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Nope no silkies, was sort of disapointed, actually
not that I want them, but they make good trading birds
Turns out I have 5 mille fleurs (miscounted) and the two EE look to be roos - one has wry tail. I think he simply unloaded those roos on Debbie
but I'm not complaining about free chickens, I can sell them at Sano at least.
So, I will probably keep the mille fleurs for awhile (until I see if they have nice patterning - they just look awkward right now) and the Bantam Cochins, well, we'll see. I love the blues (want some LF Blues next spring) but I didn't really want bantams. I need to think on that one, I guess. Hubby likes the milles though, so maybe I'll keep those for him - if not, they'll sell better when they don't look so gawky anyway.
Congrats on being called back to work
My calf I got yesterday morning I named Curly
I'll get some pics later to show ya why - his hair is curly all over
he is adorable. Tony said they are (at least some of them) mixed with Simental bulls, so that is probably why they are so big when we get them.
I am finally getting more pullets laying eggs, so I think I have hubby convinced to let me sell out the bottom cell of the lower coop. (the ones he keeps changing his mind about.) Some of the pullets down there are laying, also, now, but even so, out of 20 hens in that coop I get 4 eggs a day.
feeding them for nothing, IMO
I've been trying to figure out how to work the coops. I love to see them all free ranging, and they are healthier doing that, so I'm thinking I need to only lock them up in winter, maybe, to get eggs for breeding, and summers they can run free all they want. If they would stick to their own kind it would be easy
but all the girls like Mr. Feathers, and the pair I got from Shelley stick together, and Nana-too goes off by herself. Then the other cockerels hang out together. Although, some of the girls do follow Bubba around (he is one pretty cockerel).
I moved the biggest quail babies out to the coop today. I have them in a huge cage in George's cell. Actually, I further separated them and put some of the smaller ones into a smaller cage next to it. I still have some inside - have to fix up a cage out there for them, too.
But, no rest for the weary - I have 130 more quail eggs that are due to hatch soon. Then I think I'll have enough quail for awhile. I'm gonna try to turn off the bators and see if hubby notices
If he does notice I'll just tell him I am too busy with cows to do chicks anymore this year. I already have over 100 chicks to raise up to sell, I think that's enough. Chicken selling seems to be slowing down around here, somewhat.
Besides, I want to get my breeders separated so I can maybe hatch some pures before winter sets in too badly. I want to add some more Buff Orps to my own flocks, so I'd like to get a start on those this fall, and maybe they'll be laying by spring. Before I do that, though, I want to strip the hatchery room and clean it from top to bottom before putting it all back together again.
Oh, and I had the most wonderful cold green bean salad yesterday at the Family Reunion. I'll have to share the recipe with ya all if you're interested. They were sesame seed dressing over cooled streamed green beans.... they were delish, I wasn't the only one who tracked down the lady who made them, to get the recipe
I guess everyone's green beans were in this week, because there were about 5 green bean dishes there
- I love green beans, but other than Jon, who moved, no one else in the house will eat them besides me. I have green beans on the vine (the one that survived the chickens) that I've been eating raw and sharing with the geese (to distract them from eating my shirt). Oh, and someone made a green bean casserole (you know the one) but instead of fried onions on top, they did crushed crackers - you know the round buttery ones (can't think of their name right now). I liked how that made it different, too.
The best desert, though, was that someone had made blackberry cobbler mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
meri
Nope no silkies, was sort of disapointed, actually
Turns out I have 5 mille fleurs (miscounted) and the two EE look to be roos - one has wry tail. I think he simply unloaded those roos on Debbie
So, I will probably keep the mille fleurs for awhile (until I see if they have nice patterning - they just look awkward right now) and the Bantam Cochins, well, we'll see. I love the blues (want some LF Blues next spring) but I didn't really want bantams. I need to think on that one, I guess. Hubby likes the milles though, so maybe I'll keep those for him - if not, they'll sell better when they don't look so gawky anyway.
Congrats on being called back to work
My calf I got yesterday morning I named Curly
I am finally getting more pullets laying eggs, so I think I have hubby convinced to let me sell out the bottom cell of the lower coop. (the ones he keeps changing his mind about.) Some of the pullets down there are laying, also, now, but even so, out of 20 hens in that coop I get 4 eggs a day.
I've been trying to figure out how to work the coops. I love to see them all free ranging, and they are healthier doing that, so I'm thinking I need to only lock them up in winter, maybe, to get eggs for breeding, and summers they can run free all they want. If they would stick to their own kind it would be easy
I moved the biggest quail babies out to the coop today. I have them in a huge cage in George's cell. Actually, I further separated them and put some of the smaller ones into a smaller cage next to it. I still have some inside - have to fix up a cage out there for them, too.
But, no rest for the weary - I have 130 more quail eggs that are due to hatch soon. Then I think I'll have enough quail for awhile. I'm gonna try to turn off the bators and see if hubby notices
If he does notice I'll just tell him I am too busy with cows to do chicks anymore this year. I already have over 100 chicks to raise up to sell, I think that's enough. Chicken selling seems to be slowing down around here, somewhat.
Besides, I want to get my breeders separated so I can maybe hatch some pures before winter sets in too badly. I want to add some more Buff Orps to my own flocks, so I'd like to get a start on those this fall, and maybe they'll be laying by spring. Before I do that, though, I want to strip the hatchery room and clean it from top to bottom before putting it all back together again.
Oh, and I had the most wonderful cold green bean salad yesterday at the Family Reunion. I'll have to share the recipe with ya all if you're interested. They were sesame seed dressing over cooled streamed green beans.... they were delish, I wasn't the only one who tracked down the lady who made them, to get the recipe
I guess everyone's green beans were in this week, because there were about 5 green bean dishes there
The best desert, though, was that someone had made blackberry cobbler mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
meri
