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Barnyard Buddies:  This chicken thing is getting way out of hand.  |
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
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Trish
Sandpoint
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USA
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 Posted - Jan 25 2012 : 06:12:46 AM
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I ordered an incubator yesterday. I can't help it. It's all the egg auctions at Backyard Chickens.com. Who's got Frizzled Polish Bantams? Ducks in the bathtub soon.
DH cleared 1/4 acre of blackberries and stumps last weekend.
This neighborhood homesteader of out of control.
“It always looks darkest just before it gets totally black.”-Charlie Brown |
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batznthebelfry
True Blue Farmgirl
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Michele
Athol
Ma
USA
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Posted - Jan 25 2012 : 06:21:55 AM
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I must say I really don't see a problem here...lol...you can Never have too many chickens as far as I am concerned...why I have a huge 3 room coop in the shop, a coop in the basement & 4 injured chickens running around the dining room & bathroom....if you have seen my comments you will know I love nothing better than my chickens...so have fun & as for the bathtub why I think the ducks will have a merry ole time....I just wouldn't climb in with them naked since they tend to nip...lol...:)....Michele'
Chickens rule!
The Old Batz Farm
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farmmilkmama
True Blue Farmgirl
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Amy
Central MN
USA
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Posted - Jan 25 2012 : 06:29:51 AM
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Like Michele - I'm not sure what the issue is here? Anyone else? ;) I think you've just come over to the dark side. You're one of us now. (Insert evil laugh...) Good luck with that incubator!
--* FarmMilkMama *--
Farmgirl Sister #1086
Be yourself.
Everyone else is already taken.
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
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Annika
USA
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Dusky Beauty
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jen
Tonopah
AZ
USA
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Posted - Jan 25 2012 : 11:51:16 AM
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woo hoo! What kinda ducks?
"The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way it's animals are treated." ~Gandhi
http://silvermoonfarm.blogspot.com/
"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.” ~Will Rogers |
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
1572 Posts
Trish
Sandpoint
ID
USA
1572 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2012 : 12:17:34 PM
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I am pretty much counting on you to help me out with that, lady that processes ducks. I want a call duck that doesn't fly. So, that's not going to happen. I just can't pinion a baby I hatch. So.... what's the nicest duck, that stays close to home, is a good forager, and might lay an egg or two a week? Followed by most delicious. quote:
Originally posted by Dusky Beauty
woo hoo! What kinda ducks?
"The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way it's animals are treated." ~Gandhi
http://silvermoonfarm.blogspot.com/
"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.” ~Will Rogers
“It always looks darkest just before it gets totally black.”-Charlie Brown |
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Calico Hen
True Blue Farmgirl
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Meg
Middle Tennessee
USA
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Posted - Jan 25 2012 : 12:34:49 PM
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| Sounds like fun to me. Welcome to the club of chicken lovers. 50 chicks ordered and arriving in March! |
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
1572 Posts
Trish
Sandpoint
ID
USA
1572 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2012 : 12:35:42 PM
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“It always looks darkest just before it gets totally black.”-Charlie Brown |
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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audrey
cheyenne
wy
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Posted - Jan 25 2012 : 12:46:19 PM
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I had a dream last night that chickens were nesting and hatching eggs EVERYWHERE (I was at a college and the chickens were all over the campus). I told DH this morning it was time to get prepared for my long awaited chickens! He still hasn't started the coop! I want to be one of the chicken fanatics but I'll settle right now for 4!
Audrey
PS: Love the frizzleds!
.jpg) Good boy Hobbs! I love and miss you. |
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rksmith
True Blue Farmgirl
858 Posts
Rachel
Clayton
GA
USA
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Posted - Jan 25 2012 : 6:09:32 PM
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WOW! I love that pic. I have frizzles and I have polish but never seen them mixed! (or however they come up with that)
Rachel
Farmgirl Sister #2753
True enlightenment is nothing but the nature of one's own self being fully realised-- His Holiness the Dali Lama
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
1572 Posts
Trish
Sandpoint
ID
USA
1572 Posts |
Posted - Jan 26 2012 : 04:06:52 AM
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Here's what I understand. Frizzle rooster, polish hen. It takes about three generations of breeding, I think they breed back to the frizzle rooster. If I can't buy eggs, I'm making them. They look like frazzled owls.quote:
Originally posted by rksmith
WOW! I love that pic. I have frizzles and I have polish but never seen them mixed! (or however they come up with that)
Rachel
Farmgirl Sister #2753
True enlightenment is nothing but the nature of one's own self being fully realised-- His Holiness the Dali Lama
http://madame1313.wordpress.com/
“It always looks darkest just before it gets totally black.”-Charlie Brown |
Edited by - one_dog_per_acre on Jan 26 2012 04:10:13 AM |
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hoosiercountry
True Blue Farmgirl
572 Posts
karla
north port
fl
USA
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Posted - Jan 26 2012 : 4:30:14 PM
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| Whow! I do love your chickens. |
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
1572 Posts
Trish
Sandpoint
ID
USA
1572 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2012 : 04:44:50 AM
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Lat night I dreamed the lady that plays Bones, on the show Bones, was helping me with chickens. My Black Copper Marans will be in my farmer neighbors'incubator by Wednesday:)
My incubator has been shipped. I just have to pick out what comes next! So excited.quote:
Originally posted by acairnsmom
I had a dream last night that chickens were nesting and hatching eggs EVERYWHERE (I was at a college and the chickens were all over the campus). I told DH this morning it was time to get prepared for my long awaited chickens! He still hasn't started the coop! I want to be one of the chicken fanatics but I'll settle right now for 4!
