they are here! (pics) - The Firearms Forum

rosierita · 11-16-2007, 01:39 PM

we got our 1st flock of birds this morning. ashley only got 3 pics & these pics do not do these houses justice.... there are baby birds EVERYWHERE!!

we have 5 houses total, the front 2 houses are smaller & only have 9,000 in 1 & 7,000 in the other, the other 3 have approx 13,000 birds per house.

we worked until 2 am to get things ready for these birds & troy was back down there at 5:30. last night was the latest we worked, but its been steady since we bought the place in august & there is still SO MUCH left to do.

its all a little overwhelming.....

(click on the pics to make them larger.)

firebird · 11-16-2007, 01:42 PM

Crpdeth · 11-16-2007, 02:01 PM

OMG what memories!!!!!!!!

My uncle used to do this when I was a kid Rosie and I loved it!

What do you plan to do with the birds that expire on site? He used to feed them to the hogs...Geeze I used to enjoy watching that, feathers and all...Gone in 2 seconds!

Crpdeth

Pistolenschutze · 11-16-2007, 05:01 PM

Peep, peep, peep, peep, peep, peep.

cec · 11-16-2007, 05:51 PM

Wow look at all the chicks.

The pun had to be said.

Smokin Guns · 11-16-2007, 06:10 PM

RosieR...Congrats!
How are y'all set up for dry'n the manure (chicken sheet)...I could use some, and it will keep the neighbors and ultimately the EPA happy...

Crpdeth · 11-16-2007, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cec

Wow look at all the chicks.

The pun had to be said.

Those houses are pretty warm too.

Hot Chicks?

Crpdeth

Pistolenschutze · 11-16-2007, 07:40 PM

Ya know, Rosie, looks to me like you are soon gonna have a real, well, you know, a real chickens**t operation going there!!!

:::::::"ducking"::::::: Oops, another pun!

delta13soultaker · 11-16-2007, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pistolenschutze

Ya know, Rosie, looks to me like you are soon gonna have a real, well, you know, a real chickens**t operation going there!!!

:::::::"ducking"::::::: Oops, another pun!

That was a crappy way to phrase it

Bruce FLinch · 11-16-2007, 08:55 PM

Holy Chicken Poo, Batman! Can you say" Honey Wagon?"

When Jessie was 2, she really loved animals. We went to see a customer of mine, who invited us to see her newborn goats. They were sooo cute. Well Kim had chickens too. She took Jessie in the coop to find some eggs. Jess was wearing these hot pink pull-on boots. The chickens were fascinated. They flocked to the boots till Jess had backed into a corner. The look on her face was priceless. She didn't know whether to scream, cry, or laugh. But finally she smiled, when she realized the chickens were just curious. Such a good flashback!

Good luck w/ the chicks, Mama Hen, Rosie!

Pistolenschutze · 11-16-2007, 09:43 PM

Hey, if Rosie made a video of the chickens, would it qualify as a "chick flick?"

:::::::running:::::::

Crpdeth · 11-16-2007, 10:09 PM

*falls over*

*thud*

pickenup · 11-16-2007, 11:26 PM

That is a LOT of birds.
Are these for eggs or meat?

Bruce FLinch · 11-17-2007, 01:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pickenup

That is a LOT of birds.
Are these for eggs or meat?

Bet it would take 4 to make a sandwich...

travihanson · 11-17-2007, 03:30 AM

MMMMM Triple Decker Chicken samiches

rosierita · 11-17-2007, 07:08 AM

HA! HA! HA! ya'll are so funny!

SG ~ my dad will probably be spreading it as it comes out the houses...

he's pretty excited not to have to buy it any more, of course ~ he's more than paid for it for the next few yrs, he's done SO MUCH to help us. if it hadnt been for him, i dunno what we'd have done. he has been overseeing the farm & all of the work crews for us & has paid a good portion of the grading bill, not to mention he's allowing us to use the generator he bought bc we found out 2 or 3 wks ago that the generator on the farm needs to be replaced.

pick ~ this is a pullet farm. we're raising breeders that will hatch out birds for a broiler farm, so i guess the answer to the question is both?!

(broiler farms provide meat for the stores.)

Mosin_Nagant_Fan · 11-17-2007, 07:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pistolenschutze

Ya know, Rosie, looks to me like you are soon gonna have a real, well, you know, a real chickens**t operation going there!!!

