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

I had to delay my trip home by 24 hours. I have work dramas that need to be solved tomorrow.
I'm hopping that all goes well and you have your normal job after the 'drama' is solved!


The last of the eggs arrived today that will make the flight. One nong decided to send quail eggs Fedex Ground to save a few bucks. They will end up getting returned to him in a couple of weeks,

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We received lots of compliments on the idea to pack all of the housewares from Cavite in 55g blue drums. My wife's family was eyeing them up and Mrz Oz almost had to stand guard over them until they left for the farm yesterday. The road home has a bridge out from the typhoon associated floods, adding about two hours to the trip yesterday for the delivery truck. My butt will be in bad shape by the time I do 7500 miles in a plane, three hours of layover and a 4 hr drive home. A good soak in the warm ocean waters out front will be in order.

Feta is on heat so she will cycle again in 21 days. I hope to introduce her to Caprino, the future Anglo Nubian buck then. Maybe we will get Peiloutte as well. Three does and a buck are all I want to carry through the dry season. We may be able to carry more once the Ipil-ipil trees produce fodder. We will sell 2000lb of copra mid week next week and haul home a goat or two.

We will attend the Lions Club meeting Tuesday to sure up the details of the "Chicken Mission" in March.

I also got a PM from a BYCer from Mindanao to the south. He is going to visit and buy a few birds.

Todays Hardware store delivery

60 sacks cement
700 cinder blocks
1000ft rebar
1100ft GI pipe
100ft angle iron
50lbs welding rods


I will order the thatch roofing after Christmas

Todays Feed Store delivery

500lb rice bran
100lb copra meal


Bernie's Nephew is starting for a month on Monday to help out.

Losing 24 hrs is going to make for an extra busy week

All we need is me.
Make the hugs fast, you are a busy man before you even get there!

Scott
 
So sad you don't have Legbar eggs with you. Not a single one started laying. Next time.

Take lots of pics and happy travels

your birds not laying either?
i only have to little silkies laying
all the huge orpingtons are finished molting but still on strike :(
 
Welcome to winter?
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My 9 girls are still giving me 6-8 eggs a day. Hooray for Alabama and having an open coop. Ofcourse, it's their first year and started laying in July/August. It's not uncommon for late-in-the-year layers to not slow down until later in the winter, if at all.

No man around the hen house though, so nothing to hatch.
 
Welcome to winter?
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My 9 girls are still giving me 6-8 eggs a day. Hooray for Alabama and having an open coop. Ofcourse, it's their first year and started laying in July/August. It's not uncommon for late-in-the-year layers to not slow down until later in the winter, if at all.

No man around the hen house though, so nothing to hatch.

i'm going to clear out some "dead wood" from my 2 big coops
they might want a little extra space...?
also my feed bill is over $100 a month
i'll see if i can get that down some
 
i'm going to clear out some "dead wood" from my 2 big coops
they might want a little extra space...?
also my feed bill is over $100 a month
i'll see if i can get that down some

I've noticed with some of the less wonderful weather mine rather stay in the coop and eat, eat, eat. Doesn't help they're on crumble because I have some juveniles. Crumble always wastes more
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One day of rain and they'll eat 2-3 days worth of food
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Fatties.
 
I've noticed with some of the less wonderful weather mine rather stay in the coop and eat, eat, eat. Doesn't help they're on crumble because I have some juveniles. Crumble always wastes more
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One day of rain and they'll eat 2-3 days worth of food
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Fatties.

mine are 1/2 crazy i guess they will be rite outside when it rains
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