Consolidated Kansas

[chicken danz]

Darn it I missed meeting Sharol. Where were you?
Prairie, glad the granddaughters like the new babies. In about 5 months or so your hubby might appreciate a big ole duck omelet. Maybe that will win him over!

Actually the yogurt you make will be even better for the birds than the store bought kind. Real active cultures and that will give them a great boost. You're right on that excercise. I never stop moving it seems. Of course I could be using some of that energy to clean this house and yard but what fun is that??
I see BYC is having a duck pond/ house contest. I might actually enter that one.

 

[Ivywoods]

Totally screwed this post up so deleted it.

I think I need a nap.

 

[WichitaKidd]

Rupert & Eddie have a new home.

Delivered them to their new owners this evening. Thanks William & Kayla for taking them.

Have also moved the little chicks out to the coop full time. I've been taking them out during the day, but bringing them back in at night. Trying to get the bigger birds used to being around them. I let them all roam the backyard freely this afternoon. Goldie hung around them & pecked at them a few times just so they knew who was in charge. Ruby, on the other hand, didn't really want to do anything with them. She stayed on the other side of the yard away from them most of the afternoon. Decided to see if they can all get along in the coop overnight. Will know in the morning how it went.

Update on Buffy. I've been treating her with Vitamin E twice a day for a week now. Can't really tell if it's helping or not. Some days I think she's starting to recover; then days like today she seems to have reverted back. I decided to keep her in the brooder a little while longer to see if she improves.

Hope everyone has a great Memorial Day Weekend!

 

[Ivywoods]

Darn it I missed meeting Sharol. Where were you?
Prairie, glad the granddaughters like the new babies. In about 5 months or so your hubby might appreciate a big ole duck omelet. Maybe that will win him over!

Actually the yogurt you make will be even better for the birds than the store bought kind. Real active cultures and that will give them a great boost. You're right on that excercise. I never stop moving it seems. Of course I could be using some of that energy to clean this house and yard but what fun is that??
I see BYC is having a duck pond/ house contest. I might actually enter that one.

You should! Your mandarin pen is AWESOME, and I'll bet there isn't anyone on here that has built anything like it, especially anyone of the female gender! Go for it, girl!

 

[sharol]

Darn it I missed meeting Sharol. Where were you?
Prairie, glad the granddaughters like the new babies. In about 5 months or so your hubby might appreciate a big ole duck omelet. Maybe that will win him over!

Actually the yogurt you make will be even better for the birds than the store bought kind. Real active cultures and that will give them a great boost. You're right on that excercise. I never stop moving it seems. Of course I could be using some of that energy to clean this house and yard but what fun is that??
I see BYC is having a duck pond/ house contest. I might actually enter that one.

I think we talked to you. My DH was quite taken with some of your birds -- not sure which ones. (if you were just to the left of Ivy (as we faced you from the lot) a little ways ) I recognized Ivy by the puppy (darned cute).

Maybe we can get together in Emporia some time soon for lunch. I'll be availble until the 6th and then after the 19th (daughter and granddaughter coming in from Reno for the Symphony in the Flint Hills).

Sharol

 

[Deerfield Acres]

Oh my! Karen you and I must be living parallel lives in some ways. My mom and dad just never had anything to do with ANY of my kids, and I wasn't really important to them either.

I'm SO PROUD of all the kids... adopted or step. ..........................................It's pretty sad, and it's a hard decision. I always wished it was different and spent many hours wondering, analyzing and shedding tears over the situation. I finally just had to accept things for the way they were.

So in many ways I understand exactly what you are saying and you are justified in your actions. There is so much I could say about this but I don't think I could express it all even if I wrote a book, so maybe the best thing is just a

I typed up a big, long response earlier today after I got home from the swap, but my stupid computer locked up and I lost it all. For some reason it does that sometimes when I try to use the smileys. Does anyone else have problems with that sometimes?

