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Okay, I just took all the baby waterfowl for a bath and a graze on the lawn. I need to sort through the 100+ photos I took, but in the meantime, here is some ducky cuteness for you. One of the call ducks I just hatched out :love
Oh gosh Deb, what a sweet little face :)
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This is a must have for me. I would love to breed a hen to my rhode bar Rooster :) beautiful!
 
Oh, so cute!! What a nice looking hen...what breed is she?
I really hope a few of mine turn out that gorgeous!! All but 3 are growing strong! They had 100% fertility and a 90+ growth rate...I'm hoping for a great hatch. Lockdown is Wednesday and they should hatch in time for mother's day. I'm so excited!! LOVE your Blue Barnevelders!! If anyone want Blue Barnevelder hatching eggs, Trisha at tls_ranch is where you want to get them.
 
Yes! and the broody is doing a great job too. She is very dedicated and only has to hold out until Sunday.

That's great! She will be so excited to have babies
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and right around mother's day too.
 
The rain started here at 3 a.m. and continued for several hours. It had stopped by the time I got up for the third time - for reals, not just because my personal Summer had awakened me yet again. Probably gonna shower on and off today, maybe tomorrow too.

All three roosters in my flock are crowing more than usual. The ladies are all over the place looking for after-rain goodies.
 
I've been pre-occupied the past few days and haven't had time to keep up with this thread. Hopefully I can have a chance to catch up on the missed pages (I currently am on pg 2290).

Ok, I need to vent...
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my mother in law has been in the hospital since Saturday. We suspect her delerium was caused by not taking care of herself (missing meals, overexhaustion, and not taking her meds). She seems pretty coherent now and I hope she will be released today or tomorrow. My cousin was in a terrible motorcycle accident yesterday and broke multiple bones - they have removed part of his skull to relieve some brain swelling. We are flying down to Orange County Wednesday for a wedding and will visit him then. Oh yeah, and then there is that trip that we need to pack for, traveling with a 11 month old lends itself to all sorts of extra preparations. At some point we need to purchase a wedding gift too. Agh.

Venting complete, thanks for listening.

In chicken-related news, I moved the babies out to the big girl coop! The upcoming trip was my main motivating factor, that plus they were REALLY starting to stink up the house. The babies are only 6 or 7 weeks old but are fully feathered so I thought I would give it a try. The big girls (there are only 5 in a 50sq ft coop with a 250sq ft run) just give a warning peck to the chicks if they get in the way. The chicks learned quickly to respect the big girls! The chicks seem happy to have extra space and they haven't even discovered the run yet. They also seem to love the windows. If I have time I will get some pictures.
 
I've been pre-occupied the past few days and haven't had time to keep up with this thread. Hopefully I can have a chance to catch up on the missed pages (I currently am on pg 2290).

Ok, I need to vent...
barnie.gif
my mother in law has been in the hospital since Saturday. We suspect her delerium was caused by not taking care of herself (missing meals, overexhaustion, and not taking her meds). She seems pretty coherent now and I hope she will be released today or tomorrow. My cousin was in a terrible motorcycle accident yesterday and broke multiple bones - they have removed part of his skull to relieve some brain swelling. We are flying down to Orange County Wednesday for a wedding and will visit him then. Oh yeah, and then there is that trip that we need to pack for, traveling with a 11 month old lends itself to all sorts of extra preparations. At some point we need to purchase a wedding gift too. Agh.

Venting complete, thanks for listening.

In chicken-related news, I moved the babies out to the big girl coop! The upcoming trip was my main motivating factor, that plus they were REALLY starting to stink up the house. The babies are only 6 or 7 weeks old but are fully feathered so I thought I would give it a try. The big girls (there are only 5 in a 50sq ft coop with a 250sq ft run) just give a warning peck to the chicks if they get in the way. The chicks learned quickly to respect the big girls! The chicks seem happy to have extra space and they haven't even discovered the run yet. They also seem to love the windows. If I have time I will get some pictures.
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I hope both recover quickly!

The chicks in the coop sound so happy! Please post pictures if you get a chance.
 

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