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  1. Jarhead

    Arkansas folks speak up.........

    How many eggs (per day/week) do ya'll expect to get during the darkest part of winter (without an artifical light sorce). We do not do artificial light at all. We average about the same all year long, never much of a slow down (unless molting). It depends on breed though. Just the ones we...
  2. Jarhead

    Arkansas folks speak up.........

    Nikki there is one more option with chicken wire. Use 2 layers and overlap them so it makes the holes smaller. If done properly the holes will be 1/2" instead of 1". It is more work, and you need twice as much. Still it's cheaper than hardware cloth. Heck you could do 3 or 4 layers and...
  3. Jarhead

    Arkansas folks speak up.........

    Nikki, You are in a neighborhood in Sherwood, right? Do you have a privacy fence? Do you see coons, foxes or stray dogs in your yard where the coop is? If not you would probably be OK with regular chicken wire. If your yard is open and you see these predators then that is when you really...
  4. Jarhead

    Arkansas folks speak up.........

    I shut the windows in the coop (but leave the roof vents open). It really is not cold enough here to worry about all that stuff. As long as they have a place to stay dry and it is draft free, and they have a wide enough roost to stand on they are good. Ours still go outside from sun up to...
  5. Jarhead

    Arkansas folks speak up.........

    I had the H1N1 last week, not sure where I got it. Thankfully in my case it was no big deal, I was over it in a few days, I pride myself in my STRONG immune system. Weird thing is Steph did not get it.
  6. Jarhead

    Arkansas folks speak up.........

    That is false - it is illegal to keep poultry in the city of NLR without a permit which only cost $1 a year. With a permit you are legal. In the code below it says a health inspector will come out, but they no longer do that, it was changed at a city council meeting a few months ago, but the...
  7. Jarhead

    Arkansas folks speak up.........

    Quote: My thoughts exactly. Let's just hope it's not the one who tortures all the cats
  8. Jarhead

    Arkansas folks speak up.........

    lol... we are central
  9. Jarhead

    Arkansas folks speak up.........

    Sherry, We just try to live right I will let you know if one of them looks like a little girl, I have always found with cochins it is a little hard to tell since those combs look the same for what seems like a long time. Most of the other breeds we have raised it is easier to tell earlier...
  10. Jarhead

    Arkansas folks speak up.........

    The cochins are mainly blue/black/splash. It's a little too early to decide who is a boy or girl yet. They are all standard size. As of right now none are up for sale, maybe when they are a little older and we can tell exactly who is who and what is what. All the EEs are standard size as...
  11. Jarhead

    Arkansas folks speak up.........

    Yes we can swap birds in the parking lot of the store right outside the park, but they have to stay in the vehicle while inside the park. Here is a link to the meetup with info: http://www.meetup.com/ArkansasBackyardPoultry/messages/boards/thread/7765252/30
  12. Jarhead

    Arkansas folks speak up.........

    Hey Very Cherry guess what I found at walgreens. A Jelly Belly jello called very cherry. As soon as I saw it I chuckled Why does everything remind me of chickens or chicken people? Are you going to the meetup, and do you still want that BR hen? She is still yours if you want her. She lays...
  13. Jarhead

    Arkansas folks speak up.........

    Sorry about your girl. If the don't keep the dog locked up, the next time it showed up on your property I would drop it with a little .22 and never tell the owners. I guarantee it will come back and back and back and back. Steph barely mixes the wet and dry together for the biscuits. She...
  14. Jarhead

    Arkansas folks speak up.........

    We are on year 7 now Guess the clock is ticking The fair was kinda blah when we went, but it was raining and the birds were not there yet. Have not seen any giant geese for sale was that the breed or are they a giant version of a breed? My favorite goose is the Toulouse. They look and...
  15. Jarhead

    Arkansas folks speak up.........

    Late 30 s for men Cool then I can tell my wife I need a few more years of irresponsibility and partying before it's time for kids!!! WOOHOO!!! Time to go shotgun a couple of beers and do some tequila shots, see you guys later. If Stephanie gets on here and asks what happened to me - just...
  16. Jarhead

    Arkansas folks speak up.........

    Quote: I agree with everything you just said and I am 34, maybe I will never grow up
  17. Jarhead

    Arkansas folks speak up.........

    I think structurally that building had not been kept up, a little foundation settling and extra weight is all it takes. Even in an old brick house people don't realize how dry and brittle the mortar can become. It can be fixed, but it's a pain, not to mention cost alot of $$$. Most people...
  18. Jarhead

    Arkansas folks speak up.........

    We went to the fair yesterday, only chickens were in that little FFA barn and tent. They had probably about 2 dozen adult birds and tons of chicks and ducklings. They were hatching as well in there. None were for judging though, it was an educational exhibit.
  19. Jarhead

    Arkansas folks speak up.........

    I am sorry to hear about your roof and trees Michelle. I am sick of this weather. It's reeking havoc all over. Thank GOD we have not had any real damage to property. We lost power once. It went off for one night while when it was raining. The power came back on but started blinking on and...
  20. Jarhead

    Arkansas folks speak up.........

    I had no idea there was a tornado either. Glad it only topped your tree. Hope more of those chicks have hatched, have you heard anything yet? We hate the cold too. We moved here from south Florida. Coldest it ever got was maybe into the 50s for a day or so, kinda like how it gets below...
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