Oh yes, it was Chickies_Duckies_etc and she had addressed it to me, and I subsequently researched them. It is just perfect to see some for sale but I'm not in a good position at the moment to get them. Our pasture has one fence that is 5-strand barbed wire and it is on the "long" side. It would keep in large livestock like cattle or horses just fine but in order to put in the smaller animals, we would need to do field fence on our side of it. Fortunately we could use the t-posts that the barbed wire attaches to, so it wouldn't be that hard to do but would be an expense and with everything else we've got going on right now, we just don't have the time to do it. Not to mention, I'd really rather not get animals now that I have to over-winter before I even get the benefit of them. What I'd like to do is do the fencing between now and spring and in the spring, when the new grass is starting to grow, THEN get the livestock that can benefit from it. So, unfortunately the timing doesn't feel right here, but hopefully a similar opportunity will come along next year and we'll be rarin' to go by then!
So sorry about the Lemon Cuckoo - you don't seem to be having good luck with them at all. Hopefully the new eggs will hatch well and fare better.
Well, I thought I would update on the real estate situation about which I posted a day or two ago. I wound up writing an email to the realtor explaining the concerns I had, and at the end requested that we void the contract and each go our separate ways. To her credit, she replied with an email apologizing profusely for her poor communication, and saying that she wouldn't want to hold me to a contract if it doesn't feel right to both of us, so consider us canceled. The relief I felt was instantaneous and last night I slept better than I have for days, since I didn't have to wake up in the middle of the night and toss and turn worrying about the situation. Around the time all this was going on, I had a sudden thought about a realtor whose signs I've seen in my neighborhood a lot, so I decided to call him. I figure he gets enough listings in that area that he probably knows the market there real well. He came out to look at it right away, and called me last night with a game plan. I feel 100% better about this than I ever did about the first realtor. I signed with her based on the strong recommendation of a good friend of mine, and against my "gut". What I have learned from the experience is that a) "one size does NOT fit all, and b) trust my gut.
Sera is thrilled! Her eggs are pinkish brown, darker than Blooms very light pink/ white ones. She is also very quiet. No loud goofy egg song :-(. But she has laid one daily. 
