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[Thriftymom6]

Do you have a privacy fence?
Most are all still mixed together. I have 4 pens of silkie/showgirls:
Partidge pen: partridge silkie roo over 3 showgirls and 1 silkie
White pen: 2 white silkie Roos over 5 silkie hens and a white showgirl
Black/Blue pen: black showgirl roo over black showgirl hen, blue showgirl hen, blue silkie, and 2 black silkies
Mixed pen: I have a blue, silver partridge (with gold leakage), and splash Roos over several partridge/blue partridge hens, buff hen, silver partridge hen, blue with silver leakage hen, and I'm sure I'm forgetting others. Eventually they will be split up and I will be culling through the flock selling ones I don't need for breeding.

So I typically hatch several colors of partridge, blue, splash, white, and occassionally buff out of mixed flock. I guess I have 5 flocks now, but it is very cockerel heavy lol.

This may be a silly question, but what is a showgirl?

 

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Came back from camping way early because of the storms. I come back to the incubator at 110 degrees. The person watching tuned it up slightly, I explained multiple times how touchy the dial is. This is the second or third day. I am hoping my eggs aren't all screwed up now

 

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This may be a silly question, but what is a showgirl?

A silkie that has a naked neck

Like this

 

[Thriftymom6]

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A silkie that has a naked neck

Like this

thanks

 

[ChickenCrazed]

That is weird and unfair! I have never heard of counties controlling out of city limits.

I have never heard of that before either...It is weird!

 

[Mother2Hens]

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Quote: We are getting a lot of good feedback now and am really excited that its going to be a fun turnout! I hope you will come.

Hi everyone. I have a RIR roo, 18 weeks old who needs re-homed. I put a post in the buy/sell forum but wanted to offer him here, for free. If you're not interested in adding him to your flock but would like as a meat bird, I'm ok with that. I wish I could keep him but my husband is adamant he's got to go. I can deliver him within a reasonable distance from the Indy area too.

I usually take in roosters but am pretty full right now. If no one takes him I can make room, but may be hard for me to travel. Am located SE of pendleton.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

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Thanks

and we will be having our chickenfest as planned! we are getting a lot of messages now.

Quote: Yep am trying to, so much going on! Lot of driving with moms dialysis also. Really looking forward to our get together and meeting up with everyone! Ready for a day away.

Greeting Hoosiers! Our Blue Australorp was taken by a raccoon last month up at our farm in Eaton, who broke in through the siding. I was looking to find another Blue Australorp, since it was the favorite, and named "Eggy," by my 8 year old middle son, who is currently undergoing a bone marrow transplant at Riley to battle his Leukemia. He and I would video chat in the morning to let the chickens out and look for eggs. It helps him stay connected to home while in the hospital for 7 weeks. He always wanted to know how Eggy was doing! I still haven't broke the news to him! And, am hoping to find another Blue Australorp, "Eggy II," to add to the flock. I'm hoping my fellow Hoosiers might have suggestions?

and our thread

I hope someone can help find a blue, check out the buy, sell & trade thread. Prayers for your son. He is going thru a difficult procedure for sure.

Quote: We are going to try to make it. BUT I can't rsvp as things come up so often with the children it is hard to promise to be anywhere. Everything depends on both weather and children over here.

I do plan on getting a few group shirts though. If children sizes are offered and the design is toddler friendly I'll get a few of those too. I think a couple of the designs had comical chickens in them.
I certainly understand, and hope you can make it. I loved the Nene look alike too!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

I am so frustrated!...I live in Granger, Indiana and I guess I am not able to have chickens even though I live in the county...I am required to have 5 acres and be zoned agricultural...What I find amusing is that South Bend which is in the same county can have hens in the city!

I was really hoping a few hens would be ok

Fight it!!!! Thats just crazy! Indianapolis even allows chickens!

Quote: LOL its just ridiculous what a few miles will change.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Came back from camping way early because of the storms. I come back to the incubator at 110 degrees. The person watching tuned it up slightly, I explained multiple times how touchy the dial is. This is the second or third day. I am hoping my eggs aren't all screwed up now

yikes! I cringe if have to leave my eggs in someones care. Good luck! Maybe they will be ok.