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I just got my chicks today! I have been planning for awhile though. I should have put that in my post!

Congrats! What kinds did you get?

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Ok, who wants some free silkies and hard feathered showgirls? I have 2 buff silkie Roos, 2 showgirl roos, and a Beardless silkie that's looking like a pullet but not 100%. Someone please come and take them lol. The silkie Roos are around 18 weeks, the others around 15 weeks. The buff roos are from papabrooder's stock from eggs I bought from him and the other three from local breeder.

Do you have any recent pictures of your beardless silkie? I might have room for her if she is really a she.

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Kristin, As always your pics are lovely. What kind of hen is Olive? She is very pretty too. [/quote] Olive's a production Rhode Island red hen, a retiree at the ripe old age of 7 years old.

 

[DarthLayer]

Welcome kitinwest! Its always exciting when you get chicks.

I just got my chicks today!  I have been planning for awhile though. I should have put that in my post!

 

 

[bradselig]

Do you have any recent pictures of your beardless silkie? I might have room for her if she is really a she.
Olive's a production Rhode Island red hen, a retiree at the ripe old age of 7 years old.

These pictures are a couple weeks old. I can try to get new ones tomorrow.
The one on the left

 

[bradselig]

And if anyone is interested in the Roos, here are some pictures (again taken several weeks ago on 6/30/13)

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Do you have any recent pictures of your beardless silkie? I might have room for her if she is really a she.
Olive's a production Rhode Island red hen, a retiree at the ripe old age of 7 years old.

These pictures are a couple weeks old. I can try to get new ones tomorrow.
The one on the left

She is pretty! I would like to wait for tomorrow's pictures if you get some so I can decide, but I am definitely interested!

 

[bradselig]

Not a problem! Ill try to get some straight on of her face/comb too.

 

[Mother2Hens]

kitinwest~ Welcome to the Indiana Thread! Please look on page 1006, post 10055 (just a couple of days ago) for info about being an Indiana member. We have lots of friendly and knowledgable people who are here to help you with your new chicks. We all just love photos, too!
Originally Posted by freeflyin
Hey John, I just read this. I'm looking for some ideas for my brother's chicken coop. He is also in a wheelchair. Do you think you could pm me or post some plans or pictures?

freeflyin~ Since John no longer had info, I Googled: handicap accessible chicken coop ---and found lots of links. I remember you posting about your brother's accident and plans for chickens. Hope you're enjoying a break from UE. : - )​

animallover~ Hope you had good luck at the 4H Fair!
julie0477~ Sorry to hear about your bad luck! That's sad about your hen getting hit on the road. My five hens have been helping me with landscaping in the front yard and my RIR has a bad habit of moseying off by herself near the road. My RIR is not as pretty as Pipd's Olive, but her crazy personality is somehow endearing.
Photo of invalid Violet, my Lavender orp pullet with a torn leg tendon and her nursemaid Adeline, my Jubilee orp pullet.
Violet was sitting like a hen with her tail feathers pointed up, which was a good sign. Of course when I got my camera, she changed positions. Her face is still a little damp in this photo from her bath and hair dryer blow-out. Adeline helps groom her, too.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Does anyone have an EE roo to get rid of? Pretty one?? I was going to keep my Black Austraporp because he is so pretty( was supposed to be a girl) and he is friendly but he is getting so big, too big for the girls. I'll trade him if anyone is interested or he is up for grabs or is might be going to freezer camp!!

I would like to have him, I have 1 roo for 12 girls. I do have a very handsome EE roo but he is very shy, about 5 months old now. I may have an extra LO roo also who is very outgoing and social. Will look tomorrow. PM if you are interested

Quote: Perfect, thanks for finding it!

Quote: I think he is, but I am going to do another of his flock and try it, hopefully tomorrow or tuesday. I used ours for the cornish X and a couple were almost too big. I will weigh him tomorrow and see where he is at.

Quote: Maybe he will, I will do another turkey this week and see if that will work. I found some washtub style galvanized pans but nothing said on it about being watertight. The other issue I am having is a base for boiling water. I planned to bring our deep fryer and the base has rusted out, so its not safe to use anymore. Glad I started looking at stuff before the big day!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Quote: I will get a weight and measure on him tomorrow, see if it will.

We're still trying to decide if we can make the drive down from northern Indiana for next week's chicken fest. I wanted to look at the info about it again, but I can't remember when it was last posted & I don't have a lot of time to search a gazillion posts! Could it be posted one more time, please?

Brad -- did you say you were or were not able to come? Chloe would like to learn to process some of her quail. If he's not there, can anyone else teach quail processing? She also just got her first quail egg 2 days ago!

I haven't done any yet, I did find this tutorial...
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/147712/how-i-process-quail-my-6yr-old-helped-warning-graphic-pics
Please everyone be aware, you will not want to look at this if you are not comfortable with processing.