Are people just taking their birds out of the dust bath?? I mean, even here without a show my birds look clean. A couple of my hens are getting overmated by the roo though and need those saddle things or for him to stay inside. The latter is easier right now. This year, outside of learning, has been a bit of a wash. I had all these hopes initially and LEARNED that I have a ways to go in setting myself up for what I was hoping for ie showing and breeding. I must share with the only folks who care at all that my DH got pallets to build with! You don't know how much of a step this is. He has been on about how he was going to build me this and that for a while. I would build my own but with the baby and what not that isn't as easy as it sounded initially. The geese need a house. The ducks too, and then there are my little Marans who are rapidly outgrowing the rabbit-size space they are in. I am eager to have a few small houses and runs so that I can be more careful about breeding who I want and not worrying about mixing things up.
Warning: Rant about to follow: I spent a lot of money on two geese this year that were 'guaranteed' to be purebred Sebastopols. yeah. Well, guess, what folks? (annoying buzzer sounds here) They are NOT. They are crosses and it couldn't be any more obvious than that they have tufts on their heads. They are Roman Tufted Sebastopol crosses. I am not a very confrontational person. It never gets me anywhere, but I am pretty peeved that I spent soooo much money on them only to have them be crosses. They are nice geese and I work with a little everyday-- bought them at two weeks, so they are friendly. Thebes and Gracie. I don't want him to take them back really but they aren't what I was intending to work with either. I don't plan to do anything with these and now I am in a weird position.
That's all. Thanks
