Posts by Opa

Looks like today has the potential to be a little on the damp side.  We definitely need the rain but I wish that it would have held off until I got the rototilling done.

Fair warning.  I went to my scheduled appointment at the VA hospital and got my hearing aids fitted.  Now you will need to watch what you say on here.

With one rooster to service 6 hens I expected to find a few unfertile eggs among those I candled.  I was a little surprised to find that 16 out of 39 were clear.   Technically day 21 was 8pm yesterday and the first...

The storm that stuck Moore OK is almost beyond comprehension.  The amount of devastation that occurred in such a small moment in time staggers the imagination.  May good help and keep those in their hour of need.  A...

I would have gladly gone and helped Rose wash walls if I had known about it.  However, since I had my hearing evaluated and found that my hearing loss has deteriorated even further and is now ranges from moderate to profound...

Four chicks hatched so far.  3 pullets & 1 cockerel.   Two more eggs have pipped.  The rest had better get busy.   Hope raked the garden and I burnt the debris from the last growing season.  I...

Quote: Originally Posted by rambunctious  Has anyone had any luck finding directional nest pads?  I ordered some from QC supply.  NOT directional.  I also looked at the ones mentioned here (cutler) and...

There isn't much I can add to the question about peppers as it has been very well covered.  Most horse manure is a poor choice for a garden because very rarely has it been composted long enough and at high enough...

0439hrs.  Close enough to dawn so I started the first pot of coffee and headed out to check the incubator.  Still just one lone chick but a couple eggs have pipped so maybe something is going to start happening. ...

The first egg in the incubator hatched several hours ago but none of the others show any sign of hatching soon.  I would have preferred to discover a hatched chick and several others pipping.  Hopefully morning will show a...