Consolidated Kansas

[pikeman94]

I discovered that my memory card Is NOT in my camera after I took pictures. I can't find my patch cord to see if it they are stored in the small memory built into the camera. Just my luck. DH took a few pictures so I will post those.
I ordered a trio and a pair of the Orlandsk. One of the little pullets is fluffed up and not doing so well right now. I hope she is just tired. I gave them chick saver and food with some probiotics. Anyone else know anything that might help her get back on her feet? It's the little red and white one that isn't doing well.
They kind of blend in with this old linoleum with adhesive on it so it's kind of hard to see them well.

Danz - Those are some nice looking hens! They almost look like Alohas.

 

[sunflowerparrot]

Hawkeye, have you ever heard of Odd Ball Yarn Shop? I thin they have a place in Wichita and one in Newton too. I might be wrong but I think it's in the outlet mall there. I-ve never been

Odd Ball is north Wichita - Can't remember exactly where but in the WSU area... There is also a yarn shop downtown Wichita - Twist. I've taken several of their classes. Their yarn is too expensive (you can buy the same quality elsewhere for cheaper), but they have great classes!

 

[MsBagawkbagawk]

The beadery in Newton is also good. They are downtown, but might not be pen anymore, it's been along time.

 

[sunflowerparrot]

Here are a few links I use for books -

1. Daily Deal (just what it says, a deal on a book every day)
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2. 100 Kindle Books for $3.99 or less (updated the first of every month)
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3. BookBub (free and super discounted books updated many times throughout the day)
http://www.facebook.com/BookBub

 

[sunflowerparrot]

My main chicken coop should be ready to move chickens into by next weekend (YAY!) My question for everyone is: What do you have in the bottom of your chicken coop? I am thinking about doing the deep flooring that I've read about - was going to start off with a few blocks of pine chips.. then add a layer of dried cattails in a month or so - then more pine chips - more cattails - etc. Would love to know the pros and cons of what others are using...

 

[MsBagawkbagawk]

I use a light layer of sand to help the poop not stick, then some straw or prairie hay, but I only do that in the winter because they're outside all day in the summer anyways. I do put in about a flake of prairie hay every time I clean in the summer anyways, because it's fun to watch them carry it around. I used to use the deep litter method, but the coop (former garden shed, we didn't have any time to build something better, and this was pretty nice anyways) was such a pain to clean everything out of that I just started cleaning it every couple of weeks, and a sweep every week.

 

[sunflowerparrot]

I use a light layer of sand to help the poop not stick, then some straw or prairie hay, but I only do that in the winter because they're outside all day in the summer anyways. I do put in about a flake of prairie hay every time I clean in the summer anyways, because it's fun to watch them carry it around. I used to use the deep litter method, but the coop (former garden shed, we didn't have any time to build something better, and this was pretty nice anyways) was such a pain to clean everything out of that I just started cleaning it every couple of weeks, and a sweep every week.

What kind of sand?

 

[MsBagawkbagawk]

I'm not sure, my dad is technically a bricklayer, and he always has extra sand in a big tub behind the barn, so I just fill up a couple of four gallon buckets and use dump it on the floor, ten move it around with a rake. I don't think it matters too much though, it's only to give a little "friction", I guess, so that I don't have to scrape the floor.

 

[sharol]

I use a couple of bales of pine shavings after I clean out the coop in the fall. Then every morning I pick up the heavy poo under the roosts and put it in the pile near the garden. Periodically I stir things up with a shovel to fluff up the shavings and remaining poo. Then every so often I add half a bale of shavings. this is in a 6x8 coop. The shavings are about 8-12 inches deep most of the time. I only have completely cleaned out the coop once (last August), but there is almost no smell.

 

[Hawkeye95]

Hawkeye, have you ever heard of Odd Ball Yarn Shop? I thin they have a place in Wichita and one in Newton too. I might be wrong but I think it's in the outlet mall there. I-ve never been but my Nana said it was really cool.
And I love my Kindle! I just got a Nexus 7, and downloaded the Kindle app so I could read my books and only pay Amazon prices instead of Play Store prices. But as far as a e-reader goes the Kindle is great. And it's so easy on the eyes.

