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Leave me alone.....said the cranky hen...

she really needs something to do...she is not happy with anyone..
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Can't wait till we get the chicks...

Have caught rabbits around the berries, had to net & stake them...even over the top to help keep the birds out.
 
wingstone said:
I had no luck selling extra eggs on auction,,
Anyone here interested in the extra eggs from Friday, sat, sun...can ship Monday morning...make offer and price of shipping..

On average it would be
2 eggs a day from the white scovy pen
4 eggs a day from the bantam Cochin pen
3-4 eggs a day from the white bresse pen ( this is the pen that the purity is in question, I found a bantam Cochin too in here, but I doubt the big boys would of allowed anything)

I can nt set anymore and I hate eating the purges.
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Wing:

When I get overrun with eggs, I hard boil them and feed them back to the chooks....my two cents
 
fisherlady said:
Wing... our 'tracking' is done on our chicken calendar. We have a large calendar hanging near our mudroom. Each day we mark things like # of eggs, date a broody is set with eggs (and what type) and/or if a hatch happens. Also documented are different incidents such as any injuries, new birds, # of meaties, any butchering, sometimes first eggs or first crowing.
We sometimes mark things like buying feed (type and amount) and any medications given to any animal (dogs and cats notes also on this calendar) I also printed off a 1 year calendar (I think time and date.com?) On that one I mark hatches and aging milestones such as 16 weeks, 6 months and 1 yr of hatches or groups. I transfer age info each December to a new calendar that hangs near our computer, it is just for quick references and allows me to see patterns in broody behaviors of some hens. Since we used to only have 2 or 3 hatches a year it was simpler... getting more complicated with us already having 6 broody hatches with 3 or 4 more to go already this year.

Find a big bank calendar or any other free one of decent size (think desk calendar size, and a business desk calendar would work very well for this) and start making notes. You can consolidate info each month or two to a ledger for referring back to over time. DH stashes the calendars and we have pulled them back out to refer to them a year or two later.
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good idea with the calendar. I keep two binders. One for all expenses..one for the birds themselves...also have a section for hatching info.
 
LittleMissPurdy said:
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..no..no birds in the house..try real hard to avoid that again..my rule! The coop is the one DH & I made for the blues when we picked them up last year...you know, quarantine and all, got to keep that Bio-security!!
I certainly hope so!!! I wouldn't mind at all having too many berries, is that even possible?!
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We were able to find some split-rail fencing 'curb side' for FREE...gosh I love that word!!.....Going to be setting up for awesome raspberry and blackberry supports!!
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LMP... be prepared to invest in some bird netting... and some 3 ft chicken wire and stakes... because your chickens will most likely try to pick everything they can reach on the bush!

Just saw your above post... I see you are already finding out you need to do it! I wasn't even thinking of rabbits, but bet they would love the new plants too!
 
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stake said:
Wing:

When I get overrun with eggs, I hard boil them and feed them back to the chooks....my two cents
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X2.... scrambled or hard boiled... birds love them and I figure it is about as healthy a snack as they can get.
LittleMissPurdy said:
we are going to freeze them..has anyone else done this?
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I have heard of it, but never done it yet. I am thinking to do this later in the fall to provide me extra eggs for holiday baking. I should try it now so I can evaluate how well they handle the freezing.
 
fisherlady said:
LMP... be prepared to invest in some bird netting... and some 3 ft chicken wire and stakes... because your chickens will most likely try to pick everything they can reach on the bush!

Just saw your above post... I see you are already finding out you need to do it! I wasn't even thinking of rabbits, but bet they would love the new plants too!
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yeah...the blackberrie & rasp. are going to be a little more involved...I think the 'tweety' birds are going to be the biggest issue
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fisherlady said:
X2.... scrambled or hard boiled... birds love them and I figure it is about as healthy a snack as they can get.
I have heard of it, but never done it yet. I am thinking to do this later in the fall to provide me extra eggs for holiday baking. I should try it now so I can evaluate how well they handle the freezing.
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mmm... good idea again, trying it out ahead of time...Boy, I am running a little slow today, good grief...like molasses in the brain
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Was going to do this in the fall also(freezing), it will help when the girls slow down in the colder months..will still have eggs for baking and such.
Let me know how you make out with this process also..please
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