Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

Spent lots of time out with the chicks today...my dad took all the kiddos and I used all that alone time to clean up the coop and observe my beautiful birdies. The grow out pen (medium coop) is full of mostly your and Jill's gifts. Have two just downright gorgeous pairs of Swedish Flower; two pairs of Silver Penciled rocks; one pair mottled houdans; can't sex the Cochins or lavender Americaunas from Jill... awe so many others.... the birthday chicks are huge! Must take pictures tomorrow the hrir are looking lovely but not laying? Think I have an egg thief there! Still battling the squirrels

But the numbers are getting better, 12 eggs today alone

I did find a local valley center byc'er who will incubate the 10 Turkey eggs I brought home from my moms ... so hoping to have turkeys in 28 days lol

 

I was wondering how you will fair with humidity and illness there, I hope its simply something they ate and not anything major! I had a droopy winged CCL last week and some runny poo no blood, but I jumped in with amprolium quick enough that no others were effected, I culled the sick one. I have never been able to bring one back that already had the droopy wings and sick appearance so I now remove from flock and cull. This has been a very disgusting summer for a chicken keeper here in PA, my house I swear has mushrooms growing on it! I know I shouldn't complain about rain but my goodness we are NOT set up for this much rain, plus we live right where the mountains level off and get ALL the run off. Not sure why I bothered to spend the cash to keep the pool up and running! Anyways, good luck oz I am sure Bernie has it under control!

 

It took almost a week, squeezing in few pages here and there, but I did it--all 326 pages!

What an adventure, I'm exhausted

And now I'm dying for a 2 week vacation in the Philippines LOL

 

I'm in like Flynn for a chicken mission (especially if there are drinks on the beach after a long day's work).