Dixie Chicks

[Alaskan]

Quote: that sucks in an impressive way..


I was thinking of planting peas... thought that I should wait one more week... and then it started snowing (I think on the 8th), anyway... it hasn't stopped since

 

[Ravynscroft]

Supposed to be 79° tomorrow...

 

[Alaskan]

wowsers sounds nice

 

[Ravynscroft]

Humidity so high feels like you are drinking the air, lol...

Went from Ice Age to Heat Wave...

 

[perchie.girl]

a drink would be a great idea... except that I am too sick...

Ohh pooor baby a shot of whisky with honey and lemon is just the ticket

deb

 

[Ravynscroft]

I have a mystery pullet layer, lol... prettiest little blue pullet eggs...

Just can't seem to catch her in the act tho...

 

[Alaskan]

very pretty blue!

 

[Ravynscroft]

Thanks! I have 2 Lav's, 1 blue, 1 splash Ameraucanas and an Araucana in the pen... 1 of them is sneaking in to lay whenever I'm not looking, lol...

 

[Beer can]

I was thinking of planting peas... thought that I should wait one more week... and then it started snowing (I think on the 8th), anyway... it hasn't stopped since

Plant them early, ours take a beating as far as cold weather goes, but they can't take three feet of snow!

Humidity so high feels like you are drinking the air, lol...

Went from Ice Age to Heat Wave...

Same here, hundreds of frogs making all kinds of racket in our pond, geese honking like crazy!

calm before the storm.........

I have a mystery pullet layer, lol... prettiest little blue pullet eggs...



Just can't seem to catch her in the act tho...

They are purty!

 

[Outpost JWB]

Morning all! Gotta get ready for work. Had a bad thing happen to chicks yesterday

. I have 3 brooder pens. DH uncovered one about 9am after I had left for work. (The only one that has to be uncovered). Said he checked all three for food & water & all was well. At 7pm when I got home I had 2 dead chicks, another 2 near dead. They had trampled each other, pecked pretty bad, and were sitting in water. The brooder box has an open floor and it has chicken wire top. I cover it nightly with a board, but there are still open slits for ventilation. Any how, some way the water puddled in their pen and it all went wrong. I know we lost an easter egger & not sure of the breed on the other. I'll figure it out today when I get home from work. The 2 that were near death is an easter egger & a light brahma. I have the brahma in a bird cage in the garage with a light. Checked on it this morning & it stood up and has drank and ate. Better than last night. The injured Easter egger was not as bad off. I put her in another pen where the chicks are a week younger. We also moved the pen to higher ground.