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[Chicken Rustler]

Teresa Those big fires aren't close to you or Heather are they ??? .

 

[uwlax29]

That can happen when the kids name the chicks.

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

Teresa Those big fires aren't close to you or Heather are they ??? .

I have not heard of any fires here. Where did they say they were at?

 

[VelvettFog]

Dave: I have always wanted one too. You just never find them - a friend who is a real estate agent had a listing that was a bank repo. The bank payed her to clean the place up and this was on the property. She thought of me instantly. It is rough...but I was so excited to get it.

eta: Dave want to come build me another coop? I want to put this in it. I want it full of Golden Comets for selling eggs. LOL

Sure DW and I just traded in our trailer for a shorter one (28' down to 25') with a floor plan that we like better. As we were driving it home (yesterday) she turns to me and says, "Now we can go on more coop-building trips!".

That can happen when the kids name the chicks.

Truth

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

OK I can't resist here is my nest box.

love it

 

[Greg Richardson]

A little something to go along with the beautiful sunshine which also brings a smile.
An old classic story................


An avid duck hunter was in the market for a new bird dog. His search ended when he found a dog that could actually walk on water to retrieve a duck. Shocked by his find, he was sure none of his friends would ever believe him.
He decided to try to break the news to a friend of his, the eternal pessimist who refused to be impressed with anything. This, surely, would impress him. He invited him to hunt with him and his new dog.
As they waited by the shore, a flock of ducks flew by, they fired, and a duck fell. The dog responded and jumped into the water. The dog, however, did not sink but instead walked across the water to retrieve the bird, never getting more than his paws wet. This continued all day long; each time a duck fell, the dog walked across the surface of the water to retrieve it.
The pessimist watched carefully, saw everything, but did not say a single word.
On the drive home the hunter asked his friend, "Did you notice anything unusual about my new dog?"
"I sure did," responded the pessimist. "He can't swim."


www.mikeysFunnies.com

 

[Greg Richardson]

Uwlax29. You don't happen to know a Doug Chandler in Shoreline do you? He and I go back over 30 years. He was one of the ones who first taught me in my trade.

 

[Totalcolour]

Would it work fairly well to begin keeping them in the run all morning and only allowing them to free-range in the afternoons? I've read that most chickens get their cue to lay from the sun coming up so most of the laying *should* happen in the morning right; keeping them confined to coop and run should give them no other choice but to lay in the nest boxes, right? Wonder if that would help train them at all, along with the golf balls in the nest boxes.

Most chicken breeds have a 25 hour timetable for laying. so, on day one you would get an egg at 8:00 am, day two an hour later and so on, until it got too late to lay, and they will skip a day.

That being said, some hens lay only 3 a week(or less), so they are on a longer schedule. This is why we need to collect eggs throughout the day.

(I'm a bit behind so someone may have already answered this - so sorry)

 

[SadieSue]

Seattle Farm Supply is giving away the rest of his bantams. It was just posted on Facebook a few minutes ago in case anyone is interested.



Seattle Farm Supply
Hello everyone,

I am giving away what Bantams I have left. They are straight run and I have about 12 left. Post here if interested and how many you'd like.

Thanks,
Eric

 

[uwlax29]

Uwlax29. You don't happen to know a Doug Chandler in Shoreline do you? He and I go back over 30 years. He was one of the ones who first taught me in my trade.

Sorry I don't, but does he want a rooster?