Michigan

[antlolli80]

Opa that made me laugh out loud.

 

[NovaAman]

Well, if there is one thing that I notice while I was married, frequent good sex, whether I felt like it or not, got a lot of things done at home that otherwise wouldn't have. I kept hubby happy in that area, and he kept me happy in all those others. Now, I don't have a dependable guy, and I find that I have absolutely no problem fending for myself in the get it and fix it department. And I can not ask my ex to help, cuz for one he is remarried, and for two, well, I am not into married men. LOL. And three, his wife keeps him busy at home doing all their fun chores and home improvements. And no, I wouldn't change it, cuz I wouldn't have my kids if we were still married. Nor would I have my chickens. I loves my chickenses.

 

[RIRJen]

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Oh, flower box... needs a flower box under a faux window!

Oh!!!! I like that idea! I'm going to be painting the other coop to match this one (because it needs a good paint job anyways) and plant to add a little white to it to give it that big-red-barn look. My brothers are both artists (one is an extremely talented tattoo artist) and I'm hoping that I can talk one or both of them into painting some chickens on the coops.

I'm stuck here at work today so I can't get anything done on the coop until I get home...((pout))

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The plan is to candle Tuesday. Crossing fingers.

for you!!

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I need a vacation..

ugh...me too!!!! Just so I can get things done around the house!


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WHY does everything have to be so complicated?
Seems to me, I have a lazy husband who will do anything and everything for anyone EXCEPT our own house.

This is why I just do it all myself. (well, and to make sure it's done right) I'm not a very tall person (my drivers license says 5ft 1"....I lied to get that 1"

) so the only time I ask for help is if I can't reach something by way of ladder.(he's 6ft 4") I'll say hey lets paint the coop and he'll say "we need to do this and this and this..." and all I want to do is paint the coop! So I completely know what you're talking about. lol
You know what really grinds my gears...he watches the DYI shows about home improvement ALL THE TIME...never applies any of it that he learns to real life though. ((sigh)) This year I'm going to get him to help me put downspouts on the house if I have to trick him onto the roof and take away the ladder until he does it!

 

[snowflake]

Sam, I am glad you got the flag flying!

Good job!

Now I have a question for you men.

Good morning all , Beautiful day on the rise. chooks are out free ranging already, got lots of chores planed for today(my day off,)Yeah!!
Opa, congrats an the flag pole,

As for men, after 45yrs of marriage I can tell you they are all different. My youngest daughter will come up here on a Sunday with the girls and when she gets home her DH will have the bathroom completely re don, he paints murals (stencils) on the kids bedroom walls got one in in the kitchen, absolutely beautiful, !! he doesn't fix cars or anything else, he calls a repair man. ....my DH likes to build and has made me a very nice coop and 3 lg tractors, one for oldest daughter that also has chicks, other things he procrastinates till I do it my self or hire it done. My advise either hire it done of figure out how to do it your self, Some times if you start then will finish, cause YOU CAN'T do it right

well time to get some work done, only 75 posts behind here, maybe I can catch up later

 

[taprock]

WHY does everything have to be so complicated?

Maybe it makes us appreciate it more! Just starting something takes me forever because I have to round everything up and with no garage tools could be and usually are everywhere! My DH's problem is he has way to many projects going on and can't seem to focus on just one.... except right now. He took the day off to finish up the roof sheeting on the garage since today is supposed to be WARM and not windy!

This is spring break for us so I hope to get lots done with no school work each day. I have a baby quilt to make, diaper bag, booties and hat and then the new little chicken tractor for the little ones to complete. Our only BIG plans are a group of my son's friends are going to see the Lorax this week. Other than that.....

Everything was white with frost this morning when I got up. The sun is finally melting it off. Hope it's a great day!

 

[Olive Hill]

Olive,

I'm on your list to get Narrangansetts from you this year. I am hatching keets. I got 4-5 different colors last year from Winters Guinea Farm in Iowa. When it's time to get the poults from you, if you're still interested in keets, let me know and I'll bring some,

Awesome! Thanks. The hens have just finally started laying. Apparently the early spring weather didn't fool them.

 

[babigyrl22]

Sad morning. My DH went to go let out the chickens and to his horror he realized he had accidently locked one of the silkies (Beullah) out of the coop last night. She was in the run seriously injured (neck broken). We are not sure if she did it to herself or if something tried to pull her through the chicken wire but I had to put her down this morning.

I wonder if I should search for another silkie to keep her sister (Mavis) company. They were inseperable.

 

[Bianca67]

Oh babigyrl that is terrible, so sorry for your loss.

 

[M.sue]

Good Morning,
It's so nice to have the sun shining and the air feel crisp....I'm liking the weather more & more. I've always been an early riser and found that I enjoy the mornings the best. Being outside so early as the sun comes up, seeing & hearing the subtle sounds of nature makes me appreciate the simple things in life that we all take for granted at times.

