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[kabhyper1]

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Strange feeling today. I'm sitting in my house with the urge and feeling that I needed to do something outside. The wierd thing is I don't have anything to do??? Yes there will always be little things that should (but can wait) be done, but no major projects to do! No coops to build no pasture fence to be put up. Yesterday I finished my last big project and that was a hog pen for our Duroc boar. Now I'm at a loss. It has been such a busy spring and summer that it doesn't seem right to just be sitting down watching tv! I need to find something to do, I've already drank the usual amount if coffee![/quote
Get that horse paddock ready for us, we've got horse training to do! Lol

 

[raisinemright]

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Strange feeling today. I'm sitting in my house with the urge and feeling that I needed to do something outside. The wierd thing is I don't have anything to do??? Yes there will always be little things that should (but can wait) be done, but no major projects to do! No coops to build no pasture fence to be put up. Yesterday I finished my last big project and that was a hog pen for our Duroc boar. Now I'm at a loss. It has been such a busy spring and summer that it doesn't seem right to just be sitting down watching tv! I need to find something to do, I've already drank the usual amount if coffee![/quote
Get that horse paddock ready for us, we've got horse training to do! Lol

Someone told me I was out of the horse training buisness!

 

[kabhyper1]

Someone told me I was out of the horse training buisness!

You are in the preparation for horse training business. And possibly an assistant. Thats up to your DW lol!

 

[dogwoodlaine]

FBCM
I am looking for, either hatching eggs, chicks or a trio. Does anyone have any they are willing to part with?

 

[atrueb00]

Two poultry auctions/swap meets this weekend, check out the details on the Indiana BYC'ers Events Calendar and check for the locations on the Indiana BYC'ers Map!

Friday, September 5-Dinky's Auction Center-Montgomery, Indiana
Saturday, September 6-Croy Creek Trader's Fair-Reelsville, Indiana
Sunday, September 7-Tri-K Pigeon & Bantam Club-Kankakee, IL
Sunday, September 7-Croy Creek Trader's Fair-Reelsville, Indiana

If you do go, try wearing your official Indiana BYC T-shirt and see if you spot anyone else there! Also, please take pictures to share!



Upcoming events include more Dinky's auctions (every Friday):

Saturday, September 13-Sandcut Trader's Fair-Terre Haute, IN
Sunday, September 14-Sandcut Trader's Fair-Terre Haute, IN
Sunday, September 14-Golden Horseshoe Saddle Club-Knox Swap Meet
Saturday, September 20-Southern Indiana Poultry Show-Van Buren, Indiana
Saturday, September 20-Croy Creek Trader's Fair-Reelsville, Indiana
Sunday, September 21-Croy Creek Trader's Fair-Reelsville, Indiana

 

[raisinemright]

You are in the preparation for horse training business. And possibly an assistant. Thats up to your DW lol!

Ok I'll get the ground ready you all can get the horses ready.

 

[atrueb00]

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Originally Posted by CluckAcres

Made a homemade ecoglow. Works great so far. Here are a few pics of it in use in the brooder with 65 chicks.i have regular light on top just for viewing and light. It don't really put off any heat.

This is excellent! Could you please advise what materials you used/bought? This is so cool you figured out how to make one on your own as they are so expensive. Any info you can share would be so helpful, these pics are really great!

 

[atrueb00]

Fluffy Imported English Orpingtons! A short minute-long video. After 15 seconds, the fluffy feathers are seen in slow motion and end with my Blue Splash creating a dust cloud. (This was taken right before my Chocolate Bonbon went broody. The dirt is where I've been working on removing a stump).
My Movie 2

Love the slow motion!

Wow! Found this duck egg this morning. I hope the girl who laid it is doing OK!

Oh my goodness. This is just crazy big!

Ok kiddies! German lesson today is "dumkompf und schweinhund"

Dumkompf = dumbhead

und = and

schweinhund = pigdog

My grandma was born and raised in Germany

Love this, always cool to learn bits and pieces of other languages.

I hope you guys don't mind if I brag alittle, But my Daughter Just won Champion Waterfowl, at the show in spencer. She is thrilled She only took 5 ,birds, 3 call ducks and 2 chickens, but did real well

Her 3 calls got
1st, BV, BB, Champion Bantam Duck , then Champion waterfowl
2nd, RV
3rd,

Her Bantam Ameraucana got. BV, BB, Then Res. Champion AOCCL
her Bantam white rock got 2nd.

Thank-you very much for that link! I filled it out right away and sent it!

I am so hoping that this isn't MG/CRD (they are the same thing the same way HIV/AIDS are. One is the agent, the other is the resulting syndrome caused by the agent).

There are so many things about this case that I find horrifying. The man who traded this hen knew she was dying and still thought she was a fitting trade for three drakes (I had one female duck at the time, and they were raping her into the ground so I had to find them new homes or I wouldn't have even thought about this trade). He brought his prepubescent son with him, and I can't even fathom what makes a parent think that this would be okay. He is teaching his son to cheat people, to take advantage of hapless newbies in the trade, and he is making his son party to these practices and thereby endorsing them. After all the care I gave these animals--my birds are pets! I brought them into my house to treat them and care for them when they were injured. They were all tame and healthy, and the whole reason I was talked into them was because they could provide some necessary therapy for my children. But the hen he gave me died right in front of my children, right after the loss of their favorite hen who was mauled by an unknown animal only days before.

I am so sorry to hear this. There are some bad people out there unfortunately.

A day at Harmony Lane farm.

Just look at him posing for you-what a sweetheart!

AAAAAHHHHHHH! My cemani eggs are growing! I really hope these guys make it! I'm pretty sure all 6 eggs developed but one maybe an early quitter.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

www.backyardchickens.com/t/921771/do-chickens-need-a-heat-lamp-during-the-winter

Thought I'd share this thread here, as there are a couple really good posts about wintertime heating (and why it is unnecessary and possibly even detrimental). Post 6 has a particularly good analogy about dry vs. humid air.


I'm seeing more and more leaves on the ground... *sigh* This summer passed too quickly for my liking.

 

[Rhandi74]

Does anyone know what these two could be mixed with they both lay a dark brown egg, much darker then my RSL's eggs. I guess I had to much time on my hands and looked up what color eggs BR's lay and their eggs are not even close to that color. They are hatchery quality from TSC.

Flash

Loki

Here are my eggs from everyone they laid the darkest ones.

www.backyardchickens.com/t/921771/do-chickens-need-a-heat-lamp-during-the-winter

Thought I'd share this thread here, as there are a couple really good posts about wintertime heating (and why it is unnecessary and possibly even detrimental). Post 6 has a particularly good analogy about dry vs. humid air.


I'm seeing more and more leaves on the ground... *sigh* This summer passed too quickly for my liking.

I am ready to see leaves fall on the ground here. It is so hot and humid. I am still in keep chickens cool mode. I know once it is cold I will wish it were hot again.....lol. I am never happy with the weather. Fall is my favorite season but it seems so short.