The swap went fairly well for me. I was able to sell ALL of my larger birds, and a few chicks, but I really had quite a few chicks left to sell. Mine were priced higher than most of the others, so it's no wonder I have some left. Overall I was very happy how things went. The best part was getting to see and meet some other BYC'ers! Seriously! I really enjoyed that.

Wow, it's just so sad how many of us have had to go through this. Thanks so much for the hugs. Accepting the reality of the situation is the hardest part.

Now, if I could just stop trying to make sense of it. My head understands it never will make sense, but my heart keeps trying to find a magic fix.

I've never had trouble with the smiley's causing a lock up but occasionally I've had one when the computer was automatically updating. It's just so annoying!

Karen and I have discussed this before. Our Dad's were our downfall and our Mom's became our rock. I won't go into all of that now. I am just thankful that I got to spend the last couple years trying to repay my Mom for all she did for me. I just wish I'd had more time.

Yup, Danz and I are soul sisters. Our moms were just fantastic and we were hugely lucky and blessed to have them. Thanks for your kind remarks in the earlier post, and back at ya, Danz!

I see BYC is having a duck pond/ house contest. I might actually enter that one.

Do it, Danz, that pond is awesome!

Rupert & Eddie have a new home.

Delivered them to their new owners this evening. Thanks William & Kayla for taking them.

Have also moved the little chicks out to the coop full time. I've been taking them out during the day, but bringing them back in at night. Trying to get the bigger birds used to being around them. I let them all roam the backyard freely this afternoon. Goldie hung around them & pecked at them a few times just so they knew who was in charge. Ruby, on the other hand, didn't really want to do anything with them. She stayed on the other side of the yard away from them most of the afternoon. Decided to see if they can all get along in the coop overnight. Will know in the morning how it went.

Update on Buffy. I've been treating her with Vitamin E twice a day for a week now. Can't really tell if it's helping or not. Some days I think she's starting to recover; then days like today she seems to have reverted back. I decided to keep her in the brooder a little while longer to see if she improves.

Hope everyone has a great Memorial Day Weekend!

Congrats, WKidd, on rehoming your roos. It's such a relief to find them a place in the world, isn't it? So sorry about Buffy.

 

[Silkie Chick]

Danz- We were the ones that sold a buff silkie hen (I don't know exactly who we sold it to), and had a few started chickens. You were one away from us. We really like ancona ducks, but we decided that we were not going to raise another lot of ducks, just see if ours go broody.

 

[Trish44]

I'm glad you all got rid of so many birds. I may have to cut back a few depending on what hatches. Ii did order a few extras just tto make sure some made it. You never know when you order chicks & have them shipped. So far I only lost one brown leghorn chick, the rest have done great

I delivered 6 Ameraucana chicks yesterday on the way here along with one little EE that was a freebee. I had one lone little one that I decided to throw in just to give it a home. I still have 4 black sex links I need to find homes for.

I can't wait to get home tomorrow evening & check on my birds & animals, I sure hope they're OK.

Danz, I'm sorry about your turkeys. It's so hard tto see them suffer.

 

[cherwill]

My Mom was going to teach us all this stuff but sadly, she's not with us anymore. Once we were all finished the kids started talking about Grandma. How proud she would be of us and how surprised that they all participated. I think that is the reason they all wanted to participate. It was for her. My Dad remarried barely a year after my Mom passed, but I supported him and her and ran interference with the rest of the family. However, Dad's been remarried for almost 2 years now and their "new" grandma became increasingly critical of me and everything I do and my dad has always been that way with me. My Dad and I did fine until she stepped into the picture and when she shared his views, it became dogpile on me time. My kids got enough of it and tried to talk to them, whereupon they began to mess with the 3 that stood up to them. I can take a lot of stuff when it's me, but my girls don't deserve to be treated that way and they shouldn't be made to feel like they need to defend their mother, and I won't have it. I gave him several opportunities to apologize and reconcile with them and me and he would say that's what he wanted but then a week or two later, he was behaving like a rabid dog again. We don't have contact anymore, my choice. It's a horrible choice to make but I know in my heart I did everything I possibly could to keep it from happening. He is currently in the process of doing the same to my older brother, but not his kids. My brother's kids are biological. It hurts me for my kids, but my kids are strong and we're doing just fine without being biological and without any grandparents, DH's are deceased. In my Dad's eyes I've always been a disposable human being.

