Ever feel lonely when you dont have any PM's waiting for you? - Page 2076

Yes!  15 days and no reply.  I think I might have lost one of my good chicken friends, for good, maybe due to my own doing... I'm in a weird place where I think I ought to maintain the distance for a while before seeking forgiveness.

I wont forget the good times.

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Originally Posted by sumi 

Welcome back! I was wondering what happened to you. Love the pic 

I think I look too fat but what the heck!  I had a good time!!!!!

How's the move going Sumi?

You look fine! Gosh, you should see me. I look anorexic in photos 

We had a lengthy delay on the sale our property, but it's finally nearly completed. Unfortunately during our waiting period the Border Agency decided to increase the visa processing time from 1-2 weeks to about 10 weeks. So in about 3 weeks time we're hopping over the road to our remaining property while we wait out the visas. First of all I need to go to Cape Town to complete an English test, to prove I can communicate, verbally and in writing, in English. And pay a whopping R2 000 for this! I know I'm not a native English speaker, but seriously?

That alone will take around 4 weeks, so, optimistically, we're looking at end October for our move. *sigh*

The heat wave that broke yesterday was very tough on my girls.  Even though we brought them in a few at a time - those that were stressing too bad - we lost many.  One hurt a lot.  Her name was Sande.  I'd like to tell you about her.

Sande was named after my cousin who died recently.  She was 1 year old Wheaten and made herself stick out amongst the crowd in many ways.  She would always run interference for me between our head rooster and me.  She layed a consistently large, dark blue toned and vibrant egg that was unusually shaped - long and less oval than a regular egg. Her eggs were always fertile and always hatched hens. She like to ride on your forearm and would jump up there even if the arm was straight or carrying something.  She knew her name.

I had been out earlier and saw she was stressing in the small ark roosting area but decided to leave her be as there were 2 other hens in that ark on the ground and I could not pull it without risking them.  I knew she was trying to lay and I loved her eggs.  My husband was busy so I decided not to bother him and told myself I was just being a nervous nelly - she's laying and she will be fine.  I went to my chores and returned a few hours later with my husband to move the ark to a shady spot.  When I looked in to gather the unique egg I'm sure she layed, she was still in the box - dead.  I wish I had brought her in..

We lost so many -  silly to be crying for days over 1 silly bird.......

Hey are those real tatoos or something else?  If they are something else, what are they and where do I get some?
 

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Originally Posted by ParadiseFoundFarm 

The heat wave that broke yesterday was very tough on my girls.  Even though we brought them in a few at a time - those that were stressing too bad - we lost many.  One hurt a lot.  Her name was Sande.  I'd like to tell you about her.

 

Sande was named after my cousin who died recently.  She was 1 year old Wheaten and made herself stick out amongst the crowd in many ways.  She would always run interference for me between our head rooster and me.  She layed a consistently large, dark blue toned and vibrant egg that was unusually shaped - long and less oval than a regular egg. Her eggs were always fertile and always hatched hens. She like to ride on your forearm and would jump up there even if the arm was straight or carrying something.  She knew her name.

 

I had been out earlier and saw she was stressing in the small ark roosting area but decided to leave her be as there were 2 other hens in that ark on the ground and I could not pull it without risking them.  I knew she was trying to lay and I loved her eggs.  My husband was busy so I decided not to bother him and told myself I was just being a nervous nelly - she's laying and she will be fine.  I went to my chores and returned a few hours later with my husband to move the ark to a shady spot.  When I looked in to gather the unique egg I'm sure she layed, she was still in the box - dead.  I wish I had brought her in..

 

We lost so many -  silly to be crying for days over 1 silly bird.......

 

I'm so sorry  Sounds like she was an awesome hen. I cry for days when I lose a special chicken. And we lost many! Doesn't get easier.

Gee!  Looks like we broke the thread!
 

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Originally Posted by ParadiseFoundFarm 

Gee!  Looks like we broke the thread!
 

Well, I tried