Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

[OneMountainAcres]

Anyone up on their Dr. Seuss references?
“When beetles battle beetles in a puddle paddle battle
and the beetle battle puddle is a puddle in a bottle...
...they call this a tweetle beetle bottle puddle paddle battle muddle.”
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So what is it called when quail are in the bottle?
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I have NEVER had that happen lol

 

[BullChick]

I was expecting it, but it was still very very funny to see.
Another one just got out while I was changing water. I must be doing something right, because it came to my foot.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

I've missed this group... can't even remember the last time I logged in here
We had a bad season last year with a smart raccoon. Lost more than half of our flock of chickens and 7 out of 10 turkeys. Re-building this year... with electric around the runs and the tractor (haven't quite figured out how to do that yet). May revive the cross-PA chicken train as I try to re-establish my flock this year.

I am so very sorry for the losses it's always so hard to lose them. If you need restocked with turkey poults, chicks or quail let me know. I'm hatching quail by request so give me a heads up if you'd like some. I've been hatching F2 sex linked Olive eggers, black copper marans and have some light brahmas in the incubator right now.

 

[fangedknight]

I've missed this group... can't even remember the last time I logged in here
We had a bad season last year with a smart raccoon. Lost more than half of our flock of chickens and 7 out of 10 turkeys. Re-building this year... with electric around the runs and the tractor (haven't quite figured out how to do that yet). May revive the cross-PA chicken train as I try to re-establish my flock this year.

Welcome back hon! I've also had a rough past year, between losing my boys in the summer time (my mistake) and losing another rooster last month (possible owl), and then I lost one hen during that sub zero freeze earlier this month. Everyone else is okay though so I'm thankful for that.

I have no idea if we're gonna do tractors this year with meaties or not, wish we had a bit more ground to work with, that'd make things easier. I'd like to do at least maybe 5 more meaties, I know Susan wants to do a lot more. But we'd have to get some help and a plucker when butcher day comes (we'll see what we wind up doing).

So far the snow's coming down pretty well out there. I still have to go out and do my egg check. Sophie didn't lay anything yesterday so now it's just a waiting game to see if that's her whole clutch or not. Worst case scenario I have eggs hatching at separate times.

 

[BY Bob]

I (obviously) fed them, and saw one stumble out when two ran past. I did not see it on the floor, so I began trying to count the ones in the cage. I was up to 10, when I heard it crying. It had fallen into the bag of bedding.

Boy they are unruly, lol.

 

[HeartoftheMatterFarm]

I plan on putting eggs in the incubator soon. I think it will be a good chore for the kids to help with. I am wanting to get some diffrent breds in my flock tho.

 

[BullChick]

I plan on putting eggs in the incubator soon. I think it will be a good chore for the kids to help with. I am wanting to get some diffrent breds in my flock tho.

Have @Auroradream26 send you some eggs for the hatch along.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

I plan on putting eggs in the incubator soon. I think it will be a good chore for the kids to help with. I am wanting to get some diffrent breds in my flock tho.

I could send you some eggs if you want!

 

[FluffyButt789]

In all the time I have been on the site for some reason I never stopped in here. Hello all from the Hershey area. Here is my coop and flock. They all posed for me a few weeks ago.

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Very nice looking coop! Welcome to the thread!

 

[FluffyButt789]

I only get to pop in once in a while. We have been sick with one thing or another. It never ends! The chickens are doing good. We have a coop outside and a fenced-off pen in the garage. The pen in the garage is for sub-zero temps. Now it is for the chicken that nearly died from a falcon attack. She is nearly 100% now and has some friends with her. So my flock is split in half between the garage and outside coop. They're on lockdown since we don't have a fenced pen. Looking forward to spring so we can get a new coop and pen built for them!