Consolidated Kansas

[Hawkeye95]

Where did Checoukan's post go?!?!??!?! I clicked it!! Anyway-- Checoukan--- YAY!!!!! Looks like you did great down in Pryor! I'm so excited for you! The birds were really looking great! Sounds like you had some good competition, too. Makes it even better!

I sure wish I could have done that one. I was planning on the Oskalooska (sp?!) show next week, and now I have to back out. I WILL be going to the Kansas Classic in Hutch in April though... I don't care what happens!!! LOL!!

Anyone in the Oswego area, come by the post office and say hello. The Lord has blessed me with a really good place to hang my hat for the next few years and I am now your postmaster. I have a great bunch of employees to work with and the stress level has bottomed out, so hoping to get back into the swing of things soon.

Enjoy your Sunday everyone ~ Tammy

I'm so happy for you and big congrats on the new job! Congrats! It sounds like a really fun place to work! I know my post master has a pretty good time at work, too. But she only has ONE employee with her who is out off and on running the routes. But we're really, really teeny tiny out here. I'm sorry your kids have moved and taken the grandkids. That is a bummer. That is an adorable picture of your dog and your grandson!

One of my eggs in the incubator has the air sac on the side - the chick is developing as everyone else and the sac is intact. I'm wondering if the chick will be able to hatch - I'm guessing I'll have to keep an eye on it and help out when the time comes. Anyone ever hear of this - what outcome should I expect?

I would mark the air cell with a big circle to show you the boundaries of it on the outside when you candle it. I'm guessing it might be just fine. I have had some really crazy looking eggs go ahead and hatch even after their air cells detached and reattached to the sides like that. But it would be a good idea to keep an eye on it. Once it tries to pip internally-- that is where you could run into trouble. It will need the air sac to breathe. If it can pip into it.... maybe you could poke a tiny hole where it's beak is (once everyone else has pipped internally) and leave it be.... I wouldn't offer it too much help.

I am pretty upset this morning. I had eggs starting to hatch yesterday. This morning I found the hatcher had gotten unplugged. I suspect DH tripped over it and didn't think to check it....but he denies it.

Oh yikes! How did that hatch turn out? I hope you got more babies out of it. So sorry!

I'm so looking forward to the warmer weather we're supposed to have this week. It was still really chilly when I went out awhile ago, it's supposed to be 55 this afternoon though & 69 tomorrow, yay! I'm planning on finishing up my breeder pens this afternoon & getting my SFH & Cream Legbars moved into their new quarters. I'm sure they will be happy to be out of the muddy pen they're in. Tomorrow I'm going to work on my goat pen & a friend is coming to help me, so that will be nice to have someone else to help hold things. It's always nicer to have help than to do things alone, more fun too.

Well you all enjoy your day, my grand daughter is coming this afternoon.

Hope you get some work done on the breeder pens! Pictures?!?! I'm dying for pictures! Can you tell??! hahahaha!

Hi, im new my name is Derrick from Topeka,Ks Starting a small flock for my 6yr old daughter to enjoy. We have 4 wyandottes(2 gold laced,2silver laced)2 Plymoth barred rock, 3 mystery red pullets, 3 R.I Red .I had hoped for at least one Roo but i think all will be hens

WELCOME!!! So glad to have another person join the group here! This is an excellent group of people here. Congrats on your new birds! I'm sure any of us could hunt up a rooster for you! I've got extras!! hahaha!

Today I have a friend coming over to help me this afternoon to put up a pen for my little goat. I hope I have enough materials to use for it because I just have no money right now to go buy more. I had hoped to save the last two livestock panels I have for the hoop coop, but they're going to have to go for the goat pen instead right now. We'll have to get on building the hoop coop before long since I have 25 broiler chicks coming April 15th. I plan to put them in there to stay until they get processed.

Well enjoy the weather today, it's already 55 here now, that was supposed to be our high for the day, it looks like it's going to get warmer than they thought. I'll take it, I am so done with winter. We do have two colder days after this, but then another warmup. I am so ready!

That's great you got your birds moved into new digs!! That's exciting! One step closer to being able to get your breeding program really off the ground... next step are the eggs! Good luck on the goat pen! I'm interested in seeing what you come up with!

