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Sunny, Embrace the Gift! It is among that which makes you unique.....and, hopefully, keeps your checkbook orderly! My mother, for the life of her, cannot get the numbers thing (she used to be a school teacher!) and exercises "new math" when it comes to balancing her checkbook, ergo I'm forever doing monthly maintenance/upkeep on her finances. I've always enjoyed math... Numbers, bless them, don't lie! I bet you're fairly organized, too; right? Are you the one they come to when they cannot find something?
As a kid when other girls were involved with Barbies or Breyer horse models I had -- I cannot remember the name now -- little motorized cars that came with oodles of grey road sections and you could design roadways, race courses, etc. I would spend hours configuring the stuff all over the house. Why I never ended up in CalTrans I don't know. Instead I opted for veterinary school, but realized it wasn't for me and so after some introspection switched over to a law-related field. I am a court reporter, one of those people with the little disco typewriters who takes down legal proceedings and produces transcripts. Of course, I didn't let the vet stuff go to waste and had a great run with a stud farm, pygmy goat midwifery and hobby ranch....hence all the references to raising veggies and poultry projects.
If you haven't seen the movie yet, by all means rent "Temple Grandin." It was an HBO special and swept the Emmy Awards. I thought it was wonderful, especially with the thought processes. It gave a lot of insight to many things, but especially to application and utility.
Never heard of it. I have to get it now though, since you and Eglyntine have recomended it so highly! And, yes, I am the one everyone in the family goes to when they can't find things etc, etc, etc... Are you sure this is a good thing?
Shanyalv so sorry to hear of your loss! Keep the new babies away from the rest of the flock, when they hatch, til you're sure it isn't contagious!
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Thanks Genny! It's good to be up and about more and more! I haven't had a chance to candle the eggs yet but I know a couple of them feel lighter than they should (the pullet that didn't stay consistent). I haven't pulled them though and won't til I get a chance to candle them.
Hi to everybody else! I love to see all the variety of topics we cover here! You all are a blast (that could be the pain pills talking though).
I need to calculate what we need to house by spring so DH and I can get started on another coop (don't worry I'm just designing it, DH does all the heavy stuff these days).
I know I had a couple of offers for some more marans that we can pick up next spring. Holly, I believe, had a few but wasn't sure how many chicks she could commit to and ke_ben used to have a bunch but wasn't sure if he could swing any this coming spring. Am I remembering correctly? Anybody else down south have any marans chicks they might be willing to sell come spring? I'm only interested in the real dark egg laying lines. Don't care so much about SQ.
I only plan on breeding the ameraucanas for now and I can get everything else I need for egg production from Genny or others up here but I really want the Blue Wheaton Marans or would consider the BCMs or Cuckoos. Anyone?
