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  1. HelenB

    House Fire Thursday, Update 7/22, having to sell the flock.. :(

    I'll remember you in my prayers. I'm glad you posted, you will find lots of support here I'm sure.
  2. HelenB

    Dog, neighbors kids, fireworks, and a vet bill

    I did go and talk to the neighbor, and I'm glad I did. They were very conscientious in their use of fireworks, and had the same complaint about someone farther back in the woods. I would have been resentful and suspicious of them if I had just kept quiet about it. If I had called the police...
  3. HelenB

    Dog, neighbors kids, fireworks, and a vet bill

    Wifezilla, I'll check the grass where thier driveway has easment on our property, who knows what I may find!
  4. HelenB

    Dog, neighbors kids, fireworks, and a vet bill

    I understand the letter of the law, and that my contained dog did not remain contained under the stress of the explosions coming from next door, and that I am responsible for his care now that he is found. I have no plans to sue, only to appeal to their sense of neighborly duty and ask for...
  5. HelenB

    Dog, neighbors kids, fireworks, and a vet bill

    On July 6 my DH and I left our two dogs confined by our invisible fence (brand name) and left for the evening to celebrate my BIL's 89th. When we got home one of the dogs was not here, and lots of fireworks were going off next door. On the days surrounding the 4th we were home, and the dogs...
  6. HelenB

    I Don't Understand Coop Pricing, I Really Don't

    As my DH and I have been purchasing and scrounging materials to build an 8X10 coop and fence a large run area I have been astonished and amazed at how much money and time it takes. For someone to build something like the pink one for less than $600 is beyond reasonable in my opinion. Once you...
  7. HelenB

    My chicken coops & runs.

    Caleb, I especially like the sign by the chicken door, and other decorations you have added. What kinds of chickens are those that you have, looks a little bit like my flock with Welsummers, Barred Rocks, and Buff Orpingtons, but what are the ones with lots of white? And the mostly black ones?
  8. HelenB

    Lap training

    I crawl into the run portion of my chicken tractor with a little footstool to sit on. I have 8 pullets, about 2 months old. I started this soon after I moved them outside at about 3 weeks of age. At first I had to pick them up and calm them, and they'd still want down right away. Now, the...
  9. HelenB

    Adopting a 4 year old Jack Russel Terrier today... what am I in for?

    I had a cat that got a JRT to back down, the JRT had never backed down from any creature before. The dog's people were impressed! The cat was a nine year old calico girl who used to bark to wake up the dog when there was something going on in the neighborhood. I have a doberman mix that may...
  10. HelenB

    Dh ??????

    DH is usually interpreted as Dear Husband. Some folks say it means dumb husband....
  11. HelenB

    How many chickens do we all have? 60,083 and counting.

    I've got ten! 35,216 + 10 = 35,226
  12. HelenB

    Mac Daddy Coop

    That's a ton of nest boxes for a coop that size! If they don't all get used, they'll work for storage!?! I'm just being picky, it looks great, I'm just jealous because I don't have nest boxes being built into mine. Also, as I've perused this forum, you may need more ventilation than you have...
  13. HelenB

    What to do? Hubby doesn't want all 5!

    You might mention to him that all chicks do not necessarily survive to lay eggs. You bought some "insurance" chicks! Then, take really good care of them and see if he doesn't soften up after a while....
  14. HelenB

    Help Us Design The Next BYC "Chillin' With My Peeps" Shirt

    Aprons, we need aprons with pockets for doing chicken chores! And to protect our clothes from poops while we enjoy having our peeps on our laps!
  15. HelenB

    7 week old Welsummers charging out of coop with hackles on end!

    I have two Welsummer pullets (or so I was lead to believe), age about 7 weeks, who have taken to exiting the coop with all their neck feathers standing straight out! My first reaction was "my goodness, what is that?!?" Now they've done it two days in a row! When I open the pop door the Buff...
  16. HelenB

    coop build aka "chicken palace"

    What an awesome way to use something you had around. It looks wonderful, and your detailed pics are great. Way to go!
  17. HelenB

    food that men like?

    When I can't decide what to make, I give him a list of options from my basic dinner options. If I'm inspired, or just want whatever it is, I cook and he eats it. Two recent experimental hits: The carrot curry recipe from Vegetarian Epicure (1970's hippie cookbook) with chicken added, served...
  18. HelenB

    OSB as material for a coop?

    Our current plan is to use OSB, covered with tarpaper, covered with pallet wood siding for the walls of our coop. DH likes the affordability of OSB, I like a happy hubby, and, I am determined that all my labor put into the pallet reclamation project not be in vain! In our mild climate a single...
  19. HelenB

    yay!

    That's lots bigger than my $50 chicken tractor! What a find!
  20. HelenB

    Progress on our first coop.

    Wow and way to go! It looks great, and you are very wise to build before buying babies. Ask me how I know that.....
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