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Two exciting things for the day! First, I reached down to pet Kit-kit, my young Silver Gray Dorking, and she squatted for the first time!! She's only about 18 1/2 weeks old, and Dorkings are supposed to be slow to mature!

And second, we've finally started working on the duck coop!! e We've finished the floor thus far, so there's not much to see, but we've got the lumber for the rest of it and will be working on it today!

 

[sunflour]

Found last night! Not sure who laid them. I am guessing my BR and EE bc I think silkie eggs are supposed to be white, aren't they? Delicious for breakfast!

Haven't finished their nest boxes yet, hope to this weekend. With the exception of nailing down the roof on the run, we are otherwise DONE (for now) with the coop. My raised beds aren't working out. Dogs are trampling my herbs. Maybe next year.

Egg on right looks like shape of a BR egg.

 

[chickiebaby1]

Just wanted to pass along that there is a small animal swap at the Orchlens in Tell City tomorrow from 9am-12pm. No charge to bring stuff to sell. I'm going to be looking for those silkies. I got 2 black ones last time along with my cochins.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

i seen that too. i never heard of tell city, must be a ride from here.

 

[leslea]

Egg on right looks like shape of a BR egg.

Kind of longer and skinnier? (Just barely?)

I found another egg today!

 

[leslea]

i seen that too. i never heard of tell city, must be a ride from here.

It's on the way to Holiday World. Probably about mid-way from me (Georgetown) to there.

 

[SallyinIndiana]

I'm trying to get a few more turkeys from porters. They would come next May - June. But they need to be paid for when the order is placed.
Anyone interested in joining in to help meet the 15 baby turkey minimum. Porters is straight run but Heritage turkeys.
http://www.porterturkeys.com/

 

[leslea]

Amy is so pretty!! She has such neat, clean barring!

Otis is a handsome little fellow, too. I've heard that Guinea fowl, particularly male Guineas, don't tend to like roosters, so it is a good possibility that they've pulled his tail feathers out.

We love her. Thank you for noticing how pretty she is!!! I sure wish Sparkle had made it so we would have two.

My neighbor has some LF BRs and they seem ENORMOUS next to my bantam girl! My daughter ran up to them calling, "Amy, Amy!" and trying to pick them up. They weren't all that charmed by her, but she was persistent.

Otis is an idiot, but he has grown on us (he was supposed to be Oprah!). I admit when I hear him crow in the morning it makes me smile. I do love his colors. His gf Gayle has a very pretty beard, like him.

Yes, the guineas hate him. They chase him around. Now that we have the run, Otis and Gayle stay inside quite a bit, while the guineas and "their" flock hang out in the run. So glad we got that functional!

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Well, I think we're done for the day. It doesn't look like much, but getting the foundation even was killer! So we have a pretty new duck coop floor! Here is the floor plan:

This is the front, where the human door and one window will be:

The side with the other window:

This is approximately how big the duck yard will be:

The rest of the yard. The dimensions of the duck yard are roughly 15 x 35 feet:

Zoomed in from the last picture, this is where little Wibbles was buried. It's hard to see past that branch in the middle of the picture, though. Anyway, that cage on the right is about where the corner of the pen will be. I plan on planting a white lilac here in remembrance, and will have it fenced off for a year or two to let it get a good start before the ducks try to destroy it. Then, hopefully, they'll have a nice shady bush to sit under in the summertime and the duck yard won't look too barren.

We're on our way!

 

[Rhandi74]

I got pictures of my broody Cochin, Jewel, while she was off her nest. She tries really hard to sneak out when I am not around so I can worry about her. It has been colder here until today and it warmed up a little so she was glad to take her time and have a dust bath. She is so nasty to the rest of the flock when she is broody. Attacking anyone who comes near. She did get me today when I checked to make sure no other hens laid in there, she normally lets me check. She has not been letting them lay in there but I would hate to have a surprise chick that has to go in the incubator. I guess I would be quite nasty if I sat in a box all day and only got out once a day to eat, drink, and hopefully have time to bathe.