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[cthrash1]

That one is Terminator...He's a BTB Japanese...I got 2 female Porcelain Dutch and a female BTB Jap in that order too... The Japs legs are a little too long for show I think but the rest of them looks good. Little Bits legs may be short enough but I'm not sure.

 

[Mojo Chick'n]

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Ummm... let me think about.... heck yeah I'll take some cochin eggs!!

Thanks

and I told hubby I was just gonna do one batch this fall to test the bator.... oh well - guess he should know better by now

tee hee.

meri

 

[Mojo Chick'n]

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What does it do before it crashes? or does it just lock up and die?

PM me with some info, if I can't fix it then Jon can (seriously, the kid lives and breathes computers - he's better than I am, and I've built computers and set up networks for people before.) With the new windows programs, though, it is usually pretty straightforward - a dump and reload will usually fix most any problem. I actually sort of prefer the old days with DOS and such, where you could trouble shoot or force software/hardware into the things if need be.

meri

It usually just crashes. Everything will freeze on it, then it will close out EVERYTHING!! Lost my paper twice because of it!! Then earlier it was on the bed on standby while I was giving Cris a bath, and when I came back out and picked it up, it just shut off. Luckily that time, microsoft word was able to retrieve it. Needless to say, I have saved it after about every paragraph now!!
I have had to reset my IE a few times, and that usually fixes it. But that is such a pain in the butt to have to try and remember the names of the sites I visit!!
I upgraded my flash player yesterday, so that's probably what's done it. Any time i do anything with the flash player it messes the IE up.

OMG I forgot to tell everyone!!

I have been scared half to death twice in two days!! Yesterday I was sitting in the living room talking to my dad, when this little dark thing came running to me. Today, Cris was in the closet getting some toys out, when I saw another little dark thing running in front of the dresser. OMG!!! I thought it was a mouse!! That silly chick, that is only 1 week old, can fly out of its box already!! It comes running to the first person it sees!!

It is really cute, but talk about peeing yourself! It is the perfect size, and can move pretty fast! I have got that bedroom door closed so at least it can't get out into the rest of the house and get lost while we are sleeping! It only did it once today and yesterday so far, but I'm sure it is just a matter of time. It thinks it's alone, cause the chick it is with is blind, and just kind of stands around. I have it in here to keep the blind one company, but I honestly don't think the blind one would notice if it were alone. I really need to cull it, but I just can't. My heartless father said to just let it die. It is already 4 or 5 days old, so it doesn't look like it is going to. But that is just cruel. I wish I had the guts to cull it.

Too bad on the blind chick, but that is funny about the little black one. The batch of chicks I had in the spring learned to fly out of the brooder, and I caught them many times wandering around the sewing room, checking stuff out

That's why I brought in a cage this time, little buggars

I don't know what I'd do about the chick, if it is healthy other than being blind. That's a hard one. On the one hand I know what your dad is saying, just kill it, because it won't ever get it's sight back, on the other hand, I know what you're saying too - it's healthy and ya hate to just kill the poor baby.

Tough call, I don't envy you.

hugs -
meri

 

[Mojo Chick'n]

Well, I was up early today - Sam overslept again, missed the bus by 5 minutes. So, when I got back I figured I'd just let the chickens out - Miss Celie has decided she likes the coop, and she doesn't want to go outside this morning.

I'm sure she'll come out later today, I just hope she goes back in tonight. She was diggin' on the heat lamp when I opened the door this morning. Dang Guinea went after Spazz as soon as the chickens came out, rode on her back all the way to the garage (holding onto her neck while Spazz squawked and screamed). I'm really gonna have to do something about those guineas, they are so mean. Nasty birds, I won't ever have them again once these ones are gone.

I had an idea for the coop door that I have to leave open for the free rangers. Not sure if it'll deter the donkeys

but it will help with the cold coming in to the rest of the birds in the coop.
I'm gonna figure out a blanket or a door quilt (would have to make a door quilt) to hang over the doorway, but leave it up high enough they can go under it to go in and out. That way it'll stop a lot of the wind and cold from coming into the coop - not all of it, but it'll certainly help. I have a tarp to hang between the layers and the cochin pen (in the middle) so that might do it for me, but if they need more blockage, I'll try the door quilt.

I used to have window quilts hanging at our old place, since our house was so old and air flowed through the window frames really badly in winter. They helped a lot. I can probably just hang them with hooks and a pole to stick through the top.

They changed the forecast, btw, now they are saying rain through sunday -- and sat. and sun. possibility of snow in the evening. It's too early for snow. Sam is thrilled,

the kid loves winter, he missed the major snow (up in Michigan) last year, maybe he'll get some snow this winter, with how things are looking. I would have thought he wouldn't like snow so much, since up there he had to walk a mile and a half to school through it. Strange child - but then, I liked snow when I was young, too - it's only since I got older and had to drive in it, and didn't play outside in it much that I started to dislike it.

