E TN picnic *Saturday, June 26*

[bibliophile birds]

wegotchickens: um, actually.... kinda. but i seriously, seriously only need a pullet. any chances with that?

georgialee: can you post a pic of the bantam mille fleur?

i knew having this at my house was going to be a terrible idea. now everyone's going to show up with birds and i'm not going to be able to help myself....

 

[wegotchickens]

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Straight-run newborns. 7-10 days old. You wanna roll the dice?

I'm going to post a sign at the feed store if no one chimes in that they want them. I gotta thin the flock. Goal is to have it thinned by Independence Day...

 

[bibliophile birds]

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you gonna take back the boys?

i really don't need another Silkie roo and it seems like they'd be hard to get rid of. and i don't think i could eat one... i'm open to a lot, but black skinned chicken dinner is maybe a bit of a reach...

 

[georgialee]

Here's a pic of the bantam mf cochin chick (my avatar is also a picture of it):

eta: these are hatched out of mike vogan's eggs... he has some gorgeous birds

 

[bibliophile birds]

well, now, you might as well just bring it along.... wouldn't want anyone to feel left out. (i'm going to be in SO much trouble)

 

[georgialee]

no problem!

I already am in big trouble, lol! We went from 19 chickens to 52 (+20 eggs in the incubator) in the month and a half after I got an incubator. Hubby is not happy about it... heheheh

 

[possumblossum]

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We went from 10 to 60 is about the same time. It's no better with DWs

 

[wegotchickens]

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you gonna take back the boys?

i really don't need another Silkie roo and it seems like they'd be hard to get rid of. and i don't think i could eat one... i'm open to a lot, but black skinned chicken dinner is maybe a bit of a reach...

Sure, I'll take the boys back. It'll give me a chance to test whether I can sex partridge silkies by the pattern of chick down. I have a suspicion that the prettier the chick, the more likely its a boy...

I found a kid who'll take the surprise chicks. I'm seeing evidence that my sneaky MF boy slipped past me a couple of times while I was cleaning the coop...


Ya'll, from 14 adult birds have 55 chicks right now. Only 5 are from outside eggs

And I have 5 more eggs pipped & zipping in the bator, and another 12 due at the beginig of next week.

 

[bibliophile birds]

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wow. that is brave! in that case, i'll take 2-3.

wait, did i just agree to take chicks without even asking how much you wanted for them?

where is my self control? why don't you bring however many you have left and we'll go from there. i guess i'll need some to keep that little cochin company...

eta: georgia, do you have pics of the parents of that little cochin? i've never seen one in person so i'd like to get a better idea what it'll look like.

 

[possumblossum]

BB,
Can you post a head count and what everyone's bringing so we can make sure all the gaps are filled?....I like egg salad, really, but not as appetizer, entree, side dish and dessert all in the same meal.

By the previous posts, I think I counted twelve adults and six kids, counting the maybe list and yourself.