Nevadans?

[2seth2]

aparently piont of lay is just a fun place to be cause there is a 6 chicken piont of lay party at my house with a chicken a month younger and 2 inconsictent 8 month olds trying to crash it

 

[americanvalkyrie]

It's chicken peer pressure. They're daring each other to lay the first egg.

ETA: my minorca is squatting in a nesting box!!! She might win the race for the Ideal hatch!!!

 

[sherylreno]

I'm getting eggs from Harmony now, she's the duck we hatched on March 17th. She started laying at 5 months and 3 days. Amanda and Lacey are just enjoying themselves. I don't see any signs they are ready to lay eggs yet. Leroy still does not crow and John's enjoying him a lot so when he does start to crow I know we will keep him.

Seth, your flock will be fully laying before you know it. It's normal to get eggs without the shells on them at first. It stops once they get their laying down. Very nice picture show you had as well. I love your little show girl there!

Sunny, how are you doing? How's the pea hens?

Missy, I forgot to tell you we were able to get the pond and pump and stuff that day. My life was very busy for the past month. That's a good idea on the pressure canning you have there. Right now I'm having Tuesday's and Wednesday's off but that can change all of the time.

We had a scare a few nights ago. John and I were sitting outside with our DS & DIL when out of nowhere an Owl swooped down on the ducks. We were very lucky nothing happened to any of them. It was a Great Horned Owl and it's aim was just a bit high. It was sitting on the roof of the house and we didn't see it until it swooped down. The ducks ran into the run right after that and we locked them up. I never thought an Owl would be so brazen to even do such a thing while we were right there. I thought for sure something like that would happen when people were not around.

 

[chicharomirinda]

Someone in my flock started a chicken riot at 6 a.m so I had to go out there and throw some scratch around to shut them up. It seemed like one of the black lav split am was the instigator. maybe an egg is bothering her!

aparently piont of lay is just a fun place to be cause there is a 6 chicken piont of lay party at my house with a chicken a month younger and 2 inconsictent 8 month olds trying to crash it

It's hard to be patient. It's always exciting waiting for those first eggs. soon you will have a flock of layers!

ETA: my minorca is squatting in a nesting box!!! She might win the race for the Ideal hatch!!!

I would guess my speckled sussex might be the first of that hatch at my place, but we'll see. those jaers could surprise me. they still are tiny but they are a small breed. they are funny. the three of them always hang out together and they like to fly high.

I'm getting eggs from Harmony now, she's the duck we hatched on March 17th. She started laying at 5 months and 3 days. Amanda and Lacey are just enjoying themselves. I don't see any signs they are ready to lay eggs yet. Leroy still does not crow and John's enjoying him a lot so when he does start to crow I know we will keep him.

Seth, your flock will be fully laying before you know it. It's normal to get eggs without the shells on them at first. It stops once they get their laying down. Very nice picture show you had as well. I love your little show girl there!

Sunny, how are you doing? How's the pea hens?

Missy, I forgot to tell you we were able to get the pond and pump and stuff that day. My life was very busy for the past month. That's a good idea on the pressure canning you have there. Right now I'm having Tuesday's and Wednesday's off but that can change all of the time.

We had a scare a few nights ago. John and I were sitting outside with our DS & DIL when out of nowhere an Owl swooped down on the ducks. We were very lucky nothing happened to any of them. It was a Great Horned Owl and it's aim was just a bit high. It was sitting on the roof of the house and we didn't see it until it swooped down. The ducks ran into the run right after that and we locked them up. I never thought an Owl would be so brazen to even do such a thing while we were right there. I thought for sure something like that would happen when people were not around.

yay for Harmony! Scary for the owls! We have owls in our neighborhood that we see regularly.

 

[americanvalkyrie]

I'm getting eggs from Harmony now, she's the duck we hatched on March 17th. She started laying at 5 months and 3 days. Amanda and Lacey are just enjoying themselves. I don't see any signs they are ready to lay eggs yet. Leroy still does not crow and John's enjoying him a lot so when he does start to crow I know we will keep him.

Seth, your flock will be fully laying before you know it. It's normal to get eggs without the shells on them at first. It stops once they get their laying down. Very nice picture show you had as well. I love your little show girl there!

