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[pongoid]

I would love to try and incubate some eggs but I don't have the time or space to do it.
So for now it will just be for the eggs.

 

[T Hi]

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I thought it was RUSTLING not stealing!!!

Now your making me feel like a criminal!!

But the pie was soooooo worth it!!!

 

[T Hi]

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Runners or Khaki Campbells would be your best choice for eggs. They are pretty reliable to lay 1 egg everyday and are not heavy on the feed consumption. Of course that is just my opinion and others may swear by Muscovy or other breeds.

 

[T Hi]

Ok goodnight y'all! Even though I don't have to drive other people's kids to school tomorrow, I still have to drive mine!!!

Hope to be back on here more often! I miss all of you!!!!

 

[justbugged]

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I had forgotten about that bator. If you hadn't mentioned, I would have thought it was tucked up in my garage.

I did get my other bator out yesterday, and to night I have now have 31 eggs in the bator. I don't have any idea if anything will come from this idea. I also don't know how I will be able to candle the BCM eggs.

The chick I bought at the March show lays the most beautiful dark brown eggs. I am just hoping that something will come from Homers stay with me. I talked to one of the neighbors today, and it turns out that she didn't mind Homer crowing. I really should check with the rest of the neighbors, and see what their feelings are about crowing. After all Homer didn't make any more noise than the pack of nasty little dogs. It more about how early in the morning the yelling starts around here.

 

[justbugged]

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It's good to know that you are still here. Does your family have enough pickers this year for the orchard?

 

[ReiMiraa]

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It's good to know that you are still here. Does your family have enough pickers this year for the orchard?

We are still picking the anjou..... should be done wednesday.... 2 long slow weeks of that ..... this is the latest my dad said we have ever picked....... yeah we have been short on workers.... 8 most days....

 

[ReiMiraa]

ok here is a thought:

I could be totally wrong.
And its not the best thing to admit but i think i have Mareks in my flock.
My Jersey Giants were wiped out. along with birds a year later suddenly going lame and die in same time frames.

Why i think i have it in my flock:
most chickens that are mature have a "red ring" in their eye color.... i know as chicks and juveniles their eye color
some birds have gone lame in one leg, sometimes both.... some die and some recover.
some have survived to have a slight limp, they now "gallop"

Here is the concept: because the vaccine is only good for chicks... what if we just let our flock .... evolve to become resistant.
Some breeds never got sick, just got the eye color....
In one rooster i am not sure if its the disease or genetic but his one eye went blind/broke. it dialated and never went back. blind cos i can sneak up on him on the right.

I cannot in my heart kill any of the birds just because they are carriers... Its like killing me just because i have mono latent in my immune system.

as an example here is my little roo's good eye (other side is blind)
his original pupil color was more gold.... now it is saturated red.
some of my birds have had red pigment develop and some never were affected... and some have the pure black eyes......
he has a brother whos eyes just have the red still limited as a ring. this guy is just my best example.

 

[justbugged]

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You can do this with your flock, the only real problem I can see is that you wouldn't be able to ever sell or give away any of your flock, because your bird(s) could wipe out a flock that isn't immune. You would need to operate as a close flock.

 

[justbugged]

Okay this is it for the night crew. I'll back sometime tomorrow.