North Carolina

[EmtheFishLady]

Adorable chicks Gavin. Tell Allison HAPPY BIRTHDAY. She's 21 right?

 

[DaddysChickens]

Someone dropped these off at my door with a note that said "take good care of them"...At least thats what I'm going to tell my wife...

 

[BHep]

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did you go to Tractor Supply !??? !! shame on you.

I won't tell....

 

[Miss Lydia]

Are they together now or will they meet for the first time tomorrow? I haven't feed med. food either. I let mommies take care of showing the chicks what to eat and getting them out and about to build immunes, plus all mine eat FR including chicks. Just curious as to what breeders with alot more experience than me feed. Thanks.

aww Daddys what a big mush you are, how cute..

 

[BHep]

Some sad news

My calls did not make it.
1 pipped & quit...did not absorb yoke
1 pipped & quit...did absorb yoke
2 doing nothing....guess they died too.

I'm so bummed out.... already called TS around here. 2 have mallards 1 has pekins....

I WANT CALLSSSS!

Well... I am going to the swap Sat... we will see.

I have an order for a dozen more call eggs.....now I'm scared!!!

I can hatch out runners like they are weeds...

Now I have nothing hatching for 2 weeks

 

[HenThymes]

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They will meet for the first time later today as they will go in a pen together overnight, being that it is just the two of them away from all others they should bond very quick.

 

[EmtheFishLady]

I have heard calls having problems hatching. Maybe next time just help out their beaks or head?

 

[HenThymes]

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Did you candle the last two to make sure they were not still in there? Maybe they just need some help??

 

[NewHomesteader2010]

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Beth, I am so sorry for your loss.

(I'm not exactly sure what pipped & zipped & all of that means, but nonetheless, I am sorry it didn't work out for you).

Daddy - those are some seriously cute chicks. Don't worry, I won't tell your wife...unless,

I could tell her I dropped them off.

jk

Question for you all: Bantam's are "smaller" versions of the "standard" breeds, am I correct in my understanding? If so, how difficult is it here in Central/Eastern NC to get standard breeds? I like big fluffy chickens (

the Orps that I like I recently read were English ones...boo) but still learning!!

 

[HenThymes]

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Beth, I am so sorry for your loss.

(I'm not exactly sure what pipped & zipped & all of that means, but nonetheless, I am sorry it didn't work out for you).

Daddy - those are some seriously cute chicks. Don't worry, I won't tell your wife...unless,

I could tell her I dropped them off.

jk

Question for you all: Bantam's are "smaller" versions of the "standard" breeds, am I correct in my understanding? If so, how difficult is it here in Central/Eastern NC to get standard breeds? I like big fluffy chickens (

the Orps that I like I recently read were English ones...boo) but still learning!!

The English orps are here in the US, some even in NC. Just depends on what color you are wanting?