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[Chaneys Ranch]

our new bird . . . . . LOL !

Hehehe! Love the pink plumage!

Quote: Wow, LOVE this!

Well, there it is. The pear harvest of 2014.
Had the makings of a great harvest, but the squirrels must've had babies and needed them more than we did.
Got 3 buckets just like this of pear pieces.
Nothing more on the tree.
RATS!!!

Yikes! Will make good chicken food, but that really stinks!

Here is the new perch!

Hopefully they take to this coop with little stress from the move

I bet they do!

Hi all! How is everyone? I have got to get on here more often.

No worries, we are always here when you have time to spare.

So sorry all of you who missed Chickenfest - we had a blast!

24 hours before Chickenfest I was not buying any more chickens. Ha!

First I made the mistake of reading Brad's post that said he had one Legbar pullet. I have no self control.

Then I jchoney had an extra Buff Orpington with her (don't remember where she said she got it!), which just happens to be the other Breed I really want. Insert an extra measure of no self control and I came home with 2. But I am glad I did. I think only one would have been really lonely during the quarantine. Yes, they came from 2 different flocks, so not a perfect quarantine, but it's the best I can do right now. They have become fast friends and are eating drinking and pooping like champs after their stressful day yesterday!

So here are our new babies - and they really seem like babies compared to our 12 weekers! What a difference a few weeks make!

This is Cordelia - DD is reading Anne of Green Gables, if you are familiar you know where the name came from:



And here is Rapunzel:



I can't believe how in love with Chickens I am!

they were from jsummers. How do I show it to mention her, anyone? She does have 8 left, what sweet lil girls they are too!

 

[kabhyper1]

Farm set up continued....
Brooder box and silkie grow out coop

Outside catch pens, silkie coop, and ducks

I found the instructions for the barn door on a DIY site. They were pretty easy.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

IMPORTANT REMINDER!!!!

Tomorrow (Monday July 21) at 5:00 PM is the deadline for submitting comments about the HORRIBLE Agricultural Rezoning Draft for Indianapolis.

Please, if you live in Indianapolis, make your voice heard. It has been 45 years since Indy has rezoned, and we could be stuck with this trash zoning for the next 45 years. For me that means my kids and grandkids, maybe even my great-grandkids will be affected. It is disturbing that they can give no real answers to why this agricultural rezoning was needed. A very few complaints (that could be handled with current zoning laws). They just think they might need it someday - WHAT???

If you would like a copy of the pages from the rezoning draft that pertain to Agriculture, or a copy of my 4 page outline of my family's concerns (never been short on words!) I would be happy to e-mail them to you. Just PM me your e-mail address. You can get the whole document here but it is a lot to wade through! http://www.indyrezone.org/

Here is the info on how you submit your comments:

Thank you for coming to an urban ag zoning comment session yesterday. I am following up with everyone that expressed interest in receiving emails about this topic to remind you of the opportunity to provide further feedback to Indy Rezone. With the help of Indy Food Council, I am gathering written public comments on the proposed zoning regulations in order to submit them to Indy Rezone folks in a compiled format. The sections of the zoning code relating to urban agriculture are attached in a PDF to this email.

Please email your comments to me ([email protected]) and [email protected] by 5pm on Monday, July 21st.

Thank you again for attending yesterday, your voice matters and you gave excellent feedback to Indy Rezone!
Emily


Emily Eggleston
Urban Agriculture Educator, Purdue Extension - Marion County
317-275-9269
[email protected]

Discovery Hall, Suite 201
1202 E. 38th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46205

Great post, I am working on mine for it tonight if I can stay awake!

Had 3 more chicks hatch. 2 are blue copper maran mixed with either a cuckoo maran or a. Gold laced Wyandotte roo. One definitely is blue. The third one came up missing the first day they hatched. Any idea what might have happened? They were in a box so it couldn't have fell out.

Also anyone have a light brahma rooster available?


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Thats very odd!

Quote: I like the polish very much. All of them I have so far are just sweethearts.

Leah'smom here is our setup.
Barn coop

Love your set up!

She's already got herself a nice boyfriend!

Awww!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Farm set up continued....
Brooder box and silkie grow out coop


Outside catch pens, silkie coop, and ducks





I found the instructions for the barn door on a DIY site. They were pretty easy.

Fantastic!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

We are starting the Chickenfest 2015 thread, and any and all thoughts, ideas are most welcomed!
Where, time of year, menu, swaps, lots more...
Who wants to start it... or should I?
Thanks guys!

 

[Birdylady3]

I am really close to downtown Indy.

 

[barb s]

Had a great time Saturday at Chickenfest. Met lots of wonderful people. Took a few pictures.

























The cookies in the last picture were almost to pretty to eat I said almost. Mother2Hens did a wonderful job with the decorations. I also want to thank Mother2Hens and CRSelvey for the great door prizes. Again amazing job. Jchny2000 did a fantastic job getting the facility and making everyone feel welcome. Want to also thank jchny2000 and her DH for coming to our rescue Sunday morning when the pop-up camper we borrowed didn't want to pop back down. And to Minminme who didn't leave me stranded all alone at the park while my BF went to borrow some tools from jchny2000 and her DH.

 

[barb s]

We are starting the Chickenfest 2015 thread, and any and all thoughts, ideas are most welcomed!
Where, time of year, menu, swaps, lots more...
Who wants to start it... or should I?
Thanks guys!

I think you should start it. Really looking forward to next year already.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Here are the guineas I have for sale.

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Look like pearls, if you can get a face picture I can tell you the gender. Males do a single syllable call, females do a buck wheat, buck wheat.. 2 syllables. Males tend to be more flock aggressive as they mature. The waddles on the boys are also much larger, almost look too big for their lil heads!

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

UGH yep thats how it works


Great pics! I am really liking the cochins too!
Great post!
I did rabbits also but its been late 80s. Really good tho! And I used to hunt them and squirrel.
Just no time for it anymore but I loved it.

Thanks