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[hallerlake]

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Too bad they lack crests

 

[SweetSilver]

Work, work work. I was forced to sit on the warm lawn, minding the chicks in their little cardboard run, making sure they didn't hop out, nor the cats hop in. All because I don't have a chicken tractor. I'd need one made with hardware cloth to keep Button in. So, I just *had* to sit there for 3 hours, baking in the sunshine, doing pretty much nothing whatsoever.

Oh, the agony..........

 

[RonB]

Hey has we heared from my little white egg farmin buddy. Wonder how his wing is.

I got an email from him and he is sore but doing ok. He is bored and depressed since he can't do much. And to add to that his dog Kayla isn't doing very well. I am going to go visit this next week.

I saw the little white egg farmer today. He was busy. He cleaned out Three coops today with one arm

even vacuum them out

He was all sold out of WHITE eggs for Easter

He couldn't figure out why he hadn't got a green egg in over a week

Both green layers had been laying pretty good. Well he saw a small hole under the barn with a green egg laying in front of it. when he looked in the hole SURPRISE

There was Eight GREEN eggs under there

. Neither one of the EE's was broody, they were on the roost every night

He said he was going to take his poor dog out to the lake tonight and sit on the bench and talk about OLD times and watch the Sunset

Hope everyone had a GREAT day today and got to enjoy family and the sun

 

[Flaming Chicken]

I tried for silkies one year. Hoping that I would get a nice broody hen. All three of them got listed on craigslist as Roosters.

Ya can buy a silkie (or other good broody) hen much cheaper than a bator and they are nearlyset it and forget it.

 

[KMoran]

http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/zip/2947487541.html Someone should go pick this up it would make an awesome brooder.. Wish I lived closer.

 

[Zgoatlady]

Just came home from church and checked on the broody and the eggs. 3 are making noise and then I noticed eggs shell on the bottom of the nest. But no chick. Started to look around and noticed some blood on the other nest box. Someone ate the chick.....

If I knew who was doing it they would be gone. I have all the other chickens locked in their run. And I have a cat crate ready to put the broody and her eggs/chicks in tonight when I lock them up. I've had two broodys hatch a chick with not a problem and know this. Guess I will have to keep a broody separate next time.

OH Im so sorry. Our first hatch was on Easter Morning, we all went out to ck the eggs before going to church we had one chick. It was great my two boys and Mom and husband were so happy what a way to start our first easter in our new house. When we came home the chick was dead we dont know why but we dont leave the chicks with the moms now. But I do have to say the two years ago 2 hens get one past us, it was the time my son was getting married and we looked out and they both had chicks.

 

[Zgoatlady]

Here's a video of my chickens dancing. (credit to my daughters on a lazy Easter Sunday afternoon....)

Thats cute

 

[Zgoatlady]

is anyone in the Seattle area interested in the IBC's i posted earlier?
I might have a line on some but need to figure out how many to get so let me know! they had veggie oil in them so clean for water storage... great for rain barrel type use.

How much are they going to be, I might like a couple not sure. Let me know

 

[Zgoatlady]

http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/zip/2947487541.html Someone should go pick this up it would make an awesome brooder.. Wish I lived closer.

I emailed them about it will see if he answers me. It looks good, back side it broken but can fix that with wood or even cardboard..

 

[KMoran]

is anyone in the Seattle area interested in the IBC's i posted earlier?
I might have a line on some but need to figure out how many to get so let me know! they had veggie oil in them so clean for water storage... great for rain barrel type use.

I might be interested depending on size and cost....