My leukemia's back.

[donrae]

Morning all! Just popping on while Honey is in the shower. He was on call Sunday, and was gone most of the day. Yesterday he rolled out of here at 6:30 and didn't get home until almost 9pm. Today, his first appointment is going to the Emergency room, his second has a doctor's appointment, and his third isn't answering the phone, so we're going out to breakfast

. I's hard having him gone so much, but I so appreciate how much he's stepping up and taking on extra work to help us get a new place. Playing the housewife doesn't come naturally to me, but I'm trying to run things here smoothly so basically all he has to do right now is work.

I got a new layer! I was thinking how, while I like having the Marans with the dark brown eggs, I sure miss my blue or green eggs. I always have a colored egg layer (or several) in the mix. Well, yesterday, I went out to the coop and there was a tiny little blue/green egg in the box! I've been keeping birds for 20 years, but having a confirmed new layer still makes me

.


The two older boys helped me cull three cockerels yesterday. Now down to two more of age, and two that need another month or so. I'm thinking I need to just get better at euthanizing them when their gender is apparent, cause I'm really not sure they're worth the feed and effort. If I were breeding heavier stock with more meat I'd be okay, but these little production guys just don't have much on the bones. I'd still like to get set up for a few small batches of Cornish cross this spring/summer, but we'll have to see how things are going with the housing.

Hope everyone is safe and snug at home.

 

[LittleLakePhil]

I'm made it home....wasn't a pleasant drive though.
I'll take the fact that you haven't mentioned your breathing it must be better.....
My daughter used up all my data so can't post pics at the moment...I'll have to go online at some point and purchase more data....satellite internet stinks....

 

[N F C]

Rachel, congrats on the new layer! My only EE passed away a few weeks ago and I know what you mean about missing those blue/green eggs. Not that I don't appreciate the brown & tan ones, glad to get a few more now that the darkest time period is letting up.

Glad you got home ok Phil!

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Hows Florida today?

 

[N F C]

Hows Florida today?

It was cold (for us) last night, we got down to 30*, a bit better now that it's around 48* but the chickens don't want to go out any more than I do. I just came in from letting them out in their yard while I did some chores and all they wanted to do was hunker down in the doorway.

Other than that, just another day in paradise!

 

[sourland]

Hey, Phil, welcome home.

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Thanks guys....been running around since I got back.....I'll find some time to post eventually

 

[hbhoffman]

Glad all are safe! It's really cold here! Over at the airport in northern Virginia it was -5 and here was a tad better at 10 degrees. Snow is supposed to come. Hope not before Saturday night. I have dog training lessons for our service dog and this past fall it was usually held outside!!!

And I am hoping to go do some quilting on the sweet 16 at a shop as I am 1/2 way done with one of my quilts.
Ahhh.. 8:43 and the redbox movies are due!!! Ba back later! I am not wanting to pay more $$ for them!

Well, getting older... couldn't find the third one so ran out to return the first 2. Get there and the Redbox is full and the texting "MYRETURNS" isn't functioning. Ran to another one down the block, I think they got put in just in time?? Got back and found the third one in the bathroom because I had it in my hands earlier....

Getting cccooolllldddd enough that I may need to wear some depends as I shiver too much! But then if it is *that* cold, does it mean it will freeze if I don't???

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Howdy folks....making the rounds. Trying to stay warm. We're not in the negatives here. Thank God.

 

[lazy gardener]

It's cold here, single digits tonight. Has been quite windy all evening. I'm not impressed.