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Cool Birds Scandiafowl. But I am not about to pay that for a chicken. Besides I have my Greenfire birds. I am assuming they lay musgravite encrusted eggs. I have my BA for my black birds. A BA is a beautiful bird with their cute little "white" toes.

Speaking of weird birds, Bert's babies that turned out barred are now getting red mixed in with the barring. They look "different" I am afraid they are both roosters though. I think I only have the one girl from Bert for next years breeding. The barred babies do not have the body 'confirmation" I want in a toad, so they will be going to freezer camp.


Minnie When I used the word "safe" in the food discussion I was in error. I meant it sarcastically, but sometimes it is hard to convey sarcasm in a forum like this. I should have said "the illusion of safety" sort of like the TSA at the airports. My grandkids "other" grandma refuses to eat my eats, because my chickens run around free and eat bugs and stuff so there is no way to be sure they are safe.

Cyrus I will be keeping a few extra creamette roos over winter, if you want to buy one to bring the blue diamond encrusted egg gene with it. I am sure we can work out a payment plan considering the diamond encrusted eggs you would be getting.

I am still planning on trying to get some Dominiques next year, but that will depend on what I do with fences and pens. I have no idea how much longer I will be able to keep birds so it might be a waste of time and money.

I have not slept well and am up for aspirin again, I have maxed out on tramadol for next few hours. I hope to get an hours sleep yet this morning, before I have to go to Duluth.

Phoenex Welcome to the Minnesota thread.. We do allow Wisconsin people here, but we require them to wear a Vikings Jersey to a Green Bay game in Green bay.

Blanch your point on atrophy is a good one. We are probably the only nation on earth that could be brought to our knees by terrorist opening a jar of peanut dust in a school ventilation system.
 
Welcome to the thread Phoenix 346.
Greenfire Farm sells birds that appeal to the elitist and yuppy crowd. They are just chickens not much different from any others, but the marketing ploy makes some believe that they are rare and unique. The prices they charge are nothing if not ridiculous.
 
Welcome to the thread Phoenix 346.
Greenfire Farm sells birds that appeal to the elitist and yuppy crowd. They are just chickens not much different from any others, but the marketing ploy makes some believe that they are rare and unique. The prices they charge are nothing if not ridiculous.


I agree, that's why I keep the prices so reasonable on my creamettes...



I really cannot imagine anyone paying $199 for a day old chick that has a 50/50 chance of surviving.. ( well, it might be better, but I have found as a rule, the more a bird costs, the better the chances it will die)

My Mom was telling me about some friend of hers that wanted normal chicks but only wanted 6. I think she said they charged her 60 bucks for shipping the 6 chicks! BTW Greenfire has a minimum order of 6...

They do not ship to zip codes starting in 566, 557, 558 so some of you are safe, but you can always buy my creamettes, I can even hand deliver for a fee...
 
Thats gonna be a gang banger chicken for sure!


The list is endless, if I pick names like you...

Hen Hen
Chick Chick
Guinea Guinea ( this one does not really roll off the tongue)
Tom Tom
Creamette Creamette ( another one that does not roll off the tongue)


Holms could have

Duck Duck
Cow Cow
Goat Goat

I wonder if an animal named like this would lack creativity...
 
Sure, the birds are expensive. I like reading the history of breeds. They may seem elitist to us but some of the breeds are common in their home country.
And saving breeds is important IMHO.

My father wants Bielefelders. He was born 60m from the city.
 
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Morning all!!

Well, my ocd could not handle the chickens sleeping in the nest boxes anymore. Some roost on the edge and some sleep in the box. Funny thing is they are all pullets that don't lay yet except for one. Drives me crazy every morning to find enormous piles of poo in my precious egg boxes!! If they wanted to roost on the edge with their behinds hanging off the outside that would be fine with me (maybe). Well, I resorted yesterday to hanging up a piece of roofing paper. It is heavy enough they can't move it and I can easily move it.
DH says to me last night "how long do you think before they learn not to sleep there and you can take that down" HHHmmmm.............How long do I think it will take the chickens to learn they can't sleep there anymore?? I don't know. Can chickens really learn that is off limits at night? Am I wasting my time trying to keep them out? Will they go right back to it once the paper is gone? Or is the paper a semi permanent fixture in the coop?
I figured I would come here to the experts for the answers. :)

Something odd to tell you too. Several days ago I kicked out the Brahma that was always hiding in my nest boxes. I put him in a small coop until I can figure out what to do with him. Well, yesterday I removed four 10 week old silver penciled rocks from the other coop since they were complete PITAS in there. I had no where to put them so I put them in with the Brahma. (26 weeks old) Wouldn't you know they are getting along right now? Boggles my mind really.

Have a happy Saturday!!
 
The list is endless, if I pick names like you...

Hen Hen
Chick Chick
Guinea Guinea  ( this one does not really roll off the tongue)
Tom Tom
Creamette Creamette  ( another one that does not roll off the tongue)


Holms could have

Duck Duck
Cow Cow
Goat Goat

I wonder if an animal named like this would lack creativity...

I have a cluck cluck :)
 

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