:::::::"ducking"::::::: Oops, another pun!

Quote:

Originally Posted by delta13soultaker

That was a crappy way to phrase it

BOO!

I used to love petting baby chickens when I was in elementary school on school trips in Denver and in Montgomery.

glocknut · 11-17-2007, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pistolenschutze

Hey, if Rosie made a video of the chickens, would it qualify as a "chick flick?"

:::::::running:::::::

Yes, it would be called...
ROSIES CHICKS GONE WILD !!!

snicker snicker

I'll bet the noise in one of those buildings is really loud?

mike
gn

glocknut · 11-17-2007, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mosin_Nagant_Fan

I used to love petting baby chickens when I was in elementary school on school trips in Denver and in Montgomery.

They are cute and fuzzy looking aren't they?

...and a lot less work than having cockatiels(sp)?

mike
gn

islenos · 11-17-2007, 09:36 AM

Dang it!... now I'm hungry for some fried chicken

rosierita · 11-17-2007, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by islenos

Dang it!... now I'm hungry for some fried chicken

it would take ALOT of those to fill ya up tho.....

Bruce FLinch · 11-17-2007, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rosierita

it would take ALOT of those to fill ya up tho.....

Isn't that where "Popcorn Chicken" comes from?

Sorry...moment of weakness...

neophyte · 11-17-2007, 07:01 PM

rosierita: Gal; as a youngster; I would go to my uncles farms for the summer. He had chickens out the yeng-yang. Hatchings were called biddies, and chick poop shoveling; oh my goodness.
Things that I remember;
1/2 gallon water jars thought the chicken houses; 25-30 per house
feed thrown by hand
feed in the bins
remember when we put in the food conveyor
remember when we put in the water conveyor
remember the vet would come and catch up a chicken; cut him open alive and check the heart.
remember having no other fowl on the property: diseases
remember carrying the dead to a 55gal can beside the road; for the vet daily
remember trying to keep them cool
remember trying to keep them warm
Remember scooping the poop

Wow many yesteryears have past

and the fond memorys

Rosie's Chicks. a clucking you will go

keep us informed

Smokin Guns · 11-18-2007, 05:00 PM

Quote:

he's allowing us to use the generator he bought

Sounds like he's a good Pop...O'yeah, ask ta see if I can use it next...

delta13soultaker · 11-18-2007, 05:12 PM

Can ya order 'em in anything besides yellow?

11-16-2007, 01:39 PM	#1
rosierita Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: South Carolina Posts: 5,218	they are here! (pics) we got our 1st flock of birds this morning. ashley only got 3 pics & these pics do not do these houses justice.... there are baby birds EVERYWHERE!! we have 5 houses total, the front 2 houses are smaller & only have 9,000 in 1 & 7,000 in the other, the other 3 have approx 13,000 birds per house. we worked until 2 am to get things ready for these birds & troy was back down there at 5:30. last night was the latest we worked, but its been steady since we bought the place in august & there is still SO MUCH left to do. its all a little overwhelming..... (click on the pics to make them larger.) __________________ -->

11-16-2007, 01:42 PM	#2
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11-16-2007, 02:01 PM	#3
Crpdeth Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Location: Location Contributor Posts: 8,247	Re: they are here! (pics) OMG what memories!!!!!!!! My uncle used to do this when I was a kid Rosie and I loved it! What do you plan to do with the birds that expire on site? He used to feed them to the hogs...Geeze I used to enjoy watching that, feathers and all...Gone in 2 seconds! Crpdeth __________________ Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there. ~Eric Hoffer

11-16-2007, 05:01 PM	#4
Pistolenschutze Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 13,094	Re: they are here! (pics) Peep, peep, peep, peep, peep, peep. __________________ --Pistolenschutze (Pistol Shooter)

11-16-2007, 05:51 PM	#5
cec Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 501	Re: they are here! (pics) Wow look at all the chicks. The pun had to be said. __________________ Carpe Jugulum When asked why I wanted my CCW, I was tempted to say "Fishing".

