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[poultryand bees]

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I read once about someone putting multiple hens in a small pen with a large nest of eggs, so that someone would always be on the nest. I wondered how to make that work. thanks for the easy to understand explanation.

Pen? Encourage it? Heck no these girls were free range birds, of which you have some of the offspring too.

One of the Malay hens decided to go broody this week (I love broody hens) and when I tried to get the eggs beneath her, she screamed like little girl's squeal. So I marked the eggs beneath her and added another dozen of the Malay eggs that I was saving for the incubator. Now both of us are happy.

 

[poultryand bees]

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If we haven't officially welcomed you -

I see from your signature line that you also raise pheasants. What varieties of pheasants do you raise?

 

[artsyrobin]

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Hey Sooner- you want a Duccle roo? He is white, probably not what you are looking for- he is free if anyone wants him.....

 

[Okla-doodle-doo]

Good morning all! Its a beautiful "sunny" day finally here in Tn.

Someone was talking about Braggs,does anyone have Braggs Mt. Buffs. I see them advertised in all the poultry mags. They sure are "proud" of them if you know what I mean. I've done good with my setters so far till now,the last two left the nest after I moved them. Guess they weren't quite ready yet.
Well hope you all have a great day and get some time to spend with your birds.

 

[poultryand bees]

Teach - I can't laugh anymore about you forgetting to put dates on your eggs. I just realized that some eggs I set - gee, was it really 3 weeks ago today - needed to be moved to the hatching tray so they could hatch today. Of course, I realized that when I was reminding myself that I forgot to turn the automatic turner back on when I put eggs in on Sunday.

Fortunately, I really don't care whether this group of "mutt" chicken eggs hatches, but I sure want the turkey and duck eggs I set at the same time to hatch.

 

[poultryand bees]

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Dachunds - it isn't nice to brag about sunny weather

We are still getting wet and it looks like the rain clouds will continue to rain and then regroup across central Oklahoma most of the morning.

I have checked into the Braggs Mt. Buffs, but when I checked on them a few years ago, they wanted $6 per chick plus shipping and they wouldn't allow pickup to avoid the shipping and stress on the chicks. Too rich for what I want.

 

[Sooner]

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[Teach97]

HOwdy! To all the old folks and new folks!

Yeah right you aren't going to give me grief! I did hatch out 4 turkey poults this weekend!

Batteries are like gold around our place! We love to play with flashlights...I think it is a guy thing...kinda like fire that you get to take under the covers! Plus there is that creepy face you get to make shining it up! We love it! The Mom doesn't get it but heck she is a girl!

 

[poultryand bees]

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I am guessing you were the attractive lady wearing the red shirt at Jones?

Hope to get to know you better.

 

[luvs2garden2000]

Morning all.

Hey Steph, I replied to your message.

Rain Rain go away already come back in a few weeks.

Thanks Al for the concoction for them squash bugs. If I come across something I will sure look you up for a remedy.