tweety, I'm glad your GPs are starting to get more comfortable with you. I have one like your Rosie, my Jasmine is like that, more guarded & you have to win her trust & Lily is the more silly one & follows me around wanting attention. You would never know my two are sisters at all because they don't look alike & they don't act alike, but they sure do have sibling rivalry, they fight at the drop of a hat. They're so jealous of each other, I can't do anything with one without giving the other equal time or equal treats or whatever. I'm glad your chick is doing well too. I have heard that more roosters hatch in hot weather than when it's cooler, so that may be why you got more of those.I've not been on the board for a day and I'm already behind on posts. Guess the board started to move a bit faster now.
Danz - I hope you don't lose any birds due to theft while you are gone! Can your DH do something about locking up the gates? Argh... I just don't understand how someone would want to steal birds. if he was the one who stole those birds, he sure is bold to call you to find out if you will be gone or not. I hope you guys are all set to load birds and ready to go to the auction. Have a great auction there and meet up with friends then come back to tell us all the great stories!
Okiequeenbee - My DH wants to keep bees for the honey. Since I was stung by a bee when I was a little kid, I was always afraid of flying insect buzzing around me. I literally panic and my heart starts pounding fast. If he really does want to do so, I will have to contact you for some tips and lessons.
Lizzy - It is great that you guys are finally getting some much needed rain. I saw it on the radar this morning that Goodland area will be having rain for a little while longer. Hope you birds are doing better. After seeing how difficult it is to treat bumblefoot, I may need to think about getting some sulfa drugs in my birds's first aid box.
22qzoo - Coconut oil.. Never knew that it has so much great uses with the oil. I may need to look it up more on the internet.
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Someone here mentioned using a combination of essential oils as flea and tick repellent. Can you please post the recipe or pm me the recipe? I sure could use it especially now that I have 4 dogs.
It sure is cooler this morning. I had to wear a jacket to walk the dogs! I'm loving it! But one side of my face is a bit swollen, I think it is due to my blocked sinus. It hurts to the touch too. I hope I don't come dowh with another sinus infection because of the allergy flare ups.
The injured baby chick is doing very well. It is running around, eating and drinking normally. Its feather is growing in too. But it is still much smaller than the others so hopefully it will catch up in size eventually.
Seems like I'm having more boys than girls again with this round of chicks. Not sure if it has anything to do with the hot temperature or not. I need girls for their eggs. Most of the boys will, eventually, end up in my freezer.
The 2 GPs are slowly warming up to us. They really like my son and will go to him without any issue. Rosie is still very guarded and Skylette is very playful. They are slowing adapting to live in the barn. I am hoping they will let me handle them a little bit in a couple of weeks.
Have a great day everyone! Enjoy the cooler weather and for those who is lucky enough to have rain, enjoy it for us (the south central part of KS didn't get much rain at all).
That's a neat egg basket Ralph, who lays the olive eggs? I've thought about trying to breed for olive eggers, but have had too many other projects to this point. I have a young Welsummer cockerel that I thought about putting with my Ameraucanas to try to produce some. I only have one Black Copper Marans hen left & she is getting older & I don't think she even lays very often now.
My hens liked the overcast day yesterday and I gathered more than my little egg basket would hold. I have EE's. Mottled Java, Marans, Silver-Laced wyandottes, and Silkies.
I don't honestly know how many options there are around here. We use Ferrell Gas mainly because we have two tanks. One we own and the other is rented and since its rented from Ferrell, I think we have to use them so its just easier to use them for both tanks. I don't know if they lock in a rate for a whole year or not - we've only filled our tank once when we first moved in, and in spring this year I checked and we still had 60% so I decided to wait until next spring to fill it since their minimum delivery is 200 gallons. But, we only use propane for heat - everything else is electric, so we don't use it at all for most of the year when the heat isn't running.
Would you mind sharing the recipe for both the antiperspirant and the remedy for swollen ankles? I have been thinking about buying some coconut oil to use on Baby when s/he is born because it is safe for cloth diapers. However, I wanted to have more uses for it than just that before I buy it...
I make beef and noodles over mashed potatoes, and I'm sure you could adapt the recipe for chicken. I usually put the meat in the crockpot, adding enough juice to come about halfway up the roast. I then add homemade onion soup mix to it and let it cook. When the meat is done, I drain the juice from the crockpot and put it in big sauce pans, where I bring it to a boil. While I wait for it to boil, I mix up some homemade noodles and chop the meat (1 egg, 2 T water, salt and pepper to taste, and enough flour to make a stiff dough... Roll out the dough and cut into noodles, making sure to cut the noodles somewhat small because they will "grow" while cooking). Add the noodles to the boiling juice, along with the chopped meat. If there isn't enough juice, add some water and bouillon cubes. Server hot over mashed potatoes.