Sunny, how are you doing? How's the pea hens?

Missy, I forgot to tell you we were able to get the pond and pump and stuff that day. My life was very busy for the past month. That's a good idea on the pressure canning you have there. Right now I'm having Tuesday's and Wednesday's off but that can change all of the time.

We had a scare a few nights ago. John and I were sitting outside with our DS & DIL when out of nowhere an Owl swooped down on the ducks. We were very lucky nothing happened to any of them. It was a Great Horned Owl and it's aim was just a bit high. It was sitting on the roof of the house and we didn't see it until it swooped down. The ducks ran into the run right after that and we locked them up. I never thought an Owl would be so brazen to even do such a thing while we were right there. I thought for sure something like that would happen when people were not around.

Yay, so my duckies will probably be laying in a month!!! I'm so glad you got that pond. It looked like such a good deal! Glad the owl didn't get any of your birds. The yard doesn't have much swooping room. It makes me worry a little for mine, though. I don't have that much open space either, but more than you do.

Hey Sheryl, do you have a head of garlic that you'd like to trade for something out of my yard? Sahara and I have had a goal to make eggplant lasagne as from-scratch as possible. If we can get some locally grown garlic, the only thing storebought will be the milk. And everything else will be out of my garden.

Finger the minorca laid her egg! She worked for a few hours on it. And though it's a tiny pullet egg, she's still a tiny pullet! Those Italian breeds are so small, it amazes me that they can lay those large eggs!

 

[americanvalkyrie]

I would guess my speckled sussex might be the first of that hatch at my place, but we'll see. those jaers could surprise me. they still are tiny but they are a small breed. they are funny. the three of them always hang out together and they like to fly high.

My sussex has been checking out the nesting box for a few weeks now. I expected her to be next, since Finger really didn't go in and check things out until today. Not as far as I saw, anyway. I'm really glad her first is in the box. Squatters: my leghorn, minorca, and sussex, so I'm assuming Kung Pao and Fried Rice will be next. I haven't seen Jerk the lavender ameraucana squat for me, but she's really flighty anyway, and doesn't let us even get close enough to hover over here.

 

[horseshowmomnv]

Hi everyone! I'm back now. The kids just left a bit ago to go back home. I just had the best visit from them, it was better than I ever could have imagine.

Jann - I have a pressure canner but I'm so afraid to use it. Perhaps you can show me how?

I'm going back 7 pages to catch up so sorry if I'm repeating anything.

Sheryl, I would love to help you, and anyone else who wants to start!!!! I am no expert but I do have it down pretty well!

2seth2... they will lay soon! I was sooooo excited when we got our first tiny little itty bitty egg!

 

[NevadaRon]

OK let's see if I can get a few pics to post.

I am really frustrated with this new platform! Adding pics used to be so easy! I'm giving up now before I throw something!!!!!

You're telling me! It's even more difficult to show a picture that you've already uploaded! I wanted to show the bee pick on a Bee thread in another forum and there's simply no obvious way to do it. Arrrgghh!

Wow Ron, your bees are really great! If only I had the land to have bees!

Hey Sheryl - glad your visit went so well! I don't know what the regs are up your way but Carson City just relaxed theirs so you can have bees in town. Penturner has them and he is very close to downtown. Just a thought...

 

[americanvalkyrie]

You're telling me! It's even more difficult to show a picture that you've already uploaded! I wanted to show the bee pick on a Bee thread in another forum and there's simply no obvious way to do it. Arrrgghh!

Hey Sheryl - glad your visit went so well! I don't know what the regs are up your way but Carson City just relaxed theirs so you can have bees in town. Penturner has them and he is very close to downtown. Just a thought...

My neighbor 2 doors down has bees. Thanks to him, I didn't have to play squash blossom matchmaker.

 

[2seth2]

My sussex has been checking out the nesting box for a few weeks now. I expected her to be next, since Finger really didn't go in and check things out until today. Not as far as I saw, anyway. I'm really glad her first is in the box. Squatters: my leghorn, minorca, and sussex, so I'm assuming Kung Pao and Fried Rice will be next. I haven't seen Jerk the lavender ameraucana squat for me, but she's really flighty anyway, and doesn't let us even get close enough to hover over here.

can i borrow her as a role model?