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crittergranny
True Blue Farmgirl
1096 Posts
Laura
Lindrith
NM
USA
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u.p.farmer
True Blue Farmgirl
170 Posts
annette
bruce crossing
michigan
USA
170 Posts |
 Posted - Jan 15 2013 : 5:27:24 PM
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This time of year for me is hard to gather them before they get to cold. Come spring I will have some this is the list of breeds I raise.
Copper Marans
Chanteclers(buff and partride hens)(buff and red roosters)
Rhode Island Reds
Bantam Cochins
Turkin rooster with turkin hens and silkie hens
Blue and blue splash Jersey Giants
Lavender Orpingtons
Coronation Sussex |
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crittergranny
True Blue Farmgirl
1096 Posts
Laura
Lindrith
NM
USA
1096 Posts |
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u.p.farmer
True Blue Farmgirl
170 Posts
annette
bruce crossing
michigan
USA
170 Posts |
Posted - Jan 20 2013 : 5:32:35 PM
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| Hello again it will not be until spring as all but 5 breeds are housed together for the winter.Also hatching eggs do not hatch well if they get chilled and around here it just trying to get them before they freeze. I will keep you posted as to when. |
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crittergranny
True Blue Farmgirl
1096 Posts
Laura
Lindrith
NM
USA
1096 Posts |
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kysheeplady
True Blue Farmgirl
1291 Posts
Teri
KY
USA
1291 Posts |
Posted - Jan 21 2013 : 04:35:37 AM
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I will have goose and duck around March ...
Teri
"There are black sheep in every flock"
White Sheep Farm
www.whitesheepfarm.com |
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crittergranny
True Blue Farmgirl
1096 Posts
Laura
Lindrith
NM
USA
1096 Posts |
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kysheeplady
True Blue Farmgirl
1291 Posts
Teri
KY
USA
1291 Posts |
Posted - Jan 21 2013 : 09:11:54 AM
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I have white Chinese, Embdens, brown Chinese, Toulouse ,Pilgrims and Buffs
for ducks, I have flying Mallards
Teri
"There are black sheep in every flock"
White Sheep Farm
www.whitesheepfarm.com |
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crittergranny
True Blue Farmgirl
1096 Posts
Laura
Lindrith
NM
USA
1096 Posts |
Posted - Jan 21 2013 : 09:39:12 AM
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My favorite of the geese breeds you have is the buff. Baby geese and ducks are so soft and cute, and geese live a long time and are very intelligent. Let me know how things are going in March or so, Thank you Teri. Also by march I may have some chicken eggs to barter if you like to hatch things. My daughter raises these beautiful cochin easter egger crosses, and I collect a variety of chickens, I just hatch the eggs and see what I get. And thank you for the wonderful soap. I sent off a card but thanks double Hon!
Laura
Horse poor in the boonies.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/CrittergrannysLair
www.nmbarrelhorses.com
www.creamofthecroptrailrides.webs.com |
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kysheeplady
True Blue Farmgirl
1291 Posts
Teri
KY
USA
1291 Posts |
Posted - Jan 21 2013 : 09:41:24 AM
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you're welcome, and I will keep you pasted on egg.
Teri
"There are black sheep in every flock"
White Sheep Farm
www.whitesheepfarm.com |
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crittergranny
True Blue Farmgirl
1096 Posts
Laura
Lindrith
NM
USA
1096 Posts |
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u.p.farmer
True Blue Farmgirl
170 Posts
annette
bruce crossing
michigan
USA
170 Posts |
Posted - Jan 21 2013 : 2:25:16 PM
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| I love the maran eggs also just got a pullet eggs the first for this years. Nice and choc. brown. I have been working with this breed for 3 years know trying to just hatch the darkest eggs.I keep 10 chicks that I hatched and ended up with 8 roosters. I did finally get a few more hens with the next hatch. This spring I'm getting a different lineage as I traded a pair of the sussex for hatching eggs. As for crosses I crossed an easter egger with my lavender an I now have a lavender hen with check tuffs but I think she is the one laying the mauve eggs in the coop. I was hoping for a lavender hen that laid blue eggs. My coronation sussex lay a very pretty mauve egg also. I was SHOCKED when I looked at a hatchery in IL. down by where my son goes to college they wanted $100.00 for a month old pair of the sussex. I also have runner ducks and I keep you posted when I could ship eggs. Weather here if frightful the high was -4 and I didn't even want to see the windchill factor. |
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FARMALLChick
True Blue Farmgirl
978 Posts
Lora
Alexandria
IN
USA
978 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2013 : 2:01:29 PM
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What do you have to do to hatch your own eggs? We've thought about doing that, but wasn't sure how to go about it. We have a tiny little incubator - holds 3 eggs I think. It would have to be better than ordering day olds - Ordered from Meyer and half of the first shipment died because they forgot to put the heat pack in. Then lost about half of the replacement shipment. I wasn't very happy. I still don't understand why it took 2.5 days to get chicks from 4 hours away!
