Granny's gone and done it again

[Granny Hatchet]

The Texas topaz birds? They were Jim as daddy and topaz, amethyst, and opal as moms, right? Big cream eggs were leghorn. Small blue eggs are topaz.

yes, the hens and roos both were beautiful. Creamy white /blue ? I dont know what color you call them. I seriously need my ass kicked. I was downsizing .

 

[Granny Hatchet]

They’re just plain old birds, not interesting or weird. A legbar over a leghorn. You can do that yourself with TSC birds!

I didnt think they were plain at all. I loved the color. Seems like the roo has some yellowing ?

 

[campingshaws]

Granny you’re just feeling the blues. I sold off all but two of my birds from Sally, and I babied them like they were the last birds on the planet. I understand feeling sentimental. I didn’t give it a second thought when you sold those birds, and you shouldn’t either. Chicken lives are too fragile and fickle to get worked up over them. There will always be more great birds that we love.

I reminded DD this morning that we got plain breeds so we can sell them in the fall instead of wintering them all and losing them anyway. We’ll probably keep a few that are particularly endearing, but other than that we’re not planning to keep the majority.

 

[campingshaws]

Isabella. Lots of birds come in that coloring!

 

[Granny Hatchet]

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Granny you’re just feeling the blues. I sold off all but two of my birds from Sally, and I babied them like they were the last birds on the planet. I understand feeling sentimental. I didn’t give it a second thought when you sold those birds, and you shouldn’t either. Chicken lives are too fragile and fickle to get worked up over them. There will always be more great birds that we love.

I reminded DD this morning that we got plain breeds so we can sell them in the fall instead of wintering them all and losing them anyway. We’ll probably keep a few that are particularly endearing, but other than that we’re not planning to keep the majority.

Ya, I guess I am. Am I depressing everyone ? I hope not.

 

[campingshaws]

Ya, I guess I am. Am I depressing everyone ? I hope not.

Not me. We all go through these times. Some downtimes are better or worse than others. This, too, shall pass.

I keep thinking about the waterers, could you do a pvc with nipples and a reservoir you fill with a hose? At least for the summer. Maybe heat tape can keep it from freezing in the winter?

 

[Watermelon123]

Isabella. Lots of birds come in that coloring!

Isabela is just a lavender diluted form of Brown. The brown gene is diluted by the lavender?

 

[campingshaws]

Isabela is just a lavender diluted form of Brown. The brown gene is diluted by the lavender?

Lolololololol melon you overestimate me. That’s a question for chickat. Did you see my link to her thread? The genetics muddles me up, I had to get very simple explanations from her all the time.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Not me. We all go through these times. Some downtimes are better or worse than others. This, too, shall pass.

I keep thinking about the waterers, could you do a pvc with nipples and a reservoir you fill with a hose? At least for the summer. Maybe heat tape can keep it from freezing in the winter?

Thank you, My mind is too jumbled right now to be able to do anything. Its like you are talking french to me. LOL