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Okay, guys--I accidentally found out one of my presents. I super hate that I accidentally peeked and wish I could forget (I always love the surprise of presents and was never an early unwrapper-rewrap-and acted surprised at xmas type kids). But, think--bodysuit! I'll be posting some pictures after xmas. LOL!!!!

Little broody is still so broody. She so deserves little chicks. Next Friday, if everything works out well!

I was late putting my winter rye out, and didn't do a great job keeping the chickens off of it. My small patch of lawn looks horrible. Anything I can do to salvage it, or will it be dirt till it warms up? Can I try to set more rye seed? This is my first grass experience--I put down sod in April 2013.
 
pipemum said:
I was late putting my winter rye out, and didn't do a great job keeping the chickens off of it. My small patch of lawn looks horrible. Anything I can do to salvage it, or will it be dirt till it warms up? Can I try to set more rye seed? This is my first grass experience--I put down sod in April 2013.
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Not much you can do, now. It's too cold for anything to germinate. Don't feel bad, though. I'm in the same boat. Apparently, I let my flock out too early and they ate the entire lawn, roots and all. There doesn't appear to be anything left to grow. Between now and Spring, I'll have to properly fence the run on the side yard, so that I don't have to deal with that hassle again. I'm planning on putting sod down over there, too, though.
 
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Ok so they moved out Tuesday night, this is they in the coop. So far so good. I put the heat lamp in the ceiling of the coop and put a tarp over the coop at night, as well as closing the door so they cannot get out into the run. It must get warm in there the first morning they were in a feather pile in the nest box out of the direct heat of the lamp, today when I opened the door to the run they charged out to eat.

And Introductions
Barred Rock- Big Mama, she is supper sweet and lets me hold her
Black Sex Link - Blacky or grumpy, she does not like being held even after all the handling
EE - Brainy - shes kinda off and slow, but getting better at holding her own
EE - Bossy - Shes very bossy of the othes and steals food from them
I have a Red sex link and a RIR, but I don't know which is which anymore. One we call Cleo as she has fantastic mascara eyes and the other is Red.








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I'm glad to hear they survived the bitter cold temps we had. Heat lamp and tarping the coop was a great idea! Your coop is almost identical to mine and I have 4 chicks at almost 12 weeks old. Once they get bigger I think my coop will be a little too small. We are planning to extend the run another 2 ft x 8 ft on an "L" from the existing run over the Christmas holiday so they won't be so cramped during the day when they are confined.
 
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Ha ha, thanks for the info. I was referring to RSI growers. It's a nursery that suppose to have a large variety of fruit trees that they grow and graft right here in AZ.
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So, RSI Growers is owned by a nice, older gentleman who does appear to know his information. However, everything is just located at his house, which is on a large plot of land. That's why you can never get a real answer on hours and he tells you to call before you go visit. It's not a real nursery, but more of a hobby-business for a retiree. His selection was fairly good, but nothing like a few of the others I've been to. There is another person selling them same thing in Tempe, about ten minutes from my work, so I may see if my wife wants to go down with me on Saturday to check his out. RSI Growers was asking $35 for his 15-gallon bushes, but this other person only wants $20.


I did learn some things while I was there. Pomegranates, as are nearly all the other fruit trees, are deciduous, meaning they lose all of their leaves during winter. Citrus appear to be the exception. They are also bushes, not trees. After seeing them, they grow similar to oleanders, where new shoots all sprout from the base of the tree, rather than having a single tall trunk. Supposedly, you can trim and form them to look like a tree without sacrificing the quality of the quantity of the fruit. I want to verify a few things before I actually buy one, though. I'm not sure it's appropriate for my front yard and I don't have a good spot in my back yard.
 
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tsuninight said:
I'm really sorry City.  Losing a pet is like losing a family member sometimes.
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Yes you are so right.. It feels weird when we go home with her gone..
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it will for a long time, Harley has been gone for over a year, when I go to moms the house is still a little empty. I think of all the good times, then of him suffering, and I am at peace. The same with other fury loves. The ones I had to give up, though remains empty... Not knowing of their second wife without me. With them I have to give it over to my higher power, and not dwell on it. I am powerless to change anything, at the time I know I did right by them. If you can not provide for your charge, trusts and depends on you. Short term situations we manage to go thru, but long term is different. As time proved I made the right chose, but it dose not stop the emptiness. For you it is so much clearer.

Her spirit will be with you for comfort. My late husband told me that the spirits of animals will often linger until the know their loved ones are ok. It is hard to explain, and is to bazaar for most. But I think he is right. Love is always good.
 
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Hey Everyone! It's been a while.

I've got a broody hen again. I'm torn because I'd like to try getting chicks again, but last time I ended up selling the two chicks I got from Pet Club since one ended up being a cockerel and I decided to just keep them together. The hen never took to them because I tried swapping them out for the eggs she was sitting on way too soon in the process. I think anyways. The other thing is I really just don't have any room for two more birds. I've got eight now and it's pretty tight in the hen house at night.

Option 1: Kick the broody out of the nest.
Option 2: Get chicks again, raise them, sale them or sale some of my laying hens. Maybe trade laying hens for fertile eggs or chicks.

What does everyone think? Anyone willing to help me out with option 2? Other options?
 

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