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[daver]

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I'm up for that, I may have to 'borrow' a bird from someone or I could just watch. Depending on the size of the crowd, I may be able to get my mom to allow us to use the old garden behind grandma's farmhouse, though I don't think we'd have room for more than about 8 to 10 cars MAX. No one lives in the farm house, but we have electricity and running water there for the obvious purposes. The house is not far from Benson, NC near the I-95 and I-40 split.

I'm interested.

Dave

 

[secretquail]

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THEY HATCHED, THEY HATCHED!!!!!!!!! The 3 duck eggs I gave to my friend for his daughter's birthday just hatched!!!!! This family needed a bit of happiness, and THEY HATCHED!!!!!!! Thanks for the extra prayers for the eggs! Now waiting on good news for my friend...

 

[Miss Lydia]

Wonderful news SQ,

 

[BHep]

Hi All


I would be more then happy to host a chicken processing day here at our farm... I live in Faison exit 348 off I 40. I suspect I am pretty far from everyone, but the offer is open. I have been trying to get up the nerve to process my own, I just need someone to "hold my hand" the first time. lol I even watched a bunch of videos on you tube.


Went to the auction today... sold 59 chickens and bought 38 hatching eggs

I don't even know what to say anymore.... woes of an addict

CarolinaChickenKeepe.... I had a chick that legs were frog like. I put him in a little tea cup with a piece of papertowel on the bottom. This gave him the will to try to stand up and get out. It worked !!! You could never tell there was a problem. Good Luck

 

[BHep]

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[BookWorm243]

Thats wonderful news SQ

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

WTG SQ

Congrats Beth on the auction

I usually process in the spring but I'm willing to do a couple roos anytime everyone else is ready to party. Benson area may be closer than Faison but I think either is good for me. So we all need to pick a place and day? or see who else might be able to host one?

 

[NewHomesteader2010]

to all the new people that I missed welcoming while I was away!!

Congrats to all the new hatches & growing ones.

Sorry to those of you who suffered losses recently.

Wow. Do you know how hard it is to go away for a few days and try to play catch up with everyone??

Apparently you all are trying to tell me that I am not allowed to go away ... EVER!!

The wedding was so sweet and we all had a wonderful time. My DD spent the wedding flirting with the photographers who would occassionally snap photos of her...she just thought the "mountain man" photographer was adorable...he would walk by and she would bat her eyes, giggle, point and "pose" for him.

I think I need to start building that tower to keep her away from the boys...if she does this now, there's not telling what she'll do when she turns ONE!!

We did have a party for her with grandpa & grandma and I am

with my MIL...I kept telling her she hasn't been introduced to certain foods yet because of her allergies......so DH and I leave for a date (

first one in FOREVER) and when we get back...she was COVERED in hives (2 days later...she still has them)...worse, Grandma "can't remember" (I don't buy this) what she did/gave that could have caused it.

Now I don't know if it was from the eggs in the cake (we refused to let her have the frosting...too sugary anyway) or because she's only been fed a strict diet, or what. UGH. She claimed it was a heat rash. As if you can't tell the difference between hives (welts....which I also get) or a heat rash. Seriously?? Okay...got it off my chest, now I feel better.

thanks everyone!!
I am SO HAPPY to report that all of our boys & girls are doing well. I was VERY nervous that we'd come home to find a coop filled with dead chickens. The neighbor man did a nice job (or they fended nicely for themselves) taking care of them. They had TONS of water and food...lol. I am also happy to report that we had our first encounter with a small cat-bear (aka coon) last night. I went to check on the gang this morning and let everyone out...well I pulled the feed out last night to check on it (was hoping to order some from Reedy's to see what the feed is like) and sure enough the lid was completely off (it's not an easy lid to get off...but then again coons are good with their hands) and about 1/4 of the feed was gone. Lesson learned, I put the feed back into the barn and will be extra vigilant in the coming days only because now the coons know there is food out here!!

Okay BYC'ers....need advice. This morning I encountered a problem with Jeremy, Cotton-Tail and Timmy... Jeremy is definitely the HEAD rooster and today (this is the first time it's happened that I have SEEN) he actually chased and attacked the other two boys when they tried to "announce" the morning (aka crow). I am beginning to suspect that this has been going on for a bit at least between Jeremy and Timmy - remember how I was worried Timmy wasn't crowing.... Is it because they are getting closer to being fully mature and they are going to start fighting? Fortunately all that happened was Jeremy Fisher chased and pecked the other two along with puffing himself up to look bigger and such. They are 16 weeks old now and so I don't know what to think/do. Suggestions out there for me?? Also, I am going to order from Reedy Forks Farms to see what the process is like and I will update you all after that.

I will be driving 45 minutes to pick up some feed in Raleigh (near Cary)...

I must MUST be crazy. For those of you interested they deliver to the KMart on Western Blvd in Raleigh. I don't know if that location changes or not. So...anyone out that way want to get together Wed??

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BHep - what auction are you going to? I might have to check out your auctions one of these days....so I can be further infected!!
HT - I'd LOVE to talk to you about getting a few of your older pullets, but I don't know if I could since I don't have a quarantine coop/separate coop for them...not sure how the integration process would work.

I won't even begin to think about how far away you are from me either!!

Today is a day filled with laundry and oh yeah...laundry and dishes.

I knew there was nothing good about taking a vacation...

Tomorrow...I start the graduation cake for this weekend. If you don't hear from me by next week...it's because I died from the cake!!

I will post photos of these 2 cakes once they are finished (assuming I remember to take the pictures....oops) Have a great day everyone...try to stay COOL!!

 

[BHep]

Goodmorning all

I was surprised with a PM from Niffty this am, saying I have been gifted a 6 month GFM.

I don't even know who did it.

That was my 2nd surprise of the day. The 1st one was a phone call at 6:30am from the PO to tell me I had a box of Biddies waiting for me.

I ordered some chicks from McMurray Hatchery a month or so ago, can't even remember when. Anyway the came, all appear healthy & they sent MANY extras. I ordered the min. of 25 and got 37.

Super generous of them.

The extras are Seabrights & Red Plye OEGBs, also Polish and a mystery chick ( a bantam).

So I went to auction yesterday and sold 59, came back with the 38 eggs & 7 chicks & now 37 more chicks. NOW THIS IS CHICKEN MATH !!!

Now if only my internet would surprise me and stay on today. As soon as it gets hot & sunny out, it quits, until dark.

Ruthann..... You may go to the auction to "look" BUT please do not buy from there. PLEASE !!! I have notice some sickly looking birds... sneezing & what-not. Someone here can get you HEALTHY birds !!!!!
The chicks I got are from sellers I know and are NPIP and STILL I quarantine for a month or more. Just by these babies being on the auction grounds , they can catch diseases.


Going to enjoy my day....with or without my internet.

 

[ramirezframing]

New home yes they will fight, the question is how bad. I have had some fight real quick to set top roo and than every now and than to keep to roo. Than I have had ones that won't quit fighting.