North Carolina

[Hollowoakfarm]

Good Morning, Warm People!

We are not so warm.

The furnace is STILL having issues. It went out in the night. Thank goodness we have an excellent fireplace and blower, good electric mattress pads and a couple space heaters for the back rooms. Unfortunately, some project materials are piled in a place that blocks hubby from driving to the firewood pile in the truck and bringing a load back, so he's having to wheelbarrow it. Ugh. The project was set up, and a guy paid to build a lean-to 16 feet wide on the back of the workshop...so 60 feet long. The roofing was specially cut, and some lumber had to be specially cut, and it's all there. Then the workman got seriously ill.

So that stuff is there, and it's too heavy for one guy to move it, and I can't help. We need to find a new workman. If we can get the money we forwarded to the other guy back. I think it wound up being put toward medical bills though, and it's kinda hard to ask for it back knowing they've got no income right now. Catch-22 there.

Not as cold this morning as I expected. The main chicken water had ice on it, but not even the rabbit water bottle tubes had frozen. Usually they're the first to go!

DS swooped by this morning to grab the pickup, and left his dog with us. One hyper husky x something-smoothhaired-and-much-smaller doggie. Reilly is very unhappy and trying to hide from him. Jake actually growled at him when he wouldn't lay off. Murphy will play with him though, so all is well. It'll be fun when we get the new pup next Saturday, but at least they will all have slow adjustment time. Son is working helping a friend install a chain-link fence this morning, although I think it's too cold to be mixing cement. It's the fence owner's call though, not mine.

All the chickies are fine this morning, including the house chicken. I guess she's going to need a name, if she's moving in.

Hubby is bringing in Christmas decorations to get up today. (We don't like to live in a Christmassy house for a month...takes the fun out of it for us.) I can't wait to see his face at what I got him.

Enjoy your day, everyone!

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

Good morning folks

What a bright and crisp morning it is!!!!!
It's pretty..........and pretty cold.....sure
hope the wind is WAY less than it was
for yesterday.........lots of little stuff to
clean up now like twigs, pine cones......
you get the idea......just what I need......
more chores to get done.......I count
the blessing of at least still being able
to do chores.

Hope your day is a blessed one

 

[BHep]

I'm not sure...something dark and pretty....don't want anymore hawk bait light colors

Well...Dark Brahma...Gold Laced...Blue Partridge...Silver laced and more. Lots of different colors pooping up all over.

 

[ramirezframing]

Well good afternoon

Well its that time of year, the kids are outta school and one is starting to get a cough and runny nose, no biggie. But yesterday I wasn't to swift and last night the littlest was up about every 1 1/2 to 2 hours crying for any where from 10 to 30 mins because her tummy hurt. Needless to say it was 3am before I got to bed, just to wake up a few more times. It amazes me how kids can do that all night and look and bounce of the walls just fine the next morning, but I feel like the walking dead

Have a good day everyone

 

[NewHomesteader2010]

Good evening everyone...I must say, WORST evening in a long time. DH went out to lock up chickens and found my last cochin, Belle, face planted in the coop, dead.

I honestly do not know WHAT happened!! I saw her out and about today and nothing struck me as unusual. She was attacked by "something" about a week or two ago (when hubby found her "playing dead" in the leaves) but she had NO visible injuries and she acted just fine. Recently she had been hanging around the chicks...could she have died from a broken heart? Seriously?? She was ALWAYS with her "sister" the other cochin, and once she died, she was hanging around all the older biddies, then when I got the chicks...she wouldn't stray far from the pen they are in. I just wish I knew what happened to her. I just want to sit and cry (it's worse with the raging hormones that I can't control...the ones that make me cry during stupid commercials...yeah...THOSE) because she really was our PET, my favorite and a wonderful mama!! She is going to be placed in our "pet cemetery" (next to Olivia and near my kitty, Wesley...he always loved to listen to them!!) but DH has to get some stuff (can't remember what it is...he remembers what the vet suggested when we buried my kitty) to mask the "odor" of her being buried so the coyotes don't dig her up.

