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[microchick]

Tell me about it. Usually my bantams hatch on day 19. Temp on the thermometer has been a stead 99.9. Maybe the fact that mom was an on again off again and finally off after three days broody had something to do with it.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I just do not hatch that much here I have two ameracauna eggs with the Silky then few days later put 9 marans that had been shipped to me where three broke on arrival very unhappy with the way they where shipped no packing to speak of ... guess I really find out on the 20 in the hatch a long if my young ameracauna boys are hitting the mark I do not have any bare backs and I know they are mating I have 20 they should have fertilized in the new incubator

 

[Beer can]

The 'silkie like things' fascinate me. So do the 'Turken' things, I have to admit. If the Marek's wasn't so bad along with the clay mud, I'd have a couple Silkies. And the longer I look at Turkens the more I want some. They are just so danged homely they are growing on me.

Makes me wish I'd gotten them instead of Buff O's and Wellys.

Turkens/Naked Necks, I never wanted any either, ugly.... if you ever do happen to get them like I reluctantly did, they grow on you pretty quick. The chicks are just the cutest, and the 'ugly' when you actually have a bunch, not ugly at all, cool as crap there ain't nothing that compares, no rare breed out there. They are super exotic. And the best dual purpose breed there is as far as eggs and meat IMHO. And naturally resistant to diseases also ++

 

[pennyJo1960]

guess if I can get the marans eggs to hatch if I get 2 or 3 pullets from the 9 I will be content then I will just sit with my 30 birds and have the easter colors I want

 

[Beer can]

Silkies, I've only had TSC one's, great birds. A lot hardier than I would have thought.
I was worried when I introduced them to my mixed flock back when I had multiple breeds, all large fowl. No probs, the flock avoided the silkies like they were the plague, stayed segregated for the most part. Don't know what it was all about but did good together, the flock just stayed away from them alien 'chickens'.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Silkies, I've only had TSC one's, great birds. A lot hardier than I would have thought.
I was worried when I introduced them to my mixed flock back when I had multiple breeds, all large fowl. No probs, the flock avoided the silkies like they were the plague, stayed segregated for the most part. Don't know what it was all about but did good together, the flock just stayed away from them alien 'chickens'.
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Tell you if I had one like that I would run screaming the other way

 

[pennyJo1960]

Now I have to say goodnight and all be well

 

[room onthebroom]

Silkies, I've only had TSC one's, great birds. A lot hardier than I would have thought.
I was worried when I introduced them to my mixed flock back when I had multiple breeds, all large fowl. No probs, the flock avoided the silkies like they were the plague, stayed segregated for the most part. Don't know what it was all about but did good together, the flock just stayed away from them alien 'chickens'.
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WTW?! I was just about to go to bed, I'm gonna have to turn on another show now... I may never sleep again after that.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Miss Piggy, my teeny showgirl, has the 50 lbs toms under her in the pecking order. Never seen anything like that before but they are terrified of her

Actually slept from 9 to 6 without waking. That never happens. Feels weird. Been under a ton of stress and now thats gone.

Still snowing here. We have so much snow. I'll be going out once it gets light to dig and blow out. Supposed to keep snowing most of the day too.

 

[Kusanar]

I'm trying to get caught up, and unless you guys go nuts posting again I should catch up today, 82 more posts... but, I just wanted to reply to these 2

Those southern states that don't usually get snow go right into complete chaos when they do get a little. Doubt any of them bother with snow tires.

What's a snow tire??? I understand they are some sort of thing you northerners have up there and change tires 2 times a year??? We just check our tread in the fall and as long as it still looks decent on the all weather tires we just leave it, if it looks rough, we put new all weathers on... Don't know that I have ever seen a snow tire.... Of course, we usually get 2-3 little <6" snows a year, once every 5 years or so we get 1-2' but when we get that much, no one drives anywhere anyway... Last time we got a 2' snow my car didn't move for a week until all of the snow melted out from around it...

Well the Red winged blackbird is back this month but, was not in the company of robins, as usually happens. I hope the Robins aren't socked in somewhere. I miss them

We dont have many red winged blackbirds here... either that or I never see them... I've seen one maybe 5 times ever... Robins though... they are EVERYWHERE... someone even ran one over yesterday...