Michigan

[justcelia]

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Thanks Chickflick,
If I went that big, someone would call inspectors down on me. We can only expand our garage 6' out (It's almost as big now as Troy allows)
I need a FARM!

We have most of the material we need. I will be checking Craigs list for more Freebies!
I am thinking 4' out from the garage and 5-6' high for the coop and 4' out and 4' high for the run. But I guess I could cover the garage window, we never open the blinds anyway.
Also, money is a factor. I gotta go "cheep"!

Celia
2 Brahma hens and 2 more in the Spring!

 

[justcelia]

This is where I want to build out permenant coop.

This allows us to have electricity for the heated dog bowl. (I don't like cords running on the ground)

The girls are gonna get tired of us moving their home!

Celia
2 Brahma hens and 2 more in the Spring!

 

[Olive Hill]

'Evening all! I hope you're all well. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving, great Black Friday and a relaxing weekend off. Tomorrow it's back to the daily grind.

Keyt - Congrats on the new camera! What model did you get? I'm saving up for a Canon 7D, but it'll be a bit before I can swing it. *pout* Whatever you do just don't tell me you're one of those darned Nikon shooters.

Celia - That looks like a great place for a permanent coop. We run outdoor extension cords a lot and have never had a problem, but I understand your reluctance for sure. As for nosey neighbors and code officers... that's precisely why I like it out here in the boondocks.

 

[keyt1969]

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It's a Fuji S2800 HD. I've had the S700 for about 4 years and LOVED it. This one has so much more to it, it's going to take a long time to get used to it. I love the HD quality to it and it just does SO much more. I got an excellent deal on it on ebay! Now all I need are a few backgrounds and I'm gonna start a small photography thing for stuff like senior or family/holiday pics, etc. I just don't think I'll do weddings, people are so picky LOL

 

[SillyChicken]

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Getting on my soap box
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I decided a long time ago that no one can make me happy but me. If I want to enjoy what life has to offer, I am the one who has to make it so. Not my family, not my sig other, kids... dogs.. chickens etc... I do not persue relationships with people, even friends I had forever, if they don't reciprocate gestures.. like calling me once in a while. If I'm the one doing all the calling, and they never call me back, after a time I stop. Some I've never heard from again. I'm simply not wasting my time, nor holding grudges. If I wanted to enjoy something, I make it enjoyable for myself and if I can share that with other people, well, then lucky them! lol!

Luckily I have a family that I get along with, and there's no real drama to speak of. My DH's family tried creating drama for Thanksgiving and I basically said if you don't want to come cause my families there, then don't. They came and everything was fine although they segrigated themselves. But that was not my problem, nor would I let it be my problem!

Keyt, don't let your families past events or current behavior shape your life today. Make your own holiday fun for your kid and BF and start new traditions! Maybe you'll find the holidays less stessful and spend less time in ER if you are happier.

PS... it struck me sadly that you said you're not "allowed" to have a real job.......ummmm, says who? If you go into photography, that is a real job, even more so if you're doing it on your own. You'll need to take time away from something/someone if you're going to make it, and make it worth while. I'd clear up what ever that limitation is if you want to be sucessful in a business, even if it's home based.

Just some personal thoughts.... been through some crap in my day and just thought you should know, life doesn't have to be as you knew it!
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So I was just thinking..... I got this fancy new rabbitry hutch on the side of my shed....... and there's an additional 80 sq ft of floor space just begging for more chickens!

For Turkey day we had a fresh farm raised turkey.... so now I think I need to raise a turkey for next year! My that was tastey!!! I spent the rest of the weekend hunting and Sunday put the shingles on the roof for the rabbit hutch.

Now that I have all these rabbits.... and plan to start breeding them.... anyone out there want any rabbits? Live or butchered?

 

[keyt1969]

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Woah, hold up. I NEVER said I wasn't happy. I said I hate holidays. I hate them for a lot of reasons, not just my worthless family! Being happier has nothing to do with my illnesses either. I was born with them. If it had something to do with it then well....dont make me go there.

Even though I have...much to the punishment of myself and the loss of some very important things....I am not allowed to work being paid by someone else. Nor am I allowed to do any job that requires lifting, sitting, standing or being in certain temperatures for long periods of time because I have been disabled since birth, on social security disability since 1997.

Yes, you hit a very, very raw nerve there for sure!!

