Chicken (Poultry) Addiction Anonymous *Chat Thread*

[GammaPoppyLilyFlutter]

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Exciting! Congratulations.

I put 8 in lockdown 2 nights ago. I can't wait for Monday morning.

We may have the same hatch date!Mine are due Monday night or Tuesday morning!

 

[Muggsmagee]

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You are at least honest with yourself!

 

[crazychicken]

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I know.... And I have thanked him... His OCD can get on my nerves at times. It does not help that he is not the nicest question asker...

 

[Muggsmagee]

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I know.... And I have thanked him... His OCD can get on my nerves at times. It does not help that he is not the nicest question asker...

Sorry...my OCD friends get on my nerves sometimes too. I do understand. But how exciting is it that your dad has agreed to get you some more chickens!?!

And maybe his OCD will help when it is time to clean the coops!

 

[Muggsmagee]

I've placed my first duck order through Holderread's Waterfowl. I will be getting 7 Saxony and 7 Welsh Harlequin in April. These I hope to show.

I have been fumbling with my McMurray list of ducks...I keep switching the numbers around. I've got one of every color Runner duck, a few Cayugas, a few Rouen, Blue Swedish, Gold Star, and Buff. Should be getting my shipment in February.

These are just for fun.

Ahem...I may not be done. Through my friends I may be getting Khaki Campbell and Crested Cayuga eggs to hatch.

I've jumped head first into this, just like my chickens!

Edited to add....I finally pushed the "buy" button. My ducklings will be shipped February 21st from McMurray!

 

[equinehugger3]

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Oooh! I love Saxonys!!! Lol I was going to hatch ducks originally, so I read a lot about genes and breeds and stuff because it would be my first poultry experiance... I couldn't find duck hatching eggs in my area though, so we got chickens. I'm so glad that we got chickies, but I like the idea of getting ducks though.

 

[Muggsmagee]

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Oooh! I love Saxonys!!! Lol I was going to hatch ducks originally, so I read a lot about genes and breeds and stuff because it would be my first poultry experiance... I couldn't find duck hatching eggs in my area though, so we got chickens. I'm so glad that we got chickies, but I like the idea of getting ducks though.

Remind me next fall...I may be able to send you some fertile duck eggs!

 

[bargain]

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Let me know if you need some more duck eggs....Getting really good results from those eggs ....We have the crested and non-crested Pekins in the same pen!!!!!!!!

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[AmyJ]

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Congratulations!!!

 

[bargain]

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Nicole, I celebrate along with you! All the readers may not realize, but these eggs were shipped on a Monday but did not arrive until the FOLLOWING Week..... I almost went out of my mind as the sender and will tell you I bugged our Post Office and the USPS tracking system over and over and over, etc... The receiving end also got many calls. I can only imagine that they were somewhere - perhaps transported to an alien planet, I do not know....Finally I got the word they had arrived. The fact that you are hatching is an extreme tribute to your hatching skills, prayers being heard and my extreme and very precious flock doing it's job. I'm not "bashing" the USPS and understand that during Christmas many of the time frames for delivery were suspended. But this was a tale of extreme delayed delivery!!! ]But as I tell many of my friends "Hatching is not for sissies. It takes courage, character, perseverance, perspiration and prayers!

I'm praying that these precious babies will continue to come on through for you!!! Nancy

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Our current auctions:

Bonus Lavendar Orpington Eggs & 10+ Blue/Black/Splash Orpington Eggs
10+ Blue Cooper Marans & Splash Marans (Mostly Blues!) eggs
12+ Buff Orpington Hatching Eggs
10+ Crested and Non Crested Pekin Duck Eggs - No Reserve!
[URL]https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=436662] Pickup only - Pure Coronation Sussex Rooster at the Point of Crowing![/url]