New Englanders! Much ado about New England!

[UrbanMama]

I just put orders in at Rupp and Johnny's...and Seedway.

And I have a greenhouse laying on the ground under the snow, just taunting me

(I didn't get it until after the ground froze..then the snow hit a day later

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[spook]

awwwwwwwwwwwwww Sorry to hear of your woes. It must be heart breaking to think you have such treasures under the snow.

 

[Baymen Moe]

I'll gladly join the boycott, even though I'm a tough New Englander. After an all night plowing operation Tuesday into Wednesday I'm ready to call it a winter.

My one saving grace is a week at Disney with the family in March. Hopefully by then Orlando will get out of the forties.

Should be doing more work on the coop this weekend...

Everyone have a good one!

Bill

 

[chickn]

anyone in new england breed mottled d'uccles? can you give me some leads? thanks

 

[spook]

I've got mottled cochins, nothing that fancy! Sorry! Tomorrow DH and I are going to do some thinking, we have a large dog kennel for turkeys - I assumed a medium dog kennel would work, but I guess I have to say DH is right when they would be cramped for the whole trip. Don't tell him he was right, geeesh.

 

[chickn]

i think i will use my dogs large wire dog crate to get them from milford

 

[spook]

Chickn, what do you have that your selling (just being nosey) and the rest of you? It is such a cool event, I assume that we will be having a couple here in Maine.
Oh, I appreciate your suggestions on where to advertise, I will be needing to know that stuff come April. I assume that May in Berlin, NH might be early enough.
LOL- Back side of Mt. Washington, who knows the weather!
Have a great day!

 

[blueseal]

Quote:
i have a free buff orp roo 7 months old. i live in midcoast maine. hatched from my flock last june.

 

[chickn]

i sold all of my 4-5 m old laying pullets, which leaves me with odds and ends
i have a sultan roo 4m old
an ee pullet 4m old
splash with a lot of red std cochin roo 5m old maybe



mille fluers d;uccles, a pair or 2( 3m or so old) and many extra roos
polish, black a pair or 3-4 little started roo's
2 buff silkies, sex those will ya!! lol
frizzled polish maybe if i decide to sell it

it feels like i have a lot of roo's and i hate it when people only bring roos
i usually have pullets to sell, but havent ordered, waiting for warmth

 

[spook]

I assumed you hatched? Mother has been building an incubator, she has taken it on herself and of course I shake my head and smile. I cannot nor do I have the heart to say no, I'll have the rest of my life to do things my own way, right now it can be her way....still convincing myself of that! But I hope to hatch a few birds for layer replacements.
As for roosters, the pres of the poultry club told how he has a separate pen, lets him in with the girls when he needs fertile eggs, and leaves him in him on his own in his section of the world. That is a great idea.
I need to learn breeding and APA Standards. Not because I'm going to show or anything, but so I can understand what other exibitors have, be able to "talk" chicken- lol.
(I'm still in baby shoes) The more I talk with these people, and of then here, the less I know.
Chickn, sounds like your doing well, perking along business wise.
Have any of you heard about paying for insurance for your birds, be it show or home, a liability insurance. This is something that fairs are going to do to people entering their birds, cow, sheep, goat, bunny, or pig.
I have got to look into that, it gets tagged onto your homeowners insurance- that brings you into the hobby farm classification. I hope someone can set me right! Its scarey!