New Hampshire Market Fairs

[shay20]

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So adorible.

 

[darbella]

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Shay, the one I was talking about had white markings, are there more than 3 of them? I thought I saw white markings on the mouth in the first picture of them all snuggled up!

There are 3 kittens, The one you want is not in the individual pics. that ones was hiding.
You want the one in the very first pic that i posted with the white on the chin right

ya, he had dark ears and white on chin and i think back leg???

 

[shay20]

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There are 3 kittens, The one you want is not in the individual pics. that ones was hiding.
You want the one in the very first pic that i posted with the white on the chin right

ya, he had dark ears and white on chin and i think back leg???

Ok yep, that one was hideing when i took the other pics. lol

 

[howardacres]

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I can't answere your questions, as i have no experience. About a month ago, i gave a broody silkie hen 9 eggs to set on. She added one more egg the next day so she had 10. We got ZERO chicks. I was just letting her do her thing, figuring she should know what to do. I did have her in a cage inside our coop, so she was near the other chickens but no one could bother her nest. I only gave her food and water, and freshened her litter every few days---but left her nest entirely alone. She would peck me if i got too close to her on the nest. I never candled the eggs, but i have seen the roosters on the two silkies that we took the eggs from. Strangely, my broody hen ate some of the eggs. There was one that she kicked out of her nest after 3 wks---i opened it and there was a partially formed chick inside, but dead of course. I finally got the hen to leave the nest. Then I found at least one broken shell and blood in the bottom of the nest, but if she hatched a baby, it was dead and gone. I was rather surprised we got nothing at all---i thought nature's way was the best way to hatch chicks. I don't even have an incubator. I've decided i'm not going to try hatching eggs again any time soon. My main focus right now is to get my layers grown and start laying for eating eggs. My oldest pullets are now about 4.5 months old, and i have several younger age groups. I might see if any hens go broody in the future, i might let them try again, who knows.

 

[HenPen]

Just wanted to thank everyone for their thoughts and advice,I will keep you all posted on my next hatching project.

 

[chickn]

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Hi heather, i told them you are the #1 egg hatcher

, they just don,t listen guss,

just to let you know the wife said she,s done hatching for the seaon,

she,s also selling a lot of her birds you should let her know if your looking for any.

she,s going to switch to some crafts ,I,ll probley have to build an addition on the house for a craft room now:

she said she want,s to vist with everyone more then sell lots of birds

Ok, r u nuts! Don't ever offer the "Crazy Egg Lady" birds or any more eggs for that matter! Do you know where all those birds end up living? My house, that's right at my house! I am this close to having a chicken explosion over here, So please no more offers.

oh now wait, your not as close as i am to chicken explosion, i am peeped out!!!

 

[chickn]

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dont sell mine!! LOL

when i do get mailed eggs i try to get them as close to this side of the country as i can, that helps, a bit

Hi wendy ,janet said she,s not selling anything from you

or her breeders ,

she,s selling all the chic,s and some of the med size one,s

but she said she has a great little little leg horn rooster

for you and

I.LL DELIVER IT ANYTIME YOU WANT HIM NO PROBLEM, FOR A DOZEN EATING EGGS .

thats my idea of haching eggs

the leghorn rooster, ya, he is cute, want to trade for the barred rockx silkie that i believe is turning roo!!! LOL
i already have a roo from you, lets find someone who doesnt, fair is fair, any takers????
maybe we could get together next swap and try to sell them in a trio or such?? thats a thought

 

[chickn]

crazy egg and jen and others
your not on my list of goers to the pawtuckaway bbq, are you not coming

 

[darbella]

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You need to blow on them!!!

 

[Kellen]

Hi All, Kellen here... I've been on hiatus from the board after a fox incident which took out 15 of my youngsters out in the pen. (during the day!) I had 6 left. So I sulked for a while, and wasn't sure if I'd even keep chickens anymore. I loved them so. Sheree helped me out with a more secure pen AND the Darlin' won some eggs to hatch for me. So precious. Thank-you again!

It would be fun to try and hatch them myself and experience the personal joy of MotherHen-hood, so if anyone is winding down on their hatching-habit, and has an incubator I could borrow for 3 weeks, that would be wonderful. I could let you keep my first-born for collateral. She does dishes I'm in Temple, but could take a drive to most places in Southern New Hampshire.

Thanks guys!