Nevadans?

[sherylreno]

Missy, you can share the beans. They have been in the family for over 70 years but John's family didn't bring them from Italy it was another family that brought them and gave John's Great Uncle some seeds just after the war. He's been keeping them going until last year when he gave away his last seeds and the squirrel's ate all his beans so he didn't get anymore seeds, so we gave him 100 of them back. I know what you mean Missy about how big they grow and how many beans you get. Every single blossom turns into a bean. Once you are tired of picking then you just let the beans go. You can't pick the beans until the pods are white and extremely brittle. They'll turn yellow first but they still are not ready. If you pick them to soon then the bean itself will split wide open. If you wait until they are so dry and not one bit of moisture is in the pod you'll get all the beans you want. I always pull out what I need to keep for planting and cook up the rest. They make the best beans in the world and they cook super fast too. Last year we tied some beans up along the side of the house just to make seeds and the plant went over the roof. You get over 1 pound of beans per plant. We are still eating beans from last year that I blanched and put in the freezer and now we are having the fresh ones too.

Sunny, Congrats on the pea's! That's so cool. I heard they need roosts about 20' tall or they will jump on top of your roof. That's very amazing to have. I also want to let you know Bridgette is one of my best chickens. I just couldn't imagine any chicken like her. She's extremely smart too. She's getting along with most of the chickens and of course the ducks. She sorta speaks duck in a way. She greats them just like they great other ducks. She bob's her head up and down to say Hi and they bob their heads back at her.

Candy, the trio is fantastic too. It will be nice to have this little family of chickens. I'm so looking forward to next year hatching out little chickens.

 

[SunnyDawn]

Update on the editing problem... Apparently BYC has changed the ability to edit posts that are not recent posts!!! I have no idea why they would do that, since it is a feature that has always existed and many folks depend on that feature, but they have. This new change will affect many threads besides the state threads. The many swap threads and some game threads etc will also be negatively affected by this change! I am still researching the issue but I may have to contact a mod every time I need to edit the opening post to add someone. I will keep you updated. Sorry SilKee! I love adding a new person every time and this is really frustrating me!

Pictures, please!!!


And speaking of babies, my frizzled cochin egg is still growing and kicking! It doesn't like the light shining into its egg. The other two don't look good, but they don't smell either. So I'm keeping them in the nest just to hedge my odds that, if another egg gets broken, it'll be one of them. 4 days left!

But if no chicks hatch, and anyone has any babies due within a week, I would love to adopt one. Sour has been good for 3 sets of eggs, so she deserves a baby.

YEA for the little frizzle!!! Go baby go!
I will take lots of pics for sure! I have no idea what a white baby peachick looks like but I have been looking at lots of pics of the normal peachicks as well as grown and juvenile white ones. Now if I could just find my camera cable ...

Yes, we will definitely need pictures!

I just found this on youtube!!! Titled:

Who says hens can't crow?
http://youtu.be/sI8Bgsx7wes

Shoot! I really miss being able to watch videos! My internet is just not capable right now.

yay for the peachicks, sunny!

hope your little frizzled cochin hatches, missy!

I've had no takers yet on my silkie roo. Here's a little video of him crowing this morning.
http://s173.photobucket.com/albums/w57/chicharomirinda/?action=view&current=P1120977.mp4

Here's photos from yesterday of the other silkies. tried to get some neck shots of the questionable one.

There is a big difference in those tails! Wish I knew something about silkies but I am no help at all. :/

 

[SunnyDawn]

Missy, you can share the beans. They have been in the family for over 70 years but John's family didn't bring them from Italy it was another family that brought them and gave John's Great Uncle some seeds just after the war. He's been keeping them going until last year when he gave away his last seeds and the squirrel's ate all his beans so he didn't get anymore seeds, so we gave him 100 of them back. I know what you mean Missy about how big they grow and how many beans you get. Every single blossom turns into a bean. Once you are tired of picking then you just let the beans go. You can't pick the beans until the pods are white and extremely brittle. They'll turn yellow first but they still are not ready. If you pick them to soon then the bean itself will split wide open. If you wait until they are so dry and not one bit of moisture is in the pod you'll get all the beans you want. I always pull out what I need to keep for planting and cook up the rest. They make the best beans in the world and they cook super fast too. Last year we tied some beans up along the side of the house just to make seeds and the plant went over the roof. You get over 1 pound of beans per plant. We are still eating beans from last year that I blanched and put in the freezer and now we are having the fresh ones too.

Sunny, Congrats on the pea's! That's so cool. I heard they need roosts about 20' tall or they will jump on top of your roof. That's very amazing to have. I also want to let you know Bridgette is one of my best chickens. I just couldn't imagine any chicken like her. She's extremely smart too. She's getting along with most of the chickens and of course the ducks. She sorta speaks duck in a way. She greats them just like they great other ducks. She bob's her head up and down to say Hi and they bob their heads back at her.

Candy, the trio is fantastic too. It will be nice to have this little family of chickens. I'm so looking forward to next year hatching out little chickens.

Thanks Sheryl! Well the peas will be in their own covered run and they will have very tall roosts but only about 12' high. They can't get to the cars or the house to jump up on them. Yes peas will jump up on roofs but they use porch railings and cars and kind of hop from one thing to another. Since I am not into peafowl sized poops on my car the only sane option I felt was to give them a nice sized run and some tall perches in there. My plan was to make some fake tree-like perches but so far finding materials that tall has been a challenge.

