Michigan

[NovaAman]

Whew! What a loud morning this morning. I have pullets starting to lay, and I wonder if it freaks them out... I had to go out twice this morning already to check for predators because the cacophony of noise what rediculous. Even the neighbors birds were going off like alarms. There was nothing going on. Four occupied nest boxes and other hens and pullets singing along in encouragement. The cockerels also joined in. Imagine 10 roosters, a male guinea, and an undetermined numbers of egg pushers sounding off at 10 am and then again just before noon. Yes, I said 10. I have 9 crowing, the neighbors have 1. I wonder what the tenants across the street thought of the noise? Hmmm.

Jace is upset that we do not have ducks now. He said that I have to get him a wood duck now, and I have to keep it until it dies. I told him, when he is ready to take on the chores of cleaning and feeding the ducks on his own properly, then we can have ducks again. He asked me when that would be... OMG! Um, NEVER?! He likes to play with the water more than he likes to use it to give them clean water, clean pool... LOL. SO, no ducks for a while. A trio of wood ducks would be something though. They are very pretty. Good thing I have not shown him what Harlequins look like.

Guy at work told me that "IF" I were to decide on ducks again, then he knows people who'd pay $10-12 a bird... BUT, yes there is a but in there, they have to be scovies. Isn't a duck a duck? LOL. I know, I am only kidding. I think I will stick with chickens.

What a beauty of a day. Think I will go and clean the coops now.

 

[NovaAman]

Well, my chickens are out all day! I am not even bothering to keep them in the run yet because that is just to many roosters. Next week I'll start having them confined for part of the day in the run. Get them used to it. I just want something around it that they won't eat, but if they decide to try, it won't kill them either. I know about the hostas.. they are killers on them. LOL. They only took out the one this year though, so, not so bad... it looks kinda funny in front of my house though with out it therer.. I hope it'll come back next year.

 

[gladahmae]

the coop is *this* close to being completely done!!! YAAAAY! The door for the nest-box access is on now too, but needs painted. Other than that, we just need to install the pop door and a ramp! I'm sure my husband is happy to be [nearly] done.

The run is finished, so we put the ladies out for a fwe hours last night. They didn't go more than 5ft from the dog carrier we took them out there in the whole time.


Got half of my garden planted, and realized last night that I needed 11 MORE tomato cages, and had 20 squash plants to get in the ground still. I can't believe how many of those things I ended up with! I need to clone myself to get all of this stuff done! I'm also trying to figure out how to return our dead apple tree to lowes and pick up a new one to replace it, and maybe 2 pear trees. and....and.....and. I could go in to serious debt in that garden center.

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

 

[NovaAman]

looking good Glad!

 

[NovaAman]

Hey Momma K, got some pics of the girls with your DD yet?

 

[SillyChicken]

ME!!!

Awesome, that means I don't have to wait till CS to dig some up! (I'll save a few for CS). I'm hoping to move some this week will you be around, I can deliver!

Raz, I'd be interested in seeing what you have, (Hostas that is!) maybe once they get big enough to divide, you can re-coop some of your costs, I'd be interested in buying some! I bought some hostas from Hidden Lake Gardens a few years ago.. mouse ears I think it's called, with tiny compact leaves.
http://www.boyerts.com/hosta_blue_mouse_ears.html

 

[RaZ]

Whew! What a loud morning this morning. I have pullets starting to lay, and I wonder if it freaks them out... I had to go out twice this morning already to check for predators because the cacophony of noise what rediculous.

What a beauty of a day. Think I will go and clean the coops now.

When the Uggos started to lay, they were very loud with the egg-song. And it sounded horrible. Ugly bird, ugly voice I suppose.

I thought you were going out to clean the coop...I see you in the spy window. Get to work, Lady!

Glad, the coop and run look great.

 

[RaZ]

Awesome, that means I don't have to wait till CS to dig some up! (I'll save a few for CS). I'm hoping to move some this week will you be around, I can deliver!

Raz, I'd be interested in seeing what you have, maybe once they get big enough to divide, you can re-coop some of your costs, I'd be interested in buying some! I bought some hostas from Hidden Lake Gardens a few years ago.. mouse ears I think it's called, with tiny compact leaves.

The MSU Hidden Lakes down in Tipton?

I bought some "mouse ears" this year. And some gigantic leaf variety and some others. I'll have to look at the tags. When I'm spending my own money on perennials I look for pots with multiple stems or pups that I can divide by fall or the next year.

After this sandwich and ginger ale, I have to get back out and clean up my willow trimmings and plant a few more things in the shade garden.

 

[NovaAman]

I FINALLY made it to my first post. Page 2342. Yup. Babigyrl was the first to welcome me, followed by KrisRose, chicwannaB, stacykins and CG. HA! Now... do I wish to continue with history after my arrival? Over 2200 pages in less than a year. WOW. LOL. I think I am done with history for now.

 

[NovaAman]

I WAS! But I got out there, and Vanna is in one nest, another pullet is a nest and ShehSheh is in the other coop nest box... SO, Kinda makes it tricky to clean when you have screaming demon chickens.