Audrey
PS: Love the frizzleds!
Good boy Hobbs! I love and miss you.
“It always looks darkest just before it gets totally black.”-Charlie Brown |
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
1572 Posts
Trish
Sandpoint
ID
USA
1572 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2012 : 04:48:56 AM
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Here are the last pics DH took. I think he's a little farther along now. It's 6 feet tall at the coop and the run is 8 feet. It is going to be my Bantam Tractor. It's nice enough for the front yard, right?
“It always looks darkest just before it gets totally black.”-Charlie Brown |
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
1572 Posts
Trish
Sandpoint
ID
USA
1572 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2012 : 04:55:13 AM
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What kind of chickens, Chicken Lady?quote:
Originally posted by Calico Hen
Sounds like fun to me. Welcome to the club of chicken lovers. 50 chicks ordered and arriving in March!
“It always looks darkest just before it gets totally black.”-Charlie Brown |
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
1572 Posts
Trish
Sandpoint
ID
USA
1572 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2012 : 04:57:08 AM
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They aren't mine, but I am going to make them, if I can't find eggs. These chickens are hugely popular in the UK, but not so much here. Wish me luck. I have to have some. quote:
Originally posted by hoosiercountry
Whow! I do love your chickens.
“It always looks darkest just before it gets totally black.”-Charlie Brown |
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
1572 Posts
Trish
Sandpoint
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USA
1572 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2012 : 04:58:25 AM
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I want to make a public pledge that I will never need a chicken diaper, but I keep hearing my momma's voice saying: Never say never.
“It always looks darkest just before it gets totally black.”-Charlie Brown |
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wooliespinner
True Blue Farmgirl
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Linda
Manchester
Ohio
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Posted - Jan 27 2012 : 4:35:31 PM
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Your chicken coop is very nice. Your husband did a good job. Did you find eggs or chicks for the frizzled Polish Yet? I would love to have some of those. They do look somewhat like an owl. I have an aracauna that looks like a white snow owl with the black markings on her neck and face. She is one of the neatest marked chickens I have seen in awhile.
Better watch out these chickens can get contagious.
Linda
Raspberry Run Farm
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
1572 Posts
Trish
Sandpoint
ID
USA
1572 Posts |
Posted - Jan 28 2012 : 05:49:11 AM
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I haven't found a source for eggs that produce Polish Frizzles. I have decided that when I get Bantam Cochins, I will look into Frizzles, so I could possibly do it my self. I have requested and am encouraging the Chicken Whisperer to do a show entirely about genetics. You can really mess up a chicken, easier than you think.
“It always looks darkest just before it gets totally black.”-Charlie Brown |
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batznthebelfry
True Blue Farmgirl
1257 Posts
Michele
Athol
Ma
USA
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Posted - Jan 28 2012 : 06:27:11 AM
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My Pippi La'Roo was a double gene frizzle & sadly only lived just over a year...before him I never knew about the double or triple frizzle gene that can cause so many problems for the little sweethearts...:(...but they are so cute but hate the idea you have to know every family gene that is going on if you buy a frizzle......mine was a gift so I learned after I got him.......Michele'
Chickens rule!
