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[HighNDryFarm]

Quote: Beautiful color!

Quote: Here he is trying to show them where they should lay. This was his makeshift pad we put in between our veggie gardens raised bed while he was in quarantine.

Here's the girls. They had gone in but he went in too and was a little overzealous trying to make the nest perfect so they got out.

Here's a picture of Big Daddy. This was last fall when we had broodies hatch chicks. He's a really good flockmaster.

Here's Fire Man's close-up! He's really a beautiful boy.

Have to share this rainbow we had last night.

Edited to say the FBCM's are due on the 20th.

 

[tommysgirl]

How sad! I'm going to have Langshan eggs shipped to me in the next month or so. I've never had eggs shipped to me and I'm nervous about it after hearing all the horror stories. I have a nice mail carrier but she doesn't deliver my mail all 6 days. So, I should ask the shipper to request that they hold the package at the PO?

Pet Rock I would. Also maybe post on the shipped egg experiment thread and ask wisher and some of the others if what Flowers' postal carrier said is true or just so much butt coverage. My boxes had "Fragile live embryos Please hold for pickup " or something like that on the outside but I don't know if they had to request something beyond that. Don't know how big your town is but I have talked to the people at my post office and told them I was expecting a package and to please hold it. We have fewer than 5500 people here and I have taught a couple of our PO employes or their kids so they take care of me I hope yours will do the same for you.

Also did you check the feedback of your egg seller? It helped calm my fears when I did that. Good Luck!

Flowers of Abba I am sorry. Lots of foothills people here though so they should be able to fix you up with what you need...and a bit more

 

[tommysgirl]

Beautiful color!
Here he is trying to show them where they should lay. This was his makeshift pad we put in between or veggie gardens raised bed while he was in quarantine.

Here's the girls. They had gone in but he went in too and was a little overzealous trying to make the nest perfect so they got out.

Here's a picture of Big Daddy. This was last fall when we had broodies hatch chicks. He's a really good flockmaster.

Here's Fire Man's close-up! He's really a beautiful boy.

Have to share this rainbow we had last night.
Gorgeous! Every Single Shot. What Breed is Big Daddy?

 

[MossyoakLane]

I took pics of my new flock this morning. It was quite muddy where they were previously, so ignore the dirty chickens....LOL
If anyone could help with the age of the larger chicken, it would greatly help. We were told she is a partridge Wyandotte. The girl next to her is a 10 week EE.
We still need to build a feeder and waterer.

My little BO was picked on before we got her....her feathers are just growing back, poor thing. 10 weeks




Partridge Wyandotte-unsure of age


This is the partridge next to the 10 week EE


Easter Egger 10 weeks


Silver Laced Wyandotte 10 weeks

 

[tommysgirl]

Hatching question

I have a themometer on the floor of the bator, two at mid egg level and one on the top. The ones at mid egg range are dead on. the floor one is a little cooler and the top one is a little warmer. This is what I am going for right?

 

[Happy Chooks]

Oh geez, 11 pages and I think I have it set to 75 posts per page. I'll never catch up.

Been swamped with the Easter Hatch, but I'm back now!

 

[PetRock]

Pet Rock I would. Also maybe post on the shipped egg experiment thread and ask wisher and some of the others if what Flowers' postal carrier said is true or just so much butt coverage. My boxes had "Fragile live embryos Please hold for pickup " or something like that on the outside but I don't know if they had to request something beyond that. Don't know how big your town is but I have talked to the people at my post office and told them I was expecting a package and to please hold it. We have fewer than 5500 people here and I have taught a couple of our PO employes or their kids so they take care of me I hope yours will do the same for you.

Also did you check the feedback of your egg seller? It helped calm my fears when I did that. Good Luck!

Thanks for the advice! I live in a city of around 100,000 people. Not much personal attention given around here! I do know several of the clerks in the PO because of shipping for eBay. Maybe I should ask my postal carrier what she would recommend.

I'm not sure how many eggs the gentleman ships. He is a breeder in AZ who has raised Langshans for 40 years and had the top birds at the Stockton show. I contacted him using his info on the show list. His birds are so gorgeous that I'm willing to take the risk. I will ask him a little more about how he ships, etc. He said that he sends them COD. Does the PO still do that? Maybe he is planning on using a different carrier.

 

[tommysgirl]

I took pics of my new flock this morning. It was quite muddy where they were previously, so ignore the dirty chickens....LOL
If anyone could help with the age of the larger chicken, it would greatly help. We were told she is a partridge Wyandotte. The girl next to her is a 10 week EE.
We still need to build a feeder and waterer.

My little BO was picked on before we got her....her feathers are just growing back, poor thing. 10 weeks




Partridge Wyandotte-unsure of age


This is the partridge next to the 10 week EE


Easter Egger 10 weeks


Silver Laced Wyandotte 10 weeks

I am no help but I want to tell you they are gorgeous and that I covet all things partridge... Great photos!

 

[PetRock]

Oh geez, 11 pages and I think I have it set to 75 posts per page. I'll never catch up.

Been swamped with the Easter Hatch, but I'm back now!

Did you see the pics of my Wellies??? I'm not sure how many pages back they are! I was hoping that you would chime in since you are a Wellie expert!

 

[MossyoakLane]

I am no help but I want to tell you they are gorgeous and that I covet all things partridge... Great photos!

Thanks....she was my last minute splurge. She was the only one, and I just could not leave the farm without her. In my mind I had already taken her home. I asked my 11 year old which one she liked......and she pointed at the Patridge. That sealed the deal