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[hoosiercheetah]

If you try it you should use duck eggs -- mine are a lot stronger than the chicken eggs.

I've thought about that. And I know a lot of the pros use ostrich and emu eggs for the same reason.

I like the idea of using eggs from my own chickens. If I get ducks some day, I'll use duck eggs. I think I like the challenge, and it feels more old-timey and authentic. I don't know how else to explain it.

Of course, the real trick will be finding the time. ;-)

 

[Leahs Mom]

Of course, the real trick will be finding the time. ;-)

Finding the time will be old-timey and authentic too. Remember seeing the old shows where people used to sit out on the porch after dinner and just enjoy each other's company? Andy Griffith playing his guitar and singing. The porch swing...

 

[BryLT3]

Post pics

Here's one. You'll find a bunch more in your inbox

 

[goodb]

Anyone else having ridiculous hawk visitations? Pretty soon I'm going to know the neighborhood hawks so well that they'll be coming up to eat out of my hand. At least one is already not afraid of my presence at all.

Yep...I had a mother hawk attack several of mine and was so bold that she was eating one of my babies on the back doorstep of my house. I lost 11 birds to her and her chicks this spring. But since have protected mine with an overhead net...yes the fishing line was not enough when she had to feed the babies.

 

[Leahs Mom]

Quote: I had decided that since it was getting so bold I was going to leave the kennel gate closed yesterday until I got home. The day before it was harassing them so much that they were afraid to come out of the little woods and go to the coop when it was getting dark. I had to escort them over...herd really.

I was glad I left the gate closed yesterday. In the morning when I went out to leave for work it was sitting about 6 ft. from the enclosed run on the big "farm gate" that's right there and only stands about 4 ft. high. The chikens were hollering and I looked over to see what all the commotion was about and saw it. I went out to scare it away and I declare if I didn't get within about 3 ft. of it before it decided to depart.

And then it only flew across the road to a utility pole and sat there waiting for me to leave. And when I returned in the afternoon it had been somewhere low and as soon as I got out of the car, it flew up and onto the neighbor's shed roof.

 

[Leahs Mom]

Forgot to say that today, it didn't visit at all after I got home. I opened the gate at about 2:00 and they were out running in peace.

 

[goodb]

I had decided that since it was getting so bold I was going to leave the kennel gate closed yesterday until I got home. The day before it was harassing them so much that they were afraid to come out of the little woods and go to the coop when it was getting dark. I had to escort them over...herd really.

I was glad I left the gate closed yesterday. In the morning when I went out to leave for work it was sitting about 6 ft. from the enclosed run on the big "farm gate" that's right there and only stands about 4 ft. high. The chikens were hollering and I looked over to see what all the commotion was about and saw it. I went out to scare it away and I declare if I didn't get within about 3 ft. of it before it decided to depart.

And then it only flew across the road to a utility pole and sat there waiting for me to leave. And when I returned in the afternoon it had been somewhere low and as soon as I got out of the car, it flew up and onto the neighbor's shed roof.

I think you need to put a shotgun to work...

 

[bradselig]

Ok, so I'm working on getting a new job and it looks pretty promising (still not holding my breath though lol). If I get the job, I will be working more hours, so this means I must downsize. I will likely be selling my Birchen Marans (1 roo over 6 hens I believe), crested cream legbars (1Roo but will likely be culled due to his temperament, 1 cockerel who is turning out nice and 2 hens/2 pullets), and likely my current trio of tolbunts (roo is mean and will likely be culled unless someone wants him and 2 hens). My tolbunts are definitely a color project especially the hens. If anyone is interested let me know.

 

[BryLT3]

Ok, so I'm working on getting a new job and it looks pretty promising (still not holding my breath though lol). If I get the job, I will be working more hours, so this means I must downsize. I will likely be selling my Birchen Marans (1 roo over 6 hens I believe), crested cream legbars (1Roo but will likely be culled due to his temperament, 1 cockerel who is turning out nice and 2 hens/2 pullets), and likely my current trio of tolbunts (roo is mean and will likely be culled unless someone wants him and 2 hens). My tolbunts are definitely a color project especially the hens. If anyone is interested let me know.

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[Granny Hatchet]

does he look anything like my beautiful Spazz did? i got him from California and he was sick for months. he never even meet the ladies. i did every antibiotic there was and he would improve then get sick again. i finally culled him after about 6 months of treatments. broke my heart.