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[Chaos18]

What humidity for lockdown again

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[chicken hawk 33]

Today's eggs.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Had an early morning shower, then turned muggy. It's pleasant now, so I may attempt to work on my new coop when I get home from work. Then again, I may just enjoy doing nothing for a change...

Wouldn't that be nice. I remember vacations.

At least get the protection for your head and face.

I started with my bee suit on. Second and third go round I just had a hood and gloves. I ended up getting stung once in the leg, once in the back and twice in the right upper arm. Not bad considering thousands of bees that thought I was being mean to them.

So I did it but ended up doing the shotgun method, much to the consternation of neighbors. (They moved here from the city to escape gunfire)
The telescoping lopper I bought from Lowe's turned out to be a joke. It has both a saw blade and a lopper. The branches were much too thin to use the saw on since the warm was at the end. But, the branches were too thick for the wimpy lopper. I'm taking it back today.

My son has a pretty good video of it on his phone. When I see him again, I'll see if he can get it online.

I thought so, so no quitting just moderate yerself! that condo sounds like it was lovely! three sep furnaces too oh wow!! how many sq ft is it!!! holy cow!
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she is so gorgeous! and having the time of her life thanks to you Daddo! awesome!
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No just 2, The cellar runs off the first floor units. The house is 113 years old and built like brick row houses of the 1800s. 30' high at the top of the parapet walls, flat roof, half of the cellar is above ground, 11' ceilings, only 5 rooms. 3 bedrooms upstairs, a kitchen and a great room type thing on the main floor.
Not counting the cellar, it is only 2 thousand sq. ft.. 1k on each floor (50X20) It is just tall, built exactly like row houses in the city. The builder wanted a house just like the one he left in the city and wanted another similar in the country.
People around here call it 'the city house.'.









The condo had single units that serviced all 3 floors.

The statues were free from an antique gallery I did landscaping for. They hated them and I love Artemis and Paris.
I've read that burglars believe a mantra - "Art on the outside, art on the inside".
The only art on the inside is what my family has created. No Rembrandts here.

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mine which sits empty now that spitz are gone

Nice setup.

I have a question. I have had eggs in the incubator for 15 days. Yesterday one of my Cochins went broody. Would it be possible for me to take the eggs that are in my incubator and put them under my hen? Or should I just leave them in the incubator for the remaining days? Not sure if it's relevant but this is the first time my Cochin has gone broody.

As long as she's convinced she wants to sit, you can move them in with her any time. I'd either do it at night or better yet, during the day when she comes off the nest to eat and stretch.
I'd put a few eggs under her now and if she stays for 2 days, switch them. Has she brooded before? She'll just think the chicks came early.

To make ya feel better Whites, my email box has 2,631 unread messages.

My inbox says 3758. That doesn't count the 3 subfolders that mail goes to directly. 1 from my meetup groups, 1 for Costa Rica stuff and the third is for Penedesenca stuff.

Not surprised.

The jays won everything in spring training, the orioles lost a lot.
I think the Orioles were sand bagging this spring, and then decided to turn it up a notch when the games really count.
The jays pitching is pretty poor so far this year. Even with the best offence, it is hard to win when you give up as many runs as the jays pitchers have lately.

Glad to hear about your mower! Hopefully that's all the problems for this year with it.

It sometimes seems like the best teams sandbag. They know it means nothing in the grand scheme and are using that time to learn their team strengths and work out the kinks.

Jays played the O's tough in this series; surprised they lost last night.
You think the Jays need pitching help! I get nervous every time Tillman takes the mound for B'more. The guys in the booth were all excited cause he went 6 innings! C'mon, guys!

I'm glad about the mower, too. Half of the yard hasn't been mowed at all this year.

After finishing last season with 100 wins, the Cardinals have opened the season erratically. Swept by Pittsburgh - bats were dead. Then they swept Atlanta and Cincinnati while the bats were on fire, scoring a record pinch hit home runs.. Then theyonly managed 1 win in a series with the Cubbies. They're holding on to second place. I wonder how things will settle out.

