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[Dnetschke]

I have a home made pvc pipe feeder set up. It works great. I will post up some pics this evening if you would like. I went from the chickens wasting a lot of food to them wasting very little.

I'm excited to see your setup. Please post some pictures. THANKS!

 

[Warner123]

That is so sad - how is your little survivor doing?

He is doing great! I don't understand the aggression, but he is super healthy and likes to be held now. Loves worms and wheat grass too! Not sure he won't eat anything! LOL



I have between 7-11(fingers crossed) developing and should hatch Saturday into Sunday. Got the brooder all cleaned out and Lucky moved out to the farm already. Be a while before he can get with the gang, but really happy with him!(He better be a him!)

 

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

i am trying to make a flock with dual purpose so these are the breeds we have disided on: new Hampshire, SLW, cuckoo marans, araucana/americana, gold star, production red, and a plymouth rock. i plan to use them for eggs for the moment. but i want the ability to switch when we need to so I am looking for good size in the birds but they have to be good layers. are there any pros or cons with any of these breeds?  

I love my EEs but they can be temperamental layers, especially hatchery stock. If you don't buy from a reputable breeder your Americana / Araucana will likely be EEs. I love their personalities though! Mine are very curious and personable gals.

 

[wsmith]

Chickenfest 2013 update:

I am looking for one of those water balloon launching things that use surgical tubing... I need one to modify and use for rubber chicken launching...... Don't want too much range on it...

 

[Mtn Margie]

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Chickenfest 2013 update:

I am looking for one of those water balloon launching things that use surgical tubing... I need one to modify and use for rubber chicken launching...... Don't want too much range on it...

here in Boulder County, there are bicycle inner tubes along various roads...., and I bet you could make a launchy thing fairly easy!

 

[WendyGeisler]

Trying to find Black Copper Marans chicks, and it is impossible!!! Oh I sooo should have ordered chicks a month ago, because they are sold out (((

 

[wsmith]

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here in Boulder County, there are bicycle inner tubes along various roads...., and I bet you could make a launchy thing fairly easy!

LOL. Just found some new ones for cheap on ebay and amazon. I am going to build a stand and shorten the elastic so we can have less distance.

 

[Mtn Margie]

LOL. Just found some new ones for cheap on ebay and amazon. I am going to build a stand and shorten the elastic so we can have less distance.

Make two and we can have water balloon fights if it is hot! LOL! do catapults fit in with your reenactment groups?

 

[wsmith]

Make two and we can have water balloon fights if it is hot! LOL! do catapults fit in with your reenactment groups?

LOL. Unfortunatley catapults are from a little earlier era.

 

[ktmikal]

I'm expecting chicks this weekend! I found someone on craigslist in Black Forest selling them. Looks like maybe there were buying hatching eggs and then selling the chicks? I can't remember the name of the farm though. Anyone familiar with them?

Now to get the coop built