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[Chaneys Ranch]

Finally caught up! I think my BO might be molting she has been loosing feathers and hasn't laid in a while. Others still keep laying. I have 26 eggs in the fridge right now. We need to get eating lol.
Okay so we went to a 4-H project night last night (its a new thing that informs kids about a few different projects once a month) and went to the dairy foods judging. Just like napoleon dynatmite (anyone else ever watched that movie?) my brother and I were cracking up. I felt so sick after having all the those nasty dairy products lol.

I have a few molting too, wish they coulda waited another month tho!

First visit to Rural King EVER! What a difference from my local feed stores! This last knew her chicks, for sure!! Way to go Bloomington Rural King and the associate, Terina!! I will be back soon!

Glad it was a good experience, and thanks for sharing it!

Ok question for the senior Master incubater/hatcher, I have two hatched Marans, one at about 2:30pm yesterday and one at 1:00am thus morning, now they are doing fine. I have not seen a peep outbid any of the other 6 eggs left?? Is it still early (today is the 21'st day for the set! Am I just being impatient with them? Or are the rest duds? Please need advice! Thanks

I will leave eggs up to 5 days past due date IF there is no odors.

We got bored today and drove up to Kendallville. Their Tsc had 7 EE's.
I couldn't just leave them there now could I? That would be irresponsible. I rescued them. Dh says no more chick for like 2 years. LOL that's what he thinks.

Our summer water trough has become a indoor brooder for 7 EE's and the two ducklings, who by the way are now both doing great after some electrolytes, and are loving their new brooder buddies.


Not sure the dark one is EE. The other chicks in the bin were black sexlinks and leghorns, so I know she isn't one of those either. All supposed to be pullets.


I love this, "hey you not a chiken"!

hehehe! You got chicken math woman... baaaaad!

I just cant get a break!!!!! hope no body minds I need a pity party!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am so ready for this YEAR to be over!!!! I'm tired of all the heartache pain and just plain BAD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know there are people worse off then me right now and I'm not trying to take anything away from that, I guess I just need to vent!!!!!!!!!! My critters are my life, I do my verry best to keep them healthy and SAFE!!!! I REALLY DO, I SWEAR!!!!! Maybe my best just aint good enough!!!!!!! Maybe I should just get rid of all my critters before I get them all killed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Been doing a whole lot of Ranting, throwing fits and crying this year. Something has got give it just does!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My dogs get out all the time we have a 7 ft fence up with electric starting at 6" all the way up to 5' from the bottom, and 6" apart. Still didnt stop them and now I have a 10 mth old pup at the vets with a broken back with a 50/50 chance of ever walking again.
I just dont know what to do about anything any more, I'm always wrong or not good enough. why is all this happing, I have had critters all my life!!!1 never had this much happen in a 3 mth time, started with my grandma dies, then my steph dad 3 weeks latter, then my sister 2 weeks after that, then my chickens start dying off, DH gets hurt at work is off, then a horse cut her eye lid dang near off, more chickens die, 2 dogs got sick and had to spend 3 and 4 days at the vets on IV fluids, thyen I have to Cull my intire flock, I have 2 chicks with pasty butt. NOW THIS!!!!!!!! i'M JUST SO DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
sORRY i'LL SHUT UP NOW HOPE i DIDNT CRY TO YA ALL TOO MUCH.

I am so sorry, you seem to not catch a break. We all have "rough patches" but dang!
Like I tell everyone, our thread isn't just about chickens. Its about friends to lean on and ask advice from, and helping each other out.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

@kabhyper1 - the dark chick might be an EE - i have some EE pictures on my profile that looked alot like that one when she was a baby

I have one girl thats really dark, Bruce my BA is the dad. I will try to get a pic of her.
I have had one EE hatched that was solid black, but she sold last fall. Very pretty!

 

[kabhyper1]

So how can you tell what color an EE will be as an adult? Or can't you?

 

[CluckAcres]

Check out this little guy. Not sure what color to call him. Looks like a blue partridge cuckoo to me. Lol what's your thoughts?

