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[Ogress]

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Ohhh, I've seen those before. I ordered my chicks about an hour after watching them.

So sad, especially now that I know my chickens all have individual personalities and they recognize different people. They are not just a bird version of a vegetable.

 

[jbear]

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X 2!





wow, is that annoying or what??
Happy Birthday & have fun!!!!!!!!!

Yes! Happy Happy Birthday!
Enjoy the beautiful waterfront.. it should a be a great evening for it!!

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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Except, he moved in an 18 year old boy from school (he's a teacher) and took pity on this kid--so for the last 6 months, we've been housing this kid in the nursery and I because I'm in charge of the grocery budget, I was paying for him to eat. And let me tell you this kid could eat! DH did get him moved to Spokane last weekend so he's gone now--but that's the REAL reason the nursery has been the same since early winter--because it was occupied and not because I really had anything to do with it.

And as for the feeding/watering--maybe he does have a small point...but he still be starting work two weeks after the baby is born. He refuses to take any time off at all. Even though he's got 7 months of sick leave or some ridiculous amount saved up...so basically as soon as I'm physically able to feed/water everything, I will have to because he will not be around. We also have his in-laws who live across the horse pasture and have already said they'll be here whenever we need them...and my mom and one of my sisters is coming up for an entire month after the baby gets here....so all is not lost....

I do hope that DH changes his mind. Maybe he will calm down and will understand and let you keep everyone. How much harder is it to feed/water one more pen of a few birds. I just don't think it is. . Also, use the hormones as an excuse and also what I always say: This is my one hobby that I really have time to do - let me have it. YOU (my DH) has - archery, fishing, motorcycles - which he does all of regularly.

Please note that I PMd you

Yeah...he seems to be a little bit better today...he went fishing with his dad this morning...caught three fish (he caught two, his dad the other one)--for a total of 17lbs after they were filleted! He's over at his parents' house now, helping his dad pull out a bunch of juniper bushes. I saw that you'd PM'd me along with a few others....I just haven't had time to respond yet....but I will.

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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Hey, I warned ya!

Yes you did, but it was after I had already ordered.....

I got Linda on the phone yesterday, and it took her quite a while to find my order...Glenn was out in the field as usual.
She looked all through the May shipping books & could not find it.
She looked all over & finally found it tucked in another book...and read it to me, 25 Buckeyes, which she said (again) that their flocks were devastated by skunks, owls & possums, and so they were unable to send a full shipment of Bucks.
So I had subsituted some blue cayuga ducks to fill the order providing half were Buckeyes, but she said the Bucks in what is left of their flock are not laying at all.
(I do not think they have any left at all)

The "devastation done in January...in Ohio, IN JANUARY!!!
How did owls & the rest do so much damage in Januray in Ohio???

Skunks & possums are hibernating!!!!!!!!!!
Owls only fly at night when birds are in coops & roosting..INDOORS!!!

So anyways...they then just set my order aside and did NOTHING!!!!!!!
They never returned my 6 phone messages, they never returned my 10 e-mails...they were waiting for what ?
New chicks would have been laying by now!!!

I was nice about it all, she asked if I would like another subsitute ?
I felt so angry I wanted to ask her "Just when exactly were you going to answer my messages & let me know there were no Buckeyes ?
Next spring?"

Anyway
I said no, not at this late date I already have ordered from elsewhere..so she is sending my money back and every penny better be there.
No keeping of 25% to cancel my order THEY were unable to fill.
Curious why they still have Buckeye on their catalog list even now ????
How many people are sitting around wondering where the heck their order is ??????????

NEVER AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah...it was one excuse after another for my order too....they were dealing with egg eaters, predators, broodiness, bad production. Sounds like they need to re-evaluate their chicken husbandry skills.

Oh and they're in Iowa.

 

[VelvettFog]

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[Chickielady]

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so sorry about that crappy news..

X2 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Chickielady]

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Yes you did, but it was after I had already ordered.....

I got Linda on the phone yesterday, and it took her quite a while to find my order...Glenn was out in the field as usual.
She looked all through the May shipping books & could not find it.
She looked all over & finally found it tucked in another book...and read it to me, 25 Buckeyes, which she said (again) that their flocks were devastated by skunks, owls & possums, and so they were unable to send a full shipment of Bucks.
So I had subsituted some blue cayuga ducks to fill the order providing half were Buckeyes, but she said the Bucks in what is left of their flock are not laying at all.
(I do not think they have any left at all)

The "devastation done in January...in Ohio, IN JANUARY!!!
How did owls & the rest do so much damage in Januray in Ohio???

Skunks & possums are hibernating!!!!!!!!!!
Owls only fly at night when birds are in coops & roosting..INDOORS!!!

So anyways...they then just set my order aside and did NOTHING!!!!!!!
They never returned my 6 phone messages, they never returned my 10 e-mails...they were waiting for what ?
New chicks would have been laying by now!!!

I was nice about it all, she asked if I would like another subsitute ?
I felt so angry I wanted to ask her "Just when exactly were you going to answer my messages & let me know there were no Buckeyes ?
Next spring?"

Anyway
I said no, not at this late date I already have ordered from elsewhere..so she is sending my money back and every penny better be there.
No keeping of 25% to cancel my order THEY were unable to fill.
Curious why they still have Buckeye on their catalog list even now ????
How many people are sitting around wondering where the heck their order is ??????????

NEVER AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah...it was one excuse after another for my order too....they were dealing with egg eaters, predators, broodiness, bad production. Sounds like they need to re-evaluate their chicken husbandry skills.

Oh and they're in Iowa.

Ohio, Iowa, whatever, it is freaking cold there, way colder than here, so how are the skunks owls & possums getting these rare birds at this so called "preservation" ???????
They telling me their birds roost in trees all winter?
Owls ????????????????
BS!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[RedReiner]

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OMG! They've got that crested Russian chicken! Maybe I'll be able to find some i can afford in a few years!

wont ever catch me paying that much for a chicken that could fall over dead because it wanted to, or get eaten by the neighbors dog... no way jose!

 

[Chickielady]

Seriously !!
Sandhill is not a happening responsible preservation at all.
They are NOT taking care of their birds nor their customers.
Not only that, but from what I have seen, their flock types suck canned peaches!!!!!!!!!

CCR::: You need to Call them Monday or Thursday our time Noon to 2 PM.
Tell them planting time is so over here & you would love them to refund you 100%.

Were they planning on sending your sweet potato slips in October or something ???????

I think Illia ordered sweet potato slips from them too, maybe give her a call & see if she got hers ??

 

[Chickielady]

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OMG! They've got that crested Russian chicken! Maybe I'll be able to find some i can afford in a few years!

wont ever catch me paying that much for a chicken that could fall over dead because it wanted to, or get eaten by the neighbors dog... no way jose!

All their prices are way way way too high.

I sent them a e-mail about ordering Cream Legbars last Decmber..I had a X-mas gift of some cash to spend...and they never responded..

UPPITY CHICKEN BREEDERS suck canned peaches!!!!!!!!!!

Ok enough of my rant !!!
Had a wad of SQ Black Javas hatch out

and only 1 Nankin

Little dude is 1/4 the size of the Java Chicks & so adorable.
I can see now that I will be carrying this one tiny bird around in a purse like...AN OLD LADY with a FOO FOO DOG!!!!!!!