upside down and sideways. Read one post here where they just rotate a book under the left to right side putting the eggs at an angle. Is this the same thing an automatic turner does.
  12. thedeacon

    Poor Management

    My chickens and dogs share the same 2 acre pasture. I had to take spouse to the hospital, she stayed. When I came home I checked on the chicks. they were all accounted for and in the coop. Next day they were gone. I wanted to blame my son. As it turns out, I failed to shut the gate to the...
  13. thedeacon

    Many roosters

    Update. Of the 15 different breeds of roosters I ordered this spring I beleive they all survived. The roseconb brown leghorn was the first to crow, but still learning. He picks on the singlecomb leghorn but the Wyandottes and BO, astralopes and others pick on him. I still haven't decided...
  14. thedeacon

    Trouble

    Am I in trouble. I have 27 six wk olds. 15 different breeds and 18 are roos. I thought I would decide which roo I like best and keep it or them and put the rest in the freezer. They have plenty of space both inside and outside. The roos are starting to show their aggressiveness. It will be...
  15. thedeacon

    out of the brooder

    Received my chicks on March 23 from McMurry. 3 extras. Only 1 has died. They have been in a confined brooder until 2 days ago. Let them into their inside pen, 6 x 8 with pine shavings. They really enjoy the extra room. Gets cold here at night yet so the heat lamp stays on. Will let...
  16. thedeacon

    Buying time

    I read on here a lot of people saying it takes 6 months or more for their chicks to start laying. It also appears they got their babies in the fall. With fall and winter to go through, it is understandable it takes that long to start laying. I always get my babys by April and by Aug they are...
  17. thedeacon

    New arrivals

    Received MM order Monday morning. Ordered 25, got 27, all alive and appearing healthy. Yesterday found 1 dead. that can be expected. I ordered 17 different breeds and looks like I got at least that many. The one that didn't make it was kinda of yellow on the underside with black and a red...
  18. thedeacon

    Managing flock

    Sunday after church and finishing up some chores, I decided to do some flock managing. I locked up the dogs as usual and let the chicks out to free range in the 2 acre pasture. I also opened the gate and let them into my 30 x 100 ft garden. I then pulled up a chair, turned on the baseball game...
  19. thedeacon

    Barter

    :weeeWas watching the news the other night. They had a story about a guy that raised chickens and wanted to barter for eggs and or meat. He said he had lots of offers, but most wanted to pay cash. He was disappointed because he would rather barter for some beer and cigs. It was a fun storyline.
  20. thedeacon

    Saved files

    I have read many posts that I would like to save for future refrence. Do hou have a way to save specific posts to "my own" folder? It is quite burdensome to review all posts. Thanks Looks like this should have been a reply to your post of "new things"
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