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Tanks for the advice! I'll keep an eye on her, but since it developed later I'm hoping it won't become an issue. Too bad though, she was one I was hoping to breed. Se has this beautiful big white beard on her, so much so that her name is Beardo. lol How often should her beak be trimmed? How do you know when it's too long?

I was nervous this morning, didn't hear any crowing, was sure I'd find something bad when I went out to the coop, but they're all happy and energetic, thank goodness! Cooled off nicely overnight, but its already back to 80 here now at only 9:30.

No more chicks hatched overnight, but a bunch more are pipped. Can't wait to see what else I've got!

Re cockerels, I have 5 out in the coop right now, they're almost 11 weeks old and haven't been an issue yet. I do have 5+ more that will be going out this weekend once it cools down a little. Hopefully they'll leave th hens alone, since I don't have a second coop. When do you find they're usually a good size to process? I think 16 weeks is what I read before, but they still seem so puny right now compared to the hens.
 
Tanks for the advice! I'll keep an eye on her, but since it developed later I'm hoping it won't become an issue. Too bad though, she was one I was hoping to breed. Se has this beautiful big white beard on her, so much so that her name is Beardo. lol How often should her beak be trimmed? How do you know when it's too long?

I was nervous this morning, didn't hear any crowing, was sure I'd find something bad when I went out to the coop, but they're all happy and energetic, thank goodness! Cooled off nicely overnight, but its already back to 80 here now at only 9:30.

No more chicks hatched overnight, but a bunch more are pipped. Can't wait to see what else I've got!

Re cockerels, I have 5 out in the coop right now, they're almost 11 weeks old and haven't been an issue yet. I do have 5+ more that will be going out this weekend once it cools down a little. Hopefully they'll leave th hens alone, since I don't have a second coop. When do you find they're usually a good size to process? I think 16 weeks is what I read before, but they still seem so puny right now compared to the hens.
 
Widget said:
With all the chores we all seem to have ( fence building, gardens to plant, coops to build) too bad we couldn't rotate each weekend from house to house and tackle these things as a group. Instead of Habitat for Humanity it would be Habitat for Poultry.
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Nice idea.
lazy gardener said:
My suggestion re: Habitat for Poultry is to wait until the weather is cooler and the time line is not so urgent. Then it could be operated on a "pay back" system, so that those putting the time into the project would be benefiting from reciprocation. Of course that should not eliminate the occasional need from someone who is not physically able to reciprocate. It's good to help those who really need it.
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The time banking model might work. I know I like the idea of helping and being helped. It used to be that was what real communities were for. Forums and internet communities are nice until you need real world help. I was reading about chicken trains. Apparently in other state people will help get folks their chickens. Its like the chicken hitchhikes its way to its owners but without the thumb. Its all preplanned. I thought, geez, what about biosecurity... but then I also thought, wow, how nice. I was also wondering why we don't have a plant swap in here. Well, maybe BYC does but I know that when my neighbors clean out or thing their perennials I am right there with open arms and open spots in the lawn. Remember that forsythia?? lol

So, quick story that is not related to chickens in any way but cute enough to want to share with strangers:
I put piggy tails in my 1yo daughter's hair today. She took the ties out. When I asked her to go get them (so I could put them in again) she thought about it, then sat down, pulled up her dress and took them off her legs. IDK why I thought this was so funny but it made me laugh.
 
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That's a cute image of your daughter, and if bees digested forsythia, I would have been all over it.

Hottest day of the year so far and I was outside in jeans, a bee suit and heavy gloves sweating my buttocks off. But the bees are in. Let's hope they stick around.
 
superchemicalgirl said:
That's a cute image of your daughter, and if bees digested forsythia, I would have been all over it.

Hottest day of the year so far and I was outside in jeans, a bee suit and heavy gloves sweating my buttocks off. But the bees are in. Let's hope they stick around.
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Sweet rewards to come for your work!
 
Hi Everyone!

My mom ordered some chicks through TSC, it was a real mess, but long story short as far as we know one shipment went to her house yesterday, and TSC called her and said that her chicks came in to the waterville post office today but they have not gone to pick them up yet. My mother told him she got hers into the oakland post office yesterday and already had her shipment.The manager said oh...my employees must have done something wrong....and that was all he said. Since she was in the car halfway to Bethel with my 84 year old grandmother and 11 year old daughter she didn't press to see what was going on, but called to tell me maybe I should put the word out that there MAY be 25 Welsummer and or Cuckoo Marans chicks at the Waterville TSC or the Waterville post office...I would assume TSC picked them up.

Just thought someone might be interested :)
 
Oh, and hers are very healthy and vigerous, my daughter called to tell me they were catching bugs in the garden and putting them in the brooder and the chicks were tearing right into them and just going crazy! Mum was impressed with how healthy they seemed.
 

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