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[artsyrobin]

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that is so hard- i keep looking at mine trying to decide whether i need to do that too.... its like selling your kids! have some silkie mixes that might go, at that indecisive stage

 

[Cuban Longtails]

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I wouldn't count on them not pen fighting. I've I friend in arkansas that raises them. His sumatra cocks have tested tied out gamecocks.

 

[sjarvis00]

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We keep two Rotts that are far from small dogs they check on the morning, evening and and at 10:30 or so at night. (They live in the house) I have 1 Big Live trap the dogs figure them out the first time they get caught in one it wont happen again. For the Big trap I use something live for bait as my dogs don't care to bother my birds now coons, possums, cats, and coyotes are fair game they can't stand them. Look while your Blanchard they ussually have a few live traps the real big ones are ussually home made just make sure it trips and your all set. You can always contact teh Dept. Wildlife Management and expalin the problem to them and they will ussually set traps for you and you just acll to have them pick up the trap and teh animal(s) in it.

 

[Cuban Longtails]

Double post...

 

[sjarvis00]

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tell us a little about yourself

What kind of birds do you have and what kind would you like to acquire?

Your not trying to enable an addict or future addict are you P&B we need to be subtle until thier hooked, but seriously Dave if you think you might want or possibly need just one more bird I bet we know where to find them, and can make several suggestions about things that might work for you..

 

[sjarvis00]

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I wouldn't count on them not pen fighting. I've I friend in arkansas that raises them. His sumatra cocks have tested tied out gamecocks.

I have known the Sumatra to be a bit gamey myself, but maybe a line that has been breed strictly fo rshow for many many generations would be more mellow but they will have likely lost some of the traits he is looking for.

 

[Cuban Longtails]

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You're sure thats a male? Has it crowed?

Could it be a pullet? I don't know. I've never been around NNs before. It is still pretty young, hatched in April.
NN folks - help!

I raised up a barred NN this year and would have swore it was male. It never developed pointy saddle feathers and eventually shaped out like a pullet. The body type of yours looks female to me. Plus I didn't see any pointed saddle feathers.

 

[Kassaundra]

This question is to anyone, but especially nanakat and okla, since I know they both are avid gardeners. Has anyone tried winter sowing, especially veggies? Just came across the concept a few weeks ago and have been reading up on it sounds interesting.

 

[mjgigax]

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Could it be a pullet? I don't know. I've never been around NNs before. It is still pretty young, hatched in April.
NN folks - help!

I raised up a barred NN this year and would have swore it was male. It never developed pointy saddle feathers and eventually shaped out like a pullet. The body type of yours looks female to me. Plus I didn't see any pointed saddle feathers.

Thank You, The bantam Cochins she was raise with are just starting to squeek/crow. I may have NNs in the future. but Cochins are my definate favorites.

 

[lynn1961]

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We late fall sow some of the following for the spring garden, spinich, onion seed, swiss chard, beet seed, turnips, leave a few sweet potaote plants in the ground to come back the next garden season. Sow a fall / winter area for the chickens to graze when all the grass is gone ( wildlife and deer food plot seeds are out now ) the fall / winter plot for the poultry will help cut down on their winter feed bill. We use part of the garden for the poultry plot, section it off and plant it in intervals, so we can let them in the seperate sections in the winter time, they love it, but they can mow an area down real fast.