➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[R2elk]

Santa came!View attachment 1885759

Since you have had these eggs for more than a half hour, I assume that you have already set them.

 

[Kiki]

Since you have had these eggs for more than a half hour, I assume that you have already set them.

The package was at my door when I walked up. I immediately and very carefully unwrapped it, numbered each egg, weighed them, quick candled and then set them.

I did all of that before I peed.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I feel your pain.

They want 425k for a home with 5 acres?

Tbh that’s pretty cheap lol most of NH is way cheaper than MA. Around here you really can’t find anything below 400K, most are closer to like $500, $600, $700 thousand. And our town in particular is a pretty rich town (though we’re not obviously) and on the water so lots of homes $1 mil or over or close to it. Even some $2 mil. All with way way less land. Some barely even have an acre or two but they are on the water and perfectly done or huge so it’s more. Taxes are also outrageous here. My parents are seriously thinking of moving just for that haha and also even ours, with only 2.5 acres, is currently around like 600k I think but my parents bought it for less than half that in ‘96. But that’s how expensive stuff is around here haha

That’s part of why I want to move to like OH or KY or down south or even NH cause irs way cheaper than here and NH has no income tax or sales tax. But NH also has high property taxes I think because of that.

Where I live 425K won't buy an 1100 square foot cracker box.

Yeah CA is super super crazy expensive haha even worse than here.

Here in some towns you can find cheaper houses and far more land but you really have to look haha

I could get a 20- or 30-acre place with a house in decent shape for nearly half that at any given time. And that's with running water, a septic, and electricity! If you don't want those amenities, then you can go much, much cheaper.

Oh wow that’s amazing!! I know some places you can get like 30, 40, 50 or more for so cheap. Some places you can get hundreds for so cheap lol but usually no house on em haha

Yes, but the elvish houses are short. Real people would need to raise the roof. Or lower the floor. That would also work.

And your neighbors! Bears pooping in the woods. Coyotes howling at all hours of the night. Masked bandits stealing everything not nailed down. Penguins pooping on the porch. Urchins and elves running amok. You really live in a rough area. Don't get me started on the white stuff...

omg

I know—I've been mugged by a penguin no less than three times this last week. Times are pretty hard for them.

poor penguins. You should feed them or give them some money.

Location, location, location.
Everybody wants to be somewhere today. Elsewhere tomorrow.

This is very true.

Yeah, CA is pretty dang expensive. If you want land, water, septic, electricity, and a house you have to pay a ton. Most of the places I've been looking at are major fixers and still super high priced. The fun part is most people can't pay outright for it but the banks won't lend on it because of the land.

Yes CA is crazy. And wait they won’t do loans? That sucks.

You can't outrun a penguin? Or did you get flocked?

I will freely admit that if you want to live somewhere without neighbours that aren't, ah, inhaling the white stuff it'll be much more expensive—but hey, they haven't made trouble yet, and I've lived here a long time. I suppose some of the stuff that goes down here would be much more alarming if you weren't used to it. Still, crime rates are low.

They don’t seem low being mugged all the time!!

Got caught with my pants down—literally. They're opportunistic.

OMG

Man. Sucks to be you guys.

Eh I’m used to the prices lol

And I’m glad my parents bought ours in 96 cause it’d be way more lol I have a friend who’s parents got theirs for like 400 or 600 or something around the same time and it’s like over a million now aha inflation of course but still.

Here you go. 672 square feet of space! Enough for your quail (and not you) at the low, low price of $289,000.

OMG!! That’s INSANE!! Lol I knew Cali was bad but not that bad haha

But then again here even condos and townhomes are a few hundred thousand at least lol

An apartment.

X2 lol

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Oh wow that’s amazing.

See that’s why I gotta move to the south or Midwest lmao

I agree, must suck for them

We’re used to it LOL

But the taxes are insane.

But MA in general is pretty bad. We always joke and call it Taxachusetts instead of Massachusetts

Especially since our town in particular has been building tons the last like 5-10 years or more recently. They built a huge new school like 6 years ago and an all new huge police station, upgraded the fire station, added onto the senior center, etc. so taxes have gone up to pay for all of it.

While yall have discussed your books i have wondered if anyone has read The Dark Tower series by S.King? Love his work

Sounds good.

I read the first one. Not my favourite of his books. I know a lot of people who love them, though.

I need to read his books but are they scary?

The Talisman was my favorite but The Black House is a close runner up. Each did alot of tying into other stories. I love them all. I was an avid novel reader before adult life kicked in and now with much less time i choose to do my limited reading on here where im learning the most current info about poultry.

So i too haven't read a book cover to cover in Years. In my day though i devoured em. Loved alot of Grishams work too.

We should both start reading again! Haha I haven’t read Grisham’s books but watched a couple of the movies based on them and always wanted to read the books. They looked good.

If you look closely, there are easter eggs referring to his other books in most of his books. They all tie together at least a little bit. The Talisman is one of my favourites too. He's such a good writer that I can finish one of his books, having been engrossed during the entire read, only to realize that not much actually happened!

