*** OKIES in the BYC ***

[okcarla]

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You really should try hatching eggs again. It's really fun ... ok, until you've hatched a few thousand ... then you get a little tired of it (at least I did).

Maybe the guy you got your eggs from didn't have good roosters around to fertilize the eggs.

Candling eggs is really easy, with a small LED maglight flashlight.

It's fun buying chicks in the springtime, but the pleasure of hatching your own is priceless!

 

[CityClucks]

Atwoods usually has a bin full of pullets that are already sexed, and I've never bought a cockeral out of the pullet bin. Depending on what breeds are there when we go, I can usually pick pullets out of the straight run bin, which are priced a little bit cheaper than the pullets. The one kind of bad thing is that they don't always get all the breeds in at the same time - sometimes they're all sex-link or Rhode Island Reds, but lots of times there is a good mix of breeds - we'll just have to see, which is part of the fun!

 

[Poco Pollo]

Maribeth - I got two gardening books this Christmas. The book I'm currently reading is called How to Grow More Vegetables Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine. It's by John Jeavons. I'm going to read chapter 8 on companion planting tonight. The second book is called Micro Eco-Farming. It's by Barbara Berst Adams, and her writing is almost spiritual in nature. I was attracted to this book when reading sample pages on Amazon. Chapter 4 is called Three New Foundations for "Restoring Eden." The book focuses on working with nature rather than making nature work for you.

 

[poultryand bees]

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Oh goody goody! I will PM you with my contact info and we'll make a plan.

Babyrnic - this is how the BYC enabling begins.

We gave you the "disclaimer" regarding the chicken addicts on here didn't we?

 

[donnie]

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at least your ok joe

 

[nocityboy]

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Congrats on the mail shipment, any break in transit ??.

AL

none broken, was hoping for some blues, but all bbs except 2.

 

[al6517]

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did I tell you I found some snow cone syrup in my pantry? I've been sitting in front of a space heater eating Lime snowcones to pass the time, 'cuz like they always say - when life gives you 24" of snow, make snowcones!

hehehehehhehee now I am picturing you sitting there with green teeth, tongue and lips......

AL

 

[Poco Pollo]

Joe - Sorry to hear about the accident. I'm glad you are okay. Pink eye can be miserable. Tell you little one not to touch anybody with her eyes

That's what our pediatrician always told our girls when they had pink eye.

 

[nocityboy]

This is day 15 in the 'bator with the eggs in it now, should I candle them now or wait for day 18. I candled them on day 8 and tossed all that were clear, which were my cochin eggs which I suspected would not hatch.

 

[babyrnlc]

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Oh goody goody! I will PM you with my contact info and we'll make a plan.

Babyrnic - this is how the BYC enabling begins.

We gave you the "disclaimer" regarding the chicken addicts on here didn't we?

LOL, yeah! I love it!