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    Thistlewick Smallholding - Chickens & Sheep (for now)

    Happy Christmas and Merry New Year to everyone! Just a small update; everything is super boring here. Trucking along. The hawks seem to have given up, they got all the dumb chickens lol haven't had any losses in weeks and weeks now, that I can tell. Though my entire flock is hella...
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    Thistlewick Smallholding - Chickens & Sheep (for now)

    @Shadrach I could probably get that -- they intermingle a lot since they all get along so well, honestly I am blown away -- but to be fair, there are a TON of hens for 3 boys. Everyone loves to say 10 hens to a Cockerel/Rooster but -- that is not what is going on here -- they have each...
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    Thistlewick Smallholding - Chickens & Sheep (for now)

    Okay got some photos of the other boys! Oscar looking fine; He is leaning over a little looking at something. Wellington! Welsummers and Marans have the exact same feather pattern Just different legs; They are both the NICEST boys. Oscar is our oldest Cockerel but he isn't the leader...
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    Windy hill chickens - first flock(s) of my own

    I've had it for a year, the batteries last 6 months \o/
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    Windy hill chickens - first flock(s) of my own

    Oh Lord - Vevor sells an automatic coop door you can set a timer on, or use daylight (that uses more battery). Just get that! This is the cheap basic one. The batteries (4 AA) lasts months and months. Save yourself some early morning sleep! haha
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    Wing It Ranch

    You did the 100% right thing by not buying them.
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    Windy hill chickens - first flock(s) of my own

    Orkney and Shetland have very high percentages of Scandinavian DNA, upwards of 50% And down in the 'lower' parts of Scotland, anywhere from 10-25% is Scandinavian. This is everyone in Scotland by the way, who considers themselves Scottish. When I did my own personal DNA years and years ago...
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    Wing It Ranch

    Sounds like you're gonna be fine - let me know what you do for a stanchion and milking. I wanted to take the dive into a dairy cow, but the investment and the immense amount of work has me stalled. Maybe I will get some courage from you :love
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    Wing It Ranch

    Found this link from a farm vet
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    Wing It Ranch

    My googling said to avoid deworming in the first trimester - which would be right now if they did typical fall mating. And to pick a dewormer that was safe for pregnant does - and there are a lot of them but it's beneficial to deworm later in pregnancy. How long will they stay in the temp pen?
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    Wing It Ranch

    okay the best part is, you can do one of two things, IF you keep your stock density SUPER low -- those look like mini goats, so google to see what would be a super super low stock density space for them. Then, you can (1) leave them be - they will have a worm load on them and poop it out --...
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    Wing It Ranch

    Did she coach you about deworming? Asking before I infodump hahah
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    Thistlewick Smallholding - Chickens & Sheep (for now)

    I still haven't been able to get a good shot of Wellington, but he's immature anyway and only just started to crow like 3 days ago and doesn't even TRY to get with anyone. He's a sweet little guy. He actually is often underfoot, very curious. He hangs out with Cracker and his harem so we will...
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    Thistlewick Smallholding - Chickens & Sheep (for now)

    Cracker is a mixed breed - Marans momma and EE papa - an extended black with red leakage EE -- so Cracker is basically an Olive Egger! He's about twice the size of Oscar lol I need to get a photo of Wellington, the Welsummer -- coloring exactly like a maran, just yellow legs. Kinda makes...
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    Thistlewick Smallholding - Chickens & Sheep (for now)

    Got a great shot of Cracker the other day; also sheep -- timothy hay delivery is otw, got them a food block in the meantime. our bermuda goes dormant.
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    Thistlewick Smallholding - Chickens & Sheep (for now)

    Oscar is beginning to collect his own harem. What a stud. Love seeing how this is working out - too much fun and so glad I kept him. :love
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Chimps are our closest extent relative. However they're in an entirely different genus. Homo neanderthalensis is part of our genus. Cannot even remotely really compare at all, that is probably why you cannot find any studies related to that.
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    Thistlewick Smallholding - Chickens & Sheep (for now)

    omg yall this morning I'm out feeding them all and changing the ducks water and while I am waiting for the duck pond to fill up, I observe Oscar delicately, quietly and *very* smoothly dance for Spitfire. SHE SQUATTED FOR HIM LOLLLLLLLL He mated her quickly, gently, one little wiggle and...
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    Thistlewick Smallholding - Chickens & Sheep (for now)

    He is 8 months 2 weeks old! :love
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    Thistlewick Smallholding - Chickens & Sheep (for now)

    oscar showed up that evening for roost and he went to his same spot he roosted at before he was separated (he was separated within view of everyone) Spitfire, his little duck that he was aggressively mating (the reason for the separation to begin with!) was SO HAPPY to see him, it was charming...
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