South Carolina

[FarmerJohn3285]

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sounds good


why arent they laying.. ? why arnt my girls laying???? they were hatched on march 17th any ideas?

I'm hardly getting any eggs from anyone right now. Must be the heat. Waiting impatiently for Fall....

DITTO!!

 

[monkeemakr]

Is there anyone in SC that has speckled sussex or dorkings for sale?

 

[FarmerJohn3285]

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Jack (phoneman1) in Sumter does. I have part of his line....very nice birds!!

 

[FarmerJohn3285]

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Hi Susanne I have their brother now.. hes beautiful and I was glad I was able to be a re-home for him now to get 2 hens and let the experiments begin...

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Pink

Hopefully he'll look like his dad. Thor is magnificent! Enjoy!

How old are the 2 boys??!?

 

[monkeemakr]

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Jack (phoneman1) in Sumter does. I have part of his line....very nice birds!!

Thanks Farmer John. Do you have any idea how to get in touch with him. I tried sending phoneman1 a message on here but it said no such user. I really appreciate the help.

 

[monkeemakr]

Never mind, I think I just found a phoneman in Sumter. Hoping that's him, sent him a PM!

 

[emptynester]

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I am about to go meet Joy at Walmart. Is that exciting enough?

We chat for hours while her poor sons are absolutely bored with us. Hey, chickeneers got lots to talk about!

Definitely exciting! Nice to know Redbug and I are not the only ones who meet and stand talking about chickens for hours!

 

[IttyBiddyRedHen]

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I am about to go meet Joy at Walmart. Is that exciting enough?

We chat for hours while her poor sons are absolutely bored with us. Hey, chickeneers got lots to talk about!

Definitely exciting! Nice to know Redbug and I are not the only ones who meet and stand talking about chickens for hours!

Wow..talking chickens ...for ...hours? I don't know if I'll ever evolve to that point..I don't think I can retain that much experience/knowledge/imformation. At this age...49..all I can retain...is water!!

 

[RedBugPoultry]

It is wonderful we have all these new people on here~~welcome all of you!

Wish some of you lived closer to me. I have some nice Standard/Giant Cochin pullets down here for sale. And I still have some really nice young guineas and keets!! Oh, and I cannot forget the pen of Polish girls and boys--I have already gotten a few eggs from those girls!

I am trying to give my OEGB Black roos away -- which is not happening! No one even wants them for free? I am buying a non-related year old black roo this weekend for the girls and getting rid of all the related boys.

Now I have 5 more newly hatched keets in the brooder! Saved from the deserted guinea nest. The girls still have 3 keets with them and I have been keeping moms and babies in the large guinea pen with no complaints. I was going to throw the rest of the eggs out of the incubator this morning and I see one more egg is pipped--Anyone want some keets for $1 a piece?

Also, I put a small fan in the cochins shed and after 2 days got 6 eggs! The girls must like a little cool air. I have been leaving it on day and night because the air just does not move in there and they are starting to hang out in there even when the shade is back on the run! Happy hen!

One other thing I wanted to mention since we have been having a great discussion on our poultry care practices--The woman I got my colored guinea eggs from last year had stressed to me to worm my guineas at least 2 time a year. She said when she first started raising giuneas she had several that just layed down in the yard and would not move. After a few days they died. She took one of the bird to her vet to see if he could figure out what was going on and he called her and asked if she ever wormed her birds? Which she said at that point she did not but has made it a routine now. I have not seen that behavior in my birds but just incase anyone ever does I thought I would share.

 

[RedBugPoultry]

Hey Emptynester, how did your class go!