The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

[lazy gardener]

Delisha, I just about peed my pants when I saw your graham cracker treats!

All of the Leg horn stories, remind me why I didn't get some in the first place. Thanks.

 

[delisha]

Quote: Breast cancer awareness month is October

 

[SoManyHats]

Ladies, It is that time of year again

I don't support routine mammography, but that is freakin' hysterical!!

 

[delisha]

Your very welcome..

I love my leghorns..I have the last two left and I have not replaced them. I do not think I will. I will probably do three breeds and leave it at that eventually.
Orpingtons: BBS-Gold Laced-Jubilee-Mottle
Wyandottes: Silver Laced-Blue Laced Red
Silkies: White

 

[houseofknauss]

I don't support routine mammography, but that is freakin' hysterical!!

we all don't like having one---however, I have had them for 5 years now and this year they found calcium flakes on the left. ---enough that I have to go back in 6 months to be retested.

the grahams pic was great, my daughter didn't think it was but, she is 14, --my husband liked it.

 

[Quailsong]

Ooooh! I really want to see pictures! Babies making "babies." At least potential babies. How big are they? The eggs were so cute.

I won't be hatching any till the Spring. Sadly, I feel these are too inbred for my personal standards so I'm looking for a different set of eggs (or roos) to hatch & then breed with my current flock. That should refresh the line properly. Once that's done (come Spring) I'll be hatching their offspring & showing vids of the new chicks for sure.

Size comparison is tricky but here we go: The quail I have are about as big as...a roll of winter socks, or 3 tennis balls, or a large can of soda, or 1qt milk carton...give or take one of those.

I have some video of them as teenagers on my youtube channel, standing next to 1/2" wire screen. They've almost doubled since that vid.

Also plenty of photos on my dA page, and more to come I'm sure.^^

 

[Leahs Mom]

I do thermography.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/07/08/gaea-powell-on-thermography.aspx

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/a...is-not-an-effective-breast-cancer-screen.aspx

 

[RedRidge]

red ridge, any updates on the breeding pens? I can see myself and Dh working on something similar next fall. This fall its a coop that is taking up our time.

Roof is on, but still needing to finish from doors and back access...
Furlough is causing havoc with our schedules (not to mention finances) - don't EVEN get me started on that one.

But... hope to have it finished this coming weekend.

 

[delisha]

I am sorry for posting a controversial topic. My intent was for jocular purposes. I am removing my original post and ask that it not be argued about please.
Again I apologize to anyone who has been upset.

 

[AletaG]

Breast cancer awareness month is October

Right, but why October? Why not the same month as mother's day or something, I don't know, more femininely appropriate... unless they are relating the "fall" of life to when you should start paying (more) attention?

I do thermography.
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/07/08/gaea-powell-on-thermography.aspx
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/a...is-not-an-effective-breast-cancer-screen.aspx

Ve-wy interesting. We've got familial reasons to test (the women in our family), so my mom made me get one about 7 yrs ago to allay her fears. An alternative would be, well, nice. Bookmarked for perusal

Roof is on, but still needing to finish from doors and back access...
Furlough is causing havoc with our schedules (not to mention finances) - don't EVEN get me started on that one.

Hear you; Jon's VA check is our mortgage... we'll see if they've got it figured out by then.