NY chicken lover!!!!

[Muggsmagee]

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That sounds wonderful! Thanks for passing this along!

 

[rancher hicks]

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Well of course it is. Next time i have my business cards printed it will have this web site printed on the back. This site and forum has helped me alot. I've even printed out things for future reference. At the show this past Sat. I mentioned this site and asked folks if they are members and they said yes but they don't comment very often.

Of course the one woman knew who I was.

Kinda hard not to since I have no life and post here alot regurgitating stuff I learned previously .

Anyhow this site is a great place for the Back Yard chicken farmer.

Rancher

 

[rancher hicks]

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Which thursday is that? Gotta date. I'm in AL and won't be home til the 19th.

 

[Cydney83]

That is Thursday the 21st....I think you will be able to make it!

 

[marquisella]

I am looking for some silkies in NY. I'd prefer lavendars, porceains or partridge.
I have some banty partridge Wyandottes for my grandson to show, and looking for the silkies for my granddaughter who loves everything "soft & fluffy"

Sidnee

 

[trilyn]

Oh Sue...she is precious! Good luck with your search!

Trish

 

[tgrlily]

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AWWWW! She is too cute!

Those are the three silkie colors I don't have. I had to draw the line somewhere.

I did try to hatch porcelain, but I've heard there is something with the lav gene in silkies that makes them more difficult to hatch. I only ended up with 1 chick & darned if I know which one it is or what color... although I suspect it is porcelain. It has some buff down on its head & pale color on its back.

 

[Fyrekitten]

She looks like a Silkie Girl - will probably have them all done up and treat them wonderfully!

Had a little SNOW on the ground this morning and it sleeted all afternoon here - YUCK!

Been busy so I hadn't had a chance to really post yesterday. Congrats to everyone on the babies and the shows that they've been to recently. Of course no one wants to be nice Rancher - they have their trade secrets and you're competition or maybe they just think you're there and don't know much about chickens.

I cannot believe how fast these little chicks are growing - Wowweeee!

Had to get more chicken feed yesterday - the babies are eating like crazy and the adults seem to be on a tear lately too. We ended up discussing our next pen project for the others babies - it is great isn't it???? Here we are planning to move in a couple months and we are already discussing the pen for the next group of critters. I need to get out and stain the two houses we have now since I wasn't able to get them done last year.

I have to make calls down to NC tomorrow to find out what the laws are in neighborhoods (those that have 1 or more acre homes) and in certain counties down there. I know one Realtor had told me that in Catawba County they had just passed ordinances allowing people in communities to keep chickens - I love this back to simple that people are embracing!

Gotta go survey the lockdown incubator - temp is good and humidity is about 70 percent and we are now at day 21 so expecting something to happen soon although it seems that Barred Rocks like to take their time!

Happy Sunday to all!

 

[Muggsmagee]

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Aww..she's so cute! Are you looking for eggs or chicks?

 

[Nambroth]

What a nasty day today! Windy, cold, rain/snow/ice all in one. I am really bummed out... we lost one of our big trees in the yard (it took a smaller one with it, too). How frustrating! I joked with my husband that I wished we could just prop it back up since it came up with the entire rootball. I guess I will be investing in some more trees this fall.