Isn't that neat!
So here's a cool thing. I sold tons of my Aloha culls to a young lady who eventually had to sell out and moved out of state. This happened months ago. Today I met the man who bought all my culls from her. He came to buy some of my ducks. We put two and two together when he started telling me about his orange chickens with spots. Small world. I sold the birds to the young woman in Udall and she sold them to a guy who lives a couple miles from me! LOL! So funny! I sold him a few ducks and some Swedish Flower chicks. He wants me to come over and talk to him about his birds and what it was that disqualified them from my keepers. So fun!
I am sorry I've been MIA. I miss the interaction but just can't get my life to slow down. I've kept up reading everything but I've had some computer trouble also. Tomorrow I get a new one -- they were transferring my files today.
If anyone is interested in a quad of Black Ameraucanas split to lavender, I'll be advertising them soon.
I know how you feel. I want to
TSC and looked at the chicks, they are so darling. What really gets me now is the goslings though. Now that I have geese I just love their babies!!! But I don't need a bunch of brown africans running around around and I just keep reminding myself "Pools in winter, pools in winter."
We went to Orscheln today to get dog food and of course I HAD to go look at the chicks. Chicken math sucks today; I have nowhere I could put more chickens so all I could do was look. Sigh.
That is a fabulous hatch for shipped eggs!!! Good for you taking matters into your own hands! I think you could do it too but it is more fun and much easier with help.
mrs broody pants and her 4 chicks are doing good and the 5 i have in the brooder our doing good also i guess 9 out of 12 is not bad for shipped eggs.
I was looking at pictures and Dh walked in asked what i was doing i told him im learning how to build a chicken run. He asked why did i need to learn how to build one. I asked him if he could keep and eye on kids while i build the run and he laughed and said okay i will help you build your chicken run
. I hoping we can get started in the next few days if not i will have to wait til i come home from my little trip from texas.
Stay warm everyone
Michelle
Your husband is an awesome carpenter, you have that flat out adorable little "cape cod style" coop right? Gosh, I love that coop, it is stunning. My DH is not a carpenter but he tries awful hard. One thing that really gets him tickled is when people on the forum are impressed with his work. I always make sure to tell him when people on here compliment his work, like the brooders he built for me and I really need to post some pics of my new pens too which really did turn out pretty nice despite all of our "mistakes!"
I have also noticed that even though my husband is a carpenter by profession, I have to make sure I brag about the things he builds, otherwise he thinks I don't appreciate it. So don't forget to do some bragging to build up his ego!
Sunflower-Just keep a close eye on the polish as they get their crests. I sold my trio of polish last year because my layers would relentlessly pick at the streamers in my roos crest and he couldn't see to get away from them. It was terrible. So that is something to keep in mine. My birds had come from a breeder so they had enormous crests that really blocked their vision. Hopefully a hatchery polish won't be so heavily feathered and they can see to run away! They are really neat birds though and super cute chicks with their little button hats!
I have one Polish Crested pullet and she is nothing what I thought she would be like. Right now my coop is rooster heavy, I have three roosters and 2 pullets. She rules the roosters and they are so much bigger than she is. She does not let them near her. She is the first one out of the coop in the morning and the first one to investigate anything, She is just full of personality and always has us laughing. I am also getting about 5 eggs a week from her.
Brrrrr. It is still cold here this morning! But the ice is starting to melt so that is good. I hope it warms back up quick! We got a lot of painting done last night so I only need to do one more wall coat (but we ran out of wall paint so I have to run to town which will be a bit of a setback time wise) and finish up the bottom of the trim boards once I pull up the paper!! Yippee!! I also found a matching valence on
Ebay this morning which really made my day. I picked a retired pottery barn bedding set out that I just loved. It is twinkle twinkle little star and the valences have bunnies and sheep on them looking up at the stars but I only have two and three windows! I have been looking for months and all of a sudden this morning there were three for sale! Sorry, pregnant lady jabber.....
Anyway, I need to get outside and take care of the crew and then head into town to run nine million errands. Hope everyone has a good day and stays warm!
