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gracehatter

I'm getting...

Oct 08, 2007 20:02

CHICKENS!!!!! I am so excited!! When we first moved to the farm 24 years ago I started raising fowl of all kinds. Ducks, chickens, guinea hens, pheasant and turkeys, you name it, we raised it and yes, ate it as well. A few years ago, 4 or 5, I just stopped. No one wanted to take on the work and I was busy building my practice. I bought an ( Read more... )

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swingsister_t October 9 2007, 00:32:22 UTC

let me warn you about roosters. When they first find their voice, they'll go from 4am to midnight. And it's not cute and rustic :) my neighbors are raising chickens, and I haven't slept in days! that being said, they're fun to have around.

Don't I know it but I think I am in luck... gracehatter October 9 2007, 00:36:06 UTC

There is one full grown rooster and two very young ones, less than 12 weeks...they will be on my table in short order I have no doubt. One rooster can handle 13 hens with no problem at all come springtime.

fitfool October 11 2007, 12:59:20 UTC

Very cool! I hadn't realized you lived on a farm.

fitfool April 26 2008, 01:20:33 UTC

Hi again. Hope all is well. How are those chickens doing?

Hi...sorry for taking so long to gracehatter June 5 2008, 13:25:05 UTC

respond...I was on hiatus from my computer for quite a while but I'm back now. The chickens are doing fine! I actually bought 30 baby chicks 2 weeks ago (1/2 layers, 1/2 meat chickens) and have 24 eggs in my hatcher...chickens are at their prettiest when they are young and are also fun then...once they get older...not so much.

Re: Hi...sorry for taking so long to fitfool June 7 2008, 19:52:22 UTC

That's so cool that you can raise your own. I imagine the baby chicks are cute but they peep a lot, don't they? we had one in our house once as a pet (I don't remember how or why we ended up with one) but dad made us give it back since he didn't like the noise.

Re: Hi...sorry for taking so long to gracehatter June 8 2008, 13:05:46 UTC

Oh they are little chirpers but what is interesting is that if you have a group the peeping is like a quiet hum but one alone will peep loudly and non-stop, they do not like to be alone! On another note I was wondering if you have any news on Patty from Ontario (curious anyone)? I lost her other contacts ..I think it was myspace or facebook...do you know how to contact her or do you know how she is doing? I have an email but got no response a month or so ago and don't want to be pesky but I have been thinking of her.

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