Nevadans?

[gaited horse]

YAY!!! 

That's so sweet!!!

Just remember BYC Nevadans for all your forced engagement engagement help.

 

[NevadaRon]

Just remember BYC Nevadans for all your forced engagement engagement help.

 

[americanvalkyrie]

So, that's what's going on at High 'N Dry Farm. I saw my surgeon on Thursday and I'm not released to work or drive....really fighting depression right now. Same farm, different day.....

 

[sherylreno]

Pam, I'm so sorry for the depression coming back.

I love how great of a job your broody is doing. I'm looking forward watching mommy duck take care of her ducklings in 2 weeks.

 

[2seth2]

Hi.. not from Nevada.. however I was directed here to meet some folks who have bunnies? Hopefully not intruding. I'm looking to chat with anyone who's got buns and can offer up some advice on hutch design..

thanks so much,
Nancie

what kind of rabbit our you getting


one of my nethie rabbit babies died

 

[chicharomirinda]

After a week of letting the broody Mama bring her 11 chicks out of the grow out pen into a makeshift run where everyone could get a gander at the newbies, I took down the fencing and off she went with 11 fuzzy butts in tow! Mama #2 is still keeping her perimeter post and tending to any wanderers. They are taking them all over the property!
Yesterday they were so far from their coop that I thought I should offer the chicks some water but by the time I could get a bowl the two mama's had taken them back to the coop for a drink! They're amazing moms!
At night they're so cute trying to get a spot under mom! She's spread out as big as she can and the chicks look like garnish surrounding her! Their butts underneath and their heads pocking out! It's a lot of chicks for one mom, good thing it's been warm, although its raining today. The other mom is not allowed in the brooder, she sleeps in the coop with the rest of the chickens but keeps her post guarding the perimeter all day!
So, that's what's going on at High 'N Dry Farm. I saw my surgeon on Thursday and I'm not released to work or drive....really fighting depression right now. Same farm, different day.....

that's great your broodies are doing so good with the chicks. sorry about your slow recovery.

I hope you can find something to keep your mind off it.

 

[americanvalkyrie]

one of my nethie rabbit babies died

Awwww, sorry about that.

Good news from the farmyard. The cayuga duck got rehomed last night, and I got to meet Lacey and her mom. And now without her bossing everyone around (the duck, not Lacey) the babies are hanging around with the big swedish. They're still walking 2 x 2, but in the same group. Maybe today they can make it out on the pond together.

I was going to put the 6-wk old chicks in the outside run, but I'm too busy to watch them today, and it'll be too much of a temperature shock tomorrow. Maybe Wednesday. It will be nine 6-wk-olds, with three 11-wk-old pullets. I'm not worried about half of them (the brahma, cochin, RIR, turken, sussex) but the silkie is still pretty small. I don't know if the ameraucanas would pick on it too much, so I want to be able to watch.

(Edit...) WOOHOOOOOO!!!

 

[SunnyDawn]

the chick ramp is safely secured to the porch. on the other side I just took the ramp down for now. they can hop up on the porch. I didn't get much accomplished this weekend but I did get the rest of my stuff planted including the potatoes from sunny in feed bags. It's my first time planting potatoes.

Here are a few photos of my chicks. these were taken 2 weeks ago but I just got around to posting.

Speckled sussex and cochin roos





dark Brahama. thinking it's a roo with the feathering, comb and posture

Laila with the runty silkie. It's the sweetest silkie.

one of the jaers

speckled sussex pullet

cochin pullet

a couple of silkies

What cuties! Thanks for the pics!

Growing potatoes is easy peasy! One of the easiest crops to grow I think.

Hi.. not from Nevada.. however I was directed here to meet some folks who have bunnies? Hopefully not intruding. I'm looking to chat with anyone who's got buns and can offer up some advice on hutch design..

thanks so much,
Nancie

Hi Nancie! No we don't mind visitors here! We have folks from all over on this thread. Welcome!

Quote: Yep at Green's feed.
Guineas eat scorpions all the time and they don't bother them at all. They should be fine.

I think you're right about my brahma being a pullet, Missy. I searched a few more threads to see some cockerel pictures. the males come in with more black and white feathers with a solid black chest. But mine has the pencilled feathering which is how pullets look. Yay!

After a week of letting the broody Mama bring her 11 chicks out of the grow out pen into a makeshift run where everyone could get a gander at the newbies, I took down the fencing and off she went with 11 fuzzy butts in tow! Mama #2 is still keeping her perimeter post and tending to any wanderers. They are taking them all over the property!

Yesterday they were so far from their coop that I thought I should offer the chicks some water but by the time I could get a bowl the two mama's had taken them back to the coop for a drink! They're amazing moms!

