The Middle Tennessee Thread

[DMRippy]

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I think I read judging starts at 9. But I don't show chickens so not sure what time is a good time. When I was at Newnan we left after lunch and judging was still going on. I never even got to see the Marans since they were judging when I found the right tent.

I have not tested fertility on the guinea yet. I will get you some though.

 

[JennaLynn122]

If I keep finding guinea eggs at this rate I will have 60+ eggs to set next week..... Might set them in the middle of the week if I get enough. I got 7 today and almost have 30 now.

After this I might sell some eggs for a couple of weeks. Then collect for a couple we will just have to see.

Where the heck do you find them. I havent found any at all lol

 

[DMRippy]

Mine are laying in the run where they live most of the time. Their food and water is there and they just lay there because they feel safe. I have found a few out side the run but most are in the rocks of the run.

 

[jc12551]

I'm not going to say a snake can't get in my coop. However in the 5 years I've lived here I have yet to see a snake. The main reason I suspect the chickens is I found partial egg shells in the nest box & found 1 hen with dried egg yolk on her cheeks.

I think I had 10 snakes in a month last year. That doesn't count rattle snakes. A snake problem is easier to fix than an egg eater imho

 

[McCoysOrps]

I think I read judging starts at 9.  But I don't show chickens so not sure what time is a good time.  When I was at Newnan we left after lunch and judging was still going on.  I never even got to see the Marans since they were judging when I found the right tent. 

I have not tested fertility on the guinea yet.  I will get you some though.

You are correct judging starts at 9! All judging

 

[puddleby]

So, I've got chicks hatching right now.  Would it be alright for me to place these newbies in the brooder with the 3 week old chicks I presently have in there?  They are 3 weeks old today? 
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A couple years ago I decided to follow the advice of Charles Henry Hubbard, who wrote a book called "Hubbard's Poultry Secrets", published in 1915. He believed, "If you want to be successful you must study nature and follow along natural lines." In observing a mother hen with her newly hatched chicks, he noticed that she kept them very quiet and let them rest, not offering to feed them anything until they were 60 hours old. Said Hubbard, "By doing this, she got much stronger and larger chicks than I did by my method. I found that by following her method of letting the chicks rest, and not feeding them until they were 60 hours old, I got just as strong and large chicks as she did, and I have followed her method ever since. I think this is one of the greatest secrets of starting baby chicks right."
So, I started leaving my baby chicks IN THE INCUBATOR for 60 hours before moving them to the brooder, and the results were nothing short of remarkable!! The chicks are strong, lively, and vigorous, and they are able to find food and water on their own (no need to dunk their beaks in the water). And, I can put them with older chicks, no problem. Some others in my poultry club have begun following this method, too, and now swear by it.
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[McCoysOrps]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!

 

[matlock585]

Hey Donna, are you right by Midway? My dad preached at the Midway Church of Christ when I was a little girl.

Her farm is like 30 minutes or so from Midway COC. I grew up not very far from there, and went to VBS at Midway when I was little.

 

[DMRippy]

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Where is it? The only church I know of on hwy 12 is a COC is 5 mins down the road at Old Hickory.

 

[BrandyJK]

I am located in the Sparta TN area and I am looking for a Welsummer cockrell or young roo.  I have no problem driving an hour or 2 for the right bird.

I live in Pleasant View, TN 37146 and have a Welsummer Roo that is 3 weeks old hatched from BWalden's eggs