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CountryGardens
Lewisville, MN
(Zone 4a)
October 29, 2009
07:30 PM
Post #7221823
My Gold Star layers arrived today. 100 of the little buggers. They should start laying in March, just in time for next summers Farmers Market.
We sold nearly 2000 dozen eggs this past market year.
Bernie

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taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
October 30, 2009
06:00 PM
Post #7224792
wow ! that is alot of chicks :) but i only have 5 hens and 1 roo so to me that is alot LOL
i m not getting mine until spring :(
good luck Bernie !
are they brown egg layers ?
Jayryunen
Sapello, NM
(Zone 5b)
October 30, 2009
06:25 PM
Post #7224862
How neat!

Shall we open the betting pool for how many of those layers are roos...?

I'll say 3...

what'll the winner get? Hmmmm...
taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
October 30, 2009
06:33 PM
Post #7224889
LOL
sorry i typed that wrong
i have right now only 5 hens and one roo
i m going to order in spring another 25-30
of Buckeyes and Delawares
sorry for the confusion
just been a bit crazy around here sick kids ect...
here are the ladies and one gentleman living quarters

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CountryGardens
Lewisville, MN
(Zone 4a)
October 30, 2009
09:11 PM
Post #7225460
They are all pullets. Roosters in this breed are pure white when hatched!
Yes, nice dark brown eggs.
taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
October 30, 2009
09:40 PM
Post #7225584
i love a good brown egg, they are just so pretty
Jayryunen
Sapello, NM
(Zone 5b)
October 30, 2009
09:58 PM
Post #7225656
You never know... there could be some cross dressers... LOL
taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
October 31, 2009
09:31 AM
Post #7226828
LOL :)

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