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[ozexpat]

I had a vendor ship me very small peafowl eggs. I contacted him. He mislabeled the packages. Somebody else is in for a shock when they hatch their jumbo swedish flower hens.

 

[annewandering]

I had a vendor ship me very small peafowl eggs. I contacted him. He mislabeled the packages. Somebody else is in for a shock when they hatch their jumbo swedish flower hens.

lol oh my gosh!! I can see it all now.

 

[gryeyes]

A flock of Kevins!

 

[ozexpat]

Now it would be really funny if Linda ordered some swedish flower hen eggs and the peafowl eggs arrived by divine intervention to hatch a mate for Kev.

 

[ozexpat]

you beat me by a milisecond!

 

[Arielle]

Aww, kevin 's gotta have a buddy!!

I just got back from the feed store-- peas for sale were posted!!

I done good-- I didn't write down the contact info.

I am lighter by 5 cornish X today!! 2 in oven, 3 in freezer.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Aww, kevin 's gotta have a buddy!!

I just got back from the feed store-- peas for sale were posted!!

I done good-- I didn't write down the contact info.

I am lighter by 5 cornish X today!! 2 in oven, 3 in freezer.

How old were they and what did they dress out as?

It's (still) raining here and in the 50s.

I've locked myself out dozens of times, finally keep a key hidden outside, now. Been locked outside way too many times (twice by BF in the past year) and in the winter it's no fun to huddle up in the chicken coop with the biddies while I wait for BF to finish his shower and hear my pleas to come back inside.

 

[Arielle]

Quote: About 10 wks. Didn't weigh them-- but bigger than anything in the grocery store though lacked some breast muscling proportionately. I have been feeding fermented feed mostly and this slows the growth down. But I like that they get a lot of fluids with every bite. Poops more normal , too. I have another 14 ( jun11) to grow out--one already died from flip, bird on back and legs in running position--so I think that is flip. Not sure though.

I don't like this method of growing them out in a coop and pen, they just sit and eat and poop and poop and pooop and then stand in it. Barely use the pen area. I suspect the feeders and waterer are spaced apart to make them move-- something I read last night, so maybe a larger area is better.-or put food opposite end of water.IDK.

Don't think I will try them again-- keeping a couple of the hens though!

Cross them with my biggest rooster.

 

[Wisher1000]

I stopped by th feed store today. I bought 250lbs of feed and two poults! How did that happen?

 

[superchemicalgirl]

About 10 wks. Didn't weigh them-- but bigger than anything in the grocery store though lacked some breast muscling proportionately. I have been feeding fermented feed mostly and this slows the growth down. But I like that they get a lot of fluids with every bite. Poops more normal , too. I have another 14 ( jun11) to grow out--one already died from flip, bird on back and legs in running position--so I think that is flip. Not sure though.

I don't like this method of growing them out in a coop and pen, they just sit and eat and poop and poop and pooop and then stand in it. Barely use the pen area. I suspect the feeders and waterer are spaced apart to make them move-- something I read last night, so maybe a larger area is better.-or put food opposite end of water.IDK.

Don't think I will try them again-- keeping a couple of the hens though!

Cross them with my biggest rooster.

My huge rooster (I think it's a Jersey Giant cross) is like that. He just stands in his own filth. He's got one of those breast blister things. I was going to cross him with one of the Cornish I have, but I don't want to if he's sick. Was hoping to get a good meaty tasty cross from him.