building paradise for the birds

[Outpost JWB]

LOL! I am in then also! I got the email! Not to make you feel not special birdman,,,,, Because your threads are awesome and we really enjoy learning from you. Keep up the good work.

Congrats to you and @aart
@perchie.girl
@campingshaws
@Turkenstein25 and anyone else I may have missed! Gotta head off to work. Have a good day.

 

[perchie.girl]

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[Trexroo]

I like chickens more than humans so, more than likely I'll never be featured on the list, I do however know birdman55 and he made it to the list. After meeting him in person I can see why/How.

 

[campingshaws]

Well, I cheated. I'm trading some hens for a brooder, instead of making mine. The brooder was delivered last night! I'll have the hens two more weeks.

 

[birdman55]

I was reading on a breed group discussion that GFF messes with crossing their imports then sells them as pure breeds....
....folks were being warned off using them for parent stock.

do you have a post on where i can see this...i would be interested to see what people have to say

Me too! We should start a club.

yea...congrats to all the .05ERS.....

I like chickens more than humans so, more than likely I'll never be featured on the list, I do however know birdman55 and he made it to the list. After meeting him in person I can see why/How.

awww....thanks man...means alot...with all the viewers and people i have inspired it means alot when you get messages like these...keeps ones head up and really makes you think of how many thousands of people you give the strength to start their own flocks and projects....we can learn alittle from a lot of people and cut the learning curve by a huge degree...there has been many people that have inspired me and kept me on a straight playing field so to speak and are very knowledgeable...
thanks TONY KY, casportpony, randy, candice, sumi, and im sure im missing alot but thanks again to all the people out there that share their stories and their knowledge...it helps more then just me.

Well, I cheated. I'm trading some hens for a brooder, instead of making mine. The brooder was delivered last night! I'll have the hens two more weeks.

ohhh.....you cheater...thats ok...i found this peacock carrier and i so should have bought it just for the plans itself to make my own....

really cool design..you can see a peacock on the right....the tail sticks out and remains in tact...

well i think we should start a thread called the inspiration of the .05ERS....WHERE WE CAN SHARE OUR STORIES AND KNOWLEDGE TO INSPIRE PEOPLE...

well got the inside scoop on how gff works...ill keep that to myself...however they are supposed to be sending me an email today on what they are going to do...however they did tell someone that they do cull for white toes...SO THEN WHY DID I GET THE BIRDS WITH THOSE TRAIGHTS....and they also said they have a 6-8 week waiting list for cemanis....weird huh....and i never spoke with them directly....but they know im concerned. i was like well if they are so busy and they are making all this money and have such a waiting list you think they would hire someone just for communication and customer service...but for some reason they dont...im sure they are super busy but to have someone doing the customer service/communication and then to work on the farm....seems alittle to much for one person...but i dont know their situation...but those are my opinions...im sure there is a reason for it...anyways..got an offer today to raise abunch of pheasants....not sure what ill do...but its a pretty nice offer....so i have to think about it....anyways have a great day...and keep up the great work peeps......

 

[attimus]

Well, I cheated. I'm trading some hens for a brooder, instead of making mine. The brooder was delivered last night! I'll have the hens two more weeks.

The world is based on a barter system after all. Good trade.

I like that peafowl carrier. Looks like a simple enough design. I always see things that I want to duplicate.
I was even looking at what they were doing on the remodel of the hotel we stayed in thinking how can I apply that. Lol.

 

[campingshaws]

Ten chicks per section. The polish babies on the end are too big for a brooder, but their tractor isn't finished yet.

 

[birdman55]

very nice...camp....getting ready to design a big one myself...

 

[birdman55]

well did all my rounds this morning with the birds...and they were all fine...then the cinnamon golden female passed a rubber egg...shortly after that she died...bummer that was an expensive bird...i will post pics of her back end...i think the other birds had something to do with this...mostly the other female...cause i would watch her pick at the back end when she was laying...and it is alittle bloody for a back end...on a good note i did get an email from gff...still no set plans on what they are doing...and i also got to see the india blue peacock mate with one of the female...well gotta keep up my head on this one...i did get a bunch of eggs from her and it was her first time laying...so maybe her body couldnt handle it

 

[Mims]

I'm sitting here, catching up on your thread, and thinking. I'm just barely getting into chickens. But. When I throw myself into something, I usually go all out, and end up spending a ton of money to get exactly what I want.

I have never heard of GFF. But I do know, that from reading this thread, I will never buy from them. They have no idea the free advertisement and good press they could be getting right now. Almost 140 pages of people following your journey. We were all so disappointed and sad for you when your first shipment died. Excited with you as you waited on the second shipment. And now? A bunch of second rate chicks. No response, slow to do anything. Don't seem to care at all.

Can you image how good they would have looked if you called them, and said Hey, I think there's been a mistake, and they sent you a new shipment immediately, all the while apologizing for their oversight? It would have shown all of us that we can trust this company to do right by their customers. We all make mistakes, we're all human. But their lack of response to a customer spending thousands has my head spinning.

I sincerely hope this all gets straightened out, and you get the quality chicks you paid for. You, my friend, are far more calm and patient than I will ever be. I might have exploded by now.