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[estpr13]

Mojo Chick'n :

Shelley - if I used nails on my coops (or on anything) hubby would divorce me

Screws - always use screws. Get a drill bit that screws them in and a good drill. I reccomend a corded one, not a cordless - cordless lose power too darn easily. If you have hard wood then a lot of times a cheap cordless won't even twist the screw through it.

meri

I agree use screws. First, they hold nine times as well as regular nails. Second you can easily remove them without damaging the wood. Third, They wont fly up into your eye when you hit them off center.
( Use a power screwdriver/drill: otherwise go with the nails! )

(Former certified frame and form carpenter)​

 

[Mojo Chick'n]

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according to weatherunderground, tonight's low is only 43 - but Saturday and Sunday's lows are 32 and 31.

yikes

I got the woodstove burning....

meri

 

[shelleyd2008]

Mojo Chick'n :

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according to weatherunderground, tonight's low is only 43 - but Saturday and Sunday's lows are 32 and 31.

yikes

I got the woodstove burning....

meri

That's it, I'm moving back to Florida!!

Any word on the eggs yet? By my figures, they should have hatched by Tuesday, Wednesday at the latest

 

[Mojo Chick'n]

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according to weatherunderground, tonight's low is only 43 - but Saturday and Sunday's lows are 32 and 31.

yikes

I got the woodstove burning....

meri

That's it, I'm moving back to Florida!!

Any word on the eggs yet? By my figures, they should have hatched by Tuesday, Wednesday at the latest

I just checked them - nothing at all. I was thinking wednesday, also.

I hope the other eggs hatch ok.

I never have any luck with shipped eggs, myself.

The chicks that I hatched it turns out, none are really orps - orp mixes on a few of them, but no buff orps.

a couple of them are really pretty - I have a blue easter egger chick (looks blue so far) that actually has a muff. One or two others with green legs, three that I thought were orps are turning out white, a couple others have faint barring (thanks, Gump

) and one looks like a game chick.

I guess since Chuck won't be down to your house I'll just hang onto them and raise them up. (sorry ametauss

)

I have 8 more eggs in the bator that I think are actually orp eggs this time (and hopefully pure orps).

I really need to get them all seperated into their coops. soon as I clear out the brooder coop.....

meri

 

[FrChuckW]

Does anybody here buy from Fingerhut? I just got the latest catalogue and in the lawn and garden section of it they have those kits for making a shed using 2 x4's, supposedly little to no cutting involved. The kits are just the metal brackets that join the different pieces together and come in either regular or gambrel styles. I have ordered one of each to put together to make coops/sheds with. Depending on how they work I may order more for up at the farm.

I lost one of my white silkie pullets yesterday. I have no clue as to what happened, as all the rest seem to be doing okay. She was one of my favorites.

My sheltie has plenty of chew toys to use, but she just has this thing for pulling the socks out of the laundry hamper. In the meantime she goes to the vets to get her shots next week as she will be 6 months old and then we can really start her on the basic obedience and agility training with the local club. As she is also a show prospect I'm not taking any chances with her getting something without being protected before I expose her to other dogs. Luckily all my MinPins have had all their shots already.

 

[ametauss]

Hey Meri, No problem on the birds... Just thought I'd offer to take them off your hands if you felt you had too many.... I just bought three Aracuna's last Saturday since they were very pretty girls with muffs... I so love the muffs....


STILL NO GOAT BABIES!!!!! Grrrrrr

She is so heavy with the babies and has a wet butt... it's got to be soon.... I can't imagine what she's waiting for... Oh I know, for me to go crazy with anticipation!! Well, I'm crazy!!!

I dug some trenches last night to try to get some water out of the barn area... It seemed to work a bit as this morning the pool of water was down quite a bit!!

Some of my Aracuna's have decided to lay their eggs up in the hay loft... silly birds... Now I've got to get DS to climb up there every day to check... what a pain!

 

[HeelerDawg]

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Now I gotta see that!

What will you come up with next!

LOL!

 

[cthrash1]

We will be letting Amy cross over Rainbow Bridge on Monday... Took her to the vet for bloodwork and her kidneys have gotten worse again. The vet said we could extend her life comfortably by shooting full bags of fluids under her skin on the back of her neck every week, but no guarantees... He said they had a lab live another 13 months by doing that. I told him I didn't want her to have to go through any more than she's already been through and that me and Cortni are ready to let her go now so she doesn't suffer anymore. He said he couldn't tell me what I should do but that my decision was the kindest thing I can do for her... Made me feel better.

 

[Mojo Chick'n]

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I think that it is the kindest thing also.
My philosphy has always been that when quality of life is pretty much gone then trying to keep them alive for ourselves is just selfish. It's hard to make that call, though, unless it's YOUR animal - so I wouldn't presume to tell anyone else the dog/cat/horse/etc... should be put down.

hugs for the whole family.

meri

 

[kygal]

Wow I was behind! I had pages to read just to get caught up!

We came back yesterday from Massanutten resort in Virginia...it was awesome! I hated to come back, but missed all my animal babies.

We got back and found our goat dead

We had bottle fed him this winter and he was the sweetest little goat baby ever. I can't tell what happened...no obvious reason for his death, but I hate it. I loved Howie more than I ever thought a person could love a goat. I am not sure if I want to get another one just yet....

All the other animals were fine, thank goodness. I did have to rescue a puppy from the automatic feeder today, it had climbed in and couldn't get out! Silly little puppy went running to his Mommy as soon as he got outta there! Too funny!