Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

[stake]

You could add in a 'Dale' so you have a Chip and a Dale....

oh, boy... aging myself again

... do they still even make Chip and Dale cartoons?

Fisher:

I was thinking "Chip-n-dale"....

 

[SilkieSensation]

Wing, 1 of your Bresse eggs is pipped.

daddy is most likely a OE , that could be interesting

A nice heavy green egg layer...cool!

 

[wingstone]

also have another question, I am needy today,

remember a couple weeks ago when I processed the silkie and took it to work ,, well the buyer of that chicken now wants 2 more....here's the dilemma I quit working with silkies and only have a few left,,,if I do the last 2 roosters than all I have are some crosses..who would of thought a little silkie would have a following..((my silkie boys are not the really small ones though)...

they claim they tasted different, wonder about the crossses.. I never ate any of the pure silkie so I wouldn't know, I have used the bones for stock though and it seemed no different.

 

[wingstone]

Quote: A nice heavy green egg layer...cool!
I was thinking more of the body type of bresse with some color added from the OE side, could make some nice eye candy

 

[hippiecowgirl]

I at one time worked for a chicken hauler putting in pullets and taking out spent birds. They all went to slaughter. There is a trucking company in mount joy that hauls. They may be able to hook you up with some if you approach them nicely.

Thanks so much!!!!

 

[hippiecowgirl]

Looks great! Good luck! (did you mark her eggs? and can the other hens get to where she is nested?)

Contact your local SPCA... they probably get 'rescued' and abandoned chickens on a rather regular basis and may put you on a list of folks willing to take them. Even if they don't have chickens they would most likely know who in the area has been involved in chicken rescue in the past.

Thanks so much! I have been checking in with them and have taken a few in that people got as chicks and then didn't want once they weren't so cute anymore (at least not to them). I know if I don't find anything there will be some easter discards looking for homes in a month or so.

 

[hippiecowgirl]

Hippy CG:

You might check the re-homing section....occasionally I seen some posts....

Thank you. I will.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

just read an article on tapping maple trees and it said you can also tap the walnut trees, anyone try this, I have 4 trees and never heard of this,,,,is it to late in the season?? where do I buy the little taps???

we have a neighbor that taps his Maple trees and makes maple syrup and Maple wine (very good btw).He told us last fall that you tap the trees in February to collect the sap. I don't know how long you collect but I think as it warms up and the sap comes back up from the roots is when you get the most from it. Once it's all up, I think it's too late. I don't know anything about walnut but I can imagine that would be really good.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Thought I'd share this with you all now the sooner I can get them to stop being afraid and trying to dive out of my hands, the better lol

 

[barbiegirl]

Aww how cute! They all have names They will get used to you, even one day come running to see you. You are the person with FOOD!