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[wheezy50]

I posted this on the Facebook site as well but...a friend is looking for guinea hens. She's from my county (Lawrence). Rural King in Bloomington didn't have any when she checked. Any ideas I can give her? I don't think she wants to deal with mailing them.

Rural King in Shelbyville had a whole bunch of guineas yesterday, March 23rd. Might call there.

 

[Mother2Hens]

Leahs Mom ~ Forget the hard boiled chicks ~ Challenge yourself and make this cake:

kabhyper ~ LOVE the Spring Installation!

raisinemright ~ He/she "got your goat."

Okay, enough nonsense for tonight -- I'm going to bed, too!
Hope everyone has a Happy Tuesday.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Well I had two of my newly moved out babes hatched in November come up missing last night at lockup and realized this morning that the feather mess I found was from my lone Silkie boy! Omg I could cry! I hate losing babes but out here with hawks and such it never surprises me...but to lose him..ugh...he has made it through a lot and was such a good boy! Of course one of the babes I lost was a blue copper Marans pullet.
Pic in memory of him!

I am terribly sorry. It really hurts to lose any of them.

Jchny, The kiddie pools are the ones we used last year for the alpacas. I don't think anyone is carrying them yet for this summer. Chick Rookie, it is garden netting from TSC. I think it is 14' x14' it is around $5 or so.

Thanks!

jchny2000 - have any of your lavender orpingtons gone broody before?

Ugh, no, the girls laid very few eggs last fall, and am still waiting for them to resume.
They are the sweetest birds but geez.. I am really waiting for some eggs!

Janet- check lowes on kiddy pools. I thought I saw the outside garden associates bringing them down the other day

Awesome! I will call in the morning! That will sure solve my brooding crunch, I hatched wayyyyy too many quail

I am all but giving some away at this point, need room for regular chicks and waterfowl.

I got some less blurry pics of the Cochin babies. I still think I have 3 black and 1 blue. Any opinions?

#2 looks much different. I bet you have a blue.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

You're killing me, kabhyper, I have been itching to pick up a couple of cochin babies and have been resisting (even though I can actually hear them calling to me every time I pass TSC going to/from work, lol) - chicken math says I *need* them, unfortunately my husband doesn't understand chicken math..........

I saw large brahma at RK in new castle for 1.39 each straight run... I didn't get them. Wishing I did, they sound like an excellent breed now that I am reading up.. UGH.

*New Layer Alert*
Dita, my Birchen Maran has finally found the nesting box. Sadly, it's not as dark as I'd hope, but hey it's an egg and it's mine!

I got my 3rd egg today from my BCMs, I need a roo!

Quote: I love my critters, am just lost without them if I can't be out with them every day. I do love to go camping and fishing too.
I trust my oldest DD to care for them when we can get away a day or 2. I rarely leave since I care for my parents.
We have an older camera security system that's needing replaced, looking at Fry's and Tiger direct for a new one.
Its pretty awesome to watch whats happening without going outside at 4am.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Put 22 eggs in lockdown this morning. I pulled one the other day when I candeled because it didn't have any development. I noticed none of them had particularly large air cells though, hoping I didn't drown them!!

Its a learning experience, but I bet you will do fine!

sending hatching vibes!

Quote: Thanks, we have one in town!

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I checked tru value lol, nope and the dollar store!
gees, no one has them yet.

Quote: Congats on your new babies!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

I posted this on the Facebook site as well but...a friend is looking for guinea hens. She's from my county (Lawrence). Rural King in Bloomington didn't have any when she checked. Any ideas I can give her? I don't think she wants to deal with mailing them.

I raise lavenders and whites. I have a pearl hen thats paired with a lavender also.
Mine laid late april last year, no signs of anything yet. I ask a minimum of 3, so there's a good chance the chicks aren't alone.

A friend posted this on fb.

Wow, very attractive!

Quote: Its all a learning experience for sure. I keep my bantams a little more confined than the LF birds until they mature.

I was thinking guineas are late layers. And with our horrible winter, they might be later this year.

I bet so too. Mine were late april last year, all my birds are running a month behind.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Guess I can't help my DW with laundry tonight!

Goat says nope my bed!

LOL I have my lil buckling in our den in a tote. I get up about every 3 hours to bottle feed, its getting longer finally.
What a doll you have there! They are so precious when they are babies

and adults too!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Nite guys off to get some sleep

 

[PeacefulWalls]

I checked tru value lol, nope and the dollar store!
gees, no one has them yet.

No swimming pools out yet, but the swimsuits are!

 

[pginsber]

We have 3 plastic baby pools. 2 small and one normal sized. They we're used for dog pools for several summers, never chicks.
We're in Indy if anybody wants them--free of course.