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There will be no more pets or farm animals!

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  1. Gasifier

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    That plastic tub was okay for a couple days but too small. I took a box I use for moving firewood with forks and made a few adjustments. This will keep them for a good while until I build or buy a chicken coop. Stadium seating for the kids and wife. :rofl: :lol:
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    Shhhhh. Sleepy time.
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    Do you know what variety they are? It's amazing how fast they grow and put on feathers...
     
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    Well. Sure I do. :whistle: ...... Oh chit. Who am I kidding? I've forgotten already. :rofl: :lol: I'll have to ask the kids.:rofl: :lol: They will know. (I didn't put much importance on it or really pay that close of attention.) I just said get the ones that are cold hardy birds. LOL
     
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    You've been a great sport in this thread gas.

    The seating picture is funny too.
     
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    :eek::picard:
     
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    They are cute little buggers, especially when they all lay down for a nap.
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    are those the chickens you can tell males from females by the color ?
     
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    No idea. Tractor Supply sells them in different groups that are separated. Kept in large watering troughs. (Kinda like will711 and jtakeman need for there weekend beer supply :whistle:) All females, or mixed. Several different varieties.
     
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    You know what I'm looking forward to?

    The build pics of the chicken coop!! :thumbs:

    I mean, they should get the same faring as the horses, no?
     
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    My wife makes a point of stopping at the local farm store a couple times in spring to pet them mainly because there's no way I'm raising chickens or any other birds ever again! :rofl: :lol:

    I gotta admit you have a nice setup there gas.
     
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    Did you know that larger chick sellers have professional chick sexers? (now that sounds even weirder than what it actually is). I thought they probably incubated eggs at certain temps to produce females versus males, but apparently not.
     
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    Their called pecker checkers. :D
     
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    Hmmmm Chick sexers you say, huh?

    Think this may derail the thread for awhile.....:D
     
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    :thumbs: :rofl: :lol:
     
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    Chick sexers is infinitely better sounding than "vent checkers" :rofl: :lol:
     
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    Some cute lil chiken nuggets there... ;) :whistle:
     
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    We just got some pullets here. Kind of an interesting way it came about:

    A guy we go to church with drives the Amish around in his van. Instead of paying him, they traded him for some pullets. He asked us if we wanted Red Sex Link pullets and of course we did...already laying, what is not to love. But he wanted a lamb for his freezer, so we traded him a lamb. So in the end everyone was happy and not a dollar bill changed hands!
     
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    My son just told me what breeds we ended up getting at TSC.

    2-Black Sexed Link
    1-Red Sexed Link
    1-Colombian Rock
    1-Plymouth Rock
    1-Amber Link
     
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    That's quite an eclucktic mix.
     
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    I see what you did there :binoculars:
     
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