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Not long ago I'd sign in here before I even opened my email. Got to the point that hitting a like button was so much easier. LOL I love BYC though, so not complaining, but with FB I don't have as hard a time bypassing the arguments. LOL Not that we've had any I can remember on this thread.
Taking a few minutes break between feeding animals. All but 3 pens of chickens are done. Then on to the rabbits and quail. Then later I'm cleaning waterers. I have several to make from PVC and nipples and I finally broke down and order a whole bunch of the ones for rabbits. Really thought I'd get to those this weekend, but I'm beat. Thing is that should be the exact reason I should get them done, because I'm going to have to go out and fill all those bottles instead. I'm trying to get an area just for rabbits though. I seem to have added cages here and there as I acquired and only a few are close enough to each other to be able to set things up. Just need to energy to finish that area and moved everyone, so I'll probably work on things while I watch a movie at night and do all the other things while I have sunlight. Don't know why I have such an issue screwing together some easier wood frames to set the longer cages on, but I do. I even have most of the wholes drilled. I just need 3 more boards drilled and it will probably take 1/2 hr to put them together. I do them just fine in my mind. I don't get it...LOL
I have a little Lav AM pullet that thinks she's a shoe ornament. For the past 2 weeks, so follows me around while I dish out fermented feed and 90% of the time, she'll jump on my foot, like she wants to take a ride. It's kind of cute, but these chicks this year here (not any of the ones people hatched from my eggs though) seem to be taking forever to grow. Don't know why. I go through #300 of grower a month, so they should be the size of a baby Emu. But this girl gets right under foot. I'm talk, so sometimes I don't realize she's right there and since she is small (or maybe it's because I'm so tall and think she is) I'm terrified I'm going to smash her. I can be doing things and she's got to try and fly up on my shoulder to look me in the face and then back at what I;m doing as if to say "whatcha doin? Can I help? What's that?" I heard a 2 yr old's voice in my head while she talks in my ear. I'm so glad I got some of those to hatch out though. Terrible terrible hatches for me the past 2 years. Seems the only ones I did good in the bator with were Wellies, but I didn't get one stinkin pullet all year! Same thing with the Marans pen. I have some FBCM cockerels growing out. Not pullets! No blue coppers and one blue, so my fresh Marans pen for all my new chicks I thought I'd have, has just got my older birds.
OH, but I did get some good news on some chicks I donated a few months ago. Golden Phoenix! First place on most and 2nd on one. Not sure how they'd do in a big show, but I was happy and the kid that I gave them to was also. No one here, but some of the mixed flock are laying yet, but he says he's getting tons of Phoenix eggs. I need to send all mine down there. At least they would be laying and helping to pay their way. Not like they ever cover everything, but man even if it's a bag here and there I'm excited.
Ok break over I think. I'll have to test my back first. LOL Hope things are going good for everyone here.
Taking a few minutes break between feeding animals. All but 3 pens of chickens are done. Then on to the rabbits and quail. Then later I'm cleaning waterers. I have several to make from PVC and nipples and I finally broke down and order a whole bunch of the ones for rabbits. Really thought I'd get to those this weekend, but I'm beat. Thing is that should be the exact reason I should get them done, because I'm going to have to go out and fill all those bottles instead. I'm trying to get an area just for rabbits though. I seem to have added cages here and there as I acquired and only a few are close enough to each other to be able to set things up. Just need to energy to finish that area and moved everyone, so I'll probably work on things while I watch a movie at night and do all the other things while I have sunlight. Don't know why I have such an issue screwing together some easier wood frames to set the longer cages on, but I do. I even have most of the wholes drilled. I just need 3 more boards drilled and it will probably take 1/2 hr to put them together. I do them just fine in my mind. I don't get it...LOL
I have a little Lav AM pullet that thinks she's a shoe ornament. For the past 2 weeks, so follows me around while I dish out fermented feed and 90% of the time, she'll jump on my foot, like she wants to take a ride. It's kind of cute, but these chicks this year here (not any of the ones people hatched from my eggs though) seem to be taking forever to grow. Don't know why. I go through #300 of grower a month, so they should be the size of a baby Emu. But this girl gets right under foot. I'm talk, so sometimes I don't realize she's right there and since she is small (or maybe it's because I'm so tall and think she is) I'm terrified I'm going to smash her. I can be doing things and she's got to try and fly up on my shoulder to look me in the face and then back at what I;m doing as if to say "whatcha doin? Can I help? What's that?" I heard a 2 yr old's voice in my head while she talks in my ear. I'm so glad I got some of those to hatch out though. Terrible terrible hatches for me the past 2 years. Seems the only ones I did good in the bator with were Wellies, but I didn't get one stinkin pullet all year! Same thing with the Marans pen. I have some FBCM cockerels growing out. Not pullets! No blue coppers and one blue, so my fresh Marans pen for all my new chicks I thought I'd have, has just got my older birds.
OH, but I did get some good news on some chicks I donated a few months ago. Golden Phoenix! First place on most and 2nd on one. Not sure how they'd do in a big show, but I was happy and the kid that I gave them to was also. No one here, but some of the mixed flock are laying yet, but he says he's getting tons of Phoenix eggs. I need to send all mine down there. At least they would be laying and helping to pay their way. Not like they ever cover everything, but man even if it's a bag here and there I'm excited.
Ok break over I think. I'll have to test my back first. LOL Hope things are going good for everyone here.
