California - Northern

[Hangtown Farms]

Darn! I am real anxious to see how the chicks are looking! Hope you can figure out how to post them

6 of the shipped Golden Cuckoo Marans eggs and my 2 W/BW Ameraucana eggs hatched yesterday

These are my first Marans, so I am very excited!

I am glad Molly chimed in as I was thinking you had some boys there

Two of the 120ish chicks that hatched in the last couple of days.

I think silver campine chicks are just striking!

I love Campine chicks. Most colorful chicks around I think

It looks like you got a lot of girls...

good for Candy


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[OR4-hmom]

Moving slowly this morning, moved firewood and cleared trees that came down before Christmas. They were heavier than I thought. Can't let a "burn day" go by so tomorrow will be really interesting.

So far, so good on the EO eggs! No odors or seeping even though most had some scrambled egg in the wrapping when they got here.

 

[chiqita]

Ron in penance for your getting all girls is they lay late for you.

Red. I'm so sorry bout the hubby and glad it was not so bad.

The small animal exchange sounds fun! We might try and make may but mario is redoing the accounting this next 2 months so we may not be doing anything until that is over he has been doing crazy overtime. Cheryl I can't tell what coops you are selling could you send me a pm? Perhaps I need a road trip today.could we get any of them into a haul?

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I did a good job picking them out for you! I picked the two that looked the closest to laying.

I am still waiting for my first one...I hope it will be soon!

 

[Miss Molly]

My Saturday

Worked on the coop for about 10 minutes today when MIL texted me to remind me, for the third time, to show the kiddos some hooded towels that were on sale that she had been wanting to buy for them. So decided to go inside and show them the darn pictures while my husband worked on the trim (coop's almost done!).

Annoying shopping chore done, I went back outside to find my husband laying in the dirt on his back. I mentally freaked out for about half a second when I saw that he had gotten out our extension ladder, and it was leaning on the high side of the coop, which is just above a 4' retaining wall. (Think 12'+ drop from the top of the ladder, to the bottom of the retaining wall) However, he was conscious, and while he did look like he was in pain, he wasn't rolling around screaming and grabbing at limbs or open fractures. Half-second mental freak out over, I calmly asked if he was okay. Turns out when he was going back into the garage to get something, he jumped down off the retaining wall and landed wrong, injuring his knee. So, I asked him if this was a A) call for an ambulance injury, B) take him in the car to the ER injury, or a C) wait a few minutes for the pain to stop, and then get up injury. His answers were no, maybe, no. At which point I called the in-laws to put them on standby for childcare, and got him some ice for his knee.

While laying on the ground icing his knee and trying to decide if he needed to go to the ER, I worked on the trim. A few minutes and discussion later, it was decided that he would go to the immediate care clinic in Medford, instead of the ER in Yreka. Fortuitously, in-laws showed up at this point to check on their boy, and were put in charge of wrangling children.

An hour drive later, we were in Medford filling out paperwork at the walk in clinic. At which point I ditched him to go to the feed store. Come on! Admiring cute chickies, or watching your SO fill out paperwork? You know you'd do the same! Cute chickies and the purchase of ANOTHER 50# bag of crumbles later, I was back in the waiting room. This time by myself, as he was in the midst of getting x-rays. After an unknown amount of time (I had gotten sucked into my newly downloaded ebook), he gimped out with the diagnosis of "sprained knee." Much better than when he injured his other knee, ten years ago.

Panda Express dinner and CostCo gas later, we were back on the road for the hour drive back to Yreka. Got home around 7:30, just in time to toss the kiddos in the tub and drink a beer.

So, that was my day. Hopefully everyone had a better one!

OMG, so sorry to here about your hubby. That is just awful. I would never here the end of it if my husband got hurt while helping me with my CRAZY chicken thing... I hope he heels fast.
I am glad you found time for the feed store and beer... sounds like you have your Priorities straight....LOL
We must meet...I know we would get along..

 

[ronott1]

Ron in penance for your getting all girls is they lay late for you.

Red. I'm so sorry bout the hubby and glad it was not so bad.

The small animal exchange sounds fun! We might try and make may but mario is redoing the accounting this next 2 months so we may not be doing anything until that is over he has been doing crazy overtime. Cheryl I can't tell what coops you are selling could you send me a pm? Perhaps I need a road trip today.could we get any of them into a haul?
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I am encouraged about the laying. Last night I moved them out of the grow out pen and in with the layers in the side yard. Each one egg squatted when I moved them! I can't wait to see the colors they will be laying.

