INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

[Crafty chick]

So sorry pbirdhaven!
Leahsmom and oldrooster~ we have a hobby lobby and such in columbus, I'll check it next time we're in town. They have ordered things for us before, so I'm sure it won't be a problem

 

[SIMZ]

So sorry about your rooster.

 

[mustangmolly]

Hello! I am in Indiana also, up near Rochester. Please add me to the new Indiana list, I am learning so much on here!

 

[Crafty chick]

Welcome mustangmolly! I have in-laws in pierceton. Feel free to ask anything that's on your mind. These fellow hoosiers are full of answers and ideas

 

[bradselig]

These fellow hoosiers are full of answers and ideas

not sure about answers and ideas, but I'm full of something......lol

 

[rsutr101]

Yeah bradselig I feel the same way

 

[CluckAcres]

I found ceramic eggs that look identical to real eggs...at the HARDWARE store! Seemed like a strange place to find them but they were in a small "craft" area. I've heard you can get them at places like Hobby Lobby, Sewing and craft stores, etc. The hardware had both wooden and ceramic.

Those things look and feel so real that I had to put a small mark on them to be able to distinguish them from the real eggs. I think they cost about .75 cents each!

They came in brown and white.

HAHA Ok Dont pick them up and try to cook or incubate them by accident. LOL

 

[CluckAcres]

Lost my black copper Marans roo over night. He had been acting lethargic but seemed better yesterday and was eating well. He was a really nice friendly guy and had shown well; going to miss him.

I still have a young cockerel penned that seems promising, and two cockerels running around that have side sprigs, so don't want to breed those. So hard to get the Marans going; they're susceptible to so many things. Still too new to the U.S. and not a large enough gene pool.
Everyone else seems to be handling the cold. They get upset when I take away their waterers in the evening but are sure happy when I bring them back. I have heated waterers wherever there is electricity but most have rubber pans. Forgot to close the overhead door in the big building--now I have to brave the cold again.

Picked up my unpasteurized ACV today; going to try the fermenting.

So sorry about your rooster. You will love fermenting!

 

[CluckAcres]

Hello! I am in Indiana also, up near Rochester. Please add me to the new Indiana list, I am learning so much on here!

Welcome!!! I will get you added to the list.

 

[CluckAcres]

Well my flock did just well threw the night and all day today. They didnt go out tho. Its pretty windy around here and then with the cold on top of it. Their water did stayed thawed and had plenty of food threw the day and the wife threw in some scratch grain in the coop and it made them really happy they scratched all day in the coop and now their deep litter is stirred up for me. Also They are still laying pretty good. 12 eggs today. Not to bad out of 30 something hens. lol