My Mom was totally different than my Dad. She connected with the kids in a very real way. While my Dad always bragged about how he loved my kids just as much as his grandkids, in front of them. Do you see anything wrong with that statement? Duh, Dad, my kids are your grandkids too. Anyway, this project was more than just processing the birds and we were all proud of our accomplishment and the kids just chatted away as we worked and talked about what their friends were doing -- NOT THIS! And laughed. The kids can aggravate me like nothing else but they also fill me with pride and joy like nothing else.

So there's my dirty laundry. All of that out of a simple curiosity into how we did it. I know it's more than you needed to know but for some reason, today, I just needed to acknowledge what has happened to us. We've lost a father and grandfather and it's hard. It's been about a month now, so I guess the edge is enough off the pain that I've experienced this huge weight off my shoulders from no longer having to listen to his constant critique of everything I do, say, and am. Still, it's sad to feel that way about your father.

It's unfathomable to me that people can have such small hearts, but I'm sorry to say it no longer surprises me. My SIL's two children are adopted and her in-laws are like that. They have actually told their son that those are not their grandchildren. They didn't come to their baptisms. They don't give them birthday cards or Christmas presents, but they do give those things to their daughter's children. Years ago, when the boys were old enough to start noticing and asking questions, she wrote the in-laws off completely. 18 years later and they still haven't changed their minds. Her husband still visits them, but she will have nothing to do with them and I don't blame her. It is sad for you to feel that way about your father, but you have to do what's best for you and your kids.

WichitaKidd, I'm glad you found a new home for the roos. It's not easy because so many people can't have them.

Tweety, I hope it was just a case of your chicks being too rowdy together. My EEs did that all the time when they were little -- run and jump on each others' heads. Some kind of crazy game, I guess.

We babysat my niece's 16 month old daughter today. What a cutie! She was fascinated by the chickens. She watched them for a long time and picked grass for us to feed them through the fence. She was scared to feed them herself, though. Can't blame her -- she's not much bigger than they are!

 

[medawinks]

SilkieChick, my kiddos and I were the family who bought your buff silkie She is a sweetie! She mothered the chicks I bought from Ivy and has truly seemed to almost enjoy all the attention the kids have been showering on her! She is very calm. Tonight she did seem a bit distressed, looking for buddies I guess, so I broke the quarantine and let her snuggle with my younger silkies. I let the littler chicks in with my littler ones also.... I may regret it, but I am hoping for the best they seemed happier to have a group to be with and my others were quite accepting. We will see!

Karen, I can hear your pain and feel it with you.... My step mom, who passed away this last December was that way with my kids. Adopted and biological, but was very quick to point out how they were not her blood... Wanted kudos for being polite to them and ALLOWING them to visit my dad. So many tough moments in this life! My dad was great though and always put all of my kids first. He has loved them all as his grand kids, no differences. He is my rock.

Danz, I was so sad to read about your little turkeys! It is so easy to get attached to these little birds. My kids had our new birds named on the way home, it is exciting to see them grow and change. We now have a Bloom( Silkie) a TaruHonda( ameracauna) and a Mystery(BCM) added to our crew!

I hadn't been on in a few days, but did read. I am sorry your tractor was so naughty as to knock down part of your barn!!
Glad some roosters have new homes and hens and chicks too!

Ivy, my kids talked about your puppy on and off all day her coloring is just so endearing. Not plain like our solid dogs..... Now they want a great pyryneese AND a silver and black Havanese..... I hope you weren't on your feet too much today. It sounds like you could be very missed at your job, but pain is a signal to be careful as you well know.

Fed my new babies and my older ones scrambled egg tonight. Guess what? They liked that much better