The Middle Tennessee Thread

[debid]

Me and a friend will be buying a ton of slw from sumner co-op next wed. Yippy.

They're getting chicks already?! Geez, it's going to be so hard to go and leave with nothing but feed next time.

 

[DMRippy]

I had several of the MFC's or sale recentl.Now I'm down to 3 very nice hens and 2 roos in that pen.I will be hatching some splits later this spring to get them even nicer Both of you had better be careful I may take you up on those offers.My schedule is so crazy this spring
Donna if I remeber to toss a few in my car when I see you I will bring you a couple.OK tossing them in may not be a good idea.
Country I see those lionheads a lot around here.People are using full size rabbits . We decided to sell most of ours now we have a new buck with the HL's I will be keeping more jrs from my head buck to show and need the cage space

Don't tell my hubby!

 

[DMRippy]

Someone PMd me wanting to buy blue cochins and blue wyandottes. I have neither. Does anyone here breed those? I will happily pass your name on.

Holly- where are we meeting on the 19th? Can you PM me a total please? And is it better for you to do cash or check? Thanks for the cookies!!!

I need a total too... I forgot how many we ordered.

 

[lemuckley_flock]

Anne, wanted to update you on the eggs you gave us! Today is day 14....I candled them today for the second time. I attempted at 10 days but honestly have no idea what I'm looking for, having never done this. So I just looked at each of them and paid attention to detail. Today I looked again, looking for changes - I could actually SEE a chick moving around in one!! Two had no changes at all and were perfectly clear, so I decided to be bold (LOL) and remove them. I took them outside and cracked them, and sure enough there was absolutely nothing going on in them...so I did a little happy dance, I got it right. She's on 10 now. Like I said, I could see very clear movement in one. Another six of them looked right - dark, and more 'full' than they did four days ago. The other three were the darker shelled, and I'm just not certain what I was seeing. Next Wednesday is 20 days....I'm getting excited! If we even get one I'll be thrilled....and dh wants to get an incubator now. Lol!!

 

[emmalynn]

Anne- I have 30 silkie eggs cooking in the bator. Some are mine and some from elsewhere...quite a few are buff

 

[Jenski]

Hello all! Just checking in to see how everyone is doing. The updated forum is still a bit challenging for me to jump on when I am in a hurry, but I do think of you all often and hope you're all doing OK! Keep on chickening!

Jenski

 

[CarolJ]

My first grandchick was hatched today! My EE rooster and one of my EE hens are new parents - with a little help from my incubator. Cute little chick!

 

[HBuehler]

Anne is there a good pizza pl ace down there..I'm going to have a hungry kiddo wanting food

cash is best but checks are fine.I have everyone's orders in my car so I will pm the totals.
Donna I know yours is big I think there is 18 boxes and some eggs those are my treat though I won't say a word
Now a strange turn of events does any of my crazy real local people have an extra chick? My broody hatched one and nothing else is close to hatching...it's chirping like crazy wanting a friend.I don't have the time to drive very far in the next few days so needs to be close to home.
More buns this afternoon...3 more and a few more to go.Plus,I got a new bun today which I didn't need but sure is cute.
3 days until cookie sales and Megan woke up sick this morning...

edited to add I'm still open to bribes for large cookie orders

Pet rabbits are also needing homes for kids pets only...all are retired no longer able to produce but cute and healthy..not for dinner.

 

[CityGirlintheCountry]

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Anne, wanted to update you on the eggs you gave us! Today is day 14....I candled them today for the second time. I attempted at 10 days but honestly have no idea what I'm looking for, having never done this. So I just looked at each of them and paid attention to detail. Today I looked again, looking for changes - I could actually SEE a chick moving around in one!! Two had no changes at all and were perfectly clear, so I decided to be bold (LOL) and remove them. I took them outside and cracked them, and sure enough there was absolutely nothing going on in them...so I did a little happy dance, I got it right. She's on 10 now. Like I said, I could see very clear movement in one. Another six of them looked right - dark, and more 'full' than they did four days ago. The other three were the darker shelled, and I'm just not certain what I was seeing. Next Wednesday is 20 days....I'm getting excited! If we even get one I'll be thrilled....and dh wants to get an incubator now. Lol!!

I'm so excited! I can't wait to see what hatches. You have the first of the splash x barred rock EEs. I am terribly curious to see what they turn into. I haven't done an EE hatch yet for this season. You are my test hatcher!

A warning on the cracking of incubated eggs- I used to routinely open unhatched eggs to see what had gone wrong. That ended the day I had one explode all over me. It was the foulest (no pun inteded), nastiest smell ever. Ugg.

Now I put them in a ziplock and crack them.

It's really hard to see into those darker shelled eggs. I usually try to gauge it by the air cell. You usually can see changes in that.

You TOTALLY need an incubator. It is loads of fun. Plus you get to see them hatching in a bator. Under the hen you just magically have chicks appear one day. How funny that your DH wants the incubator.

Keep us posted on developments. You know we will want pictures, so get that camera ready!

 

[Okla-doodle-doo]

South Dakptan, No this is my first order with Sandhill. Be sure and order their catalog. They have a lot of cool breeds. It was the only place I could find to get just a few of the red polish and mille fleure leghorns and the only hatchery to have Icelandics. I just ordered a couple of those to get a different blood line to go with mine.

Holly the LH doe Cpunk and I have with nine is about the size of a small mini lop. A little big but she is a good looking single mane so I told him that with the small buck he has it would make a good pair. Its usually best to have the doe a little bigger on the small breeds.How big are your min rex. Its hard to find the good small ones up here. Most are not pure minis. I think it was on Clars page I saw someone talking about a show in Lenore? Are you going to it? Wondering how big it will be. That would be an overnite trip for me but I have never been to a rabbit show and would like to see one.