11-16-2007, 06:10 PM	#6
Smokin Guns Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: "Gun Culture Members Clubhouse"... Posts: 4,463	Re: they are here! (pics) RosieR...Congrats! How are y'all set up for dry'n the manure (chicken sheet)...I could use some, and it will keep the neighbors and ultimately the EPA happy... __________________

11-16-2007, 07:40 PM	#8
Pistolenschutze Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 13,094	Re: they are here! (pics) Ya know, Rosie, looks to me like you are soon gonna have a real, well, you know, a real chickenst operation going there!!! :::::::"ducking"::::::: Oops, another pun! __________________ --Pistolenschutze (Pistol Shooter)**

11-16-2007, 08:55 PM	#10
Bruce FLinch Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bay Point, Kali..aka Gun Point Posts: 5,016	Re: they are here! (pics) Holy Chicken Poo, Batman! Can you say" Honey Wagon?" When Jessie was 2, she really loved animals. We went to see a customer of mine, who invited us to see her newborn goats. They were sooo cute. Well Kim had chickens too. She took Jessie in the coop to find some eggs. Jess was wearing these hot pink pull-on boots. The chickens were fascinated. They flocked to the boots till Jess had backed into a corner. The look on her face was priceless. She didn't know whether to scream, cry, or laugh. But finally she smiled, when she realized the chickens were just curious. Such a good flashback! Good luck w/ the chicks, Mama Hen, Rosie! __________________ A bad day @ the Range, is better than a good day @ work.

11-16-2007, 09:43 PM	#11
Pistolenschutze Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 13,094	Re: they are here! (pics) Hey, if Rosie made a video of the chickens, would it qualify as a "chick flick?" :::::::running::::::: __________________ --Pistolenschutze (Pistol Shooter)

11-16-2007, 10:09 PM	#12
Crpdeth Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Location: Location Contributor Posts: 8,247	Re: they are here! (pics) falls over thud __________________ Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there. ~Eric Hoffer

11-16-2007, 11:26 PM	#13
pickenup Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains Posts: 6,838	Re: they are here! (pics) That is a LOT of birds. Are these for eggs or meat? __________________ The gene pool needs chlorine

11-17-2007, 03:30 AM	#15
travihanson Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Milo, ME Posts: 582	Re: they are here! (pics) MMMMM Triple Decker Chicken samiches __________________ The two loudest sounds in the world are a click when you expect a bang, and a bang when you expect a click.

11-17-2007, 07:08 AM	#16
rosierita Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: South Carolina Posts: 5,218	Re: they are here! (pics) HA! HA! HA! ya'll are so funny! SG ~ my dad will probably be spreading it as it comes out the houses... he's pretty excited not to have to buy it any more, of course ~ he's more than paid for it for the next few yrs, he's done SO MUCH to help us. if it hadnt been for him, i dunno what we'd have done. he has been overseeing the farm & all of the work crews for us & has paid a good portion of the grading bill, not to mention he's allowing us to use the generator he bought bc we found out 2 or 3 wks ago that the generator on the farm needs to be replaced. pick ~ this is a pullet farm. we're raising breeders that will hatch out birds for a broiler farm, so i guess the answer to the question is both?! (broiler farms provide meat for the stores.) __________________

11-17-2007, 09:36 AM	#20
islenos Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: West Texas Posts: 1,244	Re: they are here! (pics) Dang it!... now I'm hungry for some fried chicken __________________

11-17-2007, 07:01 PM	#23
neophyte V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NC Posts: 63	Re: they are here! (pics) rosierita: Gal; as a youngster; I would go to my uncles farms for the summer. He had chickens out the yeng-yang. Hatchings were called biddies, and chick poop shoveling; oh my goodness. Things that I remember; 1/2 gallon water jars thought the chicken houses; 25-30 per house feed thrown by hand feed in the bins remember when we put in the food conveyor remember when we put in the water conveyor remember the vet would come and catch up a chicken; cut him open alive and check the heart. remember having no other fowl on the property: diseases remember carrying the dead to a 55gal can beside the road; for the vet daily remember trying to keep them cool remember trying to keep them warm Remember scooping the poop Wow many yesteryears have past and the fond memorys Rosie's Chicks. a clucking you will go keep us informed __________________ Craig By the standards of many

11-18-2007, 05:12 PM	#25
delta13soultaker Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Depends on Uncle Sam's whim every 3 yrs. Posts: 2,948	Re: they are here! (pics) Can ya order 'em in anything besides yellow? __________________ Never say die! "A nation who forgets its defenders is soon forgotten itself." "A good shot must necessarily be a good man since the essence of good marksmanship is self-control and self-control is the essential quality of a good man." – Theodore Roosevelt