An Orioles fan are you? How about some ancient history?
The franchise started as the Milwaukee Brewers in the late 1800s in the Western League which later became the American League.
In 1902 they moved to St Louis and became the Browns where they had a very colorful history. They played at the old Sportsmans Park and shared the stadium with the Cardinals. The Browns, in spite of having only 4 winning seasons in the first 20 years here, had many more fans than the Cardinals.
We still like the Browns here. I have 2 Browns baseball caps. 1 from the '40s and 1 from the '50s,
You sometimes see people wearing Browns jerseys to Cardinal games. More so, baseball caps. It's amazing how much Browns history St. Louisans know - even those young enough to have never seen them. Yet understandably, this is a baseball town.
In the early years of baseball, the city of St. Louis was always considered a Browns and American League town. The Browns owner predicted there would be a World Series in Sportsman's Park by 1926 and he doubled the stadium's capacity. There was a World Series there that year, but it wasn't the Browns, it was the Cardinals defeating the Yankees. The Cardinals dominated St. Louis baseball after that. The Browns went downhill and only had 2 winning seasons from '27-'43. 1939 was the worst season in franchise history 43-111
They left for Baltimore after the '53 season to become the Orioles.
Part of that colorful history was the Bill Veek (owner) era before they moved.
His most notorious stunt in St. Louis and one that has been told over and over here, came on August 19, 1951, when he ordered the Browns manager to send Eddie Gaedel, a 3-foot 7-inch, 65-pound midget to bat as a pinch hitter. Gaedel walked to the plate wearing a Browns uniform with the number 1⁄8. With a tiny strike zone, he was ordered not to swing at any pitch. Gaedel walked on four straight pitches. The stunt infuriated the American League President who voided Gaedel's contract the next day.
Veeck also promoted another publicity stunt in which the Browns handed out placards reading - take, swing, bunt, etc. – to fans and allowed them to make managerial decisions for a day. Manager Zack Taylor dutifully surveyed the fans' advice and relayed the sign accordingly. The Browns won the game.

I still have a letter that my dad got for me when I was born from the Browns that promised me a tryout when I hit 18.
I heard that the Orioles were honoring those letters. I was hoping to pass it on to my son since I wasn't much of a ball player. He was. My dad was a fabulous player too.


I just got about 3/4 of the lawn mowed before the rain started.

The motorcycle is not a crotch rocket either. It's a 1976 Kawasaki KE100 I picked up on the local CL for next to nothing. Some would argue it isn't a motorcycle, but the state of Indiana made me plate it like one...

That's a perfectly good serviceable vehicle.
I'm not into flashy vehicles. Either frugal and fuel efficient or extremely unique. Just like me.

I have nine surviving piggies that I snapped a quick photo of last night to document how fast they are growing.

They do grow fast. My wife wants baby pigs - not pigs, just babies. I guess that's like someone getting chicks for their children for Easter and then disposing of them.

Have you castrated the boys yet? Most do it at 1 week. I used to do it at 2 or 3 weeks.


zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Happy Earth Day everyone!!!

How about some beautiful music if you're sitting by your computer to celebrate Earth Day.
It's a Beautiful Day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cin0QzuEss&list=RDEMl8nGP9YS98v00_x89FDbOA
or 2hrs. 45mins of roots reggae with early years of Bob Marley.

I don't like ska reggae, too much like rap.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

The chicks from Monday's hatch

Cute little fuzz balls!!!

Look who has made their way to the lilac bush. I don't like them being that far, but they have been advancing quickly. I should just chill out.

They look very happy!

Today's eggs.

Your chickens or purchased? Nice variety

Wouldn't that be nice. I remember vacations.

I started with my bee suit on. Second and third go round I just had a hood and gloves. I ended up getting stung once in the leg, once in the back and twice in the right upper arm. Not bad considering thousands of bees that thought I was being mean to them.

