LFG Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 We were at Tractor Supply last week and I spent most of the time admiring the chicks. I sooo want a chicken condo and raise some of them when I get the time!that's the best part about chickens, they are a low maintenance pet. It costs a little bit of money just to get set up to keep them, but after that feed them and water them and that's about all you have to do Bon and Pompeii 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelnut Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 that's the best part about chickens, they are a low maintenance pet. It costs a little bit of money just to get set up to keep them, but after that feed them and water them and that's about all you have to do I grew up on a farm and miss that life. We do live in the country and have a barn. We're just so crazy with work. But, soon I hope (crossed fingers) I'll have some extra time. LFG and Bon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Speaking of your weenies, did you see the Heinz commercial? Yup!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 There was a time during wars that the government begged families to raise chickens. Everyone should have them in their yard for more reasons than eggs. Fertilizer Insect control Rodent control Weed control Healthy food Connection with real life Animal-soil connection Kids adore animals They sing! Pompeii and LFG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Right now the eggs are in Cross Anchor, SC. Sanibel and LFG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFG Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 Right now the eggs are in Cross Anchor, SC. Take that, soccermom Arrived in Columbia, SC at 3:59AM. Should be heading north shortly sapphire 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFG Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 There was a time during wars that the government begged families to raise chickens. Everyone should have them in their yard for more reasons than eggs. Fertilizer Insect control Rodent control Weed control Healthy food Connection with real life Animal-soil connection Kids adore animals They sing! And dance. Some of my roosters have got Travolta like moves steelnut and Bon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 I should have asked whether they understand English above the Mason Dixon Line.......oh well, they will be bilingual! LFG, sapphire, Pompeii and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFG Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 I should have asked whether they understand English above the Mason Dixon Line.......oh well, they will be bilingual! Just don't say yinz guys, call them y'all hipower, Bon, sapphire and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFG Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 Oops, I thought they would arrive tomorrow, but the tracking number says Friday. That won't be a big deal, I just hope the box arrives in good shape. You could see in the pictures that I pack them tightly, and the pine shavings act as a shock absorber so they are usually ok, but some drivers are worse than others. I did mark the box "fragile", but didn't note that there were eggs in the box. It has been my experience that USPS sees that as a challenge... Bon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFG Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 I don't have recent pictures of them, but here are the mamas and the papas back in January. They are much bigger and more colored now. I'll try and get some new pics by the weekend sapphire, steelnut, Bon and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Do the Mamma & Pappas sing for you???? They are beautiful birds!! hipower 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFG Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 Do the Mamma & Pappas sing for you???? They are beautiful birds!! They do, but the harmonizing on California Dreaming is horrendous steelnut, etsaunt, hipower and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 That's one of my favorites!! Maybe they need more practice.. LFG and hipower 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFG Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 That's one of my favorites!! Maybe they need more practice..They would, but the fat one has a bad scratch addiction. She keeps missing rehearsal Bon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelnut Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Those are beautiful birds! Does anyone else LOVE to hear a rooster crow in the morning? LFG and Bon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 I always need a nudge and listening to the rooster crow is music. However, when they were young and learning to crow, it sounded more like someone was being strangled. LFG and Bon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelnut Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 I always need a nudge and listening to the rooster crow is music. However, when they were young and learning to crow, it sounded more like someone was being strangled. This reminded me of when we had a pine tree in the back yard and hearing the baby crows. OMG, what a terrible sound that was. I love birds, except for crows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 The eggs are north of Pittsburgh. Those babies are already flying! Bon, LFG and hipower 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 I hope they don't hatch before they get there. LFG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 My husband just popped in the door to tell me that the eggs are here! I just have time to settle them in the incubator before I leave for the day. Hooray. Start counting. LFG, Jay, steelnut and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Yay!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFG Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 My husband just popped in the door to tell me that the eggs are here! I just have time to settle them in the incubator before I leave for the day. Hooray. Start counting. Awesome!!! I hope the box was in good shape and none cracked steelnut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFG Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 Those are beautiful birds! Does anyone else LOVE to hear a rooster crow in the morning? I have six roosters, and I love hearing them in the mornings. What amazes me is the multitude of sounds roosters use to communicate. My favorite is when they find a particularly tasty morsel. They have a trill to call the girls, and they won't eat until the girls eat. They screech when a hawk flies over, or a cat walks into the yard. After 7 years I have a Pavlovian response to the screech, I automatically look up. Roosters can teach you a lot about being a man steelnut, sapphire and Bon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFG Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 Start counting. I know Petee is probably gone for a while, so for you guys keeping track, if she set this morning they will be due on May 18. The hatch usually lasts 18-32 hours, so they could start hatching around the evening of the 17th, and it could stretch into the 19th or 20th sapphire, Sanibel, Bon and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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