At night they're so cute trying to get a spot under mom! She's spread out as big as she can and the chicks look like garnish surrounding her! Their butts underneath and their heads pocking out! It's a lot of chicks for one mom, good thing it's been warm, although its raining today. The other mom is not allowed in the brooder, she sleeps in the coop with the rest of the chickens but keeps her post guarding the perimeter all day!

So, that's what's going on at High 'N Dry Farm. I saw my surgeon on Thursday and I'm not released to work or drive....really fighting depression right now. Same farm, different day.....

Awww, the picture you paint of the 2 Mom's and the chicks is soooo cute! So sorry your doc hasn't cleared you to work.

It'll be all worth it a year from now and you won't even remember this frustration but I know that doesn't help much right now. We sure enjoy having you hang out with us though!!!

Sheryl keep us updated on the prices in Yerington! I gotta cut my costs here too. It's getting out of hand.


Well update on the marans. I am getting eggs now so apparently we either took care of the perpetrator or the oyster shell is helping. Still not getting as many eggs as we should though so I will keep my eyes peeled for awhile yet.

The other issue with the first flock is the egg color has gone from super dark to not even qualifying as marans!!! Looks like the first dark eggs were a temporary gift! Not sure what to do with these birds now. I'm not getting dark eggs and I'm not getting very many.

On a happy note, I got my first egg from the second coop!!! YAY!!!

I don't care how many times you've gone through it, it sure is exciting to get that first egg. I got a second one too from that coop and it is pretty good sized for a pullet egg!!!

Kim these are your girls that we were hoping for lav or olive eggs from but both eggs are brown. Still exciting as my list of egg customers is growing but I am not getting a lot of eggs right now. Good thing Genny is! My customers are still getting their eggs thanks to her!

Sorry about your bunny Seth! That stinks!

 

[wolftracks]

What cuties! Thanks for the pics!

Growing potatoes is easy peasy! One of the easiest crops to grow I think.
Hi Nancie! No we don't mind visitors here! We have folks from all over on this thread. Welcome!

Yep at Green's feed.
Guineas eat scorpions all the time and they don't bother them at all. They should be fine.

Awww, the picture you paint of the 2 Mom's and the chicks is soooo cute! So sorry your doc hasn't cleared you to work.

It'll be all worth it a year from now and you won't even remember this frustration but I know that doesn't help much right now. We sure enjoy having you hang out with us though!!!

Sheryl keep us updated on the prices in Yerington! I gotta cut my costs here too. It's getting out of hand.


Well update on the marans. I am getting eggs now so apparently we either took care of the perpetrator or the oyster shell is helping. Still not getting as many eggs as we should though so I will keep my eyes peeled for awhile yet.

The other issue with the first flock is the egg color has gone from super dark to not even qualifying as marans!!! Looks like the first dark eggs were a temporary gift! Not sure what to do with these birds now. I'm not getting dark eggs and I'm not getting very many.

On a happy note, I got my first egg from the second coop!!! YAY!!!

I don't care how many times you've gone through it, it sure is exciting to get that first egg. I got a second one too from that coop and it is pretty good sized for a pullet egg!!!

Kim these are your girls that we were hoping for lav or olive eggs from but both eggs are brown. Still exciting as my list of egg customers is growing but I am not getting a lot of eggs right now. Good thing Genny is! My customers are still getting their eggs thanks to her!

I sure hope you get lavender eggs. I haven't gotten on in a couple of weeks. I think they're messing with me. Have you gotten any that are almost a light gray? That how the lavender eggs started off and then they went to lavender.

Did I mention on here that my smallest bunnie is missing a foot? I was rushed trying to get them into a safe place the other day and I mostly just checked for bleeding and looked at here little faces. I didn't even notice the foot, so I probably missed something on the 2 black ones. I really checked out the other white to make sure it had everything intact. The small one I should cull, but can't do it. Like I'd be able to home a bunnie with a missing foot! I just can't. The bigger one is going to be double maned. Buck or doe, if I miraculously have this one make it, it's staying here with me. I have no whites at all. My Lionheads are mostly SQ or BQ stock, but maybe Blackie had problems because she's older. I've lost all of my older does without getting kits, so I wanted to make sure I got something from her since she's borderline for breeding. I'd like to try one more time after the weather cools off. She hasn't had a litter in over a year, so that may have messed things up too.

 

[wolftracks]

Oh and Sunny. Last year my girls started back laying really dark eggs and then for almost 6 weeks, they looked like the pale one's my Doms used to lay. Almost pink. Then they started laying dark ones again. I no longer get 8s, but they are never lighter than a 4 and usually darker than that. My Davis girls are old though. I'm luck I'm still getting eggs from them.