So I did it but ended up doing the shotgun method, much to the consternation of neighbors. (They moved here from the city to escape gunfire)
The telescoping lopper I bought from Lowe's turned out to be a joke. It has both a saw blade and a lopper. The branches were much too thin to use the saw on since the warm was at the end. But, the branches were too thick for the wimpy lopper. I'm taking it back today.

My son has a pretty good video of it on his phone. When I see him again, I'll see if he can get it online.

No just 2, The cellar runs off the first floor units. The house is 113 years old and built like brick row houses of the 1800s. 30' high at the top of the parapet walls, flat roof, half of the cellar is above ground, 11' ceilings, only 5 rooms. 3 bedrooms upstairs, a kitchen and a great room type thing on the main floor.
Not counting the cellar, it is only 2 thousand sq. ft.. 1k on each floor (50X20) It is just tall, built exactly like row houses in the city. The builder wanted a house just like the one he left in the city and wanted another similar in the country.
People around here call it 'the city house.'.









The condo had single units that serviced all 3 floors.

Nice setup.

As long as she's convinced she wants to sit, you can move them in with her any time. I'd either do it at night or better yet, during the day when she comes off the nest to eat and stretch.
I'd put a few eggs under her now and if she stays for 2 days, switch them. Has she brooded before? She'll just think the chicks came early.

My inbox says 3758. That doesn't count the 3 subfolders that mail goes to directly. 1 from my meetup groups, 1 for Costa Rica stuff and the third is for Penedesenca stuff.

It sometimes seems like the best teams sandbag. They know it means nothing in the grand scheme and are using that time to learn their team strengths and work out the kinks.

After finishing last season with 100 wins, the Cardinals have opened the season erratically. Swept by Pittsburgh - bats were dead. Then they swept Atlanta and Cincinnati while the bats were on fire, scoring a record pinch hit home runs.. Then theyonly managed 1 win in a series with the Cubbies. They're holding on to second place. I wonder how things will settle out.

An Orioles fan are you? How about some ancient history.
They started as the Milwaukee Brewers in the late 1800s in the Western League which became the American League.
In 1902 they moved to St Louis and became the Browns where they had a very colorful history. They played at the old Sportsmans Park and shared the stadium with the Cardinals. The Browns, in spite of having only 4 winning seasons in the first 20 years here, had many more fans than the Cardinals.
We still like the Browns here. I have 2 Browns baseball caps. 1 from the '40s and 1 from the '50s,
You sometimes see people wearing Browns jerseys to Cardinal games. More so, baseball caps. It's amazing how much Browns history St. Louisans know - even those young enough to have never seen them. Yet understandably, this is a baseball town.
In the early years of baseball, the city of St. Louis was always considered a Browns and American League town. The Browns owner predicted there would be a World Series in Sportsman's Park by 1926 and he doubled the stadium's capacity. There was a World Series there that year, but it wasn't the Browns, it was the Cardinals defeating the Yankees. The Cardinals dominated St. Louis baseball after that. The Browns went downhill and only had 2 winning seasons from '27-'43. 1939 was the worst season in franchise history 43-111
They left for Baltimore after the '53 season to become the Orioles.
Part of that colorful history was the Bill Veek (owner) era before they moved.
His most notorious stunt in St. Louis and one that has been told over and over here, came on August 19, 1951, when he ordered the Browns manager, to send Eddie Gaedel, a 3-foot 7-inch, 65-pound midget to bat as a pinch hitter. When Gaedel walked to the plate wearing a Browns uniform with the number 1⁄8. With a tiny strike zone, he was ordered not to swing at any any pitch. Gaedel walked on four straight pitches. The stunt infuriated the American League President who voided Gaedel's contract the next day. Veeck also promoted another publicity stunt in which the Browns handed out placards – reading take, swing, bunt, etc. – to fans and allowed them to make managerial decisions for a day. Manager Zack Taylor dutifully surveyed the fans' advice and relayed the sign accordingly. The Browns won the game.

I still have a letter that my dad got for me when I was born from the Browns that promised me a tryout when I hit 18.
I heard that the Orioles were honoring those letters. I was hoping to pass it on to my son since I wasn't much of a ball player. He was. My dad was a fabulous player too.


