California - Northern

[OR4-hmom]

I had an egg in my pocket at the gym. Thankfully, it didn't break.

Especially after it had been there for a good long while. I have a few sweatshirts hanging by the door so I can grab one on the way out, I try to check the pockets when I take them off but I don't always remember until I lean in to collect eggs and hear the crunch.

 

[ronott1]

Especially after it had been there for a good long while. I have a few sweatshirts hanging by the door so I can grab one on the way out, I try to check the pockets when I take them off but I don't always remember until I lean in to collect eggs and hear the crunch.

After the post about an egg at the Dentist, I realized that I was putting eggs in my pocket sometimes too. I am getting a bit Chicken Crazy also--well maybe more than a bit.

 

[OR4-hmom]

After the post about an egg at the Dentist, I realized that I was putting eggs in my pocket sometimes too. I am getting a bit Chicken Crazy also--well maybe more than a bit.

That's alright, we enjoy each others company. Think they will let us have therapy chickens if we get locked up?

 

[ronott1]

That's alright, we enjoy each others company. Think they will let us have therapy chickens if we get locked up?

That would be great!

 

[tommysgirl]

The only stuff I've judged is showmanship in dog, cavy, poultry & rabbit, and dog obedience. I enjoy working with the kids. We lived and breathed 4H for ten years with my son. I also participated in interview panels in the kids competitions at rabbit nationals around the country. My son aged out of 4H many years ago. I still compete in fairs for myself, but I kept up working with kids. Part of it is enjoying working with the kids and part is we've always said you need to have a little carny worker in your blood to work the fairs. I've been asked if I would be interested in working the small animal building next year at state for the entire month long run. That's a LONG time to be away from home and my own animals, but I'm thinking about it. I've spent the last 25 years every year in that building, it gets to be second nature

This is just cool! ^^

 

[alibra]

Is this baby a blue or splash? I believe it's an Ameraucana... Any guess on the sex, either? I thought the chick would darken as it grew up but it didn't! My blue babies are so much darker!

 

[ronott1]

Is this baby a blue or splash? I believe it's an Ameraucana... Any guess on the sex, either? I thought the chick would darken as it grew up but it didn't! My blue babies are so much darker!

That is blue now but it could still change. Splash is white with well splash markings.



The one in front is blue.



You have very nice chicks and look at those eggs!

 

[alibra]

I have a splash rooster but I haven't been blessed with any splash chicks so I don't know what they look like the chick's got a single comb so she/he may be a lavender something I don't even know! The lady I bought some hatching eggs from was all over the map...

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Well it isn't that big but I am building challenged since I sit behind a desk all week long. I built a 4dx8wx4h. I didn't have a plan and I built it out of a picture in my head of what I thought would be easy. Since most wood is cut to 8 foot lengths and 4 feet wide generally I thought that would be easiest. I have an 8x8x8 run attached so that makes it a little difficult. I can take that off, but just a place to store the chickens while I move it is pretty concerning. It took me forever to build and I am afraid disassembling and reassemblling will take me a LONG time too. I was going to take a picture of it this morning but forgot.
Ugh! I have one cat carrier that would hold maybe 3 chickens... That's a whole lotta trips back and forth 15 minutes each way....

I have a shop in the new house, but they are getting to be full grown now and 13 of them in anything in the house would be an "OH heck NO!" kind of thing..... I could TRY to put something temporary up in the shop but I couldn't wait to get them out of my garage when they were chicks I can't imagine now. I may have to take a day or two off of work to get this done. I am a do it on the weekends kind of girl but that may not be possible this time.

Well, I HATE moving, and I am not 100% excited, but I feel it is hopefully a good decision. I am trying to buy a house on this really interesting load product no one has heard about. It actually provides 100% financing. The Real Estate market is still a little bananas and the house is not my dream house, but I hope it will be a good tool for future plans. Being a single mom with no male muscle is really annoying when it comes to things like this. But I have done it TWICE in the last two years so hopefully this is the LAST time for a while. Of course the last two times I didn't have to move the chickens.

Next spring I am hoping to get some of your "Red Star" eggs.

I am sorry that you are having issues.

There is a BYC member that used wood ash to treat mites (external obviously), but since she isn't eating, I am not sure I would like to do a wait and see on that option.

Does she feel skinny? Is she maybe egg bound? I don't recall that when my chicken was egg bound that she was puffy, she was just sort of in a trance and didn't move.

Just have a chicken moving party lol. I have 3 cat carriers. I am sure others can help.
is your coop movable? I am sure we can help you move it.

That is blue now but it could still change. Splash is white with well splash markings.



The one in front is blue.



You have very nice chicks and look at those eggs!

nice

 

[lawatt]

The Prada wearing Devil herself?!?! WOWZERS that's so cool...not that you impressed an alleged meany but that you impressed someone known for such a discriminating, artistic eye. I will have to check it out.

Oh and congrats on the eggs. Are marans eggs easier to hatch under a broody than in a bator? I would think they coud be.

thanks! don't know if marans eggs work better with a broody than an incubator, but i'm only in possession of the former, so that's where they're going. actually trying to decide whether to put all 11 under Frances, or to split them between her and Amelia #2 -- attempting to move her to the "broody pen" didn't work, Jane (the sussex with the campine chicks) chased her out the next morning, so she's back in one of the regular laying boxes and is often booted out by higher-status hens who want to lay their eggs in the "popular" nest -- she's just sitting on some of my own mutt eggs, and as i've been typing this out, i think i'm deciding that she should just stick with those -- if they hatch, fine, if they don't, no great loss. i think Frances is more to be trusted with the shipped eggs.