Chicken (Poultry) Addiction Anonymous *Chat Thread*

[Jloeffler]

Final count for the day is eight survivors, one DOA thanks to momma, and three unhatched. We'll give them a bit longer before giving up. Looks like four are Mille fleur and four are porcelain. I really wanted themille fleurso hopefully some of the remaining eggs will hatch. Hubby got right on making a bigger brooder box for them and they seem quite happy.

so, now that I've calmed down I feel more like

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[PartridgeRooster]

Problem hens make great fried chickens

 

[Jloeffler]

When I told my kids what had happened, one of my 4 yo DS said, "well, looks like Pretty's going to freezer camp!"

 

[Miss Lydia]

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out of the mouth of babes.

 

[Jloeffler]

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out of the mouth of babes.

And they still can't figure out why grandma won't eat chicken at their house! She refuses to eat anything with a name.

 

[Miss Lydia]

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out of the mouth of babes.

And they still can't figure out why grandma won't eat chicken at their house! She refuses to eat anything with a name.

My mom named all her blk angus cows that went into the freezer, so one day we were eating with them and my dd who was about 5 says, Granny who are we eating today? didn't bother her that we could have been eating her name sake.

 

[Jloeffler]

Children are the best cheap entertainment!

 

[PartridgeRooster]

Yes, they are. Just had three day's of my 8 month old niece. If I could be guaranteed that my kids would be that good I might consider having them.

 

[Jloeffler]

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And there's the rub! But, since you share genetics with her, it's not such a big gap! Maybe yours would be even better. Of course, you can't send them home after the weekend...hmmm, maybe I should've stayed with nieces and nephews!! Kidding!

 

[daisychick]

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I love your chicken coop and the way ya'll put it together, looks like it came that way, very good use of space too.

Thanks to Lydia and Partridge Rooster on the coop compliments......I guess I need to update my coop page soon. I had to take out the tunnel so I could make a breeding pen section there. But I would for sure use that idea again to get chickens through an empty section of fencing. I have added 2 small sections in the coop to stick babies to grow out and to separate some breeds. Of course now the wire on the outside is not as pretty as when I first did it because my horse uses it to scratch her butt!!!!

Speaking of separating out breeds, How many is a good number to keep for a breeding group????

Meagan how many do you keep of for example Lavender Ameraucanas??? I am still trying to thin out the herd and can't decide how many to keep of each kind.

I have 6 Lavs, 9 wheatens, 11 marans and then of course tons of assorted others.