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  1. LaurenRitz

    Possible breeding program

    One of my BuckeyeX died last night. More likely some time this morning, as she wasn't stiff. She was on the roost as usual last night. No visible sign of injury or disease. Her butt feathers were a little messy, but that could have happened when she died. ((JGxRIR)xRIR)xBuckeye) Last night was...
  2. LaurenRitz

    🟢 PLEASE READ! Helpful Tips For ID! 🟢

    Easter eggers are by definition simply some cross of blue egg layers. Many hatcheries have their own proprietary crosses. Even if you go back to the hatchery website you might not find him, because the pictures are most often of hens and roosters generally look different than hens of the same...
  3. LaurenRitz

    I'm so old I Remember when:

    I remember telling the home-ec teacher that I already knew how to make pancakes. Had no idea that pancake mix even existed. I knew how to make them from scratch. Everything they made in that class was from a mix--biscuit mix, pancake mix, gravy mix. We did cook spaghetti noodles...and covered...
  4. LaurenRitz

    Spoiled little velociraptors

    The hen that tangled with the dog is pretty much healed. One wing is non-functional and hangs a bit. She's still in isolation only because she's company for a hen that's limping pretty badly.
  5. LaurenRitz

    Possible breeding program

    I counted the rafter roosters. 21. Must have mis-counted. Counted again. 20. Ok. Double-miscount. Whatever. I know all 19 are up there. Coop 2, 6. All good. Coop 1, 9. What? Recount. Definitely 9. One of the RangerX decided to move herself into the rafters. I hope she's ok coming down in the...
  6. LaurenRitz

    I'm so old I Remember when:

    And emptying out the boots once I got to school, because the snow fell down inside and caked.
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    I'm so old I Remember when:

    Aftermarket!
  8. LaurenRitz

    I'm so old I Remember when:

    Yes. In many cases you can present a bill to your insurance and see if they will pay, but concierge care is generally out of pocket. Consider this. You have an insurance policy with a $500 monthly premium (just picking a number, I know it's low) and a $5000 deductible. You need an annual...
  9. LaurenRitz

    I'm so old I Remember when:

    Growing up is mandatory. Growing old is optional.
  10. LaurenRitz

    I'm so old I Remember when:

    Not mutually exclusive. You could be an AI and still have a folder/category for penny collection. Please provide evidence of a negative. :lau
  11. LaurenRitz

    Possible breeding program

    Three of the four BuckeyeX went into the rafters without a problem. The last refuses that option. I carry her over, and even in full dark she screams and runs back to the other coop. Currently six in coop 2, ten in coop 1, and nineteen in the rafters. Good enough for the moment. I transferred...
  12. LaurenRitz

    Landrace/adaptive breeding discussion

    What I want for this population keeps changing. Initially I turned down several breeds that might have worked just because they were white. I wanted all my birds to be dark or mottled, under the impression that white birds would be predator magnets. The mottled birds all died, one way or...
  13. LaurenRitz

    Landrace/adaptive breeding discussion

    Saw 3 of my birds fly today--not just a controlled glide, but about 150 feet into a stiff headwind. Only 4 feet up. They maintained altitude the entire distance and landed easily. I'm not sure what set them off.
  14. LaurenRitz

    Spoiled little velociraptors

    One of the girls does not approve of open air roosting. She grumbles while I carry her over to the ladder, then settles down. But first thing in the morning she's screaming bloody murder at the coop door until I let her boy out. :lau
  15. LaurenRitz

    Spoiled little velociraptors

    There are 9 hens in that coop. There were only 8 when I closed up. I couldn't find her, so wherever she went she's on her own. We shall see.
  16. LaurenRitz

    Lowest on the pecking order

    Thanks. They look healthy, they're certainly not lethargic or slow. I suppose I'm being a worry-wort. I tried to "guard" one of the bowls for them this afternoon and they wouldn't come close enough to est.
  17. LaurenRitz

    Spoiled little velociraptors

    In this case "she" is the RangerX who adopted the golf balls. Two posts up, with a picture. My only experienced broody is currently raising chicks.
  18. LaurenRitz

    Lowest on the pecking order

    A question for anyone who might like to answer it. I have 35 birds, 28 hens/pullets. Two of the youngest, currently 22 weeks old, are obviously low man. The birds mostly free range, and these two are my best foragers. I guess they have to be, because every time they find something 5 or 6 birds...
  19. LaurenRitz

    Spoiled little velociraptors

    So she's missing tonight. Did something get her? Did she pick a new spot fot her nest? Story time. I mentioned my broody earlier. Well, about 7 weeks ago she hatched 6 babies, but she was collecting eggs because when she brought them off the nest there were 14 left. :th We candled the eggs...
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    Spoiled little velociraptors

    I gave her two golf balls and she started talking to them and tucked them under her.
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