NY chicken lover!!!!

[marquisella]

Quote: Do you really think you will sell more than $5000 a year in eggs? LOL I wish I could sell that much in a year....and who's gonna know what you sell? I didn't say that....as I recall, if you sell from you "home/farm" you don't need any inspection. If you sell to a store for resell, then you put your self under inspection rules, etvc.

 

[marquisella]

I"m looking for guinea keets if anyone has any or knows where they are??

Don't want adults cause they will just fly away..been there, done that.

 

[smazourek]

Thanks Rancher, I may be in the market for some more EEs next month too. My husband is very excited about getting colored eggs.

 

[smazourek]

I"m looking for guinea keets if anyone has any or knows where they are??

Don't want adults cause they will just fly away..been there, done that.

Did they fly away even after being kept in the coop for a week? I was thinking about getting older guineas...

 

[rancher hicks]

Do you really think you will sell more than $5000 a year in eggs? LOL I wish I could sell that much in a year....and who's gonna know what you sell? I didn't say that....as I recall, if you sell from you "home/farm" you don't need any inspection. If you sell to a store for resell, then you put your self under inspection rules, etvc.

Well you must sell that much in chickens and chicks right?

Of course if I kept good records of feed and sales, I'd have a deficit and that is the American way. At least where the government is concerned.

 

[marquisella]

Quote: I wish...I don't even break even....sigh. Lets not talk about that....LOL

 

[rancher hicks]

I wish...I don't even break even....sigh. Lets not talk about that....LOL

I'm not sure the hatcheries do either. Why else would the send so many chicks to their deaths each year? It would be interesting to do some research and find out.

 

[marquisella]

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I"m looking for guinea keets if anyone has any or knows where they are??

Don't want adults cause they will just fly away..been there, done that.

Did they fly away even after being kept in the coop for a week? I was thinking about getting older guineas...

Yes. Guineas are famous for leaving if you get them as adults. After losing 2 groups I npught as adults I finally hatched eggs under a chicken and raised them with chicks. They stayed would roam during the day but came back to eat and roost. Ended up with just males the females were picked off of nests while brooding since they free ranged. Having just males isn't good. All they did was chase each other around all day so I placed them and now want keets to raise again.

 

[leahlefler]

My DD used to live in Lockport. She's in TX now since she wasn't notified that Buffalo had a teaching job for her till two weeks before the school year started here and she'd moved there and already begun teaching.

I'm so mad at NYS government I could scream. I now have to fly to see my grandson.

Ugh! We live 3,000 miles away from our families (job situation - we moved here for work) - it is really hard to be so far away. Stupid government.. to having to fly every time you want to see your grandbabies.

 

[rancher hicks]

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Yes. Guineas are famous for leaving if you get them as adults. After losing 2 groups I npught as adults I finally hatched eggs under a chicken and raised them with chicks. They stayed would roam during the day but came back to eat and roost. Ended up with just males the females were picked off of nests while brooding since they free ranged. Having just males isn't good. All they did was chase each other around all day so I placed them and now want keets to raise again.

I think my neighbor keep his in a run. His got out last fall/winter and he lost one. The others came back in to eat and one he rescued on the ice in the middle of the creek. I haven't talked to him lately.