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Post by taz157 on Jun 22, 2014 20:19:30 GMT -5
Adorable!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2014 20:20:45 GMT -5
Not as much color variety this time, but this guy on the far right is kind of cool. He's like a chocolate brown with a lighter brown head. None from the first group were like that, so I have no clue how he's going to turn out.
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Post by busymom on Jun 22, 2014 20:22:51 GMT -5
Cute!
You'll have to label this flock the "miracle chicks". Considering the power outages, & the other problems, it's amazing so many survived.
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Post by sapphire12 on Jun 22, 2014 20:25:08 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing! They are adorable!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2014 20:25:14 GMT -5
I forgot how freaking tiny they were the first few days. Little egg-sized fuzz balls running around.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2014 20:55:16 GMT -5
My son's birthday party today went great. That was a feat for me. Usually, my family is involved in the birthday parties and handle a lot of the planning/food, and my ex did all the grilling, so I just focused on getting the yard work and house cleaning done, but they're all gone this week. I wanted to still have something, so I invited neighbors and my ex husband's family for a party (and to fix my broken fence and assess the basement issue ) I grilled 16 brats, 18 burgers, made a crock pot of sloppy joes and dairy bake potatoes and it's all gone but ONE burger. I lucked out with the planning there. But the hit of the party was they got to watch chicks hatch while they were here!
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Post by mmhmm on Jun 22, 2014 20:58:59 GMT -5
Sounds good, MPL. Considering the problems you had, it's great they've done so well!
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Post by mmhmm on Jun 22, 2014 21:01:36 GMT -5
What a cute little boy. He's got beautiful eyes!
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Post by taz157 on Jun 22, 2014 21:09:23 GMT -5
Chicks are adorable. Your little guy is absolutely adorable!
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Post by Opti on Jun 22, 2014 21:18:17 GMT -5
I'm glad so many of your chicks made it. I bet he'll remember for a long time the birthday party he had when the chicks hatched.
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Post by milee on Jun 22, 2014 21:27:05 GMT -5
Both chicks and boy are really, really cute.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2014 21:28:36 GMT -5
I'm glad so many of your chicks made it. I bet he'll remember for a long time the birthday party he had when the chicks hatched. The guests maybe. My kids have seen so many hatch these last couple months that they're not impressed anymore. I'm going to have to up my game to ducklings.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Jun 24, 2014 8:10:06 GMT -5
I forgot how freaking tiny they were the first few days. Little egg-sized fuzz balls running around. I bet the dust bunnies under my kids' beds are bigger than some of your chicks....
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Jun 24, 2014 8:15:25 GMT -5
I'm glad so many of your chicks made it. I bet he'll remember for a long time the birthday party he had when the chicks hatched. The guests maybe. My kids have seen so many hatch these last couple months that they're not impressed anymore. I'm going to have to up my game to ducklings. Don't you need a pond for ducklings? Hmmm, I've got a pond up North but it's really scummy. Plus the ticks and mosquitoes would feast on them.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2014 8:23:31 GMT -5
The guests maybe. My kids have seen so many hatch these last couple months that they're not impressed anymore. I'm going to have to up my game to ducklings. Don't you need a pond for ducklings? Hmmm, I've got a pond up North but it's really scummy. Plus the ticks and mosquitoes would feast on them. Well, I have the swimming pool! There are a few people up here with ducks and geese. There are cattle ponds nearby and when it rains a lot my yard is a swamp, but more than likely if we hatched ducklings, we'd rehome to somewhere else when they got bigger.
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Post by busymom on Jun 24, 2014 8:31:44 GMT -5
Your DS is SO cute! He seems to really be enjoying the chicks.
Have you ever considered raising turkeys? My Dad used to joke that they're REALLY dumb, but good eating...
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Jun 24, 2014 8:45:09 GMT -5
I've heard they're really stinky. But that's hearsay.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2014 9:06:35 GMT -5
I've heard they're really stinky. But that's hearsay. Turkeys? They're ugly too, but I wonder what turkey chicks are like? Maybe they're so ugly they're cute as hell.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Jun 24, 2014 9:08:43 GMT -5
I've heard they're really stinky. But that's hearsay. Turkeys? They're ugly too, but I wonder what turkey chicks are like? Maybe they're so ugly they're cute as hell. We see wild turkeys in Door County.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2014 9:10:55 GMT -5
Yeah, we have a lot of them just running around the fields by my house. I almost hit one last week on my way to work.