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[minmin1258]

I just cant get a break!!!!! hope no body minds I need a pity party!!!!!!!!!!!! 
I am so ready for this YEAR to be over!!!! I'm tired of all the heartache pain and just plain BAD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know there are people worse off then me right now and I'm not trying to take anything away from that, I guess I just need to vent!!!!!!!!!! My critters are my life, I do my verry best to keep them healthy and SAFE!!!!  I REALLY DO, I SWEAR!!!!! Maybe my best just aint good enough!!!!!!! Maybe I should just get rid of all my critters before I get them all killed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Been doing a whole lot of Ranting, throwing fits and crying this year. Something has got give it just does!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My dogs get out all the time we have a 7 ft fence up with electric starting at 6" all the way up to 5' from the bottom, and  6" apart. Still didnt stop them and now I have a 10 mth old pup at the vets with a broken back with a 50/50 chance of ever walking again.
 I just dont know what to do about anything any more, I'm always wrong or not good enough. why is all this happing, I have had critters all my life!!!1 never had this much happen in a 3 mth time, started with my grandma dies, then my steph dad 3 weeks latter, then my sister 2 weeks  after that, then my chickens start dying off, DH gets hurt at work is off, then a horse cut her eye lid dang near off, more chickens die, 2 dogs got sick and had to spend 3 and 4 days at the vets on IV fluids, thyen I have to Cull my intire flock, I have 2 chicks with pasty butt. NOW THIS!!!!!!!! i'M JUST SO DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
sORRY i'LL SHUT UP NOW HOPE i DIDNT CRY TO YA ALL TOO MUCH.   

You must be an outrageously strong woman!!! I've bn told by many that th Good Lord won't put more on you than you can handle. I would be going thru a box of tissues a day if I was in the same predicament! Keeping u in my thoughts n prayers!

 

[CluckAcres]

So how can you tell what color an EE will be as an adult? Or can't you?

Yes you kinda can but depends on age. Chicks hard to tell. As they get older you can start to tell. For example peaches started out looking white then you could see little brown showing, it looked like just dirty feathers. Then as she got older the brown really started to spread. This is about the same with all ee's just different colors. I have some that was grey and and had patches of brown. How this helps alittle. Lol i love ee's always a mystery at first.

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[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

So how can you tell what color an EE will be as an adult? Or can't you?

It is like trying to figure out what color egg they will lay. You can't. Two identical chicks could look completely different as adults or visa versa. Unless you get like a yellow chick, they usually end up pure white or white with ticking, they won't end up with a wild pattern. But with the chipmunk it is just a guessing game.

 

[Mother2Hens]

I have 2 pasty butts that I cant get over it!! What do I do? 4 day olds.

iamfivewire ~ Very pretty!

animallover~ Nice job! I like the detail and imagery of Adriana gazing at the squirrel scurrying and suddenly remembering something. Most people can relate to those moments when you're staring at something while thinking of something totally different.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

DH told me tonight he is working on a project for a new "coop". I about fell over when he told me!
Its a shipping container like the semi's haul from the shipping docks. WOW. 53'x8' wide.
His plan is to turn this into breeding coops! He is working on a swap/trade deal to get it.
The issues I see is natural light getting in but he said he has a lot of ideas for that, as well as ventilation.
Would get pretty hot in the summer, so we have details to work out.They are made of very heavy thick steel.
Definitely predator proof tho! I am thinking about 8 separate runs, that will cover all the breeds/species I am most interested in.
Utility & feed area.. pretty exciting! I will still keep a separate egg flock for my "pets".
These are the misfits that have an eye pecked out, or other issues.. my original flock birds that are 2 years old plus.
The extra roos that are sweet and friendly, the oddball breeds I have not had good luck with hatching

Chickens etc. that will be here till they pass from old age, and won't ever be sold, bred or rehomed.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Kab-can't find the post but it said something about you having a really dark EE chick. Though I remember I couldn't see it very well in the pictures it is likely an EE. While chipmunk is the usual down color, you occssionally get the "oddball" light or darks

heres some I got last year, there are two production reds but all the others are EEs, the one off by itself is pretty dark