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[Chaneys Ranch]

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no I need to do that. Meyer's production pack used to be really really close to $100 for 50 next year it is going to be $130. I liked the production pact from there because I could tell the chicks apart and the RIR chicks that I did not care for sold so well on CL. But a 30% increase in price, increases my chances of getting stuck with those RIR chicks.
Several of the hatcheries have the email deals, I get messages from cackle, meyer and a few others.
I need to look at Mt Healthy, they had a 200 chick deal that was $0.28 per chick.
Wow its now $0.25 cents a chick, pretty awesome.
http://www.mthealthy.com/store/948458/product/bargain2

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John!

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Heritage RIR. Chickens 1-3 are the roosters and 4-6 are the hens. I think #4 tried to lay an egg today. I saw her squatting and squatting but still waiting on eggs. Once I start getting regular eggs and more than 1 every so often I'll have to choose my breeding roosters and put the hens into breeding pens. I'm hoping to get those hens in the pens by Dec 1st to start collecting eggs by the 5th for the New yrs hatch along. If that does not happen then I'll be looking for hatching eggs to be in the hatch along or just sit it out.
Oh so glad you posted that! I wanted to get in on it too!

Quote: That is just too adorable. I used to take in any lost wild chicks I found. My favorite was a starling I released once he was fully feathered.
He would randomly still fly on my head or shoulder for several months after I let him out.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Personally, I order from hatcheries mostly because at the moment the quality of the bird is less important to me than the sex of the bird. I have the absolute worst luck with straight run birds and hatching eggs, which is why I will not hatch eggs or let my girls broody on them (although Margie is the cutest little broody ever and it would be adorable to see her as a mom...

). The only hatch I have done was of Guinea fowl and all seven of them were male. Of the straight run birds we've gotten (which has only been about a dozen, but the point still stands), only one has been a hen. I swear, pullets switch sex to cockerels at my touch sometimes. So the extra cost, to me, is more for birds that are sexed females.

I have the opposite problem I want roosters and rarely get them! Out of my 16 Australorps NONE were roos.

Quote: Akers is really involved in showing too. They are very nice people.

Hello

Been skimming

Hi back, still catching up

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Quote: Hehehe this is going to be so COOL! Loved the you tube, I had tears laughing so much!

Jchny2000: thnk u... Glad ur DH is local now hope is better for you t have him home more. I love being home but am getting bored and doing things I've never done before (ie:raise chickens) to curb th boredom. Injury is still causing issues so can't work. My girls keep me busy though. Is nice meet you too. : ) glad I found your forum such amazing people on here!!!!

There sure is a lot of real down to earth caring people in our group, thank you!

Please feel free to jump in and post anytime, and we talk about most everything.
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We share graduations, weddings, new puppies and any picture you really love to share.
Its ok to VENT

too! Please, feel welcome anytime

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Thank you, its been emotionally difficult. I am so angry over how sick they were. How can anyone let a baby suffer like that!
Its not about the loss of the stuff DH traded its how ill they are. And I should have just not got them. Mad at myself.
Mommy instinct took over and I need to be more eyes open, ugh and less trusting! All the reading and research wasn't enough.
At least I had on hand what is needed to help them..
Sadly, experience seeing it all first hand has taught me a lot more in a very short time

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

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Quote: Reminds me a lot of a minnow cage! thanks so much, I am going to look into them a lot more.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Quote: Wow thats surprising, I get a lot of excited customers about egg color.
Think it depends on the community you live in tho.
Not getting a lot right now since they are barely laying, ugh!
I really love the rock breeds, Will add more next year. I have 1 BR hen, Mabel that's just too sweet and is a dependable layer.
She has produced more chicks than I can count lol!

 

[lilmizscareall]

Integration update...
Last night I worked until 5. It only takes me a few minutes to get home. I've been watching the two groups get along swimmingly, so everyone was out free ranging together. I'm guessing since they are all so young still, they don't quite know what they're doing yet! Not so much a squabble or a peck!
I unfortunately, did not leave work on time though, so it was almost 6, I panicked thinking, predators!!! Omg! I get home and everyone is just fine, so fine in fact...they were all roosting together! Roosting is used loosely, my younger birds can't figure out the roost.
I'm watching them from my cozy indoor spot and the two groups just do their own things. I'll be out there most of the day today to watch them. I still have branches, from the storm, to clean up and cut.
Annie

 

[SallyinIndiana]

The 200 chick deal is mainly roosters, so if you want roosters it is a wonderful deal. Then again brooding 200 at one time is not easy. Or at least 100 pan fry roos at one time was not easy for me. Multiple brooders, multiple feeders to fill, constantly watering, and the amount of poo from so many is so much more than say from a dozen. now 25-50 at a time I can split and handle if I know I will have the space. But much more than that and I get too many for my set up.

Along those lines if anyone is looking for some hatchery barred rock females, I'm selling some.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

My flock is not enjoying the cold.

Ani believes it is not proper:

Maggie's angry at the world:

Marama wants to yell about it:

Not even Frou-Frou is happy (though probably because of her molt ):

And Vespa... I don't know if she's angry or not, but man, she looks fabulous after her molt!

 

[SallyinIndiana]

what kind is vespa. She is very pretty.
My birds are all extra fluffy and puff up today. I was going to take pictures of the roos to get help picking the best breeder but no way today. There is not a one that looks like the SOP.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Wow thats surprising, I get a lot of excited customers about egg color.
Think it depends on the community you live in tho.
Not getting a lot right now since they are barely laying, ugh!
I really love the rock breeds, Will add more next year. I have 1 BR hen, Mabel that's just too sweet and is a dependable layer.
She has produced more chicks than I can count lol!

Well I got her! Doug had already moved his white rocks and brought one back for me. I love her! she sat in my lap for awhile on the way back. Was panting when the heat was abarley on and when we tot into the cold (it is snowing here) she was happy with the weather. I put her beside the cockerel i also got from him. Couldnt be happier with the pair they look great! I am definatley going to hatch a few chicks from them. I wil have to post pics soon. I knew she would be big but didnt quite except her to be so big. Ahe is bigger than my hatchery BR cockerel.