Sounds like he was saying he dug a trench just to run a wire to energize the fence. You wouldn't have to dig a trench unless that's how you wanted to run your power to it.
If you all got them from the same person - the lady who had LOTS of blues at the swap, then her name is Barbara Rice. I'm pretty sure she'll be at the Fall swap again this year, and she's currently planning on having BBS Orp chicks for the Brownsville swap in August as well. My Mom got a couple...
Can't blame it all on the rooster! Only one was clear, we had a quitter earlier in the month, and then we lost a slow poke at the end who just gave up on trying to get out of its egg
Anyway, my daughter is stoked, the three Ameraucanas were claimed by her. Two are healthy, the third is a bit...
Just posting my hatching results from all the eggs that came home from the swap with me.
I originally set 28 eggs and ended up with 15 that made it
Cloverleaf Farm 4/6 (Salmon Faverolles)
Zanna 3/5 (Delaware - included a small pullet egg which finally hatched in a big hurry this morning!)...
I've got some of your B Am eggs in my incubator right now. I was able to place a half doz and currently four are developing. One stopped developing about day 10, and one was clear.
Excited to see what we end up with. They should be hatching in the next 3 or 4 days.
Hey Swappers!
I just wanted to let you know that the list on the WEBSITE is current (up to the minute, including those from the last 24 hours) and there have been several people posting comments to our Spring Swap list. I would encourage you to take a look at the comments (waaay at the bottom...
My update!
Have-
Serama Hatching Eggs - smooth or frizzle
Serama Chicks 8 weeks old, smooth only -Various colors, all carry frizzle gene
10 weeks old Pullets - Buff Orpington, Rhode Island Red or EE Will be laying by August
Mixed breed Large Fowl hatching eggs (green, white or brown eggs)
Feed...
From the Oregon Poultry Swap website, 2 requests this time:
PM me for contact info of either of these people
From Siletz Oregon Farm.
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From "Kim" in Philomath.
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(Prefers chicks, but I told her they would most likely come straight run unless they were older)
From the website:
Susan Akins
have a few of the following:
Partridge Rock Hens
Ameraucana Hens
Salmon Favorelles Hens, Cocks and possibly some chicks
Possibly some emu chicks