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Dani, I love new chicks! You have a nice little group there, good luck on the rest of the hatch. Looking forward to seeing how many you get. Karen

Dani... Thanks for sharing the vid and Congrats! So cute!

HEChicken, Trish44 and Danz, It has been an adjustment for sure. I just keep my eyes on all the positive results the move has brought to our children. They miss Deerfield but not all the drama. They are having a great time here. You won't believe it but the twins have boyfriends! I feel like...

Hi all! Just popped in to say hi and see how everyone is doing. I'm doing okay even though I am currently chickenless. But the kids are doing really well back in town, so that's what DH and I were hoping for. It's crazy busy with 1 middle schooler, 6 high schoolers, and my 24 year old nephew...

I wonder how many Heritage breeds Debbieore is saving? Personally I, a great lover of the Aloha project, am "saving" Buff Sussex, Silver Sussex, Light Sussex, and Speckled Sussex. All of which I learned about and fell in love with because I initially needed them for the Aloha Project. Oh gee...

Had to take a trip to the feed store and it rained on me all the way. Back home, no rain. Then had to run out to Walmart in Wichita, rained on me all the way home. Got home, no rain. Works for me as I think we've had plenty. I just want to swim but it's too cool for my taste. The kids went...

We are having some rain and a lovely drop in temp as well. So thankful for that. I have been outrageously busy around here... need to get some updated pics of the chicks. Glad you're back and the 3 hens made it so far. We had to move the birds into the shed for some heavy winds that came through...

What a weekend! We had all the girls from our daughter's boarding school come for lunch and a swim on Saturday and today I had a memorial service to attend east of Ark City. Afterward, my older brother, who attended with me, took me for a nice Sunday drive to the Kaw wildlife preserve. We had a...

My DS's scalped the grass in half of the chickens pen before I caught them and put the kibosh on their grass killing spree. Then I made them water. The ducks loved the sprinkler! They gathered all around it in a circle and tried catching it in mid air, finally they figured out they could stop...

rvroman, you go girl on that half marathon! KsKingBee, I think you're right about Dasie Mae! Made me laugh!

Danz, Wow! That sounds like a huge project. We had a nice shower this afternoon but had already watered most of the garden. The boys were a little disgruntled about that but I can't just sit around watching the weather. I didn't mean to imply they were miffed with me, I just wish I had known so...

Our family reunion was on Saturday, anniversary on Sunday and our three oldest daughters left for Connecticut yesterday. I think I can take a breath now. What a whirlwind. This summer is just flying by so fast. It sure has been a ton of fun. The new watering system DH set up for the garden has...

That's so pitiful. I drove by a property that had a horse in similar condition in a tiny pen full of excrement. It was in the 100's during the middle of summer and that horse had not a drop of water. I called the police. I just couldn't stand to see a creature neglected so cruelly. I can't wrap...

Hey guys! My family reunion is this weekend and we have worked, worked, worked. It has all been worth it but I am ready to sit back and relax a bit. Next week I should be back on BYC again. Tying up all those loose ends seems to unravel ends we didn't know we had. Tomorrow I am having my...

Thanks alohachickens! I've wondered if that chick had the dun color influence and I also wondered about the beigey/tan chick sitting in the waterer in the middle pic. That is a large chick as well and has a very unusual color to it. It looks more gray in person. I am really pleased with all the...

Egg laying here has come to a stop, except for the ducks. I think it is due to the heat and humidity, coupled with moving them to their summer quarters. I would have to agree that confining birds in this heat/humidity is a bad plan. I'm sorry for the disappointment, but you have to do what you...

draye, He is a funny bird to watch and I'm afraid he's already growing on me. Looks like an old bald man with a top hat, but he's entertaining apart from his looks. He stands up, stretches, looks around and zoom! He's across the brooder in no time and then looks around for applause. Sorry for...

alohachickens, Yay! Good news! The BEH egg hatched! Of course, I have no idea who is who but the final count is 10 chicks, with one naked neck. One chick has spraddle leg but we've bandaged him and we are rotating babysitters all day to make sure it gets enough food and water. Here are the...

Sommer, when we had our terrible heat wave, I froze chunks of watermelon and cantelope for them to peck at to help cool them down. I also put ice in their waterers. It really did help even though it seems ridiculously over the top. I used the misters and mud bogs as well. That kind of heat is...