Colorado

[suncatcher]

Quote: Ah, wondered if it was true..... My dad was a Command Sgt Major so have seen it all.....

 

[trsturself]

Veterans get extra points on the application process so yes, they usually get the jobs first. My friend works for the FDA and she said right before they hired her (she is not a veteran) they had to hire this guy that was a veteran. They said they could hire him (even though he wasn't qualified for the job) and hire 2 more people to make up for him, or not hire him and not hire anyone. She said it's a complete joke. Everything is done by seniority not by how well you do the job. So just stick it out and eventually you'll be at the top. No offense meant to anyone working in a gov't job. She was just very surprised by some of the stuff she's seen working there. She's still there though.

I did the coloring on the vent trick today for our CCL and BLRW. I'm pretty sure they are both laying but I want to see which is their egg. I remember when I got a dozen of the CCL eggs to hatch I put one of our EE eggs in there and I couldn't tell it apart so I think that may be happening here. We'll see. Sorry I didn't get any pictures taken, I pulled my phone out and it was dead.

DH and I spent quite a bit of time in the run today. We held the two head roosters and let poor Carter come out of the coop for awhile. He hasn't been on the ground in a long time. He was really nervous at first but after he realized he wasn't going to get attacked he started scratching in the new straw I put down today and even mounted our little bantam EE. Our CCL roo is attacking him now too. Poor Carter is missing 2 toenails now.

We also made plans for some window coverings (about 4'x6') that will be able to be lifted to make shade in the summer and lowered to protect against rain/snow/wind. And talked about how to turn a small fenced off area in the goat pen into a place for meat birds.

I've been working on my garden plan slowly and got some seeds started inside. We are lucky and have a ton of raw space to work with but it's almost too much space, it's overwhelming trying to plan it and get it ready before spring is here.

We are supposed to get a big storm this weekend. I think I'll go out Sat morning before the snow starts and make sure everyone has enough food/water to last until Monday so I won't have to go out in the middle of the storm. We'll have the Sunday's eggs freeze but I'd rather that then go out in it. lol

We worked on our laundry room this morning. It used to have 2 sets of small cheap mismatched white cabinets in it. We took those down and put up the kitchen cabinets from our flooded basement kitchen. It gave us enough room to get the shelving unit we had in there out and it feels so much bigger now. We're hoping our next litter of puppies will be able to be kept in there instead of our kitchen. Eating and having a puppy poop right next to you is not the ideal thing. lol

I got our beehive and got that put together. Just need to paint it and it will be ready for our bees in a couple months.

Now I have some toddler boots to crochet, a dresser to paint, a garden to plan, a couple rooms to paint, and I need to pack for my trip next week.

 

[AuburnJavas]

Wow lots of peeps from Colorado...
I'm in Cortez new to BYC and Co.

Guy

 

[trsturself]

 

[alebuela]

@ ashdoes

If you wind up with extra cream legbar chicks come mid-April, let me know. My two EEs are both laying lovely green eggs, but I would love to have a sky blue!

 

[alebuela]

Could you share a ink to that thread? TIA

I think I can do this:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/950271/chicken-pecking-order-that-has-gotten-out-of-hand

 

[alebuela]

Having both parents work for the government until just recently and having worked in the government since the age of 16, I'm pretty sure it's the work environment that gets most of us. I'd like to think people don't start out that way; it just wears you down really fast, military or not.

I think it's the same for people in many government positions. I used to work in a law office and had to take things to the city offices. Many of the people I encountered there were slow as molasses, nasty, and absolutely uninterested in serving the public. I agree that the work environment - particularly co-workers - can really wear out the best intentions of people who go into a job full of enthusiasm.

 

[Latestarter]

Wow lots of peeps from Colorado...
I'm in Cortez new to BYC and Co.

Guy

Guy, and welcome to the Colorado thread. There's a wealth of info throughout the site... you can spend days/weeks/etc just scratching the surface!

Make yourself at home, and glad to have ya.

 

[alebuela]

@trsturself

Boy, when I read about what you and so many others are doing, I feel really OLD, because there's no way I can muster that kind of energy anymore. But I admire all of you who are doing such amazing things - building, painting, baking, planting seeds, hatching out eggs, and all kinds of other things. Actually, I did bake today. My brother's coming to visit, and I didn't bake his favorite cookies at Christmastime, so... Christmas in February! Made with 5 of my girls' eggs to boot.

 

[uzisuzuki]

Veterans get extra points on the application process so yes, they usually get the jobs first. My friend works for the FDA and she said right before they hired her (she is not a veteran) they had to hire this guy that was a veteran. They said they could hire him (even though he wasn't qualified for the job) and hire 2 more people to make up for him, or not hire him and not hire anyone. She said it's a complete joke. Everything is done by seniority not by how well you do the job. So just stick it out and eventually you'll be at the top. No offense meant to anyone working in a gov't job. She was just very surprised by some of the stuff she's seen working there. She's still there though.

I did the coloring on the vent trick today for our CCL and BLRW. I'm pretty sure they are both laying but I want to see which is their egg. I remember when I got a dozen of the CCL eggs to hatch I put one of our EE eggs in there and I couldn't tell it apart so I think that may be happening here. We'll see. Sorry I didn't get any pictures taken, I pulled my phone out and it was dead. 

DH and I spent quite a bit of time in the run today. We held the two head roosters and let poor Carter come out of the coop for awhile. He hasn't been on the ground in a long time. He was really nervous at first but after he realized he wasn't going to get attacked he started scratching in the new straw I put down today and even mounted our little bantam EE. Our CCL roo is attacking him now too. Poor Carter is missing 2 toenails now.

We also made plans for some window coverings (about 4'x6') that will be able to be lifted to make shade in the summer and lowered to protect against rain/snow/wind. And talked about how to turn a small fenced off area in the goat pen into a place for meat birds.

I've been working on my garden plan slowly and got some seeds started inside. We are lucky and have a ton of raw space to work with but it's almost too much space, it's overwhelming trying to plan it and get it ready before spring is here.

We are supposed to get a big storm this weekend. I think I'll go out Sat morning before the snow starts and make sure everyone has enough food/water to last until Monday so I won't have to go out in the middle of the storm. We'll have the Sunday's eggs freeze but I'd rather that then go out in it. lol

We worked on our laundry room this morning. It used to have 2 sets of small cheap mismatched white cabinets in it. We took those down and put up the kitchen cabinets from our flooded basement kitchen. It gave us enough room to get the shelving unit we had in there out and it feels so much bigger now. We're hoping our next litter of puppies will be able to be kept in there instead of our kitchen. Eating and having a puppy poop right next to you is not the ideal thing. lol

I got our beehive and got that put together. Just need to paint it and it will be ready for our bees in a couple months.

Now I have some toddler boots to crochet, a dresser to paint, a garden to plan, a couple rooms to paint, and I need to pack for my trip next week. 

I'm extremely glad to have the job I do & the benefits & the fact that I even still had a job after my car accident, so there are reasons to stay in, but some days... I can't even blame it on the brain trauma, the level of frustration that I feel.

That beehive sounds interesting! And all the projects! I feel like a slacker.