WHAT YA GOT SWAP Chat Thread

[greenfamilyfarms]

I've been lurking on the swap thread for a few days. I'm on the look out for handmade items, plants/bulbs/seeds and gardening items mainly.

 

[pdsavage]

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Well about half will be roos and I can only keep one or 2 roos from my swap eggs,most will be sold at the local small animal sale

The other half will be hopefully pullets

but about half the eggs won't hatch either so the amount of chicks you keep till full grown is proubly 10-20 %.Mabey even less cause some might just keel over and die for no reason,which I have had a few roosters do.
Check out the thread called "whats wrong with their feathers",talk about high mortality rate on eggs and birds.

 

[emmalynn]

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Well about half will be roos and I can only keep one or 2 roos from my swap eggs,most will be sold at the local small animal sale

The other half will be hopefully pullets

but about half the eggs won't hatch either so the amount of chicks you keep till full grown is proubly 10-20 %.Mabey even less cause some might just keel over and die for no reason,which I have had a few roosters do.
Check out the thread called "whats wrong with their feathers",talk about high mortality rate on eggs and birds.

I have about 60% hatch rate on shipped eggs. Grow out most silkies. Other breeds- eat the roos. Of course we are on a 250 acre farm so room is not a problem...building coops is.

 

[SimplyMe_AngieD]

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What are you looking for in the hand made dept?

 

[cuntryuppiechick]

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What are you looking for in the hand made dept?

More importantly, whatcha got?

 

[corancher]

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Welcome, Candance. I know some of the lovely items you have. Beautiful Buff Orps & to die for soap.

 

[CapricornFarm]

There is a guy nearby that comes to buy chicks every time I get 50. He is going to raise free range birds for organic eggs. But right now I have a population boom because I wasn't able to get ahold of the guy before I left on vacation. Still, I post signs at feed stores and they send me lots of people. I hand out business cards like crazy. I also post on Craigslist . My problem is I never want to sell the ones I hatch from shipped eggs.

 

[reesepoultry]

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Welcome, Candance. I know some of the lovely items you have. Beautiful Buff Orps & to die for soap.

Oh, she does have lovely soaps. I have bought them from her a couple times. Some for me and some for my step daughter. She inspired me to make my own. And how I found out I wasn't allergic to Goats Milk Soap.

 

[BHep]

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I have the SAME problem

 

[SimplyMe_AngieD]

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What are you looking for in the hand made dept?

More importantly, whatcha got?

Hand knit dish cloths and towels.