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  1. poultrylady

    Eastern Tennessee Thread

    What a beautiful puppy! Tnbarnqueen gave you some excellent advice. We have had 3 prys over the years, we used to raise a lot of goats, as many as 50 at one time. We always had a few prys guarding them and they did an excellent job. We would put the puppy in the goat barn the day we got him or...
  2. poultrylady

    Eastern Tennessee Thread

    It does sound like a possum. There are devices you can buy that are designed to repel predators, nite guard is one of them. There are mixed reviews on whether they really work, in my opinion they do. They only work at night, are solar powered, and send a red flash of light that repels night...
  3. poultrylady

    Eastern Tennessee Thread

    Thanks Bario, seems like I had read on here before about the leaves causing that. Just wanted to make sure before I did it. I guess I will go back to the crush and run. I actually do have drain pipes under the old gravel but over the years I guess they have stopped up. As far as it being hard...
  4. poultrylady

    Eastern Tennessee Thread

    I have a question for yall, I have 4 coops with long runs that get quite muddy this time of year, (they do have large dry coops attached to them), anyway I am thinking about putting a thick layer of dry oak leaves in the runs to help with the mud. Usually I put a 6 in. layer of crush and run...
  5. poultrylady

    Eastern Tennessee Thread

    OK, I don't post much on here at all, but I do keep up and read all the post daily. I feel like I have to comment on this post. Coyotes are a plague here and I have no problem trying to thin them down, just last month I had a turkey hen fly over my fence and land in the woods, I went to get my...
  6. poultrylady

    Eastern Tennessee Thread

    Hey crisco, I have a young pair of Silkies I would part with, they are solid white. I live in Polk Co. also, in Delano.
  7. poultrylady

    Eastern Tennessee Thread

    I will be selling the ducklings, not just hatched though, I will keep them for a month or so before I sell them. I am very happy with the big incubator, I don't think I will use it for chicken eggs though, I believe I will use it for quail eggs, I can't imagine how many it will hold, maybe...
  8. poultrylady

    Eastern Tennessee Thread

    Hey all, I'm looking for one or two nice quality Delaware Roos, if anybody has any for sale please let me know, prefer around the Cleveland, Benton, Athens area but I will consider other areas if not to far from me. I am also interested in some good blue cochin hens, standard size. Chick season...
  9. poultrylady

    Eastern Tennessee Thread

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  10. poultrylady

    Eastern Tennessee Thread

    Quote: Jan. 14th-Jefferson, Ga. www.negapfa.com Feb. 11th- Dalton, Ga. www.NWGAPoultry.org Feb. 18th-19th Newnan Ga. (This looks like a big show) Feb. 11th- Fancy Fowl Club Winter Show- Monroe Ga.
  11. poultrylady

    Eastern Tennessee Thread

    Hey all, hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! I've got some good quality roosters for sale(cheap), I've got way to many and I am tired of feeding them. I've got about 7 Crele Polish roosters about 7 months old, 7 Buckeye roosters about 5 or 6 months old, and probably 10 Lavender Orpington roos ...
  12. poultrylady

    Eastern Tennessee Thread

    Quote: I've got a few chicks left, probably around 75, with one more tray hatching out tomorrow. This will be the last hatch for the season. I do have some polish and some turkens. The polish are white crested blacks, buff laced, and maybe a few crele/tolbunt mix. The turkens come in a variety...
  13. poultrylady

    Eastern Tennessee Thread

    Quote: I am so sorry for your loss. That is just so sad.
  14. poultrylady

    Eastern Tennessee Thread

    Good morning everyone, we had a sad day here on the farm yesterday. Had an American shorthorn cow loose her baby yesterday, we were so looking forward to our first shorthorn baby. She was in labor and just could not seem to have the baby, my husband went and got our Mennonite neighbor to help...
  15. poultrylady

    Eastern Tennessee Thread

    I wish we could get some rain here! We had alot of lighting last night but not a drop of rain, I honestly cannot remember the last time it rained here. It is just so dry here, the pastures are gone and we have been feeding hay to the cows for quite some time, my poultry are miserable in all this...
  16. poultrylady

    Eastern Tennessee Thread

    Quote: Sorry hen, we got a bit distracted. I have never had eggs delivered, but am sure plenty on here have. Can someone help this nice person with an actual chicken question please? I have ordered quite a few eggs through the mail and really have had great results most of the time. Did you...
  17. poultrylady

    Eastern Tennessee Thread

    I've got a bunch of Bourbon Red Turkey poults for sale, these are excellent quality turkeys. Ages range from just hatched to around 2 months old. pm me if interested, Thanks
  18. poultrylady

    Eastern Tennessee Thread

    I just got another phone call from the young lady that had her chickens stolen. They were stole Tuesday night, I checked the flea market Wed. morning and saw nothing like her's at all, even though there were plently of chickens there. Apparently the theives came back Wed. night to get the few...
  19. poultrylady

    Eastern Tennessee Thread

    Quote: tell them to find and attend the local auctions, swap meets, and flea markets. alot come up with birds they just suddenly aquired, packed into cages or even just boxes or bags, and the people might be able to by back whole flocks cheap. scoundrels know no bounds. I did tell her about...
  20. poultrylady

    Eastern Tennessee Thread

    Hey all, Just thought I would give everyone around the Athens, Riceville Tn. area a "heads up" alert. I run a small hatchery here in Delano in Polk co. and in the last 5 days I have had 2 different people come to buy replacement chicks from me, apparently these people have had their entire flock...
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