Posts by Mommato5

My heart breaks for the children that died today and their families. My baby is 4 and will start Kindergarten next year. I would, honestly, rather die myself than bury my baby. I can't even imagine what those parents are going through...

We got our first egg 6 days ago and that girl has laid EVERY day since! Even less than 24 hours sometimes (9:15am one day and 8am the next day!)! She is a laying machine! AND 3 more girls have squatted for me! Yay! We may be done buying...

We got our first egg today!! It's tiny, but otherwise perfect.

Quote:Originally Posted by Chick_In_The_Burbs Defiantly more stressed than not! Guess time will tell! My most stressful pregnancy was a girl. DH was in the Army, injured, deployed and I was alone with 2 other small kids, one...

I say girl because of baking sweets and then not eating them. I was like that with girls but craved/required sweets when pregnant with boys! I was also the most emotional EVER with my first girl (but I was a total rock with my 2nd...

One of our girls squatted today! Yay! Eggs are on the way! In previous experience I've found the first egg follows the squat by about 10 days. I am watching the calendar and checking the nest box more frequently! Can't wait!

The mice I've been catching are little wild house mice which the CDC says don't carry the hanta virus. I doubt they eat much either. One was too tiny to set off the trap (we had to chase it into the trap, then cover the open part and...

Quote:Originally Posted by Minchi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preble%27s_meadow_jumping_mouse edit:  http://www.douglas.co.us/openspace/Prebles_Meadow_Jumping_Mouse.html Nope, those aren't the mice I've been catching! I caught...

Quote:Originally Posted by maggiemo Re: you all with chickens going over 6 foot fences. I just clip one wing and the problem is solved....I'm pretty new to this..does that not always work? Seems a whole lot easier than putting a...

Quote:Originally Posted by wsmith Got home and found that the dark brown EE had gone over the fence, and had met the dogs... no damage, lots of squawking and a few feathers. Beth and Heather intervened before any real damage was...