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Post by JustLurkin on Jun 24, 2014 10:32:58 GMT -5
MPL, just wanted to say your posts sound a lot better (wasn't sure how to phrase that so hope you know what I mean), hope things are going well for you and your family.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Jun 24, 2014 10:58:38 GMT -5
I raised a turkey they are dumb and I did have to bring it in out of the rain. I raised it with baby chicks for DD. It got so big and fat it could hardly waddle. One day I accidentally ran over it, it didn't move very fast and sat down in front of the truck and I didn't see him. The neighbor took it and dressed it out. It weighed over 35 pounds. We couldn't eat it. You couldn't eat it because it had been a pet or you couldn't eat it because it was stringy/whatever? My cousins hunt turkeys. I"m told the best way to cook wild turkeys is to stew/crockpot them because they're stringy and tough.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2014 11:12:03 GMT -5
We can't eat ours. I gave the ok to my aunt to let the neighbor butcher the roosters once we figure out which ones those are, but I'm not doing it and I don't think I'd want to eat them either.
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Jun 24, 2014 11:12:21 GMT -5
I'm not sure I could eat chickens I raised myself. They'd look at me with those beady little chicken eyes. Don't eat me, Virgil. (bawwk) "I'm sorry, Mrs. Pecks, but it's you or me." Remember that time I tried to climb over Dawn, and I fell over, and everyone was laughing so hard because of how funny it looked?"Yeah, Mrs. Pecks, but-" That was a fun day, wasn't it, Virgil? That was a fun day. I'll always remember that day. You came over to make sure I hadn't hurt myself. I thought 'What a gentleman he is.' (bawwk) "Yeah, but... Y... I-" I understand, Virgil. I forgive you. Please make it quick so the pain won't last long.
Fortunately my chickens come pre-slaughtered in convenient stove-ready packages.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2014 11:15:06 GMT -5
MPL, just wanted to say your posts sound a lot better (wasn't sure how to phrase that so hope you know what I mean), hope things are going well for you and your family. Well, I'm glad I at least sound better. I'm very busy all the time and the chickens are just another reality distraction for me. Better than drinking I guess.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Jun 24, 2014 11:16:13 GMT -5
We can't eat ours. I gave the ok to my aunt to let the neighbor butcher the roosters once we figure out which ones those are, but I'm not doing it and I don't think I'd want to eat them either. Just don't become a chicken hoarder lady! You know, like the cat hoarders except 100 chickens?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2014 11:33:07 GMT -5
We can't eat ours. I gave the ok to my aunt to let the neighbor butcher the roosters once we figure out which ones those are, but I'm not doing it and I don't think I'd want to eat them either. Just don't become a chicken hoarder lady! You know, like the cat hoarders except 100 chickens? I'm already up to 38 in 6 weeks.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Jun 24, 2014 11:36:20 GMT -5
Just don't become a chicken hoarder lady! You know, like the cat hoarders except 100 chickens? I'm already up to 38 in 6 weeks. Now that I've tossed it out there - how many chickens WOULD someone have to have before they're considered a chicken hoarder? There will be some natural attrition - foxes or whatever you have in your area. And illness/old age (how old to chickens live anyway?) And chickens are supposed to be in flocks... Hmmmm, something to ponder instead of doing work.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2014 11:40:47 GMT -5
I'm already up to 38 in 6 weeks. Now that I've tossed it out there - how many chickens WOULD someone have to have before they're considered a chicken hoarder? There will be some natural attrition - foxes or whatever you have in your area. And illness/old age (how old to chickens live anyway?) And chickens are supposed to be in flocks... Hmmmm, something to ponder instead of doing work. If I build something like this. Arrange an intervention. Of course, then I might start hiding them in my closet.
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Post by Opti on Jun 24, 2014 11:43:44 GMT -5
I'm already up to 38 in 6 weeks. Now that I've tossed it out there - how many chickens WOULD someone have to have before they're considered a chicken hoarder? There will be some natural attrition - foxes or whatever you have in your area. And illness/old age (how old to chickens live anyway?) And chickens are supposed to be in flocks... Hmmmm, something to ponder instead of doing work. I'm sure Virgil has a number and is probably working on a chicken hoarder story right now.
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