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There is no camping or RV sites anywhere close.
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We have frequently RVed at Lake Elsworth, which has sites all over it, less than 10 or 15 minutes from Fletcher.
That is true Jim, I forgot about that. There are alot of places there at lake Elsworth and at lake lawtonka.
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There is no camping or RV sites anywhere close.
AL
We have frequently RVed at Lake Elsworth, which has sites all over it, less than 10 or 15 minutes from Fletcher.
That is true Jim, I forgot about that. There are alot of places there at lake Elsworth and at lake lawtonka.
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Lynn, thanks for reporting. Glad you got at least four hens. Are you aware that you can't reliably tell what gender they are by the wattles? People generally think that the ones with cupped wattles are males, but fairly often females will have them, too. I have at least two hens now that have large, cupped wattles. You can, of course, tell by their call; only the hens puh-track and lay eggs. I've had a couple of hens that didn't puh-track at all until they were more than a year old. Hope you actually have more hens than you think.
Lynn, thanks for reporting. Glad you got at least four hens. Are you aware that you can't reliably tell what gender they are by the wattles? People generally think that the ones with cupped wattles are males, but fairly often females will have them, too. I have at least two hens now that have large, cupped wattles. You can, of course, tell by their call; only the hens puh-track and lay eggs. I've had a couple of hens that didn't puh-track at all until they were more than a year old. Hope you actually have more hens than you think.
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Lynn, thanks for reporting. Glad you got at least four hens. Are you aware that you can't reliably tell what gender they are by the wattles? People generally think that the ones with cupped wattles are males, but fairly often females will have them, too. I have at least two hens now that have large, cupped wattles. You can, of course, tell by their call; only the hens puh-track and lay eggs. I've had a couple of hens that didn't puh-track at all until they were more than a year old. Hope you actually have more hens than you think.
I did not realize that the wattle shape/size was inaccurate for determining gender. Sounds like here is another creature that is difficult to accurately identify by gender until they start "speaking" or laying eggs. I feel the same lack of competence regarding silkies - I have to wait until they are pretty much full grown before I know what gender they are - like when the rooster begins crowing.
Lynn, thanks for reporting. Glad you got at least four hens. Are you aware that you can't reliably tell what gender they are by the wattles? People generally think that the ones with cupped wattles are males, but fairly often females will have them, too. I have at least two hens now that have large, cupped wattles. You can, of course, tell by their call; only the hens puh-track and lay eggs. I've had a couple of hens that didn't puh-track at all until they were more than a year old. Hope you actually have more hens than you think.
I did not realize that the wattle shape/size was inaccurate for determining gender. Sounds like here is another creature that is difficult to accurately identify by gender until they start "speaking" or laying eggs. I feel the same lack of competence regarding silkies - I have to wait until they are pretty much full grown before I know what gender they are - like when the rooster begins crowing.
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Lynn, thanks for reporting. Glad you got at least four hens. Are you aware that you can't reliably tell what gender they are by the wattles? People generally think that the ones with cupped wattles are males, but fairly often females will have them, too. I have at least two hens now that have large, cupped wattles. You can, of course, tell by their call; only the hens puh-track and lay eggs. I've had a couple of hens that didn't puh-track at all until they were more than a year old. Hope you actually have more hens than you think.
I did not realize that the wattle shape/size was inaccurate for determining gender. Sounds like here is another creature that is difficult to accurately identify by gender until they start "speaking" or laying eggs. I feel the same lack of competence regarding silkies - I have to wait until they are pretty much full grown before I know what gender they are - like when the rooster begins crowing.
Maribeth, I had always heard flat waddles were females and cupped were males... but if this is true, I have males that are put racking
Lynn, thanks for reporting. Glad you got at least four hens. Are you aware that you can't reliably tell what gender they are by the wattles? People generally think that the ones with cupped wattles are males, but fairly often females will have them, too. I have at least two hens now that have large, cupped wattles. You can, of course, tell by their call; only the hens puh-track and lay eggs. I've had a couple of hens that didn't puh-track at all until they were more than a year old. Hope you actually have more hens than you think.
I did not realize that the wattle shape/size was inaccurate for determining gender. Sounds like here is another creature that is difficult to accurately identify by gender until they start "speaking" or laying eggs. I feel the same lack of competence regarding silkies - I have to wait until they are pretty much full grown before I know what gender they are - like when the rooster begins crowing.
Maribeth, I had always heard flat waddles were females and cupped were males... but if this is true, I have males that are put racking
Guinea fowl were my first poultry, 15+ years ago. Many years ago, a farmer friend was going to sell me a "hen" that had the large, cupped wattles, but I didn't believe it was a hen until he caused her to puh-track. Since then, I've had numerous hens with large, cupped wattles. A couple of other ways you can determine male/female once they are adults; the males will stand "taller" with their bodies slanted downward on the tail end while hens backs are more vertical and in mating season develop a bustle; hens profiles are USUALLY more refined--the cere, which is the red band surrounding the nostrils, is less prominant (but that's a bit difficult to tell without quite a bit of practice). Your males that puh-track are HENS. Only the hens are able to puh-track; the males can only make a one-syllable sound except for some of the very soft sort of cooing they do at night--you have to be right next to them to even hear that.
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Sometimes I watch the guineas to see which are making the puh-track sound (I always thought they said "buck-wheat") and which are only making a clicking noise. To me, a bunch of males by themselves, sounds like an engine that can't quite get turned over to start.
Sometimes I watch the guineas to see which are making the puh-track sound (I always thought they said "buck-wheat") and which are only making a clicking noise. To me, a bunch of males by themselves, sounds like an engine that can't quite get turned over to start.
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