Why did this have to go on? I guess I should stay away from here now!!!

 

[CricketYang]

Today is a sad day over here. We usually don't put the animals to bed until after dark bc they're still free-ranging around. We came home tonight like we always do, went out to the porch to put our boots on and yell out like always "DUCKENS!!!" towards the barn, but tonight was different because I never got any return quacks. All ten of my ducks were GONE, except for the one that was about 200 ft away from the barn, just laying there, headless. I'm very upset and I want to shoot something. I'm not sure what got all of my duckens but I sure as heck am going to find out, I'm thinking a raccoon. Thankfully I have about nine eggs that were out on the counter waiting to be packed into cartons for selling. I'm going to have to incubate them and hope for the best

. I'm going to miss the pack of white quackers roaming around my yard with that odd little FES mallard. I adopted almost all of them from families who didn't want them anymore except Willy (a female), who I hatched out and raised myself. I'm going to my parents house tomorrow to borrow some traps to see if I can get anything. I honestly don't know what I'm going to do if I actually catch a critter.

All of the chickens and turkeys are accounted for and aren't acting strange at all. I'm thinking they're not going to be let out of their coops for a few days.

My little Willy less than two months ago

I'm going to miss my little crew

On a happier note: Thanksgiving was great! Spent some quality time with my family and went on my first Black Friday adventure with my sisters from 10pm-630am!! It was crazy but oh-so fun!! I'll admit that I definitely wasn't the best teenage growing up (I gave everyone heck!!) but I'm glad that I've matured and grown to become a sibling/daughter that they enjoy being around. I love my family; we're loud, funny and don't take anyones crap (my sister got into a fight w/ a dad at ToysRus for locking his daughter out in the freezing cold while he sat inside, nice and toasty). I can't say that there isn't a holiday that I don't enjoy or that I dislike.

 

[keyt1969]

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I'm so sorry to hear you lost your ducks. Did you lose all of them? They were so cool! I hope you figure out what happened so you don't lose anymore. I would be a wreck if I lost all of mine...or even 1!!

 

[keyt1969]

Well, I think today was the last day my ducks will spend in their pond. Every morning it's been frozen about half way. Aric dug it out, cleaned it up and refilled it. WOW were they happy!! But they made such a mess! With all the rain, etc, everyone has been so muddy and dirty it was good to see them clean up, even if it was temporarily!

Vicki-you'll be happy to know all the adoptees are doing really well. Everyone gets along great! The cayugas are all best buds, Jax (the identical male runner to the female one) follows the female, now named Sandi around all day long, even in the pond! The one with the twisted beak? Well, her name is now Sunny because she looks like she's always smiling. She is the favorite around here. Oh so comical too! She will keep getting louder and louder until she sees us in the backyard. She will then follow us to the barn until she sees us scoop up the food. Then she will follow us back around again til we fill the trough. She eats like there's no tomorrow!!! So, my worries about her are gone. I think she eats more than anyone out there!!

All the ducks are now sleeping in the old coop. It's nice because it's very warm and they all cuddle up together. That gives all the chickens a whole run and barn to themselves. I think they love it that way! Everything is now winterized and ready to go. I'm just excited to see everyone in the snow!!

I'm having a risky hysterectomy in January (risky because I've had 45 surgeries so the scaring I already have presents problems) so chances are I won't see my chickens and ducks for a couple of months. But, I'll be training my daughter (she was 20 last Friday) to do my portion of the chores so Aric won't have to do it all. I'm gonna miss those crazy critters!!

Now...to figure out how to keep them clean until it snows. Mud + chickens + ducks = big mess! lol

 

[SillyChicken]

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Woah, hold up. I NEVER said I wasn't happy. I said I hate holidays. I hate them for a lot of reasons, not just my worthless family! Being happier has nothing to do with my illnesses either. I was born with them. If it had something to do with it then well....dont make me go there.

Even though I have...much to the punishment of myself and the loss of some very important things....I am not allowed to work being paid by someone else. Nor am I allowed to do any job that requires lifting, sitting, standing or being in certain temperatures for long periods of time because I have been disabled since birth, on social security disability since 1997.

Yes, you hit a very, very raw nerve there for sure!!

Why did this have to go on? I guess I should stay away from here now!!!

Gee.... sorry you took my post in such a negative manner.

I didn't know you had an actual disability..... hope things go well for you.