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[Flaming Chicken]

I've seen rubber boas big enough to eat an egg. I've seen skinny garter snakes eat slugs 4x their girth. Their jaws unhinge amazingly far. (Sorry for that image, snake-haters!) But I would not worry about snakes in WW. I'd worry *for* the snakes. Snakes seem kind of slooooooooow here in the PNW, relatively. I think the heat makes the SE snakes fast and bold and ornery.

I remember a couple years ago when my flock found a really great toy. They had a garter snake-it must have slithered into the run. They had it inside the coop and were running around with it. They took it outside and dropped it. It was rearing up and striking like a cobra. ****** off snake. I rescued it poor thing.

I like having them around. They are pretty harmless. If they want to hang out in my garden and sun themselves and eat slugs, that is fine by me.

 

[mikeyb]

As to the lead thing; I made my own toy soldiers by casting molten lead. I have also cast my own weights for fishing and cast my own ammo projectiles (bullets). I started the casting lead thing when I was a bout 8 yo. Heck I even gathered mercury and spent many hours playing with it.
This is the reason, I think, that I decided to get chickens. After all it's easier to believe this then to think I'm just crazy.

 

[Rainwolf]

OK last call for bantam roosters and large fowl roosters

Goliath is a Black Orpington split with Lavender
Sleepy is a Blue Easter egger with cream highlights
A mixed Bantam straight comb, black with colors in the neck hackles
Lemon is a Lemon Cuckoo Orpington Project bird. with nice light lemon colors and good barring
Above roosters Free for pickup for BYC peeps
Last call since I have to many crowing and they will be going tomorrow unless reserved for pickup.


Also have I have4 Bantam Ameraucana's from Cloverleaf Farms eggs that I hatched
So I can only make 1 Trio for purchase.
PM me please!

 

[Rainwolf]

sorry no time to read 20 plus pages ... hope you guys are all doing ok and enjoying the warm and sunshine if it is shining

 

[Shyla-C]

MY BABIES ARE HERE!!!!

All 21 Chicks from Cackle Hatchery arrived today in perfect health! It has been an interesting morning...My sons birthday is today. Got the call at 8:20am the chicks were at the PO ready to be picked up, get my son and my friends daughter (I'm the babysitter) ready to go, walk out the door to leave and one of my cows is in the front yard!

Some how the pasture gate was open and the cow was munching on the grass under the fruit trees. Took 15 minutes to get both cows (the other one came out while I was calling the first one back to the pasture with the grain can) back in the pasture. Not sure how long the gate was open, but thank goodness they didn't leave the yard. Our house is at the front of the property and the pasture at the back. But we are all home now safe and sound and cheeping away!

 

[lovinchickypoos]

YAY!!! My BLRW hen had her first chick hatch!!!! Soooo darn cute! They are mutt babies but since she went broodu for a second time this year I let her hatch them. Dad is a huge BR and I'm sure some of the red sex-links added to the clutch! Hubby is not too happy about letting them hatch as I just got 2 cochins & 1 welsumer about 3wks ago to add to the other 12 birds.

. I will probably be rehoming some of my initial flock to make room. There are 2 red sex-link hens (1yr), 1 RIR (1yr), and 1 of the BLRW (2yrs) who is very light colored and not super personable that I can probably bear to get rid of. I think if I do rehome them (maybe even if I don't) my BR roo will prob not be sticking around as he is aggressive with the wrong beings (the ones who feed him)!

 

[FlyRobinFly]

MY BABIES ARE HERE!!!!

All 21 Chicks from Cackle Hatchery arrived today in perfect health! It has been an interesting morning...My sons birthday is today.

Congrats on the chicks, hope you enjoy them. And Happy Birthday to your son.

 

[Sudsy Chick]

MY BABIES ARE HERE!!!!

All 21 Chicks from Cackle Hatchery arrived today in perfect health! It has been an interesting morning...My sons birthday is today. Got the call at 8:20am the chicks were at the PO ready to be picked up, get my son and my friends daughter (I'm the babysitter) ready to go, walk out the door to leave and one of my cows is in the front yard!

Some how the pasture gate was open and the cow was munching on the grass under the fruit trees. Took 15 minutes to get both cows (the other one came out while I was calling the first one back to the pasture with the grain can) back in the pasture. Not sure how long the gate was open, but thank goodness they didn't leave the yard. Our house is at the front of the property and the pasture at the back. But we are all home now safe and sound and cheeping away!

Aw, cute! Congrats!

 

[Sudsy Chick]

YAY!!! My BLRW hen had her first chick hatch!!!! Soooo darn cute! They are mutt babies but since she went broodu for a second time this year I let her hatch them. Dad is a huge BR and I'm sure some of the red sex-links added to the clutch! Hubby is not too happy about letting them hatch as I just got 2 cochins & 1 welsumer about 3wks ago to add to the other 12 birds.

. I will probably be rehoming some of my initial flock to make room. There are 2 red sex-link hens (1yr), 1 RIR (1yr), and 1 of the BLRW (2yrs) who is very light colored and not super personable that I can probably bear to get rid of. I think if I do rehome them (maybe even if I don't) my BR roo will prob not be sticking around as he is aggressive with the wrong beings (the ones who feed him)!

Yay, congrats!

We love pictures!

 

[Chickielady]

Best place for poultry leg bands? And do they need a bigger size as they grow?

I'm thinking mail order since I'm in Kitsap, but I will be out in Buckley tomorrow.

We can tell CR is absent here, or he would have answered that the best place for chicken leg bands, is on their legs.