Margali
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Could you share brand and model? The couple I've tried so far suck.
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Mike CHS
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I spoke too soon. I still prefer them because they are light weight but that light weight also makes them inadequate as a noise canceling headset when I was running the mower a little while ago.
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Mike CHS
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We have one Game Hen among our mongrel flock that decided she wanted babies a few weeks ago and started sitting. She had several eggs of her own and managed to steal another 5 or 6 and they started hatching yesterday. We are leaving her along for now so we have no idea how many she will manage to have. Over half of the hens in our flock were hatched and raised by her so she is a winner.
Baymule
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When I had rabbits, I kept game chickens in the rabbit barn. They are dropped feed, fly larvae and kept the poop turned. They laid small eggs, but lots of them!
Does your game hen have a name?
Does your game hen have a name?
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None of the chickens have names. We weren't sure she was full blood or mix but she has stayed on the small side and so far has hatched 6 chicks. She was off the nest when we went out so she may settle for the 6 that are hatched.
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Well, the eggs won't get chilled if she should go back to sit on it later.....
Ridgetop
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Always nice to have at least one hen that likes to hatch eggs for you.
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Teresa ran in to her Chiropractor and I decided I wanted some comfort food and cooked up some chicken cutlets. When she gets home we will cook up some mashed potatoes and milk gravy and throw in some green beans to round it off.
Baymule
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What a nice surprise to come home to!
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Mike CHS
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The hen decided she will settle for the six chicks. There are a couple of the chicks that are running all over the place in the coop so we think the hen abandoned the eggs to stay with the chicks. She is the smallest hen out there so she does get picked on a little.
Teresa decided to do another half dozen quarts of baby dills which will give us 30 quarts in two weeks and the plants are putting on as fast as we can pick them. We should have tomatoes before long and should be able to process what we need fairly quick also. We have 30 plants getting ready to give us fruit and another 10 that we planted for a late summer harvest. The picture is of one of the Mortgage Lifter tomato plants that don't bear as heavy as some of the others but they are sure one of the tastiest.
Teresa decided to do another half dozen quarts of baby dills which will give us 30 quarts in two weeks and the plants are putting on as fast as we can pick them. We should have tomatoes before long and should be able to process what we need fairly quick also. We have 30 plants getting ready to give us fruit and another 10 that we planted for a late summer harvest. The picture is of one of the Mortgage Lifter tomato plants that don't bear as heavy as some of the others but they are sure one of the tastiest.