The Old Batz Farm
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Calico Hen
True Blue Farmgirl
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Meg
Middle Tennessee
USA
146 Posts |
Posted - Jan 28 2012 : 10:49:23 AM
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| Trish - I ordered an assortment of heritage breeds - buckeyes, orpingtons, dominiques, ameraucanas, black ameraucanas, cuckoo marins, anconas, black australop, and welsummers - all straight run. My plan is to have quite the beautiful,colorful egg assortment for selling! The roo's will have a wonderful summer and will end up in the freezer in the fall, with the exception of those chosen for breeding. I would like to have two or three breeds of heritage chickens for breeding to share and keep the breeds going. |
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
1572 Posts
Trish
Sandpoint
ID
USA
1572 Posts |
Posted - Jan 29 2012 : 09:36:03 AM
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You're going to have a rainbow in a carton!quote:
Originally posted by Calico Hen
Trish - I ordered an assortment of heritage breeds - buckeyes, orpingtons, dominiques, ameraucanas, black ameraucanas, cuckoo marins, anconas, black australop, and welsummers - all straight run. My plan is to have quite the beautiful,colorful egg assortment for selling! The roo's will have a wonderful summer and will end up in the freezer in the fall, with the exception of those chosen for breeding. I would like to have two or three breeds of heritage chickens for breeding to share and keep the breeds going.
“It always looks darkest just before it gets totally black.”-Charlie Brown |
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Dusky Beauty
True Blue Farmgirl
1108 Posts
Jen
Tonopah
AZ
USA
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Posted - Jan 30 2012 : 07:51:43 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by Calico Hen
Trish - I ordered an assortment of heritage breeds - buckeyes, orpingtons, dominiques, ameraucanas, black ameraucanas, cuckoo marins, anconas, black australop, and welsummers - all straight run. My plan is to have quite the beautiful,colorful egg assortment for selling! The roo's will have a wonderful summer and will end up in the freezer in the fall, with the exception of those chosen for breeding. I would like to have two or three breeds of heritage chickens for breeding to share and keep the breeds going.
That sounds like one heck of an assortment, where did you order them? and did you piece together your order or does some hatchery actually have a straight run heritage assortment special?
"The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way it's animals are treated." ~Gandhi
http://silvermoonfarm.blogspot.com/
"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.” ~Will Rogers |
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Calico Hen
True Blue Farmgirl
146 Posts
Meg
Middle Tennessee
USA
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Posted - Jan 30 2012 : 8:00:17 PM
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| Jen, I ordered 25 from Sandhill Preservation in Iowa, http://www.sandhillpreservation.com/catalog/chickens.html . You must have 25 minimum but you can piece your order with how many different breeds you want. My second 25 I ordered from Urch/Turnland (advertise in Backyard poultry) from Owatonna, MN. I am originally from MN and these men (Duane Urch and Glenn Drowns/Sandhill) were always well known and respected for having saved several heritage breeds from extinction. In fact I had requested Salmon Faverolles from Mr. Urch and he replied that his flock number is so low, he is not letting any of the chicks leave his farm! Sandhill has the Faverolles but I had already placed my order with them and didn't want to confuse things. Next year I'll get the Salmon Faverolles, with their extra toe! |
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
1572 Posts
Trish
Sandpoint
ID
USA
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Posted - Jan 31 2012 : 05:07:11 AM
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JEALOUS!!!quote:
Originally posted by Calico Hen
Jen, I ordered 25 from Sandhill Preservation in Iowa, http://www.sandhillpreservation.com/catalog/chickens.html . You must have 25 minimum but you can piece your order with how many different breeds you want. My second 25 I ordered from Urch/Turnland (advertise in Backyard poultry) from Owatonna, MN. I am originally from MN and these men (Duane Urch and Glenn Drowns/Sandhill) were always well known and respected for having saved several heritage breeds from extinction. In fact I had requested Salmon Faverolles from Mr. Urch and he replied that his flock number is so low, he is not letting any of the chicks leave his farm! Sandhill has the Faverolles but I had already placed my order with them and didn't want to confuse things. Next year I'll get the Salmon Faverolles, with their extra toe!
“It always looks darkest just before it gets totally black.”-Charlie Brown |
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
1572 Posts
Trish
Sandpoint
ID
USA
1572 Posts |
Posted - Jan 31 2012 : 05:23:45 AM
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Seriously, I have been researching chickens for about 2 months, and it really doesn't get any better than Sandhill. The more I read, I am finding the smartest thing to do is invest in good stock.
What kind of Orphingtons?
I 'm not sure what your plans are, but I would buy Welsummer hatching eggs from you later on.
It was a tie between Faverolles and BC Marans for me. I got in touch with a farmer lady who is hatching French Black Copper Marans, and is selling them to me for $5/chick. They are Jeane Wade. Fancy chickens. I am so excited.
I am wanting a breeding project. I am studying genetics so I don't break my own heart!
I recently found out my great grandfather was a pit bull and cock fighter. There is nothing I love more than bully breeds, and now look at me with my chickens.
“It always looks darkest just before it gets totally black.”-Charlie Brown |
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Barnyard Buddies: This chicken thing is getting way out of hand. |
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This chicken thing is getting way out of hand.