I stopped at the store this morning, too - so I should have all I need to do some baking and candy making while it is nasty out. I hope it isn't so bad that I have to keep the chickens locked in - they hate it when it is that bad out.

my kid (Jon) wants me to take him to Walmart at Midnight on Wednesday night!! I said no, I'll take him after I get up and do chores. The new verson of World of Warcraft goes on sale at Midnight - but he can wait, there is no way I'm driving into town that time of night unless someone is bleeding out their eyes and needs a doctor.

I'm still watching the chickens really close - makes my stomach tighten up every time I check them, hoping I won't find any sick ones. But I'm trying to keep busy with other stuff, so I don't obsess.

I was gonna stop at Dollar General this morning, to see what they had for Christmas decorations, but they don't open til 8AM and it was only 7AM - I wasn't gonna hang around town that long.

The good thing is, if my Mom and Budd get to come down for Thanksgiving, Mom and I are gonna go to Bowling Green shopping for the holidays - and ya know what they have in Bowling Green ??? Huh? Do Ya ????

!!!!!!!!!!!!HOBBY LOBBY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

a little bit of heaven on earth. I LOVE Hobby Lobby - I miss Hobby Lobby. Heck, I'd even take a Michael's somewhere close - but the closest Michael's I know of is in E-town.

Hey, ya know what Cindy and Shelley ?? We ought to get together some time and just go shopping - just us three (no kids, no hubbys). We can have lunch someplace, maybe do Bowling Green or some other bigger town. Heck, we don't even have to buy anything,

just get away from our families and for a day.

Well, gonna grab something to eat....

Meri

 

[cthrash1]

Meri said - "Hey, ya know what Cindy and Shelley ?? We ought to get together some time and just go shopping - just us three (no kids, no hubbys). We can have lunch someplace, maybe do Bowling Green or some other bigger town. Heck, we don't even have to buy anything, just get away from our families and for a day."




I think that's an awesome idea!!!

 

[shelleyd2008]

Meri said - "Hey, ya know what Cindy and Shelley ?? We ought to get together some time and just go shopping - just us three (no kids, no hubbys). We can have lunch someplace, maybe do Bowling Green or some other bigger town. Heck, we don't even have to buy anything, just get away from our families and for a day."
Yeah it would definitely need to be a 'no shopping' day for mw, cuz I am broke

So long as its on the weekend, cuz Cris has school Mon-Thurs, so I wouldn't be really getting away if it was during the week!!

Oh and that little chick has died, guess it wasn't as healthy as I thought. The other one went out to the box with the rest of the chicks. Dad asked me if they were fighting with it and I was like 'Heck no!! They are scared to death of the thing!!'

It is about the same size as the others, so it fits right in. This one is an OEG, and the others are all banties, except for one. Plus there are 3 that are supposed to be banties, but they are bigger than the others, and the same age, so I'm not sure what they are!

 

[Mojo Chick'n]

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Well, we can set it up then, for a weekend (would have to be early december or so) and I'll buy your lunch. We'll have fun anyway, broke or not

- with the holidays, I won't have a whole lot to spend either, but it'll be nice to get away from the farm for a day (and my kids and hubby -- shhh... I didn't say that

)

Meri

 

[cthrash1]

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Well, we can set it up then, for a weekend (would have to be early december or so) and I'll buy your lunch. We'll have fun anyway, broke or not

- with the holidays, I won't have a whole lot to spend either, but it'll be nice to get away from the farm for a day (and my kids and hubby -- shhh... I didn't say that

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Meri

Believe me I totally understand...And Ron always knows when I need this break...He pretty much pushes me out the door.

 

[Mojo Chick'n]

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Before I moved down here, my sister and I would go camping every year - just us two, for a week. No kids, no hubby, no phones, nothing. We went to this place that was down a two track for about a mile and half - way out there. It wasn't even a campground - we just pulled off the road onto State Land and set up camp.

We partied. Shoot, we'd hit the woods and before even unpacking we'd be mixing the margaritas

That was our "happy place" when everything was getting to us, we'd just call each other up and plan our summer camping trip. Usually we'd begin the hard planning in January

, since January in Michigan is the absolute worst time to be in Michigan.

We did this for 6 years running - then last year we couldn't, because I had moved

I miss "my time" . I miss my Happy Place.

I adore my husband, but with both of us retired, I hardly get a chance to even go to the grocery store alone.

when I do, I feel like a real grownup - tee hee, you remember, the first time you drove a car all by yourself - no one else along to watch you. How grown up you felt - that's how I feel when I get to be alone going somewhere. Sad, isn't it?

I know that Shelley MUST want a day to herself

I remember having one that young. No matter how much you love them - It is draining.

So we have to plan this for early december, before the Christmas holiday gets too busy for us. (any earlier and I've got company, but they ought to be gone by early december.) besides, my birthday is December 4th - I got to celebrate one way or another. After having company in my house off and on for two weeks, I'll be ready to run away from home for a day.

now I'm getting excited

(I'm easy to please

)

meri

 

[shelleyd2008]

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We should make it for Friday the 5th then, and go to Louisville!! I know a nice little mexican restaurant that has lots of booze and dancing!! Don't think dad would watch Cris so I could go bar-hopping though!