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[Chaneys Ranch]

@jchny2000 200?!? Goodness.

She already knows a feeder pig is coming this year. I just spent money to build that coop, and the work situation hasn't improved. I need to keep my head down a while! Lol

LOL I am retired since I have to take care of my parents, DH is still working. He is a truck driver for commercial construction so winter brings layoffs. I know what you mean! I usually make enough to break even on my critters and pay for the feed.

Saddleback Pomeranian goslings $25/ea Albany/Muncie area

OoooOOOOoooo!

Quote: I am going to look for it. I use mine just for hatching also, I have the 2 sportsman cabinets and they do all the incubation.

 

[iamfivewire]

baby Leapy getting some spoilin' time on mama.
she's such a little sweetheart - quiet & calm

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

baby Leapy getting some spoilin' time on mama.
she's such a little sweetheart - quiet & calm

Too precious!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Weathers been great, have really got a lot of projects done this week. Looks like a short cold snap and back to sunshine next week! I noticed my snowy mallards are laying, got the first eggs today! Will be setting them.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Hey everyone, I have a friend looking for BLRW and a peahen. Any leads I can forward to him? I am trying to get him on the thread also

 

[wotkuni]

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Thanks! I am not picky about the breed, whatever is good for starting out and lays eggs!

 

[Indyshent]

Hey everyone, I have a friend looking for BLRW and a peahen. Any leads I can forward to him? I am trying to get him on the thread also

I could give him a really good quality splash laced Wyandotte and a BLRW roo... but I might have M.g. Purdue has been ultra-slow about sending that egg carton this way. The rooster was sick when he came to me, but the hen has never shown any symptoms of being ill whatsoever. She's a wonderful, wonderful bird. LonelyPageTurne has the BLRW hen that came with the splash-laced one, but it'll probably require some arm-jerking to get that one away from her (because she's one of the most beautiful hens on the planet. Her sheer presence is a bane against evil and hopelessness in a one-yard radius).


Also, I was thinking of you when I saw those Pomeranian geese

Seems like a pretty fair price for such lovely, rare goslings. I've seen goslings shoot up to $60+ before, so it seemed like a pretty good deal.


And another thing, while I'm at it, addressed to absolutely no one in particular, please, please, please pray for our family. I've got all the symptoms now and have had one positive pregnancy test, followed by two negative ones (cheapo off-brand poorly reviewed ones that came in a two-pack). My husband had a vasectomy eight years ago, we have three kids already, I'm a sophomore in college, and I've had an ectopic pregnancy before (very nearly killed me), so, needless to say, this has all been really unexpected for us. Husband has also been pretty well assured that he'll be losing his job in about a month. We have no idea what God has in store for us, and it's completely nerve-racking. If I'm not pregnant, it's probably something much worse, so I'd much rather be pregnant and have to endure stares from disbelievers than have some weird cancer or cyst or whatever.

 

[Mother2Hens]

I am really preferring mobile coops for any of my birds. We have a loader on our tractor, so its move coops, scoop and compost. Have 2 good compost piles working with our chicken's help. Rotating the coops keeps foraging active and gives the cooped birds a fresh section of ground to enjoy.

Janet~ You have a perfect situation for having some serious chicken tractors—lots of space.

I'm sure they love having new areas to discover. As far as biosecurity since you have other animals, do you have to worry about cross-contamination or anything? Just wondering. Contamination has been on my mind lately! Btw, does anyone know how long we should wait to eat eggs after the chickens stop having Tylan antibiotic in their water?—that they probably didn't even drink!

It seems like the amount would be so small that it wouldn't cause us problems. We diligently waited two weeks following their dose of goat wormer because we definitely wanted to avoid ingesting pesticides! So, we've been throwing out eggs for almost a month.

@atrueb00 ~ LOVE this photo! I wonder if your chicken feels underdressed next to the fancy peas.

@tmarsh83
Your coop looks great~And you're working almost as fast as the people on those HGTV shows do when they make everything look so fast and easy! You might have to put bubble wrap over the steel roof so the rain doesn't disturb sleeping chickens! Haha Just teasing. But actually, if our neighbors ever get too loud in the summer evenings, I've been known to run a fan not only for air, but to provide white noise so my dear hens can sleep. lol

IMO ~ As far as clamp lamps, a big issue is that they can come apart easily just from being bumped. This is what I've done as a precaution:

@chick rookie ~ What a crazy story about the people at your new place! Don't forget to change the locks when you finally get to move in.
@ellymayRans ~ So sad about your tiny Silkie— your chicks are so precious!!!
@pipdzipdnreadytogo ~ Marge the Mom is doing great, and the babies are good listeners!

@Faraday40
What a lucky, beautiful girl to have her hands full of baby chicks!

 

[Mother2Hens]

Hi everyone, I'm new here, first post!
I am just getting started on my chicken adventure, and am looking for hens in Northwest Indiana/Chicago/SW Michigan. Any leads or suggestions would be appreciated!
I will be building a coop this weekend and will hopefully post pictures. Happy Friday!

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[Leahs Mom]

Hello! Yes, I am looking for started pullets. I found a few a bit farther away on CL, but just wanted to put it out there in case anyone had info on any nearby.

@wotkuni

I just want to say a word of caution on purchasing started birds.

It's very frustrating, but often when folks get started pullets things don't work out so well. Sometimes sellers "dupe" folks with no experience and give them cockerels that they KNOW are cockerels but pass them off as pullets. Many folks have gotten birds that had various types of illnesses. Sometimes folks try to pass off older birds as young ones. Sometimes they have lice or mite infestations or scaley leg mite. The list goes on.

The upsetting thing about all this is that it is very common - not just a fluke every once in awhile. Of course, sometimes birds are sold with issues and the seller really didn't know. It's really frustrating to get birds and find out that you have to treat them for various issues (at best) or bring illness onto your property that may linger in the soils for a long time (at worst).


I don't know if you have experience with chickens, but if you don't, I really encourage you to take someone along with you if you purchase any started birds from an unknown source. They can check the birds over and at least look for some of the common things that may be an issue.

Wish I knew someone up there that had birds right now but I don't at this point. Hopefully someone else may have a lead. @PeacefulWalls is up north...maybe she knows someone.