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Loved it! So glad that you are all safe and were able to stay together.
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Thank you both! It was worth it to see them go nuts in the grass when we put them in their new run....and actual soil to dust bathe in
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This morning I was startled awake by this gosh awful sound. I could have sworn that I had an Elk or Moose in my back yard or something that was maimed. Now, we don't have either where I'm at (except for the person that legally keeps Elk about 20+ miles from me). So, I'm automatically thinking that something is hurt or trying to get to my chickens. I ran snagging my flip-flops on the way only to miss one and having to backtrack for it. Forgot my glasses so I couldn't see when I got to the door but I could still hear that gosh aweful noise. I ran back to get my glasses. Hauled tail back to the door, thinking if there was trouble my 3 Roos would be having a fit like they have in the past. Slung open my back door that faces the coop. I get an eyeful of my 3 1/2 month old roo sitting on the roost in the run crowing his heart out. He'd stop, shake his head (like wait that wasn't it, really), rare back and let go of that gosh aweful sound I was chasing. Oh my, now he has my 3 older roos crowing along with the other 2 young roos. Thankfully we live in the country, but when the wind blows just right my neighbors say they can hear Bruce, my Australorp. I hope the wind doesn't blow just right until after Buster, my 3 1/2 month old Australorp/Silver Cuckoo Maran roo, accomplishes his crow. Where's my coffee?!
 
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This morning I was startled awake by this gosh awful sound. I could have sworn that I had an Elk or Moose in my back yard or something that was maimed. Now, we don't have either where I'm at (except for the person that legally keeps Elk about 20+ miles from me). So, I'm automatically thinking that something is hurt or trying to get to my chickens. I ran snagging my flip-flops on the way only to miss one and having to backtrack for it. Forgot my glasses so I couldn't see when I got to the door but I could still hear that gosh aweful noise. I ran back to get my glasses. Hauled tail back to the door, thinking if there was trouble my 3 Roos would be having a fit like they have in the past. Slung open my back door that faces the coop. I get an eyeful of my 3 1/2 month old roo sitting on the roost in the run crowing his heart out. He'd stop, shake his head (like wait that wasn't it, really), rare back and let go of that gosh aweful sound I was chasing. Oh my, now he has my 3 older roos crowing along with the other 2 young roos. Thankfully we live in the country, but when the wind blows just right my neighbors say they can hear Bruce, my Australorp. I hope the wind doesn't blow just right until after Buster, my 3 1/2 month old Australorp/Silver Cuckoo Maran roo, accomplishes his crow. Where's my coffee?!
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Haha!
 
ChickSter99 said:
This morning I was startled awake by this gosh awful sound. I could have sworn that I had an Elk or Moose in my back yard or something that was maimed. Now, we don't have either where I'm at (except for the person that legally keeps Elk about 20+ miles from me). So, I'm automatically thinking that something is hurt or trying to get to my chickens. I ran snagging my flip-flops on the way only to miss one and having to backtrack for it. Forgot my glasses so I couldn't see when I got to the door but I could still hear that gosh aweful noise. I ran back to get my glasses. Hauled tail back to the door, thinking if there was trouble my 3 Roos would be having a fit like they have in the past. Slung open my back door that faces the coop. I get an eyeful of my 3 1/2 month old roo sitting on the roost in the run crowing his heart out. He'd stop, shake his head (like wait that wasn't it, really), rare back and let go of that gosh aweful sound I was chasing. Oh my, now he has my 3 older roos crowing along with the other 2 young roos. Thankfully we live in the country, but when the wind blows just right my neighbors say they can hear Bruce, my Australorp. I hope the wind doesn't blow just right until after Buster, my 3 1/2 month old Australorp/Silver Cuckoo Maran roo, accomplishes his crow. Where's my coffee?!
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My previous rooster had a lovely crow. 5 syllables! Just like you hear on tv. My husband loved that Blue Copper Marans roo! He died a few months back. We are growing out a rooster we hatched now. He started "crowing" at 8 weeks old! It is a gosh-awful almost 2 syllable crow. More like a slurred screech! He is now 22 weeks old....hormone city.....poor hens! We thought he would grow out of that awful crow and learn the right way to sound....no luck. My husband thinks we should get rid of him just because he "doesn't crow right!" But, he carries the green/blue egg gene, so I am happy right now. Hoping to mix and match him with hens next spring to get some fun colored egg layers.
 
Flowerbh said:
My previous rooster had a lovely crow.  5 syllables!  Just like you hear on tv.  My husband loved that Blue Copper Marans roo!  He died a few months back.  We are growing out a rooster we hatched now.  He started "crowing" at 8 weeks old!  It is a gosh-awful almost 2 syllable crow. More like a slurred screech!  He is now 22 weeks old....hormone city.....poor hens!  We thought he would grow out of that awful crow and learn the right way to sound....no luck.  My husband thinks we should get rid of him just because he "doesn't crow right!"  But, he carries the green/blue egg gene, so I am happy right now.  Hoping to mix and match him with hens next spring to get some fun colored egg layers.
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This one sounds like a a foghorn that rolls it's Rs. If that makes any sense. He's beautiful & big for his age. He has the Australorp build but looks like the Silver Cuckoo Maran. His mom is a talker. She seems to try to carry on a conversation when we talk to her. Buster has that same crackle in his voice. None of my roos have beautiful crows. My OEGB is as close as I'm going to get. My friends get tickled because I can tell them who they are by just hearing them. I try to explain that they have very unique voices just like we recognize our cat, dog or child. Even my hens have those unique voices.

I'm sorry for the loss of your roo. I know how heartbreaking it is when you're so attached.
 
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So I am 61 and have not been exercising. The past two years were stressful financially for us and just let myself go! So in order to get back in shape, I made my daughter a promise. For every egg I get, I have to do 15 4-count jumping jacks. Right now, that is not hard because I am only getting 6 -8 eggs a day. And since they are spread out over the course of the day, I can do 15 here and 15 there. Today I only had to do 90 jumping jacks (6 eggs).....but, I have about 6 pullets at POL and 2 broody hens that should start laying again this month! So, I will be building up! And, if I get good, I can always say I need to do 20 per egg! Who wants to join me!!!!!????
 
Do any of you use the watering nipples? How do you like them? Do the chickens get use to them? Can they get enough water out of them? We are looking to put in an automatic watering system that uses the nipples. Any suggestions?
 
Flowerbh said:
So I am 61 and have not been exercising.  The past two years were stressful financially for us and just let myself go!   So in order to get back in shape, I made my daughter a promise.  For every egg I get, I have to do 15 4-count jumping jacks.  Right now, that is not hard because I am only getting 6 -8 eggs a day.  And since they are spread out over the course of the day, I can do 15 here and 15 there.  Today I only had to do 90 jumping jacks (6 eggs).....but, I have about 6 pullets at POL and 2 broody hens that should start laying again this month!  So, I will be building up!  And, if I get good, I can always say I need to do 20 per egg!  Who wants to join me!!!!!????
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I would love to, but...I'm 36 and have to have knee replacements on both knees. I've gone thru the cortisone shots & finished Euflexa treatments in May. I can't jump or run. I also have over 50 chickens. Lol. That's a lot of jumping jacks. I do the upper body on Wii Just Dance with my 10 yr old. The kids version is just as just as energizing/exhausting as the adult version. Lol. I wish you the best of luck.
 
candles eggs tonight. not looking to good kinda upset after all the money we spent. our own silkie eggs look good. so got a little something to look forward to. my surgery is in 2 weeks maybe they will hatch before I go in.
 

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