I know right?I stay off for half a day and come back to 10 pages.lol, you guys are busy!! Got the screen doors done for my coop. Poor chickies are a little warm today.
They just are so chatty! And so far mine are shaded/breezy enough that they seem okay lolI hope to stop in before my workshop at 3 :/ Just gotta re-look-up the address and timesWho is going to the york show? Where can i get an "official" byc name tag?What time does the show start?
I think it closes at 3 or something, So we'll see if I make it up to York saturday morning ^-^
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The purple eggs belong to my Amish friend up the road so I can't swap them, but I sell them for her & can ship. They have been hatching really well. She has 1-2 hens that lay eggs with a purple tint so would have to collect about a week to get 12. I usually have her only collect 24-48 hours before ship so typically you get 1-3 purples in a batch.
Yup, duckies are mine & they are outlaying the chickens right now. I have pekins & runners hatching now & eggs waiting to be shipped to whoever wants them. THESE I can trade with if you have a different breed of duck or goose to offer.I am tempted also, you seen what I am up against,,,,,,,,,how can I downsize with offers like this all the time, and did you see she has ducks also..
Yep, purple. Everyone needs purple eggs in their basket.
Yep, see above for purple eggs...LOL
Have to make a train of it for everyone else wanting my birds & eggs & getting the stuff from way east I want.
If the calls are yours I'd love to swap for some if I have anything you want.
Broke out the shorts yesterday & today while working on the new coop. Since BigPoppy & the kids are the only ones going to see my legs I didn't bother with the weed whacker yet.nope ! working inside today, to hot outsidesince I have not got around to ......let's just say I need a weed whacker..........I really can not go out in public with shorts on yet.......
yea, I know ......to much info..........but atleast you are aware of what i am doing if I disappear for awhile....might take days...
Canned chicken, tuna or salmon all work well.
UGHHH! A lot of my birds have been in the basement since Christmas when I moved to the new house. We are gradually tossing them out as we get new coops done, but the basement is going to need to be HOSED when we get the last of them out. We have done what we can to keep everything shoveled out, but it all still smells like chicken poop. I'll be breaking out the gallons of bleach & the power washer.
Average for calls is 26 days. Lockdown on day 23 & figure hatch anywhere between 25-27 depending on how your temps run. They are very temp sensitive just like a lot of bantam chickens.
I MAKE room for my anconas. I have 15 eggs out of 17 currently in the bator due on the 23rd swimming around their eggies beautifully. I see another coop on the list to build.
That's Ohio too. 4 months of cold, ice & snow, 4 months of heat, thunder storms & tornadoes, 2 months on each side between of cold rain & mud.
Must NOT get any more chicks!!! MUST sell the 200 extras I have 1st. Where's my straight jacket!!!!!
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I FINALLY got the run done for my small coop. The chickens took two minutes to find the door. It began to pour, and I spent ten minutes trying to encourage them towards the door. They kept heading that way, but never went in. Finally, an EE popped in, and perched. The others stood there waiting for her to move her fanny. When another one went in, I finally came inside.
I really hope this run works. The last one didn't last more than a day before they escaped.
At least you don't have to worry about lockdown!
That about sums it up!
Looks like stuff we do around here.Since it was 80 degrees here in 16841 this afternoon and we're still working on the coop (not all the ventilation is done and no run yet), I had to rig up a red neck screen door to cool down the girls for a few hours.
Since it was 80 degrees here in 16841 this afternoon and we're still working on the coop (not all the ventilation is done and no run yet), I had to rig up a red neck screen door to cool down the girls for a few hours.
