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wingstone said:
bring them silkie roosters on over, but he is right, please do not expect happily ever after...not sure what folks think I do with all the roosters..
lancaster county here, frequent visits to snyder county in the summer

with you on that one,,,,,,I can not tell you how many messages I get, can you please take my mean rooster, then they get upset when told what will happen to them,,,,I try to be honest and tell everyone that very few of those roosters will stay.
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I've been telling people you run a retirement home for roosters, you mean that's not true?

I will be sure to put quotes around "retirement" from now on.
 
dheltzel said:
BARGAIN ALERT !!!

The TSC in Pottstown has older silkie bantam chicks for $1.00 each. They had about 30 of them when I was there an hour ago. The young ones are $2.99, but these, being older and (I guess) lacking some of the cuteness, are reduced for quick sale.

Anyone interested in hatching with broody hens, this is your chance, buy a bunch and raise them. Sell the excess males cheap to wingstone (just don't ask their fate if you grew attached to them). My silkies go broody a lot, and often co-brood like fisher's wyndottes. Silkie hens are (IMO) the ultimate sweet, pet chicken. Other people must agree because they are always in demand.
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Howe old are the ones fora buck
 
wingstone said:
CC... have you decided what you are going to do with that pool yet ???

what are some others projects coming up.......It is always nice to get idea's from others

I checked into a new type of bird with the black skin (thanks dhetze )   I am on a waiting list and will probably not get any till next summer, so all black skin roosters are welcome to be dropped off..

I will also be seperating with a fence down thru the middle of the duck pen and a boar for the inside of the pen,   scovies will get half the pen and the rest will house the east indies and hopefully they can live peacefully with the khaki campbells..any suggestions there....

meaties are getting a new area that we will plant pasture with,,,not completely figured out yet but they get half the corn crib that is currently being used for breeding pens, we will cut an opening to allow them outside,,,,this is an area that things like corn do not grow well so hubby has no problem giving up the space..


I am sure I am forgetting something, I always have projects going...

1 more time... I set some eggs to check fertility, does anyone want whatever hatches,,,, free, you just need to pick them up...I will not be adding anything except what is already ordered,  we are keeping things simple till we find out what will happen with the property.....everything is being built on an easily movable plan, nothing will have any kind of foundation...
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Probably end up as a hot tub for now, redneck style.

Too much going to start hydroponics, and I can always repurpose it later.
 
wingstone said:
bring them silkie roosters on over, but he is right, please do not expect happily ever after...not sure what folks think I do with all the roosters..
lancaster county here, frequent visits to snyder county in the summer

with you on that one,,,,,,I can not tell you how many messages I get, can you please take my mean rooster, then they get upset when told what will happen to them,,,,I try to be honest and tell everyone that very few of those roosters will stay.
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Glad you're honest about it....a mean rooster needs to go. I had a beautiful 8 month old brown leghorn as my first rooster, after a week he went after my 13yr old son and spurred him 1/2 inch above the eye and up over his scalp. Let me tell you that we had him for lunch the very next day. I will not have mean roosters not only for my family's sake, but also for the happiness of my flock. So if someone wants to get rid of a mean roo, they shouldn't expect someone else to want one, other than for dinner.
 
Auroradream26 said:
Ok, this chicken math is amazing stuff. A year ago I said I wanted chickens and that 6 would be good. This year when I started purposing for chickens, 10 was the magic number. Two weeks ago, I said no more than 15. But today, I'm going to pick up 2 SLW pullets which brings me to 17 lol. This should be it though. Plus, I'm not keeping every roo i get. My goal was for a rainbow egg basket and I think this is now going to be accomplished lol. Our chicks:
4 EEs
2 Black Copper Marans
2 Blue Copper Marans
2 golden comets (I think)
2 silkies
2 random bantams
1 brahma/Marans cross
2 SLW
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feeling very excited though not sure how Hubby will feel about all this. When he left for training we had 6. He'll be coming home to 17 lol
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I'm telling you chicken math is CRAZY fun! I started with 6 3 1/2 yrs ago, at one point got up to 51, and am now down to 23 BUT.....I have
12 in the brooder, and 35 in the incubator. My husband thought when I started this that it was a mid life crisis and would pass, but I absolutely love raising chickens!!
 

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