"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway" -John Wayne
www.CountryFriedAcres.etsy.com www.farmallchick.blogspot.com www.farmallchickphotos.blogspot.com |
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kysheeplady
True Blue Farmgirl
1291 Posts
Teri
KY
USA
1291 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2013 : 2:15:49 PM
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build an incubator ... or buy a bigger one.
Teri
"There are black sheep in every flock"
White Sheep Farm
www.whitesheepfarm.com |
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u.p.farmer
True Blue Farmgirl
170 Posts
annette
bruce crossing
michigan
USA
170 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2013 : 6:21:18 PM
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| The small 3 egg incubator is what stared my chicken hobby. It was my daughters 2nd grade science project she is now 26. I have raised chickens sense then but got into the hard to find breeds. When you order chicks make sure everything is set for when they show up like don't wait until they arrive to turn on the heat bulb. They like it to be already warm and cozy. Add some sugar or electrolytes to their water and not cold or hot water. As for shipping I and my friend had problems with one hatchery it always took 3 days for them to arrive. They shipped on Wednesdays but I think it was in the afternoon and chicks didn't get here until Saturday. My friend gave up with them after shipping and replacing shipping she end up with 2 live chicks out of 45. |
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crittergranny
True Blue Farmgirl
1096 Posts
Laura
Lindrith
NM
USA
1096 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2013 : 7:10:34 PM
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The biggest difference I have noticed in the ordered chicks and the ones hatched at home incubator or setting hen is that the ordered chicks tend to waterlog themselves. I don't know why they do that. They just gobble up water and don't eat, then become real fat and sqishy with water and die. Maybe its because they are coming from Iowa a humid climate to NM a dry climate and it's hard for them to acclimate. Whenever I order them I always feed them first and leave feed in there and only put the water in long enough to give them all 7 dips then take it out and never leave it in there. The black chicks are worse about it. I also have to sprinkle mashed boiled egg and a little sugar on the chick starter or they wont eat it much. I never have any of these problems with homegrown chicks. Maybe something missing in their instincts. Weird.
Laura
Horse poor in the boonies.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/CrittergrannysLair
www.nmbarrelhorses.com
www.creamofthecroptrailrides.webs.com |
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u.p.farmer
True Blue Farmgirl
170 Posts
annette
bruce crossing
michigan
USA
170 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2013 : 5:16:19 PM
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| Where I live the chicks usually arrived chilled. The best chicks I ordered were shipped with the green grow gel stuff. It keeps them hydrated and contains vitamins for them. They sent extra and all arrived safe with no losses of any of them. One company even when I wanted to pay extra for this and a heat pack didn't offer these items. They had to pay to resend 25 chicks I think it would be worth while to have these items available. |
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u.p.farmer
True Blue Farmgirl
170 Posts
annette
bruce crossing
michigan
USA
170 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2013 : 6:39:01 PM
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| Well it has warmed up to finally get eggs for hatching. I'm going to try to email you critter granny. |
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ProgressiveHomemaker
True Blue Farmgirl
218 Posts
Rachell
Mars Hill
NC
USA
218 Posts |
Posted - May 07 2013 : 1:52:14 PM
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I could use some hatching eggs as well. Any kind! I especially love banties and easter eggers but honestly, I just love chickens! If you have some to offer up, please let me know if you are interested in any of the books, CDs, DVDs, Wii game, etc. I recently listed in this forum.
Thank you!
Rachell in WNC
http://progressivehomemaker.wordpress.com/ Homemaking is not just for conservatives anymore!
So progressive, I'm old-fashioned!
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u.p.farmer
True Blue Farmgirl
170 Posts
annette
bruce crossing
michigan
USA
170 Posts |
Posted - May 08 2013 : 6:01:31 PM
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| Hello Rachel I don't have a Wi so games are out. I'm sending you a private message so please look for it. Annette |
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AmberNWichita
True Blue Farmgirl
113 Posts
Amber
Wichita
Kansas
USA
113 Posts |
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