d'anver lovers,discuss the breed and post some pics! - Page 510

Ice storm here today. I didn't even go outside. DH ice skated to the coops to take care of things, but yesterday I snapped a couple of pics of the almost 12-week-olds. I see Maura, the porcelain, and Spike, but guess I missed getting a picture of Sam.

The first one is Leah, Aimee's feather legged large daughter. She's beautiful, but those feathered legs just ain't right!

And sweet short-legged Lucy, who is at the bottom of the pecking order, just above the kids. All the adults except Penny are laying. Penny took a long winter break.

And our weather today:

Cynthia- saw on TWC it is going to warm up for you this week. Had a week straight of frozen waterers here this week and a couple of inches of snow Friday. I am OK with winter being over anytime now.

jj

Our weather has been weird for inter this year.  The drought is still on-going  2nd driest winter in history.  Gloomy and cold today but supposed to be back in the 70s by mid week.Last week was frozen buckets and this week will be no freezes. 

Our ponds are getting low again after a 1.5 inch rain in November...we are taking another dozen calves to market tomorrow that we would normally grow out.

Have 6 d'Anvers eggs in the incubator with 60 LF eggs that should be coming out the 31st.  Miss Piggy and Spike were doing their thing early in January.

We've been have alot of weird weather here in Ohio too.  Temps were in the 60's the past two days and today the high is supposed to be 27.  Getting lots of rain too.

Fortunately, the kids and birds are handling it better than me.  I've been fighting a bad cold and bronchitis for about 4 weeks now.  I'll get feeling good and then the weather changes and knocks me down again.  I hope everybody else in getting along better than me this winter.

Roger

Well guys, the bantam coop is re-roofed just in time for snow tomorrow-lost it's roll roofing in a huge storm two nights ago. Did shingles on that back side that gets the brunt of the weather this time. Temps will be in the teens here tonight.

We survived the tornadoes and straight line 75 mph winds that downed trees in the county and on our property, including a humongous oak here that crushed the main pen fence's back corner. That is rigged so the birds can't get out or dogs get in, but it snapped all the welds on the wire and we'll have to string an entire new back line, I think about 65 ft if I remember correctly. It snapped a large pine in half and the top half is rooted into the ground, teetering on another large tree, ready to crash down at the next big windstorm. It's too dangerous to try to manage other than just let it stay there and fall on its own. It also opened a gap in the perimeter fence we had to fix-that fences about 2 of our 5.37 acres and keeps roaming dogs out most of the time. We were without power for about 12 hours that hairy night--33 three-phase poles in the county snapped in half and numerous others.

Well guys, the bantam coop is re-roofed just in time for snow tomorrow-lost it's roll roofing in a huge storm two nights ago. Did shingles on that back side that gets the brunt of the weather this time.

We survived the tornadoes and straight line 75 mph winds that downed trees in the county and on our property, including a humongous oak here that crushed the main pen fence's back corner. Had to cut the section of that off the fence so we could pull it back up. That is rigged so the birds can't get out or dogs get in, but it snapped all the welds on the wire and a very strong steel cable that was helping hold it up and we'll have to string an entire new back line, I think about 65 ft if I remember correctly. The oak snapped a large pine in half, plus others, and the top half is rooted into the ground, teetering on another large tree, ready to crash down at the next big windstorm. It's too dangerous to try to manage other than just let it stay there and fall on its own. It also opened a gap in the perimeter fence we had to fix-that fences about 2 of our 5.37 acres and keeps roaming dogs out most of the time. We were without power for about 12 hours that hairy night--33 three-phase poles in the county snapped in half and numerous others. And as soon as the rain and high winds stopped, we got a dusting of snow.

Temps will be in the teens tonight. And now, one of my 6 year old hens has another bout of her recurring sinusitis, poor thing. She's had this twice since that fungal infection two summers ago affected some older hens and my Delaware rooster. This weather is wreaking havoc with her. It's just her, not contagious. She is a Brahma with what I believe to be oddly formed sinuses/nares, small head for her size, always sneezing and has for five years of her six. I noticed her shaking her head and sneezing like crazy so I checked and sure enough, bubbles in front corner of one eye. So she is separated and on Tylan for that, like I need something else to worry about. My DH has crashed on the couch and may not be able to move for three days after all this. Before we did the roof, we did the monthly grocery trip and we are about to die.

With all that, we are blessed. Many lost everything they owned in the tornadoes around us. Our old house roof didn't lose a shingle, just some splines on the two roof antennae came off and they were spun around was all, plus the coop stuff with missing roofing and some water intrusion from sideways waterfalls. Could have been much, much worse, so not going to gripe much. Just letting you know that is one reason I have been missing from the thread.

The kids are 12 weeks old and gorgeous. Sam's comb is looking even better than Spike's now.

Pictures for your viewing pleasure (or displeasure)

Cynthia, glad to hear from you and that you all made it through all that nasty weather with minor damage. It has been cold here for several weeks not counting a couple of days that were almost 70 degrees, but whe haven't had any of that wind. I did get called in to work this morning about 3 am, at 5:30 I was coming home to deal with the frozen waterers. Came out of the plant and was suprized by 2 inches of snow. Normally no big deal but the State Road Dept was suprized too. They hadn't any trucks out and I took the Ford escort that morning. Didn't think I was going to get home. After I took care of the chickens, I drove the truck back to work. But anyway good to hear you all are OK.

jj