It was so nice to go out to the coop this morning and see fresh green grass in the run instead of that yucky old straw from the winter. We moved the coop to greener pastures & cleaned up the old spot.

QUESTION: Do you guys think grass will grow there if DH throws some seed down....everything was depleted right down. Do you think their fecal deposits will be too strong...it was raked up well.

Yesterday while Granny was at church I got the ground compacted around the flag pole and then went to the store and picked up a good quality American flag to fly. She was absolutely thrilled to discover it flying when she came home. Such a simple act, yet so much joy.

Those are the best.... priceless!!

WHY does everything have to be so complicated?

They make it seem complicated because it's something they don't want to tackle at the moment....at least that is what mine does!

As for men, they are all different. My advise either hire it done of figure out how to do it your self, Some times if you start then will finish, cause YOU CAN'T do it right

So true & good advice. After repeated suggestions of....We should do this or this really needs to be done, can you do this or that...have failed... I always say I'll do it myself, get someone else to help and YES.....hire it done. That always gets mine moving! Also, if he see's me waving a hammer helps too!! lol

Maybe it makes us appreciate it more! Just starting something takes me forever because I have to round everything up and with no garage tools could be and usually are everywhere! My DH's problem is he has way to many projects going on and can't seem to focus on just one.... except right now. He took the day off to finish up the roof sheeting on the garage since today is supposed to be WARM and not windy!

This is spring break for us so I hope to get lots done with no school work each day.

As complicated as they seem at times I do appreciate them.....they just have total different way of thinking. My DH also always has a lot going and a lot on his plate. I've found it to be helpful sometimes to just remind him his plate is only so big and it's already overflowing.

It's spring break for us to and I'm also so glad for the break from homework & running especially with Easter around the corner and a never ending bucket list.


Good day to everyone and enjoy the sunshine!!

 

[swampducks]

I have incubated them in the past. They are early this year, at least as much as I remember. Since I didn't hatch any last year I didn't really pay attention. I have a white male, a pair of lavenders, a purple and a pied, both female. The are not separated so other than possibly purebred lavenders, the rest will be mutts which for mine all seem to come out pied. Must be a dominant gene or something.

Swampducks - have you incubated guineas? I just found my first eggs 3 days ago and was amazed how early they are this year. What colors do have? We are looking for another male if you hear of any up this way.

Yeah, that was me. If I do use acrylics I like them for abstract art where I am looking for hard lines. Oils seem much softer to me.

swampducks - (hoping I've got the right person) If the main difference with oils and acrylics is the dry time it's probably best I stick with acrylics. I'm too impatient. At times even acrylics dry too slowly for me. LOL!

We picked some ramps a few years ago while hunting for morels. The cook up nice. Not as strong tasting as I'd been led to believe.

My guineas generally have made great alarms for predators although last year they never said a word when the fox got one of my hens. We were on the other side of the driveway and the hen was up behind the coop. Foxes are sneaky! So I think I need more guineas!

OK so color me S T U PID !!! But what is a ramp that one would hunt ? ? ?

They also make a very good alarm system. Nova when you move out here you will find there are 1000's of them just free ranging everywhere. In the yards in the trees in the streets!

I have found you can't just say, I need new carpet. I need new carpet and other things. I'm the one who goes out gets prices, looks at samples, etc. If I want DH's help I have to ask him to help. He may then do that. Or not, but suggestions never work with him. I learned from that "Men are from Mars" book never use "could you and can you?", always use "would you and will you?" Does seem to make a difference. Then again, they all could be lazy... (And don't get me started on the fence issue!)

I can say, oh we need new tile on the bathroom floor...it becomes a
"you cant just lie tile, you have to tear up the this, and fix this...add this..blah blah blah..."

"I want carpeting" becomes:
"you cant just put carpet down. We have to add a subfloor, and buy moulding for the walls, blah blah blah..."

Got new fence panels for the backyard.
Cant put them up...oh no. "gotta lay brick so the panels dont sink in the mud, we gotta get the load of dirt delivered and spread out there , buy something to attach fence panels, decide how we are going to do it, then we can put the fence up the right way...."

what that translates to- Those fence panels will sit outside in a stack until they are old and unusable.
The bathroom floor wont be replaced,
the kitchen will never have the cabinets repainted,
there will always be a hole in my kitchen ceiling..
I will never have carpet in my living room...

Seems to me, I have a lazy husband who will do anything and everything for anyone EXCEPT our own house.

Cute! My mom was 5'1" and my dad was 6'3". I blame mom for keeping me from reaching 6' in height!

At grocery stores short ladies are always asking me for help.

This is why I just do it all myself. (well, and to make sure it's done right) I'm not a very tall person (my drivers license says 5ft 1"....I lied to get that 1"

) so the only time I ask for help is if I can't reach something by way of ladder.(he's 6ft 4")

You know, it seems obvious but until you said this, it never occurred to me!

Eliminate the lines!​