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[DblJpoultry]

Southern illinois Johnson county hounds,hogs and chickens

 

[Molpet]

Southern illinois Johnson county hounds,hogs and chickens

Glad you found the Illinois thread

 

[DblJpoultry]

Glad you found the Illinois thread

Had me puzzled for a few days found it this morning glad to meet ya

 

[BReeder!]

I'm back!
It had been a week or possibly two since I gave been on BYC. I have been crazy busy again with work, family, life, etc. Chickens are doing great but wishing the weather would finally turn around so they could maximize their time foraging in the lawn and mulch beds. They have been very happy in their shed coop. The quail are still indoors in or heated sunroom. I really wasn't too move them into the cages in the shed coop, but it's been too cold to even finish building the cages let alone to put them out there. There's 45 I think... so hard to count them! They will be 8 weeks old next week, so I will be putting most of the males in freezer camp once I get back from a business trip next week. That should cut back on the feed and mess. Oh the mess... there are feathers all over the sunroom floor every day. The birds are in an 8 ft long cage I built, but the feathers just float all over the place. And 45 birds pooping... there's a regular trip to the compost pile to dump a bucket full of poop.

@Molpet how are your turkeys? Any luck with eggs just yet? I have an itch to get the incubator running again.

 

[Molpet]

@Molpet how are your turkeys? Any luck with eggs just yet? I have an itch to get the incubator running again.

no eggs yet. 4/7 I have seen bred. Hoping soon. Last year it was middle of march...
Faraday got the early bloomers I guess

 

[Molpet]

Had me puzzled for a few days found it this morning glad to meet ya

yes the site takes a while to figure out.
have you seen the guides? https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/announcements-feedback-issues-guides.3/?prefix_id=3

 

[Faraday40]

Southern illinois Johnson county hounds,hogs and chickens

Glad you're here.

 

[cavemanrich]

Southern illinois Johnson county hounds,hogs and chickens

Welcome to our State thread
I may return into your neck of the woods in summer for vacation.
I'm sure you know where this is.
Soo much to see every time we visit. We usually camp in Fern Cliff.

Spoiler: For everyone else..

Garden of the Gods Herod ILL.

 

[DblJpoultry]

Welcome to our State thread
I may return into your neck of the woods in summer for vacation.
I'm sure you know where this is.
Soo much to see every time we visit. We usually camp in Fern Cliff.
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Spoiler: For everyone else..

Garden of the Gods Herod ILL.

Yes I know fern cliff state park well goreville is about 15 mins from me an blessed too run my hounds in God's country many times

 

[Faraday40]

I processed my 1st turkey today with the help of my neighbor. Having some guilty sadness - especially since both hens were laying eggs. The other hen doesn't seem stressed by her absence, so she'll stay a while longer.

PS-
@chickendreams24 If my family won't eat the turkey, then "Back Up" can go visit "Christmas."