Okay-- I think it's going to be a beautiful day out there! I'm DYING to take a horse out but there is no one to watch my Little. I've already been out to play with the birds and check everyone and give them treats. I can't wait until it's warm enough to set up their outdoor pens! (for the silkies...) The layers are always outside! Is anyone else dying to start planting?? I saw trees at Walmart this morning and I just want to dig and plant my little heart out and find all kinds of apple and fruit trees. I just hope we find out where we'll be before Spring is over so I don't miss out on another planting season!

 

[Trish44]

Danz, I don't know for sure what the deal is, I need to call that lady again, but she put up on her FB page that the doeling I was wanting is sold & I interpreted it as she sold it to someone else. It upset me that if she did sell it to someone else she would tell me she would hold it for me & then sell it out from under me. I couldn't call yesterday, so I will try to call whenever I get done working on the fence today & make sure she meant she had sold it to me & not someone else. I sure am going to be angry if she made the deal with me & then sold to someone else.

I've got to get off here & get out & do a few things while my DH is at the gym. Have a good day everyone!

 

[chicken danz]

Hawkeye I would be going insane if I didn't know where I was going to be in the spring. I kind of went through that here and had a garden I couldn't attend except by long distance. I had purchased this house but hadn't moved down here yet. As it was the raccoons and wild turkeys ate the whole thing.
I need to get out and get busy but I have a severe headache. My neck has been really causing me problems lately. I guess it's about time to start using the tens unit again cause the medications aren't helping.
I actually did better than I thought on the hatch. I had a couple that didn't hatch but I ended up with 6 out of about 11 . Actually it was 7 but one little chick was too chilled and died right away. I need to go pull some more eggs today and get them in the hatcher. Hawkeye I do believe that Mr. Meat bred my little d'uccle hens. I have some awfully dark little d'uccles. There was no other possibility. I figured he was safe since he just was learning to crow but maybe not. I can just see a fat, big legged red faced bantam chick. Now that would be weird!!
Trish I'll bet she meant it was sold to you. I hope so.
Well I have wasted enough time so I'd better get busy.

 

[checoukan]

They are supposed to be done this afternoon late!!!!!!!!!!

They are putting all the final trim on!!! The barn looks so good!! Pictures tonight!!!!!

Hawkeye, what post are you talking about?

I have most of my rosecombs out side, OH MY we are so busy, Now for wiring, dirt and finish the room!!! My dream is coming true!!!

 

[michelleml]

They are supposed to be done this afternoon late!!!!!!!!!!

They are putting all the final trim on!!! The barn looks so good!! Pictures tonight!!!!!

Hawkeye, what post are you talking about?

I have most of my rosecombs out side, OH MY we are so busy, Now for wiring, dirt and finish the room!!! My dream is coming true!!!

So exciting i pray one day we can have a small barn built
pictures when you can

 

[Derrick785]

Thankyou very much

derrick785 nice to have someone a little closer you'll learn a ton here a very friendly people

 

[Derrick785]

Thanks for the info. mydaughter will be excited. we actually l are not in city limits so noise shouldnt be an issue.

That's so funny - most people hope for pullets and are disappointed when one ends up being a rooster, especially if they live in an area where roosters aren't allowed. You shouldn't have any trouble finding a rooster to add to your flock if you later decide you want one. Look on Craigslist, or there is a Facebook Poultry Swap page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/275183675880038/ that you can join. There are roosters on there all the time, or you can make your own post if you are looking for something specific.

 

[Derrick785]

Thank Danz, I am overwhelmed at all the kindness people are showing here. Its a blessing.

 

[Deerfield Acres]

Derrick785,

Glad you're here!

DD had to redo all her blood work and bone age xrays today since DH's company changed insurance at the first of the year. Isn't that crazy? They have to apply all over again for coverage that we know will be denied. There is a charitable organization that foots the bill for her injections because she fits every single criteria for not being able to make her own growth hormone. We just have to keep proving that she needs it and proving that the insurance company hasn't changed its mind and won't pay. So, once the insurance company turns us down after getting the new blood work, then the Endocrinologist files an appeal and the charitable organization pays for the product and has the supplying pharmacy ship the growth hormone kit. The insurance companies are allowed to deny coverage because many dwarves can live a normal life span without complications. This treatment would cost us several thousands of dollars a year without the help from the charity.

Okay, back to topic: I am finally getting eggs! 10 chicken eggs today and 4 duck eggs. I'm hatching the big ones to sell for a little feed money but I'm so happy to see everyone getting with the program! I just keep waiting for the pricier birds to lay... then I have to wait for their eggs to size up since they are pullets (under a year). Patience, patience, patience.

 

[mstng67]

Congrats checoukan!