The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

[Gardeningmama]

I feel cheap. My Paint almost always comes from the mistint and close outs. Except for the gallon I got at the local discount outlet. $7 a gallon for barn red (although the can said blue)

Amen! Oops rack is my middle name!

 

[tadpole98]

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why not get it cheap if you can? allows more more saving money for more chickns..

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I would have rather built my own coop than spend that much. lol my main coop- has electricity, a concrete pad on it, all the works! we even had a man come out and build it for us, little did we know we could have done it ourselves for half the price.

 

[mlm Mike]

I prefer to call it "support".

See how supportive we are of each others chicken addictions?

You obviously haven't seen my signature line.

I'm setting barnevelders too.

Nothing in particular about the breed - I've had a series of bad luck is all. Predators were an issue my first year with them - they aren't good flyers, so they aren't as good at getting away. This year, I lost both my cockerels I was growing out for breeding. One was a freak leg injury that never improved and I had to put him down. And the other got a massive infection and his jaw was rotting out. I sent him off for necropsy to be sure it wasn't anything contagious. He had "embedded plant material" that caused a massive infection and a fissure in his jaw.

I've got blue barnevelders growing out, so I will be keeping a couple of those boys. And I'll be hatching more pure barnevelders for this hatch and hopefully keeping a boy from the hatch too.

Please enter your guess here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...eggs-are-going-to-be-set/100_50#post_10569738

Does that mean you're in?

 

[Happy Chooks]

Contest #6

Broodies and their babies!

Who doesn’t love seeing a mother hen with her chicks? Show us your best pictures of your Broody Hen and her babies.​

The Prize:
One Dozen “Rarest of the Rare” day old chicks
donated by Greenfire Farms

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To enter, see here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...long-contest-6-broodies-and-their-babies/0_50

 

[Happy Chooks]

Does that mean you're in?

Of course. Can one host a Hatch-a-long and not participate?

 

[mbmess2003]

Of course. Can one host a Hatch-a-long and not participate?

and you heard her say she wanted roosters....didn't you?

 

[Hurley]

For anyone interested, there is a free Webinar tomorrow at 2pm...

Do you own backyard birds or know anyone who does? Join us in celebrating Bird Health Awareness Week!

This week—February 24 through March 2, 2013—is Bird Health Awareness Week. Activities and programs offered throughout the week will give students, bird lovers, and poultry owners an opportunity to learn simple steps to keep their flocks healthy. Bird Health Awareness Week is part of the USDA Animal and Plant Inspection Service’s (APHIS) Biosecurity For Birds campaign to promote awareness of and ways to prevent the spread of infectious poultry diseases.

The highlight of this week is a free webinar—Growing Chicks into Healthy Chickens: Getting Ready for Spring, on Thursday, February 28, 2013. The webinar begins at 2 p.m. EST. Participants will get information and tips on raising healthy backyard poultry. Topics include:

• How to get your birds and equipment ready for spring
• What to look for when buying chicks to start or build your flock
• What are the best and most popular bird breeds
• How to keep your flock safe from predators and disease
• What are the signs of infectious diseases
• Where to find resources to help you.

To register for the webinar, go to: https://healthychickens.webex.com/mw0307l/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=healthychickens and use the password:Chickens (password is case-sensitive).

To learn more about Bird Health Awareness Week or the Biosecurity for Birds campaign, visit http://healthybirds.aphis.usda.gov.

 

[JoyfulPromise]

Contest #6

Broodies and their babies!

Who doesn’t love seeing a mother hen with her chicks? Show us your best pictures of your Broody Hen and her babies.​

The Prize:
One Dozen “Rarest of the Rare” day old chicks
donated by Greenfire Farms

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To enter, see here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...long-contest-6-broodies-and-their-babies/0_50

Does this have to be a very recent picture, or can it be from last year some time?

 

[Happy Chooks]

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A COUPLE of roosters. Besides, if I say I want roosters, I'll get pullets - right?

 

[Happy Chooks]

Does this have to be a very recent picture, or can it be from last year some time?

No limit on when the picture was taken, it just has to be your picture of your hen with her chicks. It's a bit early in the year to expect people to have broodies.