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[Rainwolf]

and since I'm posting photos here are the boys that are up for "sale"

Speedy is the whiter one and wobbley is the more splashed.
White Leghorn bantam and cochin bantam mix

Croaker
EE papa and Brown Leghorn mama

Barred
EE x Barred Rock

Buff Orpington x EE from my birds... * white one with grey and buff tints

If you catch it here and are giving a home I'll go free but if they goto freezer camp it will be my freezer

 

[Rainwolf]

btw why is it even if they have water and never run out when I fill the water bucket they all want it NOW! and I can't get the top back on for a good 20 mins... sigh

 

[hallerlake]

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I've had barely a drizzle. In fact, I am going out to set up the sprinkler now.

 

[chickens4gramma]

Okay, I have read the FAQ's and can't find the answer to this one. What do you all mean when you say you are a thread killer?

 

[broodytood]

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Sorry can't help.

 

[AriLovesChickens]

Heh. It's when you post in an active topic (thread) and then no one else posts after you. You "killed" the thread.

 

[Ogress]

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I've had barely a drizzle. In fact, I am going out to set up the sprinkler now.

Wow, my yard is MUSH! It has been squaling most of the day with brief breaks. DH said it was nice in Redmond.

 

[Ogress]

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I want them, but I have too many chickens ... 42! I need to get the number down near 30 - 35 before it snows. What do you all do with your cockerals? At this time I'm willing to let them be eaten. Of my 42, 8 are hens, 19 are pullets (I hope), 6 are unknown but looking kinda male, and the other 9 are cockerals

I have 3 beautiful bantam cochin cockerals that I bought as little chicks from CGG in May (and one MF cochin pullet). I'll take photos of them tomorrow. I already have a bantam cochin roo and a hen, but only 1 pullet.

Do all 5 week old Black Copper Marans chicks look like cockerals with their big combs, or are they all 4 male?

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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I DO NOT claim to be the "resident professional" but from what I have heard you should NOT feed layer until they have begun to lay. I don't feed a feed with added calcium. I feed oyster shell seperate.

CR, thanks for the input. What is the feed you use, is it good for all ages/stages?

It is from http://patriotfarmandbison.com/ . They are local to me BUT they do (last I knew) deliver to Seattle area. I feed the Max Grow 20%

 

[ByN8ureHomstead]

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Keep saying that cause 9 mths of grey, 61* and rain in July is kinda irritating after being raised in CA!

I second that. I grew up on the dry side and don't like the rain. We just had it rain so hard it took out signal for Sat TV Really no kidding.

That happens 2 or 3 time a year here. Its ready bad because most of the time it happens in tornado season.