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[pettec63]

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OHHHH he's cute ! but where'd he get those EARRRRRSSSS! ( just kidding)

 

[Ogress]

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I was planning on using sand, but I have plenty of large woodchip because I built the coop and run in the kids old play yard. I have been pretty satisfied with it. My chickens free-range in the yard for most of the day, so the run looks pretty good still. I have groundcloth under the wood chip. I tried using woodchip under my Omlet tractor for the winter as that is what the british folks at Omlet recommend. It quickly became a muddy quagmire as I did not have ground cloth underneath. I made the woodchip 6" deep, but that did not help as the chickens would dig down to the dirt in some areas and mound the chip up in others.

 

[KlaHaYa Gardens]

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Hi, neighbor!

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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Since I am sure I will miss yer B-Day I wanna wish ya an early happy 50th !!!

woah just saw pics on the news FUNNEL CLOUD in Mt. Vernon !!!!

 

[Zgoatlady]

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That would be me. Tomorrow is day 8, so I think I will candle tomorrow, or maby late tonight. Will I be able to tell those that are "good" from those that aren't by now? And I should toss those that are clear? I'm almost afraid to look as I am already super bumbed out about this entire ordeal. the seller did say she would send me more eggs for the cost of shipping, but I dont know if I want to have eggs shipped that far again.

Im gonna go watch some of those videos that were sudgested earlier. Hopefully I will have at least half that are good. But think that maby hoping for 15 out of 30 is a bit of a stretch with as bad as the eggs were.

I'll let you know that I kept all of mine until day 18. I did check them for smell.. But I had one I would have tossed hatch.

 

[pettec63]

I'm seeing a lot of wood shavings for bedding, is that what most of you use? I guess I'm old school, cause I thought straw was the bedding of choice?? Are there any particular pros to wood shavings or is that what everyone has been told to use? Just curious, I wonder if I should change? I use very clean wheat straw. Anyway, just wondering?

 

[TheReidHomestead]

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man those orps are so big!

The babies are cuuuuuute!!

Those babies are cute! Nice Rooster! but I want a nice one!!

Oh the black Orp roo Mr. Baxter Beetle in the photo's is super sweet! It's one of his hatch mates who is a Lavender Orp roo who's not so nice. And needs a new home. If anyone wants him? Or anyone who wants to turn him into a nice Mother's Day dinner?!?

 

[SadieSue]

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I heard peeping from one of my eggs this morning.

So much exciting news all around! New colts, new chicks, new ducks. Someone needs to get a new puppy. I know a couple of people here were looking...

 

[Zgoatlady]

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that is great about your blue chick. Cant wait to see pictures of it..

 

[pettec63]

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Happy Bday!