I'm not too worried about it, the gentlemens flock was NPIP certified. Unfortunately, when building foundation stock, you have to start somewhere right?
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I'm not too worried about it, the gentlemens flock was NPIP certified. Unfortunately, when building foundation stock, you have to start somewhere right?
What do you mean? You don't want all of your birds to look like ALIENS? Quick everyone put on their foil helmets!
I don't know if I should be cracking up or confused LOL
Adora - beautiful!! I'm still so in love with your little guy! I had to take the divider out of the nestbox the first night I sent them all up into the coop. All 3 of them were trying to cram into one of the two nestboxes. It was so funny. So finally I was like, alright guys, chill out. I can make room for all of you. I now use that divider as a "door" to close the coop at night by placing a brick in front of it on the inside. So it actually worked out. LOL
Adora - beautiful!! I'm still so in love with your little guy! I had to take the divider out of the nestbox the first night I sent them all up into the coop. All 3 of them were trying to cram into one of the two nestboxes. It was so funny. So finally I was like, alright guys, chill out. I can make room for all of you. I now use that divider as a "door" to close the coop at night by placing a brick in front of it on the inside. So it actually worked out. LOL
Here is my broody with her chicks. The bright red 1 I'm keeping. It's my first chick hatched from my rooster Remington.-
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Nice! They are adorable.
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*hands Rancher a box of foil* Here - use it to try to prevent the spread.
I stand at three chicks again, all with Mrs. B. Lenore's Easter Egger pipped, but apparently ran out of steam and died in the egg without progressing much beyond a small hole. Also, Mrs. B had hatched out a fourth chick this morning, a tiny black one, but it seemed weak to me when I looked at it. I moved her to the broody pen a little while ago, and only found three chicks and her four as-yet-unhatched eggs (they get another day or so, but I suspect they may be duds, as there's no response when I tap them gently). There was no dead chick evident, but there was, well, icky goo and some clumps of unidentifiable yuck. I suspect it died and she may have eaten it, as there is no sign of it otherwise and she had been penned in her nest box. Barf.
If only the three survive, I'll probably end up slipping one of them under Lenore and letting Mrs. B raise the other two.
I may also have a cockerel from the herd of birds hatched here after all. My oldest Jersey Giant/Sussex cross is suddenly looking very rooish, with what look like sickle feathers and possible manly saddle and hackle feathers. It's a really gorgeous bird, black with that green beetle sheen with occasional rust-red feathers shot through, so I'd be extremely pleased if it's a dude.
*hands Rancher a box of foil* Here - use it to try to prevent the spread.
I stand at three chicks again, all with Mrs. B. Lenore's Easter Egger pipped, but apparently ran out of steam and died in the egg without progressing much beyond a small hole. Also, Mrs. B had hatched out a fourth chick this morning, a tiny black one, but it seemed weak to me when I looked at it. I moved her to the broody pen a little while ago, and only found three chicks and her four as-yet-unhatched eggs (they get another day or so, but I suspect they may be duds, as there's no response when I tap them gently). There was no dead chick evident, but there was, well, icky goo and some clumps of unidentifiable yuck. I suspect it died and she may have eaten it, as there is no sign of it otherwise and she had been penned in her nest box. Barf.
I may also have a cockerel from the herd of birds hatched here after all. My oldest Jersey Giant/Sussex cross is suddenly looking very rooish, with what look like sickle feathers and possible manly saddle and hackle feathers. It's a really gorgeous bird, black with that green beetle sheen with occasional rust-red feathers shot through, so I'd be extremely pleased if it's a dude.
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Looked what I picked up at the tailgate yesterday! I came home with 6!
You are so lucky! They are lovely!
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Its tooooo late for me! MAHHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!
Well, I went to the swap on Sunday and came home with more than I sold!!! 5 silkies, a pair of sweetgrass turkeys, 13-16 barred rocks and green eggs layers, pair of choc dutch rabbits, the doe has been bred I may add.
and 2 royal palm turkey poults hatched out so I say to you, WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?!?!?!?!
I am supposed to get rid of some of my critters for winter, NOT trade/buy more!!!
Oh, well they were a good price for them and hard to find in the spring. Does anyone know where I can get 10x10x6 dog kennels for $100?!?!?! I need 2 of them. I am hoping to go to the big Oct auction and find some but still looking for some! anyway here They are!!!
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