Nope, never heard of it. I mainly visit those two stores I mentioned-- the Heritage and Twist.

But having said that, I buy most of my yarn at Hobby Lobby. (cheaper) But I buy my books and patterns from the yarn shops.

I have chickens in my kitchen!!!

My Orlandsk dwarfs came in this morning. Unfortunately one of my little cockerels was dead. That corner of the box was broken out and I honestly suspect he might have been injured when that happened. The postal service makes me so mad.

They break my eggs and now in an obvious bird box they manage to smash a corner and break it open!!!!!!

YAY for your new chickens!! I'm soooo sorry your little cockerel was killed. That is terrible, poor thing.

I got ducks to help with our bug problem, and this year I've had to feed the ducks a lot more than I had expected. We're so dry, we don't have grasshoppers or ticks this year!

I, too, am always looking for cute fabric and yarn. I've got a couple of long-term (I've been working on the one for over a decade, and the other for 5+ years) crochet projects (afghans) that I'm currently trying to finish, but I start a smaller project every now and then to make myself feel better when I actually finish something. These smaller projects started out with the intent of selling them, but I've not had any luck selling anything, even a baby blanket. What do you do with the projects you finish? And, since everyone likes pictures, here are pictures of my two most recently finished projects. The first is a blue-green afghan with a tan border. It is roughly 65"LX43"W. The 2nd is a baby afghan that highlights the broomstick stitch. It is roughly 28"X30".

Beautiful! Good job on the blankets! I've never done a blanket. I mostly stick to sweaters, jackets and dresses.

I discovered that my memory card Is NOT in my camera after I took pictures. I can't find my patch cord to see if it they are stored in the small memory built into the camera. Just my luck. DH took a few pictures so I will post those.
I ordered a trio and a pair of the Orlandsk. One of the little pullets is fluffed up and not doing so well right now. I hope she is just tired. I gave them chick saver and food with some probiotics. Anyone else know anything that might help her get back on her feet? It's the little red and white one that isn't doing well.
They kind of blend in with this old linoleum with adhesive on it so it's kind of hard to see them well.

Beautiful! They do look like Alohas!

I'm enjoying all the pretty chicken photos!

Here are some not-so-great pictures of poor Old Sophia. She's the BO in the front left of the group picture. You can see she's bigger than the other chickens. She's always been the biggest, even before she was fat. It's not as easy to see here, but her thighs are much bigger than the other BOs. She seems to be healthy, other than her size. Is it really possible she's so much better at eating, or that much more devoted to eating, than the others? Or is it likely there's something else wrong with her?



Sorry about having to look sideways; I thought I had the photos rotated, but apparently not! You can see how large her rear end is, and the feathers have rubbed off or something.



It's hard to see it here, but her belly nearly drags on the ground and her stance is wider than the rest of the birds.

You're right, she's not looking so good. Is her eye blue? Aren't they supposed to be gold on BO's? I wonder if she is getting some kind of eye trouble, too?? So odd!

My main chicken coop should be ready to move chickens into by next weekend (YAY!) My question for everyone is: What do you have in the bottom of your chicken coop? I am thinking about doing the deep flooring that I've read about - was going to start off with a few blocks of pine chips.. then add a layer of dried cattails in a month or so - then more pine chips - more cattails - etc. Would love to know the pros and cons of what others are using...

I use DLM, and I just put in a few inches of pine shavings (pine bedding from Atwoods) on the floor. The first week or two, you'll need to stir it and flip it, but then after a while, you won't have to do anything with it anymore. I've had pine chips in there since last October and it is just now starting to look a little worn and done in. I'm planning on changing it out soon. So it's a great method, because it did last nearly a year. You just add a bit more when you need to. I didn't really even have to do that. So I would recommend that. I have a vinyl flooring on the bottom of my coop, so that protects it from the chips breaking down.