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She is doing very well but but not with the birds we got at the show in chehalis and not in 4h as the washington county 4h has been difficult to deal with and very UN-helpful. always telling me the groups are full and not accepting new members. I talked with a 4h leader at the state fair who is in yamhill county and she told me that I could request being transfered out there which I didn't know. I will be doing that very soon but with school starting she needed to focus on that for a little bit. She had a few difficulties last year in school twards the end of the year and I wanted to make sure she was going to be doing good in school this year before we added something else to her plate.

Okay, way too many pages behind. JNB, sorry about your grandfather, wish I had tents to loan you. JennS, sorry about Gimp. Add me to the list of folks who like to eat elk. CR, love those piggy planters and the rooster, you still need to make an Aussie.  Finally, I think there is a reason Neiman Marcus is nicknamed "Needless Markup"!

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Our friend Dave. Friend = noun  Dave = proper noun

 

He's 6, it's as detailed as we get so far. He just learned to read a couple months ago.

He's amazing. A 6 year old that knows about nouns and why some words are capitalized and others are not. WOW

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Okay, way too many pages behind. JNB, sorry about your grandfather, wish I had tents to loan you. JennS, sorry about Gimp. Add me to the list of folks who like to eat elk. CR, love those piggy planters and the rooster, you still need to make an Aussie.  Finally, I think there is a reason Neiman Marcus is nicknamed "Needless Markup"!

Hadn't heard that one before!

Hi everyone.. I just skimmed the last few days post.. I'm glad to see the injured birds are doing better.   Everyone seems busy getting ready for the wet and cold coming our way.. We just finished the new fence on the back property line.... and have 6 of the 10 apple trees picked.. so I'm a busy bee making applesauce and apple butter.

I'm a little bummed/worried because we did not get to build our new coop and remodel chicken area as planned. Hubby's work load was changed ( he is moving up in company:) So he couldn't take his 2 weeks planned vacation... instead he took 2 days.. Those 2 days were following my Grandfathers death last Sunday. So now I'm scrambling trying to figure out winter housing for 30 hens.. My current coop is only suitable for half that many... I told the hubby we should 'nt put it off LOL Should of done when i planned this summer instead of going to the Dunes.. but what do I know I'm  "Just the Wife" LOL Oh well it will be OK.... I'm not gonna be too grumpy with him because I have room to complain that he is working steady in this economy. That's a blessing. The new girls just may have to live in a cow stall in the barn this winter and I may just have to build a new run.. That I can do on my own :)

I am  gonna be busy helping my Mom put together services and a gathering for 200 to 300 people  for a memorial for my Grandfather on October 27Th. We are in need of some large outdoor tent type structures for outdoor covers on that day.. Anyone have any they would like to rent out???

So now for something I think is really Odd....... I have a wild female pheasant trying to live with chickens...... I had seen some odd feathers about 5 days ago. Yesterday i was working in the garden area and  noticed a "funny looking chicken" out with my hens... I realized that it was a pheasant. I shooed it off but she only went a little ways off and in the evening she was nested down in some blackberry bushes next to my pens.. The next few days she just was wandering around with my hens as they were free ranging. This morning she was in a tree above my coop. Then tonite she was actually in the coop with the Rooster and hens... I had kept the hens in their Kennel today hoping she would leave. Because she is getting tamer and tamer around us.  So I got her out and then went around and reinforced the top of the pens to keep her out... When I last checked to nite she had dug a little hole right ext to the coop pen and was huddled up next to the wire. I'm only worried about it all because I have heard that wild birds can carry disease that my chickens may not be immune too. Any Insight????

Hello,

I have a question for all the people who raise silkies, how old are silkies on avg before they start laying. I have 3 that are about 6 months with no eggs .I may be getting inpatient I just do not know, any advice would be greatly helpful.

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I think I got high on lumens once when I was a kid.

Accidentally I hope !   

Of course -- it was a light over dose :)

I can see your mind wasn't dimmed by the experience :P