I know nothing about it, I want to run it around the coop and the pig pen area. the foxes and coons have taken 15 of my birds and they are so smart and have avoided all my traps, so now I'm onto the big guns.
so I need to know everything, what I need to buy, how to set it up, what kind, so...
Just processed our first turkey ever, I should have researched first but now what? How long can they be refrigerated and do I refrigerate before I freeze?
and what do I wrap them in! I will try and get pictures up
With the heat index today over 105 I wanted to do something to keep all the panting down.
So I filled up this extra large cat litter tray that I use for my ducks (they are afraid of the kiddie pool), I filled it up with nice fresh water. Then I filled it with frozen peas, frozen blueberries...
This hatch is not going good, I have like 95% rate on my hatches, but now I have some fancy shmansy new thermometer/hygrometer and I'm blaming it! It is the only thing that is different.
They weren't suppose to hatch till tonight, the first one hatched Friday, and 9 others friday...
So I go this a.m. to take my eggs out of the turner and put into lockdown, and one has pipped, and was peeping its little head off!!! So I didn't have it in position and what about the humidity, since I obviously had to open it. Think it will be okay, I spritz them down, and we are in Florida...
Ugh I did not enjoy being out in the coops today. The chicks were all well behaved, everything else fell apart though....
All the kids are home so its like all I do when I go out is stop, come here, stop arguing, don't touch, ucky...blah blah blah. I normally so enjoy quiet time with my...
So I posted in the emergencies section of the baby bird that I am raising. There were 3 blown out of the tree during the storm one was DOA, one had an open fracture and died the next day. But chubnut keeps on going and is doing wonderfully.
I decided to do this since he changed so much in less...
So someone called me, they found a nest this morning after the storm that blew through last night. Their were 3 one died because her cat found it first.
they are very young, I would say a couple days, as I could still see the yolk sac through their see threw skin.
I'm trying to get a pic up...
We have a bunch of good friends, and we are having a series of memorial day parties, last night my turn.
Well my husbands best bud has 3 kids, 2 boys and a girl. 2 boys are great. The little girl, not! shes 6.
I was on the porch talking to my husband about the ribs we were grilling, and she...
So I haven't ordered my meaties yet, but I'm gonna. What is good deal for processing? I found a guy who will process in exchage for some of them for himself. He didn't say, what should I offer?
Apparently to get to the boys & girls club. Saw this little guy crossing the road yesterday, snapped a few pics. He was pretty tame, when I walked up to him he just laid down.
So I have put my ducklings in my front koi pond a couple of times, its really warm, like bathwater!
And they hate it! they freak and jump out. Sigh....
My cat has been sneezing a few days. But othewise normal. Well I noticed all this brownish red stuff allover the kidssink. So i washed it. This am i found the same stuff all over my sink. and she was laying there (she is not suppose to be on counters). our toothbrushes are there too. and...
I absolutley feel for that families, this isn't about that part....
The oil spill has reached the Keys!
I don't know if you guys have been there or not, but this place is teaming with aquatic life. It is the most beautiful place in the continental US IMO. The reefs! The largest reef in...
My house is more humid then my incubator. This is my first hatch using a hydrometer. I have done about 5 hatches or so without one and have about 95% hatch or better. But I noticed I can't get the humidity above 50% this is the first full day in there. Should I worry since I have always had...
I just got duclings saturday, and they don't really seem to be eating. I have them on a mix of chickstarter and game bird starter (20% protein). They may pick here and there but otherwise seem disintrested. They will eat fresh greens put in a little dish of water, but thats about it.
Oh and...
So I was outside yesterday taking care of things. My 3 yo was within a hands reach. She went to walk backwards and tripped over it. When she saw what it was she went balistic. So i chased it down, and proceeded to try and grab it, but it was quite willey and kept trying to bite me....so...
I was noticing that I am way different. We don't live in a big city persay, but I'm just different.
The always look nice, have just 2 kids, would never consider having the "pets" i have. The seem to always be dressed nice to go to the store, with makeup on, and say the never have time for...
I don't think anyone in my family has taken my chicken fetish seriously.....I asked for either Black copper maran eggs, or Arucana eggs. they laughed at me....sigh....don't think it will be happening.