Chicken (Poultry) Addiction Anonymous *Chat Thread*

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So cool!!! Congratulations! You get bonus points on the name!
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Well her name Hereford is from England though the breed is from the U.S. I had just watched the movie again when I got her and the others and the first time I fed them it was vegetable and fruit waste from the market I get for free. She will sit up quickly and her ears with flop up just enough for me to see her excited eyes and I swear a smile as she trots over for a feast. So after seeing that I just thought Doubtfire would be perfect.
The Boar I named "Old Major" not the most politically correct name but I liked the book so sue me. The other Sow is "Blanch" from the Golden Girls a show I watched alot as a kid. Blanch is still warming up to me and you can tell she's smart so alot like Blanch the character.

Now the Tamworth's I have in a seperate pin nearer the chickens, which the chickens like until the pigs chase them out, lol. I am sure one day I will lose one or two chickens to a pig.
The Tam's seem to root around more than my Herefords, which is good. I have Hybrid Hazel nut bushes in their pen and plenty of nuts on the ground from the bushes and the Burr Oak in the pasture. I had to name the boar "Peanut" he's sweet but not the brightest light in the universe. "Peanuts" wife, lol, is "Martha" full name Martha Stewart. She bosses Peanut around and they both enjoy wallowing in the mud hole.
 
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So cool!!! Congratulations! You get bonus points on the name!
big_smile.png


Well her name Hereford is from England though the breed is from the U.S. I had just watched the movie again when I got her and the others and the first time I fed them it was vegetable and fruit waste from the market I get for free. She will sit up quickly and her ears with flop up just enough for me to see her excited eyes and I swear a smile as she trots over for a feast. So after seeing that I just thought Doubtfire would be perfect.
The Boar I named "Old Major" not the most politically correct name but I liked the book so sue me. The other Sow is "Blanch" from the Golden Girls a show I watched alot as a kid. Blanch is still warming up to me and you can tell she's smart so alot like Blanch the character.

Now the Tamworth's I have in a seperate pin nearer the chickens, which the chickens like until the pigs chase them out, lol. I am sure one day I will lose one or two chickens to a pig.
The Tam's seem to root around more than my Herefords, which is good. I have Hybrid Hazel nut bushes in their pen and plenty of nuts on the ground from the bushes and the Burr Oak in the pasture. I had to name the boar "Peanut" he's sweet but not the brightest light in the universe. "Peanuts" wife, lol, is "Martha" full name Martha Stewart. She bosses Peanut around and they both enjoy wallowing in the mud hole.

Blanch was the pretty tramp! I loved Golden Girls as a kid, and have a new appreciation for it as a nearing middleager!

This is where "real" farming is over my head...I thought hereford represented a type of cow? I will take notes as you type...
 
Yea! Power has been restored! After 24 of maintaining the most jury-rigged incubator known the eggs are still twitching every so often. Hopefully they are still on target to hatch tomorrow and we didn't screw them up too badly. Did you know that small votive candles pack a TON of heat ?
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I never thought of using candles! Not a bad idea...any issues with smoke or lack of air in the bator? I'm glad they are still moving, and you didn't have to resort to the bra hatch method! C'mon chickies!!!
 
I did actually resort to the bra method for the time it took to move and restructure the bator!
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Smoke didn't seem to be a problem, possibly due to the high humidity. I also made a small vent hole over the candles just in case. Took a lot more work to keep the humidity up... Hope no shrink wrapping occurred !
 

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