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[TheReidHomestead]

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OH how fun for you!

Whee!

are these Juliette and Rosalee's babies??? I wanna see some pictures!

Yes, the two that hatched this morning are their babies and Larry's. The two I hatched from you last month, I have a male and a female! I will post some pic's in a bit.

 

[Peppermint]

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who told you that? *curious* most of our arenas have utility sand in them and nobody has fallen over yet.

I first heard about it when we put a sand box in our back yard for the kiddos...I believe from a parenting magazine warning against the use of "regular" sand. Then last year when I was putting sand in run, I was getting bags of "regular" sand. The HD worker asked what it is for...I said chickens...and he said "well then you definitely want to use Play Sand. The other kind should not be used around small animals or kids". There's even a warning posted above the regular/construction sand bags with a caution about the dust from it causing respiratory problems. I wonder if the reason most larger scale projects use the construction sand is becuase the play sand only comes in 50# bags?

 

[TheReidHomestead]

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Sooooooooooooooo cute!!!!!

 

[RedReiner]

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who told you that? *curious* most of our arenas have utility sand in them and nobody has fallen over yet.

I first heard about it when we put a sand box in our back yard for the kiddos...I believe from a parenting magazine warning against the use of "regular" sand. Then last year when I was putting sand in run, I was getting bags of "regular" sand. The HD worker asked what it is for...I said chickens...and he said "well then you definitely want to use Play Sand. The other kind should not be used around small animals or kids". There's even a warning posted above the regular/construction sand bags with a caution about the dust from it causing respiratory problems. I wonder if the reason most larger scale projects use the construction sand is becuase the play sand only comes in 50# bags?

I wonder if play sand is coated, I have never bought sand from a store. I drive a dump truck so get it from the gravel pits. I know that the dust can be bad for you, but have never had a problem with it in all the years of using it in arenas

 

[tsasquatch]

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For what it's worth, I've never heard a word against you.

I had a great experience with tailfeathers' birds. He was extremely friendly and took the time to show me around his farm and talk about birds on a couple of occasions. I think he does a great job with his breeding program...silly that someone would think otherwise.

 

[broodytood]

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Whee!

are these Juliette and Rosalee's babies??? I wanna see some pictures!

oh boy I am just in time!!!! yes Hoss will be the dad, I havent had another rooster here for over a month and a half. and yes those are Juliette and Rosalee eggs, Larry is the dad

woohooo go babies!!!!!

Soooo, are you gonna ever put any of Hoss' eggs up for auction? I would love to add some of your eggs to the ones from Rising Star. They are big, beautiful babies too! I just love them!

 

[broodytood]

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For what it's worth, I've never heard a word against you.

I had a great experience with tailfeathers' birds. He was extremely friendly and took the time to show me around his farm and talk about birds on a couple of occasions. I think he does a great job with his breeding program...silly that someone would think otherwise.

Welcome Tsasquatch!

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Not disagreeing but I would be interested to know the difference in sources for "play sand" vs regular sand. Aren't they both basically rocks that through one means or another have been ground up very tiny???

 

[tsasquatch]

In other news, I was wondering whats the longest a young hen has gone without laying an egg. I have one bird that has to be getting near a year old and she laid one...ONE... egg last summer, august or september sometime, and has not done anything since. She is at the bottom of the pecking order, but seems to be in otherwise good health. My back yard is large for Seattle, but its fenced and just grass so Im pretty darn sure she hasnt been nesting outside of the coop. Very strange. Anyone have similar experience?

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

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I had a group of bantam one year old hens quit laying for ELEVEN months!!!