That’s so cool. I love when books, movies, songs, etc. reference other works haha especially when I know the reference.

I need a new murder book to read.
I don't know author's very well Do you have any suggestions?

I loveeeee mystery/detective/crime/murder books lol

I'm heading to my library now.

Hope you find something good.

Have you read Red Dragon by Thomas Harris? It's an oldie, but good. Same author as Silence of the Lambs.

Edit: Charlaine Harris has some good murder/mystery books too. Books that aren't True Blood.

Is it scary?? Silence of the Lambs is horror right? At least the movie is?

And wait... what’s wrong with True Blood? Lol genuinely asking cause heard of it but have never read. Is it just cause it’s so popular?

What author am I looking for here?

I think Steven King.

I found one do far.
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is that for me?

Found her. Thanks.

Yay

Stephen King

Edit: Dean Koontz is always good too.

I gotta find these two but isn’t king horror?

Thanks I ended up figuring it out but they didn't have any on the shelf.

Aww darn.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Santa came!View attachment 1885759

Wow that was so nice of @BantyChooks to personally deliver them!! Is she delivering Muddy’s too? Did you get to hang out with her or was she too busy delivering all the other eggs to everybody?

Muddy!
Go home and set your eggs!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/kikis-unknowns.1329025/

Since you have had these eggs for more than a half hour, I assume that you have already set them.

The package was at my door when I walked up. I immediately and very carefully unwrapped it, numbered each egg, weighed them, quick candled and then set them.

I did all of that before I peed.

wow impressive.

 

[Nabiki]

I need to read his books but are they scary?

We should both start reading again! Haha I haven’t read Grisham’s books but watched a couple of the movies based on them and always wanted to read the books. They looked good.

That’s so cool. I love when books, movies, songs, etc. reference other works haha especially when I know the reference.

I loveeeee mystery/detective/crime/murder books lol

Is it scary?? Silence of the Lambs is horror right? At least the movie is?

And wait... what’s wrong with True Blood? Lol genuinely asking cause heard of it but have never read. Is it just cause it’s so popular?

I gotta find these two but isn’t king horror?

Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Thomas Harris are horror, but I don't know what you find scary. Creepy? Disturbed? yes. I don't find them too scary because I know they're not real.

Nothing is wrong with True Blood. I like the series a lot, actually, but I don't really like what they did with the show. True Blood isn't really murder/mystery though. It's urban fantasy. I like urban fantasy, and if you're going to read urban fantasy, read Ilona Andres, or Patricia Briggs too.

 

[Kiki]

Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Thomas Harris are horror, but I don't know what you find scary. Creepy? Disturbed? yes. I don't find them too scary because I know they're not real.

Nothing is wrong with True Blood. I like the series a lot, actually, but I don't really like what they did with the show. True Blood isn't really murder/mystery though. It's urban fantasy. I like urban fantasy, and if you're going to read urban fantasy, read Ilona Andres, or Patricia Briggs too.

Do you know Peter Swanson?
I really liked his murder books.
I'd like to find some more like his.

 

[Nabiki]

Do you know Peter Swanson?
I really liked his murder books.
I'd like to find some more like his.

I read mostly SF or fantasy, so I've only read a few dozen murder/mystery books. I'll have to check him out, though. The name sounds familiar.

 

[Kiki]

Pansy on left.
What's the one on the right called?
I think I have three different colors.
The Pansy, that brown and this one on the right.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Thomas Harris are horror, but I don't know what you find scary. Creepy? Disturbed? yes. I don't find them too scary because I know they're not real.

Nothing is wrong with True Blood. I like the series a lot, actually, but I don't really like what they did with the show. True Blood isn't really murder/mystery though. It's urban fantasy. I like urban fantasy, and if you're going to read urban fantasy, read Ilona Andres, or Patricia Briggs too.

I don’t really know. All I know is I can’t watch horror/scary movies and I get super creeped out even with like ghost stories or anything remotely like creepy or supernatural or scary or whatever and will take it to heart and be anxious and checking over my shoulder for weeks lol I even had to stop watching Criminal Minds eventually because even though I love crime/detective shows and stuff, that one was wayyy too realistic and creepy and made me so damn anxious haha I got like 10 seasons in though and LOVED the characters so I might have to start watching it haha

Do you know Peter Swanson?
I really liked his murder books.
I'd like to find some more like his.

I might have to read his haha

I read mostly SF or fantasy, so I've only read a few dozen murder/mystery books. I'll have to check him out, though. The name sounds familiar.

I wanna read more mystery ones. I took a mystery & detective fiction class last year but I didn’t read most of them. Or at least didn’t finish them lol

 

[BullChick]

My youngest brother hated reading. With three of us being gifted, and all great readers, my mother was distressed. I gave him my Christopher Pike books when he was ten. He was deep into them, and my mother found out I’d let him read scary books. She was really shrieking until I said, “but, Mom, he’s reading voluntarily.” I switched him to R.L. Stein (Goosebumps) for a few years to compromise, and my mother began buying a few of our books to make up for me getting my brother’s grades up.