The Middle Tennessee Thread

[DMRippy]

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LOL! Kids like the strangest things. Not very surprising that kids like food that adults think is awful. I try to eat lunch with my two school-age granddaughters once a week, but I always get a sandwich because the cooked food in the school cafeteria looks disgusting. Corn dogs, tacos, pizza, canned vegetables, canned fruit. The lettuce in the salads always has brown edges. However, all the children are gobbling it up. Go figure.

Back to hospital food, though. Glad that the food is pretty good there, 1newegg. And I'm still praying for your husband.

I think that was about the chicks....

I felt the same way. When the little guys get some bigger it would maybe be ok but they are too young.

I was thinking that in the back of my mind about the food, but I didn't know how old she was

They feed me in the ER at the childrens hospital cuz I was nursing and they biscuits were so hard you could not chew them and the gravy was like glue!!! So the next time I ordered some cinnamon rolls who could get that wrong... they were the size of a quarter and so so bad. I did have better options when I had the baby but still no good. They always call you from Vandy to do a survey (EVERY TIME REALLY) and I told them all about their really BAD food.

 

[DMRippy]

I am getting some of those Mille Fleur D'uccle

They were just too cute. My son wanted one for his daughter so I got a trio in trade for my 2 hateful BR hens.

Yes I told her they were hateful but she still wants them.

I will put pics of the fuzzy butts up soon as I get them... any advice on the ones I should pic? I don't know anything except they are adorable

 

[CarolJ]

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ROFL! That's what I get for writing about two things at once! I'm too old to keep track of them.

So about the chick's ages. Putting day old chicks with 4 week old chicks would be too big of an age difference? I figured it probably would be. They get pretty big by 4 weeks, don't they? I'll be getting 3 three-week old chicks the week of September 5th, and then the week of September 12th, I'll get 12 day old chicks. So I guess I will set up two brooders and plan to raise them side by side but separately - and put them altogether when they're all about the same size.

I hope I'm not biting off more than I can chew getting so many chicks. They're all breeds I really want, and I figure if it gets to be too much for me, I can always sell some of them. Right????

 

[CityGirlintheCountry]

Mixing chicks all comes down to the chicks themselves. Sometimes you can mix them and sometimes they peck the snot out of each other. You just never know. I have done it before and it was fine. I've also tried it and had it backfire. It is sometimes easier to mix them when they are small rather than wait until they are big. The little ones don't seem to be able to do as much damage to each other.
I might wait until the day olds are several days old anyway. They are really wobbly at first. I'd wait until they are zippy just to give them a fighting chance.

 

[CarolJ]

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Thanks, CityGirl - that's good advice. Since I'm getting the two groups of chickens from different places, I'll keep them separated for at least a couple weeks anyway. Then I'll do some supervised mixing and see how it goes.

 

[SimplySplendidSilkies]

I guess everyone knew I woud be forced into this with the move and all but I listed 12+ eggs on the auction page. It physically pains me to do so but I just could not put them in the bator. I just hope this does not come back to bite me in the butt and I get beat with my own chicken at the local shows.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=7272133#p7272133

 

[cpegram]

Good morning all wow he is soar but so much better!! The hospital the new one in the boro is where we are at. DH is still on liquid diet but the cafe has pretty good food

I am happy I think we will be going home today yay!!!

 

[SimplySplendidSilkies]

Glad he is better Connie, but will have your work cut out for you with a sick man at home. Sorry maybe too soon for humor. But sick men are 10 times worse than a sick baby. If you need anything let me know.

 

[natedbrbr]

I'm a newbie to the forums so bear with me...I'm posting here since I live in Middle Tennessee. I am looking for a home for a cockerel we can't keep - we're inside the city limits of Franklin, TN and it's against code to keep roosters (that and we cringe every time he crows thinking it's only a matter of time until one of the neighbors complains). We were told he was an Ameraucana (and that he was a hen so it could have been wrong on both counts) - he may also be an Easter Egger, I'm not really sure. I'm including photos (the quality probably isn't the best but hopefully enough to get the idea) - if anyone could give him a home or knows of someone who would take him, please let me know! Thanks!

 

[DMRippy]

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He is a pretty EE. Sorry but I have 13 roosters and only 20-22 pullets so my math is not working for more roos.