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Nothing like the clarion call off Egg Song at 5am... Smh. I love my girls but that gets crazy some mornings. Seriously. 10 solid minutes of "bok bok bok bok bak-AACK!" About half way thru, someone joined in counterpoint with a consistent "Eeeeeerrrrrrrrrr, eerrrrrrrr, eeerrrrrr!" I'd like to...

Cheeka, idk bout you but I'll take 48 and rain over this -something and single digits any day! Here in Pa, we're getting about the same temps as you. And my crappy insulated (read not insulated at all!) house is still only 62° WITH the heat cranked to 78°!! Gave a passing thought and almost...

That is the COOLEST thing I have seen in a long while! I may have to raise a few eggs now, lol! I've been debating on whether or not to give my girls babies since they're so young and there's so many of them. Would there be jealoisy issues do you think?? What about my ducky girls??

I have a bunch of dirty birds, lol. Any suggestions to getting them clean in this cold, wet mess? One of my girls seems to have plucked her behind a bit bare. I told her she wasn't impressing anyone and was beginning to look like a babboon! I got the stink eye for that comment. :lau Seriosly...

MC, don't feel bad if she's not trained by any specific age. She's obviously been thru a great deal of trauma and the most important thing is to let her be comfortable enough to get there at her own pace. Trust me, if she feels rushed it'll only set her back. My own daughter was traumatized to...

Those are some lovely eggs! I esp like the green. Thats about the same shade as my girls just not as much blue. My pics weren't as nice as yours. Lol, next to the bantam eggs, the larger ones almost look like triple jumbos!

Have you considered adopting her? Idk the whole situation so maybe it's not an option but...

Ming, those lovely dove-grey eggs come from my darling Cayuga duck hens, Glossy and Glimmer. If you think the eggs are pretty, you should see them! They're all black (supposed to turn somewhat white as they age) and their feathers have this gorgeous puple/green/blue shine to them. Oh, if you...

W4W, I'm def going to have to give the vertical thing a go this year. If not for the kids or lack of space then for my little flock! Little boogers are VORACIOUS! Denuded my accidental pumpkin patch faster than a pack of piranhas! MC, that's a shame. My post office was the exact opposite. I...

None that I'm getting rid of no. I've 2 of ea. Cayugas n Pekins. Not sure where you'd look for adults hens but I got all my girls as days olds from Chickens for Backyards. They have a low minimum order, too. 3 I think.

Lol, that's great! But that's somwtimes the best way I think. Trail and error. We've been doing the homesteading thing on a small scale. 3 yrs ago we started a veg garden. First 2 yrs failed. Location n poor soil. Last year was better but a later start and still poor spoil meant a poor harvest...

I'd love to add some small scale fruit trees/shrubs to our gardening but I have the same problem. Neighbors. More specifically, her grand nieces and friends that come over all the time. Technically, I'd be able to do quite a bit as my half of the rental sits on about 1/2 an acre of land. But...

6 inches??? I wish! Try 16!!! I'm in Shamokin, Pa. 3-6 was our forecast too. Sometimes I get very annoyed by weathermen. I mean seriously. What other job can you have where you're wrong 50% of the time and still have a job? I have to keep remunding myself how capricious Mother Nature is and...

How could I forget Roger?? I plan on going back and finishing eventually. I finally left off around 134. I'm so glad I joined this group! Just in the first few pgs I've solved several problems and answered at least as many questions! Up until then, we'd been winging it (pun intended). My girls...

Lol! Ive been having so much fun reading this thread I keep forgetting to post. I just looked and just can't believe there are over 2,000 posts! How will i ever catch up?? I've literally been reading this for days, lol! I think I'm going to have to give up and just dive in!

You sure you didn't marry my ex??? To this day he cant help himself and has to criticize anything he didn't have a hand in building. Lmao, and we haven't lived together for 10 years!!: gig