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[speckledhen]

Ranger is on his way to his new home and six big, beautiful Lt. Brahma women right now! Chris and his wife are such nice folks and I know Ranger will be appreciated and cared for. Thanks oldfort_mailman!

 

[rancher hicks]

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My laptop has a 17 inch screen!

You aren't old enough to even know what old age problems are!

pffffffttttttt tell my body that




Tim...I do. I mix commerical feed with a combination of fresh grains for my crew. I only use Dumor 24% chick starter after they get a flock raiser as a grow out and then a home milled layer pellet from a local mill as layers. With that they mix of rolled barley, BOSS, rolled oats, alfalfa pellets, scratch grains, flax seeds and dried split peas when I can find them and red winter wheat berries when available.

Here is their grain mix which is mixed one scoop to two scoops of their commerical feed.


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Wow that looks really good. I'm not sure I can get some of that stuff here, but if I can how do you store it? I'd have to buy a lot so I wouldn't have to make a lot trips. Also I like to stock up for the winter so i don't have to go out. Except to feed and water and snow blow and collect what eggs there may be.

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

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That's wonderful!

 

[speckledhen]

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That's wonderful!

Thanks, I'm pleased for Ranger. He'll have a real place just for himself now. Isaac was completely accepting of him and he could have stayed here, but he'd never be the main man and I really didn't need him. If something happened to Ike, I'd move Rex into that flock as leader, move Suede into Rex's larger side and leave Suede's as a grow-out coop or broody coop or whatever it was needed for at the time, I think. Anyway, Ranger now will have six girls that will look like him to his eyes anyway and no competition.

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

I have two extra BR cockerals from Kathy that I need to re home. I hate to think that I might have to process these lovely boys but I don't need 19 roosters

 

[speckledhen]

I know what you mean, Laura. It seems somehow wrong to process something so gorgeous! The man who took Ranger was so impressed with Rex and the BR girls today, said the barring was so crisp and precise, it almost hurt his eyes to look at it. I think that's so cool. I'm thrilled with this bunch. I hope Rex doesn't do something stupid and get himself killed before he produces some kids for me and a couple of friends who are waiting for eggs!

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

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That is the way I feel too but I just don't have the room or the food budget to have an extra roo for every breed. I already have 5 breeds that I want to work with.

 

[speckledhen]

I hear ya! If I wasn't so stinking attached to Isaac, I'd rehome him because I don't need a Delaware rooster anymore, but that boy is my good buddy.

 

[rancher hicks]

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Well I'm going to AL next month and it ain't far from Millbrook I don't think. Of course I may have to hide him in my carry on, but DW and DD brought back a cat from CA on the plane , so I guess a rooster won't be to bad.

It was so funny. The darn cat peed in the carrier. It was one of those cloth carriers so they got cat pee on themselves.

You should have seen Uncle George today. I tossed some bread and he just kept carrying it in his mouth calling for the girls to come and get it.

I've yet to see a rooster as nice as a Delaware.

 

[speckledhen]

They do sacrifice themselves for their women, don't they? Ike is too darn patient with those hussies of his, except at roost time. He refuses to allow any of the BR hens to roost near him. He'll peck them off the roost. Tonight, I watched him chase Fern and Becca off his roost bar. He has something against those BRs. Why, I have no idea. He likes to roost with the EEs, the blue Rocks, redheaded Rita and Tiny, that little nutcase terrorist of a hen I have.