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Rural/Farm Life

mopinko

(71,823 posts)

9. good for you. so glad you will be farming.

Reply to EFerrari (Reply #7)

Sun Mar 11, 2012, 01:09 PM

Mar 2012

wish you were closer so we could split those chicks. i did find a feed store (yes, a feed store in chicago. chickens are big here.) that will order me however many i want.
might just start with a dozen instead of the 2 doz i was figuring i would have to order.

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Spring is here, and our bathroom is FULL of Babies! [View all] bvar22 Mar 2012 OP

And what lovely babies they are. Arkansas Granny Mar 2012 #1

Hi, Neighbor! bvar22 Mar 2012 #2

What fun it will be to watch them grow. applegrove Mar 2012 #3

... handmade34 Mar 2012 #4

They are adorable jannyk Mar 2012 #5

WE start them on "Chick Starter Food", bvar22 Mar 2012 #6

I just spent two days looking at pictures of chickens EFerrari Mar 2012 #7

We love our birds. bvar22 Mar 2012 #8

I used to love watching them take their afternoon constitutional EFerrari Mar 2012 #11

good for you. so glad you will be farming. mopinko Mar 2012 #9

I can't figure out how to lose the ants without poisoning the garden. EFerrari Mar 2012 #10

Tansy!! handmade34 Mar 2012 #12

Try Boiling Water. bvar22 Mar 2012 #13

I've never seen a mound and there have always been ants here. EFerrari Mar 2012 #14

diatomesceous earth. mopinko Mar 2012 #15

Ripley! EFerrari Mar 2012 #16

2-week update. bvar22 Mar 2012 #17

Fabulous! Thanks. jannyk Mar 2012 #18

Aww, supernova Mar 2012 #19