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I did have one brood and she was AWESOME!
Chickens for 10-20 years or more? Pull up a rockin' chair and lay some wisdom on us!
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They DO get points for having a sweet mellow temperament
Unfortunately that does not equate to more or better eggs....
They DO get points for having a sweet mellow temperament
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They DO get points for having a sweet mellow temperament
Unfortunately that does not equate to more or better eggs....
Mine are mean but not aggressive they are on the bottom of the pecking order...
They DO get points for having a sweet mellow temperament
Mine are mean but not aggressive they are on the bottom of the pecking order...
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Mine were rather nondescript. My BAs are the sweety pies of my flocks...quirky, sweet, mellow and just pretty!
I think BA's and New Hampshires will be on my wishlist then
Thanks for the info! This thread is awesome.
I have wild "game type" hens that I use for hatching. They are the best broodies and mothers. They seem to have some ameraucana in them, a lot of game, they run wild in our area, (see feral chickens) and I found some chicks a while back and kept them, and boy are they the best broodies and mamas! They also are very independent, excellent foragers and pretty smart compared to other chickens. Sometimes I have chicks or eggs of those, am willing to share for the cost of shipping when I do.
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Thank you sooooo much about the worming part! I have asked friends if they worm their chickens and most say no but I read it is a must. So I will take the advice from old timers any day. I'm new to this but the books definitely have a lot f hoops you must jump through or death is imminent for your chickens lol.
Thank you sooooo much about the worming part! I have asked friends if they worm their chickens and most say no but I read it is a must. So I will take the advice from old timers any day. I'm new to this but the books definitely have a lot f hoops you must jump through or death is imminent for your chickens lol.
What is the ratio of ACV to give to them? In their water or straight, and how much per chicken?
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It's just not that complicated...you hold the jug over the water dish and put in a glug or so...if your chickens won't drink the water very well, use a little less next time.
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I need one of those. My Mediterrean breed chickens are so hard to catch unless it's nighttime. I've seen them before and just keep forgetting to get one.
I made my own. Didn't know you could buy one anyway at the time. I remembered my Grandma's hook and built mine from memory. I just took a 5 foot steel rod from the scrap heap and put the end in a vice. I heated the section I wanted to bend with a propane torch and bent it. I bent the shallow bend first, then the hairpin bend. I used a chicken leg from butchering as a gauge to test the size of the hook catch. The handle is just a wooden dowel with the hole drilled in it barely big enough for the rod; the section of rod going into the wooden handle was scored with a chisel and hammer to make sharp edged grooves that caught the wood------no glue needed. That same hook has been in use a couple decades now, it hangs on the coop besides the door.
Sounds like a job for the hubby during Christmas break.
I need one of those. My Mediterrean breed chickens are so hard to catch unless it's nighttime. I've seen them before and just keep forgetting to get one.
I made my own. Didn't know you could buy one anyway at the time. I remembered my Grandma's hook and built mine from memory. I just took a 5 foot steel rod from the scrap heap and put the end in a vice. I heated the section I wanted to bend with a propane torch and bent it. I bent the shallow bend first, then the hairpin bend. I used a chicken leg from butchering as a gauge to test the size of the hook catch. The handle is just a wooden dowel with the hole drilled in it barely big enough for the rod; the section of rod going into the wooden handle was scored with a chisel and hammer to make sharp edged grooves that caught the wood------no glue needed. That same hook has been in use a couple decades now, it hangs on the coop besides the door.
Sounds like a job for the hubby during Christmas break.
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