Hi there, folks. No coffee, but a nice, tasty beer right now. I need it after a busy day that included 2 hours at a Chucky Cheese birthday party. Do they honestly think they need to place noise makers at each table? Sample packs of asprin is a better idea. Good lord, was it LOUD! I also went to a woman's house that has a lot going on with her family and needs to go out of state and can't care for her chickens for a while. I bought two mixes with funny little poofs on their heads.
Math Ace, I do worry a little about bio security, but I try not to position anyone too close to the aviary. I know stuff can come in on shoes (and air borne). Most people that I invite are BYCers, and I am very specific about telling ones I' don't know personally that if their birds look sickly they can't come in.
I took one for the Marans team at the swap, Math Ace. I sold my beautiful FBCM. There was a woman there that had bought FBCM hatching eggs from all over, and kept only two hens and three roos she felt met SOP. Then one hen died. So I sold her Madelide for a good price, as well as future hatching eggs. She needed to be duplicated. It stung a little, but I know we will get some lovely babies.
I got a "Black Pearl Pepper" the other day. It is almost more ornamental, with little purple flowers and tiny black peppers. I haven't figured out when they are ready to use, yet. I also hadn't thought about germinating for the next planting yet, either. Maybe I'll put in a seed order this week.
Look what I hatched out this week: My first babies from my Rouen pair. And I got two more orders to fill. It was hard to sell them today, but they do sell well and pay the feed bill.
Math Ace, I do worry a little about bio security, but I try not to position anyone too close to the aviary. I know stuff can come in on shoes (and air borne). Most people that I invite are BYCers, and I am very specific about telling ones I' don't know personally that if their birds look sickly they can't come in.
I took one for the Marans team at the swap, Math Ace. I sold my beautiful FBCM. There was a woman there that had bought FBCM hatching eggs from all over, and kept only two hens and three roos she felt met SOP. Then one hen died. So I sold her Madelide for a good price, as well as future hatching eggs. She needed to be duplicated. It stung a little, but I know we will get some lovely babies.
I got a "Black Pearl Pepper" the other day. It is almost more ornamental, with little purple flowers and tiny black peppers. I haven't figured out when they are ready to use, yet. I also hadn't thought about germinating for the next planting yet, either. Maybe I'll put in a seed order this week.
Look what I hatched out this week: My first babies from my Rouen pair. And I got two more orders to fill. It was hard to sell them today, but they do sell well and pay the feed bill.