It is so great to hear that Bridgette is doing so well! That is a very cute picture you paint of the bobbing heads. The noises the marans make is what cracks me up. They sound like those warm weather penguins that are at the SF zoo. Not nearly as loud though, thank goodness!

 

[sherylreno]

Yes, Monique and Bridgette get along great. They both make those noises at each other but what I laugh at every single time is when they growl. Who ever heard a chicken growl before. They sound just like cats when they do that. They usually growl when they see a bird flying over head.

Leroy is making very cute noises as well. He sounds just like a broody hen taking care of her babies. He's just now starting to fetch food for his ladies, he's not quite there yet but he should be soon. He hasn't crowed yet either and he let's the older hens boss him around. We keep telling Martha to just wait and I'm counting down the months, boy I can't wait for him to put her in her place. When it gets late in the day she goes on her high horse and bosses every chicken around except those above her in the pecking order. She doesn't miss not one of them. Even Leroy gets it from her and this only happens after 5pm every single day. Enough already with her I say, come on Leroy show her who's boss!

 

[aubreynoramarie]

Elizabeth those neck feathers are definitely that of a boy

 

[chickee]

Hi Sheryl, I am so glad you are enjoying your chickens!

I have 2 very pretty black laced red pullets that are 12 weeks old that I am having trouble parting with. These BLRWs are just too pretty and friendly. I wish I could keep them all!

I would love to see updated pictures

Missy, you can share the beans. They have been in the family for over 70 years but John's family didn't bring them from Italy it was another family that brought them and gave John's Great Uncle some seeds just after the war. He's been keeping them going until last year when he gave away his last seeds and the squirrel's ate all his beans so he didn't get anymore seeds, so we gave him 100 of them back. I know what you mean Missy about how big they grow and how many beans you get. Every single blossom turns into a bean. Once you are tired of picking then you just let the beans go. You can't pick the beans until the pods are white and extremely brittle. They'll turn yellow first but they still are not ready. If you pick them to soon then the bean itself will split wide open. If you wait until they are so dry and not one bit of moisture is in the pod you'll get all the beans you want. I always pull out what I need to keep for planting and cook up the rest. They make the best beans in the world and they cook super fast too. Last year we tied some beans up along the side of the house just to make seeds and the plant went over the roof. You get over 1 pound of beans per plant. We are still eating beans from last year that I blanched and put in the freezer and now we are having the fresh ones too.

Sunny, Congrats on the pea's! That's so cool. I heard they need roosts about 20' tall or they will jump on top of your roof. That's very amazing to have. I also want to let you know Bridgette is one of my best chickens. I just couldn't imagine any chicken like her. She's extremely smart too. She's getting along with most of the chickens and of course the ducks. She sorta speaks duck in a way. She greats them just like they great other ducks. She bob's her head up and down to say Hi and they bob their heads back at her.

Candy, the trio is fantastic too. It will be nice to have this little family of chickens. I'm so looking forward to next year hatching out little chickens.

 

[americanvalkyrie]

Elizabeth, I've had no takers on my roo, either.

We don't want to cull him when he's not even aggressive, but what are we going to do with him?

Sheryl, thanks for the tips on the beans! I figure those that are out of my reach are perfect candidates for drying! They're over 10 foot tall now, have grown past the peak of the pavilion, and are twisting together and twining down. It's really pretty to look at. I'm headed over there right now to water and pick some beans for Russ' lunch tomorrow.

Sunny, if you bug moderators enough to modify the post, maybe BYC will change it back!!!

 

[chicharomirinda]

Elizabeth those neck feathers are definitely that of a boy

that's what I thought when I took the picture. Oh well. It looks like I have a couple of girls which is good.

Elizabeth, I've had no takers on my roo, either.

We don't want to cull him when he's not even aggressive, but what are we going to do with him?

Sheryl, thanks for the tips on the beans! I figure those that are out of my reach are perfect candidates for drying! They're over 10 foot tall now, have grown past the peak of the pavilion, and are twisting together and twining down. It's really pretty to look at. I'm headed over there right now to water and pick some beans for Russ' lunch tomorrow.

Sunny, if you bug moderators enough to modify the post, maybe BYC will change it back!!!

I think the npfa will take roos at the swap for a $5 donation. so maybe that's a last resort but really I don't know if I can hold on that long. i bring him in every night so he won't crow too early but i can only stand to do that for a little while longer. well, it's only been a day so I may still get a taker. doesn't help he has a single comb, either.

 

[VCfeathers]

Hey everyone, Sorry for the absence again. I was in Washington for a week at my family reunion. needless to say the house sitter missed the eggs in my coop (since most girls lay in the barn). Well I collected them today and I think they're fertile! The yolks look much darker during candling and the air sack is developing. So.. Does anyone have an incubator I could borrow? I'm just experimenting really, but it seems like I might get something. Any ideas or info would be helpful.

 

[aubreynoramarie]

I hate to be a Debby Downer but if those eggs have been sitting in a hot barn all week without a broody they are probably no good. The air sac you are seeing is most likely from the heat drying the egg out. An egg will not develop without a broody and the chances of them still being viable after being left out in temperature fluctuations from 100*-60* is slim to none. By a week of incubation the egg would have some good veining going on and if it doesn't I doubt it's developed as opposed to just dry and going bad.

Now if you found these eggs under a broody then don't listen to anything I just said because I'm wrong and am just being a know-it-all!