I just got about 3/4 of the lawn mowed before the rain started.
That's a perfectly good serviceable vehicle.
I'm not into flashy vehicles. Either frugal and fuel efficient or extremely unique. Just like me.


They do grow fast. My wife wants baby pigs - not pigs, just babies. I guess that's like someone getting chicks for their children for Easter and then disposing of them.

Have you castrated the boys yet? Most do it at 1 week. I used to do it at 2 or 3 weeks.


zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Happy Earth Day everyone!!!

How about some beautiful music if you're sitting by your computer to celebrate Earth Day.
It's a Beautiful Day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cin0QzuEss&list=RDEMl8nGP9YS98v00_x89FDbOA
or 2hrs. 45mins of roots reggae with early years of Bob Marley.

I don't like ska reggae, too much like rap.

So how'd the Shotgun work? would love to see the video
Gorgeous house! I love old houses!!!

 

[chicken hawk 33]

Cute little fuzz balls!!!

They look very happy!

Your chickens or purchased? Nice variety

So how'd the Shotgun work? would love to see the video
Gorgeous house! I love old houses!!!

purchased ??

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Only a few hours till day 18

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So how'd the Shotgun work? would love to see the video
Gorgeous house! I love old houses!!!

The shotgun worked much better than the crappy telescoping lopper. I'll try to post the video. It isn't in my possession yet. My son works 2 jobs.
The problem with the shotgun was that I used 000 buckshot because that's all I had - intended for the neighbor's malamute/husky crosses. A lighter load would have been better at severing the branches.

 

[jwlpoultry]

Thank you @DwayneNLiz

 

[chicken hawk 33]

The shotgun worked much better than the crappy telescoping lopper. I'll try to post the video. It isn't in my possession yet. My son works 2 jobs.
The problem with the shotgun was that I used 000 buckshot because that's all I had - intended for the neighbor's malamute/husky crosses. A lighter load would have been better at severing the branches.

why u qouted

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I got the first egg from my , other muscovy hen.she is only about 8_9 months old yay YAY yay YAY yay YAY yay YAY yay YAY yay YAY yay YAY yay YAY yay YAY yay YAY yay YAY yay YAY yay YAY yay YAY

Congrats CH!

@Sally Sunshine and everyone else:

Sorry I've been sparse lately. Still no phone and I hate using my computer for internet stuff (I spend 8 hours a day working on it). My new tablet is supposed to be delivered today, I'll be on much more when I have that jewel. But, I have an Emu update!!!! When I turned my eggs this morning, I thought I heard one of my eggs tapping. So, I put it up to my ear and......it PEEPED at me! Ermergerd! Today is officially day 50 for the two eggs from the first four I set. And day 45 for the three eggs from the second four. I'm so excited, almost to the end!!!!

HOW EXCITING!!!!!!!!

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The chicks from Monday's hatch

CUTE!!!

Well phooey. Candled, and 9/17 are clear!!

All 3 of my EE look good, and 1/2 bantam. The 2nd bantam has a blood ring.
1 SLW, all 4 turken, 1 cochin, 1 GLW are clear..... As well as both dark brahma!!! Nooooooo!!

So down to: 3 EE, 1 bantam, (my eggs) 1 cochin, 1 LO, and one GLW. Pretty bad.... Don't think I'll be buying from this person again, unless day 14 reveals otherwise. I left all the clears in, even though some could almost be used as a lantern they are so see-through.
-Banti

sorry about the clears sweets bummmmms

Quote: HUGE and unique, I always thought it would be cool to have an old huge Victorian in the middle of the mnts somewhere lol

 

[ParrishChicks]

Chickencanoe, she has been sitting for 3 days now so last night I took 4 of the eggs out of the incubator and put them under her. She has stayed on them all day.

this is a picture of her today sitting on the eggs. I haven't seen her get off all day. What I'm hoping to do if she takes to them. I'll take what hatches from the incubator and put them under her.