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[al6517]

I plan to finish up making a breeder pen into 2 seperate brooder pens, so I can move 50- 2 wk olds outside today.

AL

 

[okcarla]

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We enjoyed the Fletcher auction on Saturday night, and as Michael said, prices were high on some of the birds ... except for the 3 silkie roosters I took. Michael snagged them thankfully! I've replaced several of my silkie roosters with some of Betsy's fantastic stock. Upgrades!!!

We sure missed seeing Al and Maribeth and other usual diehard auction attenders, but got to visit with Chiclooker & Oldmotherhen and sgtmck1 and MichaelDaugherty, Peaches and other familiar faces.

The auction ended way to soon, so Gerald & I had to make a trip to Trivet's in Elgin for some catfish & pie

Donice and KC had the same idea, so we enjoyed a pleasant visit with them, and they too ordered the catfish! It was a blast visiting with them, especially hearing about their travels to Washington D.C. with a baby goat. Hilarious! I'd like to see the book their daughter has written about it.

 

[donnie]

Well Well Well ... hows the morning crew doing today

 

[al6517]

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Waiting on you to get out of bed finaly LOL get some coffee and get going Man !!!! LOL

AL

 

[okcarla]

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One thing you will learn fast on our thread is how easily and good we are at getting out of preplanned appointments in order to do our chicken thing. I hate to see you have so many regrets when all the pic's and videos show up the week after POOPS, we do have a knack at really having a great time at this event. So six if you are having a hard time trying to getting out of your deal, I know a guy named Vito who can help

LOL.

AL

Yep, you'll definitely regret not attending POOPS with all the friendships and memories that could/will be created that day. This is the 3rd POOPS event that has been scheduled at the same time as one of Gerald's military vehicles events is scheduled and even though he's almost as fond of his big ol' ugly army truck as he is of chickens, he forgoes that event for the POOPS event. I think he might like chicken people just a little better

 

[sixshooter60]

Well its not that i couldnt get out of the other thing its just that its a family thing and well you know how that is... i mean i dont like to have to sleep with one eye open if you know what i mean but maybe since Al knows a guy named Vito i might be able to make it all work out..

 

[QueenPeaches]

Good Morning Everyone!

Yeah the sale was wonderful. Had a great time visiting with everyone, Had several new bidders last night and Had several game birds there. Had a quad of Buff Brahmas that brought over 30 dollars a peice.

Yes I was busy and could bid on any birds last night. Did manage to get duck eggs. Cant believe that I missed the Barred Naked Necks.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!

 

[al6517]

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LOL Just ask Teach how he sleeps, he has skillet bumps on his head but I think he is getting better at it. I know how the Family thing goes as do all of us, we are just doing our part,

............. if you can make it that would be great if not we understand.

AL

 

[Greybear23]

Good morning fellow Poopsters!!! It has been a wonderful weekend, no matter all the wind and the fact that I lost my shirt at the Casino!!! I have spent the last two days and nights with the most beautiful redhead in my world, we have had a great kidless weekend!!! Have to pick them up after church today at mom's! Have not got much done around here but have enjoyed the company of my life mate!!!
WeELCOME to all the newcomers that I have missed the last couple days!!
Did I see one of you had Black Leghorns???? I am interested in some chicks, eggs or maybe a trio if you have any for sale!!! Would preferr the single comb!!! But the rose comb would be fine!
We ate at the Texas Roadhouse last night!!! Absolutly wonderful food and atmousfer and of course I had the best company in the world!!!!!
Ended up with I think 47 chicks hatching in the last batch, Monty and Marybeth I put 11 eggs in th bator Sat.(dropped one when loading) they are mostly NNs but there is one or two of Dakotas Austrolorps and RIRs in there, will add some more NN as I get them and plan on bringing some chicks to Poops!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS to all that are showing!!! We are very proud of you for all your great accomplishments!!!
GRACE!!! A special CONGRATS to you and the lucky man in your life!!!!
Hey Donnie and Joe I picked up three eggs of a very rare breed, it is called Auburn Javas, they are veryu rare and as far as I know were only being worked on by a select group of poultry presservationist, the one who started them is Lyle Behl and Tim Christakos I think!!! There is an article about them in the Backyard Poultry magazine!!!! Anyways I hatched all three eggs and I think(fingers crossed and knock on wood!!!!) that I ended up with one roo and two pullets!!! Mine are just now getting some feathers!! Also ended up with about 7 or 8 of the Icelandics!!!!
Tara I also found something on you shell less egg, a post from a very informed man on one of my other forums by the name of Dean. Posted the article as follows!!!

[RPB2] Re: Egg Issues.... Need Imput!
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This is a common occurance in all domestic fowl when beginning to lay or ending a laying cycle or starting into or going out of molt and/or back into production.

I has absolutely nothing to do with feed, minerals, or calcium intake. Sometimes a cold or stress or a malfunctioning ovary will cause a hen to lay odd shelled or no shelled eggs or even pee wee eggs.

Below are a few more observations I have had on smaller than average eggs.

I had an English game bantam pullet in 2009 that laid in excess of 160 eggs the size of the tip of a man's little finger. Before winter this little hen died and never did lay an egg any larger in diameter than an American nicklel coin in her entire life.

Right now I have a teenie egg that one of my young turkey hens laid that is about half the size of a large hen egg. I candled it and it contains a well formed yolk.I have also seen similar small eggs laid by ducks, geese, guinea fowl,and even tame raised ringneck pheasants.

In nature there is an absolute minimum size egg for each species to lay to produce viable offspring. If a half normal size egg is hatched the chick that it produces will not have enough food reserves stored in it's body and must eat some very high protein food within a few hours to keep it going or it will die.

Under modern care with high protiein feed and constant temperature control it is possible to raise these under sized chicks by the above methods. However I would not recommend the practice because even under the best of circumstances in nature these pee wee chicks would not survive. In all domestic poultry and livestock there have always been under sized offspring produced. The farmers called these runts and culled them as soon as they were discovered.

This is why the better books on the subject of incubation recommend that you only save eggs of normal size with no shell defects. Super small eggs often have oversize pores in their shells and dry out faster than a larger egg. If smaller than average eggs do have a yolk the formed chick will rarely hatch due to extreme dehydration before reaching the hatching date.................

Another observation is that you have way too many roosters for the number of hens you have. If the game cock wasn't in charge they wouldn't have a feather on their backs from the top of their naked little heads to the base of their one shattered tail feather. Dean

Ok so I have typed enough for now, think I will go have another bowl of the Hash I made for Brunch!!!! Have a very Blessed day all!!!! Lynn

 

[donnie]

Workin on it Al ... i really am , i gotta go out and check on those new birds too

then i got to pack up some mutt chicks for pick up today , along with 6 doz mixed assortment hatching eggs for pick up and deliver 3 doz eattin eggs to some elderly family friends