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Oh @Book Lookie what I found in one of our nests today!
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We got our first egg!!!!
 
ChickDancer said:
After talking with my mom and brother, and dealing with my sister and the woman who is loaning me space to keep my birds right now, I have decided to get rid of my chickens, geese, ducks, and even the baby turkeys.

I may get back into them later. But right now, I'm just in a bad position with them. The lady who has them at her house now, did not get her husband's approval first. And he has flipped out on me every single time he sees me, giving me tight deadlines to get them off his property. Some of the younger ones get out, and I told the lady not to worry about it. But she still tries to get them back in, and he flips out because she is "having to take care of them". Even though I told her to leave them alone, that if they die, they die.

Abmaddox said she would keep them at her house once she moved, but she's having trouble getting the seller to respond. Meanwhile, the guy who chastizes me every time he sees me, has now told me I have 30 days.

I have been by every single day to give them food and water. He's not paying anything for them. And he shouldn't be treating me like this when his own wife said they could stay there for a while (I told her maybe 6 months tops). But I'm stuck in the middle of their argument.

I have only four laying right now - two Sumatra hens, one mixed bantam and one frizzle cochin bantam. I also have a broody sumatra raising four chicks of different breeds.

I have maybe 8 easter eggers, but none of laying age. I have a cuckoo maran roo, frizzle roo, and silkie/EE mix roo (normal feathers). I also have a LF splash cochin, should be pullet. And a LF silver laced cochin that is the same age as the splash, but half her size after surviving a bazillion issues.

Also four buff orpingtons from @mrsdszoo which looks like two cockerels and two pullets. Two sizzles - one white, one partridge - and two baby frizzles that are a mix of brown, white, and black. Maybe four leghorn mixes, and one barred rock mix.

Ducks, I have two crested swedish, one black, one blue. No clue on gender yet. I have five white pekins, two female, three male. Then my two Royal Palm poults, and most upsetting.... my trio of sebastopol geese.

Most of the better ones are being sold. The pekins, and some of the chickens (mixed breed mostly) are being given away.

I am keeping the pens because eventually I'd like to get all of this going again. But because of the situation I am in right now, it's best that they find new permanent homes. I'd rather they go before this lady's husband kills them all, or hauls them off to the auction and keeps the cash for himself.

And if abmaddox, debgal, or mrsdszoo want to take them to the auction, that's fine. I have no way to transport them right now, and work too early on Saturdays to attend it myself.

I really hate to be doing this, but this jerk is leaving me no choice.
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I hate that this guy is such a nasty person! I wish we were closer and could help. I hope things get better for you very soon!
 
valleychicks said:

Oh @Book Lookie what I found in one of our nests today!
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We got our first egg!!!!
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It is always so exciting to get your first egg, and your second, and your 1000th! I am now waiting for a first egg from my 33 week old Croad Langshan and my 30 week old Golden Cuckoo Marans. Then more from younger ones! Congrats!
 
Flowerbh said:
It is always so exciting to get your first egg, and your second, and your 1000th! I am now waiting for a first egg from my 33 week old Croad Langshan and my 30 week old Golden Cuckoo Marans. Then more from younger ones! Congrats!
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Thank you! I can't wait for the others to start laying and to get the little 7 week old chicks in the large coop that we are working on. I didn't know certain breeds lay at a later age. I thought most breeds started laying between 18 and 22 weeks.
 
valleychicks said:
I'm allergic to cats or I would get one for sure. Lol! With my luck I would get the only cat that didn't like mice.
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Get a outdoor cat! I am sure there has to be a rescue around here with a mouser that needs a home!

I am allergic to cats as well, it developed a few years after I got our cat when I was pregnant and the allergy just never went away. I deal with medication when I need to but mostly it is just keeping her off my bed, out of my bedroom. Darn cat loves my pillow of course and I end up having to wash bedding when she manages to snuggle. Oh how I love her though. LOL
 
What. A. Morning.

Had one more chick on its way out last night, bringing my total to seven brahmas this hatch. I wasn't POSITIVE it'd live to see this morning but it's going strong! :) (it had to have a bit of help)..

There were several remaining eggs in the bator last night, however, that turned out to be shrink wrapped (there was no real way around it because of how I kept adding eggs over several days thinking I'd have my new bator by now, no fuss needed, lesson learned- it wasn't intended)..

Well, some that I had set out for dead last night in a carton, I had left on a shelf. Woke up this morning, lo and behold, they're moving.. One has actually held HEAT overnight too. :( Ugh.. I know they won't make it but I stuck them back in the bator anyway. I just can't throw something out that's still moving.

Move into the living room, brooder is DARK and QUIET. :barnie

Get to the edge and shine my light in.. All six cuties are piled up and staring at me.. Temp was 80 so it must have gone out not long before. Put them on the back porch with the actual heat lamp and I'll go grab an extra bulb for that today.

Jeeeez. This cup of coffee is well deserved this morning! ;)
 
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What a morning already! Ugh! Over slept. DH was running late. I slept with ear plugs in so I couldn't hear the mice eat our house away and my DH turned his alarm off in his sleep and my alarm decided not to work.
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Boy I hope the day gets better, not worse.
 

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