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Quote: I have done the craigslist thing, it works for me. I make sure they know that they are not welcome in my breeding pens. I only get rid of Roos, I have a "laying" pen that provides me with eating eggs.

Quote: Chick weed. I had let them out one sunny day, most of them were just pecking around at grass and stuff, but I guess she got a taste for the good stuff! It was one long piece, stem and all, about 9 inches long. *at least I sure hope that was it. -Darris eta: Thanks for all of...

Ok, so I am now a chicken surgeon. I had a 6 week old Blue Copper pullet with an impacted craw. No one within 200 miles of me would touch it. So I had to. With the help of the Sticky on the subject here and a friend in the surgical field, I just had to do it. I was not willing to kill her or...

Quote: Wynette,.... you making a trip to Florida??

Quote: I agree. By the time someone else breeds say a Davis stock with their own Davis stock and so on... They will develope different traits depending on each chicken. So, even though they are Davis stock, they may have no feathered shanks, or a squirrel tail or something that has changed. So...

Quote: Heres my Prize winning hen (I gave her a blue ribbon! )

Quote: pssst,... wasn't that Lay's?

Meet Veruca & Willy. My first goats. The wife couldn't just get some goats (kinda like just chickens), so now we have a pair of Fainting Goats. ...and yes, dont know a thing about em!

Only one of mine is a handful. You just can't be around him. It seems he only attacks me when I have something in my hands, food, water, treats. You can't turn your back on him or you will get slammed. *I did name him Sid Vicious after the bass player, but I guess he is living up to his name?

Quote: TRUE TRUE TRUE

Quote: I second that. He will talk to you in person about anything you have questions on. Super nice guy.

Quote: Mine have done rather well. I have 2 that like to trade off (or rather fight to see who gets to sit).

Quote: Tomorrow, is TODAY.

Quote: I work with a guy who has a sister that provides him with farm fresh eggs for free. I gave him a batch of mine to try and now he wants to buy from me. He said they are indeed that much better than those "regular" eggs he gets from his sister. Smooth, creamy, not strong, melt in your...

Quote: Yes, the first few eggs may not show the full potential. Her "paint sprayer" may not be fully functional yet. So don't give up yet! Besides, they will be the best tasting eggs you have ever eaten even if they are light!

Quote: This was my first hatch in The Octagon 20 Advance . It has a automatic humidity controll. One of those set it and forget it things. BUT... turns out the temp was running lower than it actually read so I didnt have such a good hatch rate. I will test and calibrate for the next time and...

Quote: Those blues are all your fault, but I want to thank you, they are just too too too cute! I want to get a big spoon and just gobble them up! Ok, that may just be a bit to far, but don't you just love those fuzzy butts!

Quote: Nice Job! Welcome to the addiction!

I'm done for this hatch, but I am going to clean out the bator and start all over again! ...and ended with this: Black Copper: Black Copper: Black Copper: Blue Copper: Blue Copper: Blue Copper: