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Originally Posted by Farmin Momma 

   Well it's a good thing that no one here is a SMART A**!   Thinkin I should try the turkey forum, hope the people there are just as nice as here! Wish me luck....

The Heritage Turkey thread is very nice folks.

I myself just introduce new T birds like ya do chookies, in the cover of darkness.

If there is any belly buking the next day, sometimes I seperate them.

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Originally Posted by Teva 

nope, you can still have young kids at any age! I am an Army Retiree......and have a 9yo and 5yo.....how old does that make me? (as old as I FEEL! )

NOT AT MY AGE !!!!!!!!!!!!! NO WAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

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Originally Posted by itsren 

 

No worries. Just let me know if you end up wanting me to try to incubate some for you.

 

I grew up next to Lake Jane.  Back when I lived there - all the roads were gravel.  Bonney Lake wasn't even a city yet - and the only restaurant that was even in the area was the Dairy Queen that sits atop Hwy 410.  Shoot!  I just dated myself...  now I'm starting all those "back when I was a kid" stories. 

Yeah things have changed alot...even in the 6yrs of living here. Not to mention I used to work up here from 02-04' & fell in love with this place, it changed alot from then too. Myers Rd is still dangerous to try to make the turn from 410 just before the Dairy Queen light. Its in the middle of the hill & you have to cross 2 lanes of traffic going 45+mph.

Everyone in our neighborhood that have been here a long while have said our road, (64th) use to be gravel & its hilly so it was a bear to get out in snow or ice. So they pathed it & put speed bumps...even harder to get out during snow & ice. Also since 64th isn't in Bonney Lake the city doesn't take care of it but it is connected to 182nd which is in Bonney Lake so the city comes down 64th doing nothing to it to come & work all in Bonney Lake. Real annoying. Oh yeah the city always wasted their money to put up "Adopt the Road" signs just on the roads in the Bonney Lake area all down our road. We are back roads, why do we need Adopt the Road signs? Makes no since.

Shannon

Such a beautiful evening!  I would love nothing more than to go join DH out on our back deck overlooking the new patio with a Mike's Hard Lemonade and watch the girls enjoying themselves free ranging in the yard again.  Unfortunately I have to go to the wine shop for the next three nights to work Private Wine Tasting Parties.  They're great for business though and I only have to be there a couple of hours.

I got the English Orpington babies in the mini-coop yesterday and we all survived their first night outside (although I did spend the night with my slider door open in my bedroom just to make sure I could hear them in case of an emergency).  They are doing fine today.  DH and I will be working on the VF coop this weekend in anticipation of moving the Silkies out there. 

Today I planted my giant wooden boxes with Omega 3 Forage mix for the chicken's own salad bar.  I felt guilty since the landscaping took all their mud and weeds away so now they'll have their own areas for grazing.

DH and I are going to work more in the yard the next few days to get it pretty in anticipation of my sweet Lily returning from her summer school in Italy on Wednesday next week.  I can't wait to see her! 

I've said it before but it's true - sunny days make me feel more optimistic - they definitely motivate me to get work done outside.  I don't mind the rain but it makes me appreciate the sunshine all that much more.

Here's a few pics illustrating the work that's been going on here the past month - still more to be done, but it's finally becoming the yard I've dreamed of!

It's a work in progress - but here's our new paver stone patio leading up to Dan's "Back 40" deck.  Before there was only dirt, some scraggly grass patches and not much else.

Those are the big wooden boxes I planted Chicken "Salad Bar" in today.

Detail of the new block steps and new rock walls leading up to Dan's deck  We'll be planting a lot of that area with multi-colored ground cover this weekend.

The coops leading out to the new patio

New Privacy Fence that DH has been staining - what a difference it's made in our lives!

New paver stone path, new gravel to replace old dirt, a tree was taken out to open up the pathway leading to our pretty new gate!

SadieSue,

Your yard/patio looks so beautiful.  It looks very peaceful too.

And what do you do that requires you to be at a wine shop for three days?  Sounds like heaven.  LOL

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Originally Posted by mikeyb 

Here is an idea for those of us that lose power during the stormy days. Solar powered walkway/driveway lites can be brought inside, placed in sand filled receptacles (cheap plastic buckets) and used to lite your way around the house, etc.

 OH my gosh thats a great idea, now Im going to have to get some.. Thanks

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Originally Posted by SadieSue 

I've said it before but it's true - sunny days make me feel more optimistic - they definitely motivate me to get work done outside.  I don't mind the rain but it makes me appreciate the sunshine all that much more.

Here's a few pics illustrating the work that's been going on here the past month - still more to be done, but it's finally becoming the yard I've dreamed of!

 

It's a work in progress - but here's our new paver stone patio leading up to Dan's "Back 40" deck.  Before there was only dirt, some scraggly grass patches and not much else.

Those are the big wooden boxes I planted Chicken "Salad Bar" in today.

 

 

 

It looks fantastic, SadieSue! I really love that new fence you have, I'm glad it is doing what it is intended for! woohoo!

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Originally Posted by SadieSue 

Such a beautiful evening!  I would love nothing more than to go join DH out on our back deck overlooking the new patio with a Mike's Hard Lemonade and watch the girls enjoying themselves free ranging in the yard again.  Unfortunately I have to go to the wine shop for the next three nights to work Private Wine Tasting Parties.  They're great for business though and I only have to be there a couple of hours.

 

I got the English Orpington babies in the mini-coop yesterday and we all survived their first night outside (although I did spend the night with my slider door open in my bedroom just to make sure I could hear them in case of an emergency).  They are doing fine today.  DH and I will be working on the VF coop this weekend in anticipation of moving the Silkies out there. 

 

Today I planted my giant wooden boxes with Omega 3 Forage mix for the chicken's own salad bar.  I felt guilty since the landscaping took all their mud and weeds away so now they'll have their own areas for grazing.

 

DH and I are going to work more in the yard the next few days to get it pretty in anticipation of my sweet Lily returning from her summer school in Italy on Wednesday next week.  I can't wait to see her! 

 

I've said it before but it's true - sunny days make me feel more optimistic - they definitely motivate me to get work done outside.  I don't mind the rain but it makes me appreciate the sunshine all that much more.

Here's a few pics illustrating the work that's been going on here the past month - still more to be done, but it's finally becoming the yard I've dreamed of!

 

It's a work in progress - but here's our new paver stone patio leading up to Dan's "Back 40" deck.  Before there was only dirt, some scraggly grass patches and not much else.

Those are the big wooden boxes I planted Chicken "Salad Bar" in today.

 

 

Detail of the new block steps and new rock walls leading up to Dan's deck  We'll be planting a lot of that area with multi-colored ground cover this weekend.

 

The coops leading out to the new patio

 

New Privacy Fence that DH has been staining - what a difference it's made in our lives!

 

New paver stone path, new gravel to replace old dirt, a tree was taken out to open up the pathway leading to our pretty new gate!

 Everything looks so nice, you have been working hard and it sure show. Luck you..

Alright, I figure some of you would get a kick out of what the kids have named our flock. Here goes:

B.O Rooster: Fred

B.O. Rooster #2: Frank (WAS Fiona)

B.Star: HennyPenny

B.Star #2: Tiana (The Princess & The Frog)

L.H. Roo: Whitey (original?)

L.H. pullet: Snow White

Barred Rock: Cinder (-ella)

B.R#2: Briar Rose

Buttercup: Tinkerbell

BC#2: Princess Buttercup

EE Rooster: Rusty (white with redsplotches)

EE (Partridge) Fiona

EE#2 (Partridge) Sleeping Beauty

EE Barred: Rapunzel

French Black Maran: Jasmin

EE: Blue Rae

EE: Blue Belle

EE: Blue Jeane

I have two more EEs but we aren't naming them since we are giving them away next week

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Originally Posted by StarryEyzz 

SadieSue,

Your yard/patio looks so beautiful.  It looks very peaceful too.

 

And what do you do that requires you to be at a wine shop for three days?  Sounds like heaven.  LOL

Thank you - we're enjoying our yard.  I keep thanking my husband for consenting to have all the work done!

Hahaha - well I'm not drinking while I work so it's a little less than heaven!  Our family wine shop sells wine and beer making equipment, in addition to about 15 of our own wines that are made here.  We specialize in personalized wine labels - purchase our wine and you can have your own label put on it for special occasions for an extra $3 per label.  It can be one bottle or several cases.

I'm working here tonight - (yes, I'm at work right now) because we have Private Wine Tasting Parties here 2 or 3 nights a week.  Folks reserve any date Monday - Saturdays and can invite up to 25 guests for their own wine tasting from 6- 8 PM.  We close to the public so the place is theirs for the next 2 hours.  They bring in their own food but we provide all the wine sampling of any of the wines we sell for those 2 hours.  There is no charge, but we do encourage our guests to purchase bottles of whatever new wine they've enjoyed during the evening! 

The parties for the next 3 nights are Fundraising events.  At the end of the evening we total all the wine and merchandise sold and give 20% back to the organization.  Tonight the party is a fundraiser for Susan G. Komen, so sometime after 8 PM we'll be writing them a check.  It's good to invite people who enjoy wine for the fundraisers!