 

[debs_flock]

My Saturday

Worked on the coop for about 10 minutes today when MIL texted me to remind me, for the third time, to show the kiddos some hooded towels that were on sale that she had been wanting to buy for them.

So decided to go inside and show them the darn pictures while my husband worked on the trim (coop's almost done!).

Annoying shopping chore done, I went back outside to find my husband laying in the dirt on his back. I mentally freaked out for about half a second when I saw that he had gotten out our extension ladder, and it was leaning on the high side of the coop, which is just above a 4' retaining wall. (Think 12'+ drop from the top of the ladder, to the bottom of the retaining wall) However, he was conscious, and while he did look like he was in pain, he wasn't rolling around screaming and grabbing at limbs or open fractures. Half-second mental freak out over, I calmly asked if he was okay.

Turns out when he was going back into the garage to get something, he jumped down off the retaining wall and landed wrong, injuring his knee. So, I asked him if this was a A) call for an ambulance injury, B) take him in the car to the ER injury, or a C) wait a few minutes for the pain to stop, and then get up injury. His answers were no, maybe, no. At which point I called the in-laws to put them on standby for childcare, and got him some ice for his knee.

While laying on the ground icing his knee and trying to decide if he needed to go to the ER, I worked on the trim. A few minutes and discussion later, it was decided that he would go to the immediate care clinic in Medford, instead of the ER in Yreka. Fortuitously, in-laws showed up at this point to check on their boy, and were put in charge of wrangling children.

An hour drive later, we were in Medford filling out paperwork at the walk in clinic. At which point I ditched him to go to the feed store.

Come on! Admiring cute chickies, or watching your SO fill out paperwork? You know you'd do the same! Cute chickies and the purchase of ANOTHER 50# bag of crumbles later, I was back in the waiting room. This time by myself, as he was in the midst of getting x-rays. After an unknown amount of time (I had gotten sucked into my newly downloaded ebook), he gimped out with the diagnosis of "sprained knee." Much better than when he injured his other knee, ten years ago.

Panda Express dinner and CostCo gas later, we were back on the road for the hour drive back to Yreka. Got home around 7:30, just in time to toss the kiddos in the tub and drink a beer.

So, that was my day. Hopefully everyone had a better one!

You sound like me. Last Nov. DH was having trouble breathing, he though it was a touch of pneumonia. He decided he needed to go to the ER. It was the day after Thanksgiving and there was an amazing early bird sale at Petco for a couple of hours. So on the way to the ER, we stopped at Petco to pickup an Exo-Terra ($89, instead of $189). I wanted two, they called to the next store over and they had one left also. We stopped there and bought it also. We then proceeded to the ER......................turned out it was a heart episode and we spent the rest of the day there.

Quote: I thought about going yesterday, just couldn't get organized early enough. Next month! I need to do something with all these dang chicks!

 

[capayvalleychick]

My Saturday

An hour drive later, we were in Medford filling out paperwork at the walk in clinic. At which point I ditched him to go to the feed store.

You are so bad!!! Hope he heals quickly.

I thought that must have been you! I was wondering who else locally would have that many bresse for sale, let alone have bresse at all. I showed up near the end with my hubby just to see what was going on. I'm definitely going back in May, it was a fun little exchange. That big Dorking male was absolutely stunning, makes me wish even more that I could have Roos.

You should have introduced yourself. I always enjoy meeting online friends in person.
That rooster got some attention but no one bought him, so he's still for sale. People commented on how big he is, but he is small compared to exhibition birds. I need to breed them up another pound or two in order for them to meet Standard.

The thing that amazed me about Ron's Breese was that he had many of them in a small open cardboard box. They could look out, but stayed put, for hours. Only one jumped out and was easily caught. They look very nice. People did not know what they were or they would have sold. If that sale had been closer to the Bay area, I bet they would have gone fast.

That bunny is as cute as that picture. Ron is a sweet dad that any daughter would love to have. She asked for that bunny and he didn't even hesitate before saying yes.

Have a wonderful Sunday!

 

[lizanne]

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Are you going to be bringing any Bresse in May? My dad was just talking to me about wanting some.

 

[ronott1]

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Thank you Kim!

We had a lot of fun even without selling them. I am going to call them White Bresse next time. Too many thought they were White Ameraucana(

) or White Leghorns. As if either of those breeds would stay in the box like that!

Hatching Baskets! I found one that holds 6 eggs and 6 will fit in the Genesis. There will be enough free space to put egg outside the baskets too! I lined the bottom with foam matting. You can work with 7 of your hens at a time!

 

[lizanne]

I processed my first chicken yesterday. I couldn't get up the courage to do the dispatching part (I was too "chicken"

). But I did the rest. It was delicious!!