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Do you know anything about the TSC in sumter?
Do you know anything about the TSC in sumter?
South Carolina
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WestKnollAmy
The Crazy Chicken Lady
No, I know nothing about the TSC in Sumter. I just have heard about chicks from the ones around us and someone got chicks from one in NC with bad results.
Janie,
I am so glad that Aratoo is showing you he is a free thinker! He wants to be right in the middle of things, that is for sure.
Those kittens sound too cute! Bottle feeding is so fun until you have to do it during the night but I am sure your 3 kids are working on keeping the kittens well fed and loved. I know you are getting to pick up the pace your own self now that school starts back. You have 3 kittens and all the other things to tend to!
I am glad you all made it home safe and sound and the kids are enjoying the kittens. Aratoo will settle in as soon as he can convince some women to love him!
Janie,
I am so glad that Aratoo is showing you he is a free thinker! He wants to be right in the middle of things, that is for sure.
Those kittens sound too cute! Bottle feeding is so fun until you have to do it during the night but I am sure your 3 kids are working on keeping the kittens well fed and loved. I know you are getting to pick up the pace your own self now that school starts back. You have 3 kittens and all the other things to tend to!
I am glad you all made it home safe and sound and the kids are enjoying the kittens. Aratoo will settle in as soon as he can convince some women to love him!
WestKnollAmy
The Crazy Chicken Lady
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Sex linked chicks are ones that hatch and you can tell from the coloring which are boys and which are girls. Breeding certain breeds together will give you these results and they often produce reds, blacks, buffs and some funny mixes of those colors when grown depending on parents. They do not breed true but will usually lay around 250-300 eggs a year the first 2 years and then slow down after that a good bit.
Sex linked chicks are ones that hatch and you can tell from the coloring which are boys and which are girls. Breeding certain breeds together will give you these results and they often produce reds, blacks, buffs and some funny mixes of those colors when grown depending on parents. They do not breed true but will usually lay around 250-300 eggs a year the first 2 years and then slow down after that a good bit.
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I go to the Sumter TSC all the time. The employees I've run into don't seem to be too familiar with the breed of chicks they're selling, but I bought 20 and all are doing well. Twelve of mine are now 7-weeks old, and the other eight are 3-weeks old. No illness or death experienced...only a bunch of pastey butts that I had to square away.
I go to the Sumter TSC all the time. The employees I've run into don't seem to be too familiar with the breed of chicks they're selling, but I bought 20 and all are doing well. Twelve of mine are now 7-weeks old, and the other eight are 3-weeks old. No illness or death experienced...only a bunch of pastey butts that I had to square away.
Sorry about all the TSC chicks. I was in there today buying feed and all the chicks were sitting on wet, poopy shavings. I nicely told them they should probably change the shavings. They shrugged. I felt so bad for the chicks!
What a wonderful weekend! Now I'm ready for some rain!!
What a wonderful weekend! Now I'm ready for some rain!!
My Beautiful Blue JG Roos(the one on the right is mine and the other one is going to Billyj)
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Moonchild, I just read where you make hypertufa pots. Cool for you......Ive considered making some sort of water feature out of hypertufa, but never tackled the idea. I do love container gardening.
Moonchild, I just read where you make hypertufa pots. Cool for you......Ive considered making some sort of water feature out of hypertufa, but never tackled the idea. I do love container gardening.
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Moonchild, I just noticed that you grow blackberries. I have not had good luck with them and I love blackberries. The leaves curl and deform eventually affecting the entire stem and then the leaves brown and die. The plants have survived here three plus years but do not thrive. I have noticed some wild blackberries in the area that have a similar problem, but they do not seam to be bothered as much by it. I also noticed someone else in the area with the problem. I am suspecting a soil born virus spread by wild plants. Do you have any idea what this might be?
Moonchild, I just noticed that you grow blackberries. I have not had good luck with them and I love blackberries. The leaves curl and deform eventually affecting the entire stem and then the leaves brown and die. The plants have survived here three plus years but do not thrive. I have noticed some wild blackberries in the area that have a similar problem, but they do not seam to be bothered as much by it. I also noticed someone else in the area with the problem. I am suspecting a soil born virus spread by wild plants. Do you have any idea what this might be?
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Sex linked chicks are ones that hatch and you can tell from the coloring which are boys and which are girls. Breeding certain breeds together will give you these results and they often produce reds, blacks, buffs and some funny mixes of those colors when grown depending on parents. They do not breed true but will usually lay around 250-300 eggs a year the first 2 years and then slow down after that a good bit.
Nadine is right. Certain genes are "sex linked", being contributed by the sire or dam. Half of the genetic make up is contributed by either. The advantage of taking advantage of these "sex linked" traits is that the cockerels can be seperated from the pullets at hatch based on feather color etc. A rhode based (red) cock on a white (silver) hen produce red pullets and mostly white cockerels making them easy to differentiate from each other at hatch. The same cock on a barred bird (like a barred rock) makes for barred cockerels and black hens. They can be seperated at hatch by a white spot on the cockerels head and an all black chick for the pullet. Cockerels in commercial laying operations are considered a waste product, and they want to dispose of them before they invest any money or labor into them.
Sex linked chicks are ones that hatch and you can tell from the coloring which are boys and which are girls. Breeding certain breeds together will give you these results and they often produce reds, blacks, buffs and some funny mixes of those colors when grown depending on parents. They do not breed true but will usually lay around 250-300 eggs a year the first 2 years and then slow down after that a good bit.
Nadine is right. Certain genes are "sex linked", being contributed by the sire or dam. Half of the genetic make up is contributed by either. The advantage of taking advantage of these "sex linked" traits is that the cockerels can be seperated from the pullets at hatch based on feather color etc. A rhode based (red) cock on a white (silver) hen produce red pullets and mostly white cockerels making them easy to differentiate from each other at hatch. The same cock on a barred bird (like a barred rock) makes for barred cockerels and black hens. They can be seperated at hatch by a white spot on the cockerels head and an all black chick for the pullet. Cockerels in commercial laying operations are considered a waste product, and they want to dispose of them before they invest any money or labor into them.
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I'm stealing that idea! I have one of those water tables that my son has outgrown and now we have ducklings! I had 3 mother ducks bring their babies out on Easter Sunday. We have 9 mallard ducklings following one very tired hen and 8 muscovy ducklings following 2 hens who are working very well together to keep them safe. They are adorable.
I'm stealing that idea! I have one of those water tables that my son has outgrown and now we have ducklings! I had 3 mother ducks bring their babies out on Easter Sunday. We have 9 mallard ducklings following one very tired hen and 8 muscovy ducklings following 2 hens who are working very well together to keep them safe. They are adorable.
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