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[chippysmom327]

Long time no-hear ChippyMom!! ...hope all is well...cuteness sitting there!! Glad you have a little time to chat here...this is an extremely busy time of year for everyone..for sure!! 
We all know though, when that snow starts to fall, yeah..i said it .,..this place really picks up and then there is no catching up! haha

Everything is well, Thank You! I'll definitely be on more as it gets cooler.

 

[wingstone]

Introduction to all the new people...
Hello, I am one of the older one's, ,let's just say 50ish....I raise mostly meat birds (chicken, duck,quail,turkey).. I also have a laying flock of about 80 hen's and numerous roosters...
As you can tell, this is a business to us, they are cared for but not lavished over.

Feel free to pm me with any processing questions..

Again hello, I do get around to reading the thread daily, but some days are just to tired out to respond....today was 29 chickens...can not believe my hands are not cramped up more than they are.

 

[fisherlady]

Introduction to all the new people...
Hello, I am one of the older one's, ,let's just say 50ish....I raise mostly meat birds (chicken, duck,quail,turkey).. I also have a laying flock of about 80 hen's and numerous roosters...
As you can tell, this is a business to us, they are cared for but not lavished over.

Feel free to pm me with any processing questions..

Again hello, I do get around to reading the thread daily, but some days are just to tired out to respond....today was 29 chickens...can not believe my hands are not cramped up more than they are.

Wow, 29 makes a heck of a long day! I new someone years ago that kept wax in a crock pot and every evening she heated it and put her hands in it, she would dip them multiple times then put a plastic bag over her hand and wrap it in a towel. She left the wax on about 15 or 20 minutes...until it cooled, then would just peel it off and put it back in the crock. she said it helped the arthritis and made her hands feel good for the night.

 

[wingstone]

Fisherlady, that is tempting to try, guess all the year's off working out in the cold has caught up with the hands, they just throb some days like someone is cracking them with a hammer....Better yet wonder if a hot tub could hold wax..

 

[fisherlady]

Fisherlady, that is tempting to try, guess all the year's off working out in the cold has caught up with the hands, they just throb some days like someone is cracking them with a hammer....Better yet wonder if a hot tub could hold wax..

I like the hot tub idea!

 

[fisherlady]

I want to say it was paraffin wax she used, but not sure so a bit of Internet searching may be necessary.

 

[LadyBehir]

When the Big Guy had his tendon repair surgery on his hand, the PT afterward included hot/warm wax, probably paraffin. I guess it helped.

Cute pup, ChippysMom.

LMP, it looks like I have the Not My Grandchild

every other weekend. We so need to arrange a play date. She went into where the temporary pen was today and said "I'm a chicken. Bwaak Bwaak bwaak". She wears me out.

 

[JadeComputerGal]

Hey everyone! Long time no see!

Things have been very busy here with school startup, a new coop, and new additions. Not in the flock though.

Meet Ellie. Her mom (black lab mix) came to the shelter pregnant. That means no one knows who dad is.

We love her so much anyways

Welcome to everyone that is new

Where are you getting your call ducks? We bought a "girlfriend" for my lonely drake, and she turned out to be a boyfriend. I'd like to hatch ducklings in the spring

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Hi there, and nice to meet you. Ours are coming from Holderread's. Depending what quality you're looking for, they might still have some that aren't reserved yet.

Cute doggie, and beautiful drake!

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Hey everyone! Long time no see!

Things have been very busy here with school startup, a new coop, and new additions. Not in the flock though.

Meet Ellie. Her mom (black lab mix) came to the shelter pregnant. That means no one knows who dad is.

We love her so much anyways

Now there's some welcome cuteness to start my Sunday off right!!

Welcome to everyone that is new

I posted this in the free rehoming forum, but I thought it would be a good idea to post it here as well since this thread is specific to PA. I hope no one minds me posting it here. If you do, please just let me know and I'll remove it.
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We need to find new, good homes for part of our flock. We are going to start showing and breeding Call ducks, and those plus the ducks we have now will put us considerably over the limit our township allows on property our size. I posted this on our local Craig's List about three weeks ago and got quite a few responses, but unfortunately none I felt comfortable about. The last guy who called (tonight) was excited because he loves duck...for dinner. I had specifically put in my ad that these are backyard or farm ducks, not meat ducks. I even went so far as to look into buying part of the lots of the neighbors on each side of us, but their lots are already at the minimum size allowed in this subdivision

Anyway, the ones we need to rehome are:

Two Ancona drakes hatched April 7th. Anconas are on the critically endangered list.

Three Buff Orpington hens about a year old and great egg layers. Our current ducklings are from these. Buffs are on the threatened list.

Four Buff ducklings, three female, one male, hatched August 20th.

They don't all have to go to the same home, they just all have to go to a good home. I can't ship them, but I could deliver them if you live within around 20 miles, or meet you half way if you're somewhat farther away than that.

Please let me know if you'd like pictures of any of them or if you have any questions.

Thanks so much.

Where are you getting your call ducks? We bought a "girlfriend" for my lonely drake, and she turned out to be a boyfriend. I'd like to hatch ducklings in the spring .

WHAT!!? Another drake? After all that searching you did.... What a bummer. If there is any way you can get to the Lebanon Show this coming Saturday, there are over 80 Call Ducks entered! Which means lots of breeders and quality birds. If you can't get there, perhaps someone in your area would bring you back a hen? - kind of a 'chicken Train, but with a duck instead.

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Worked hard this spring overhauling a run that suffered lots of damage last winter. I removed the whole roof, gave it a more steep pitch, reinforced the trusses with heavier wood and replaced some 1/4 inch plywood (WHAT was I thinking there?) with 1/2 inch. I plan to build a bigger coop perhaps with some storage space for the goat's hay, but in the mean time... Put a coop that I intend to use for breeding in that space. Here it is!