I am also going to need to find/buy this spring some good broody hens...suggestions?? I'd really like ones that make excellent mamas (the ones that can earn their keep as mamas and be "promoted" to the pet category)...what do you think??

I hope your evening is going better than mine!!

 

[wildriverswolf90]

Hello everyone today has been cold and boring, our power went out at 9 pm yesterday and it took 7 hours to restore, apparently the grid for half our county failed and due to the extreme cold of the wind chill i lost two chicks that were outside in brooders, they were 8 weeks old. . Power cutting back on blew some of my christmas lights so had to replace those. Ugh. And alot of last minute shopping and baking.

I got a great early christmas present, got to go meet a BYC'er from SC (westknollfarm) yesterday. It was awesome! I made off with some eggs from her gorgeous bantam cochins and a sweet mille fluer cochin rooster! going back thursday to get some chicks and 2 barn kittens e


NH- i am soooooo sorry about your sweet cochin Belle,

to the new folks

I'm off to go make it pear honey and pray for.......... SNOOOOOOW SNOW SNOW SNOW

 

[BHep]

Good evening everyone...I must say, WORST evening in a long time. DH went out to lock up chickens and found my last cochin, Belle, face planted in the coop, dead.

I honestly do not know WHAT happened!! I saw her out and about today and nothing struck me as unusual. She was attacked by "something" about a week or two ago (when hubby found her "playing dead" in the leaves) but she had NO visible injuries and she acted just fine. Recently she had been hanging around the chicks...could she have died from a broken heart? Seriously?? She was ALWAYS with her "sister" the other cochin, and once she died, she was hanging around all the older biddies, then when I got the chicks...she wouldn't stray far from the pen they are in. I just wish I knew what happened to her. I just want to sit and cry (it's worse with the raging hormones that I can't control...the ones that make me cry during stupid commercials...yeah...THOSE) because she really was our PET, my favorite and a wonderful mama!! She is going to be placed in our "pet cemetery" (next to Olivia and near my kitty, Wesley...he always loved to listen to them!!) but DH has to get some stuff (can't remember what it is...he remembers what the vet suggested when we buried my kitty) to mask the "odor" of her being buried so the coyotes don't dig her up.

I am also going to need to find/buy this spring some good broody hens...suggestions?? I'd really like ones that make excellent mamas (the ones that can earn their keep as mamas and be "promoted" to the pet category)...what do you think??

I hope your evening is going better than mine!!

So SORRY....

 

[Hollowoakfarm]

Good Morning, Chicken People!

NH, I'm very sorry about your pet cochin. It's amazing how much personality they have, and how they can wiggle their way into our hearts when we weren't expecting it. Like my house chicken who still has no name. I was NOT intending on making any of these chickens into pets. She has other ideas.


Today DD's friend leaves, and we'll be back to just family for a day or two. A buddy of DS will come to Christmas Dinner, along with his young wife and daughter. Christmas day, DD borrows DH's car and drives to Georgia. Hubby and I go the next day, on the 26th. DS will either go with his sis or us; that's not decided. We do huge steak dinner and gifts at my parents, with all siblings and their offspring present., plus my MIL joins us Then go to Hubby's brother's house and do the gift thing again. Hubby and I come back same day. DD comes back next morning, on the 27th. DS will come with one or the other of us. Then a friend of DS, who is a professional photographer, comes to the house to do family photos, as DS' xmas gift to the whole family. (He traded lots of manual labor while he's been here...helped her move and put up a chain link fence! Innovative broke college student!) That same afternoon, DD heads home to DC. An hour or so later, my sis comes up from Georgia. The next day, the 28th, she wants to go to the outlets, so we will do that. The next day is the 29th, and DS and I will go pick up Levi, the puppy, while sis makes hubby a cherry pie. And the 30th, both sis and DS leave for their respective homes. Oh, and DS has his dog with him. A thirty pound husky mix who terrifies my largest mastiff, Reilly, simply by being hyper! And on the 30th, several friends intend to stop by to meet Levi.

On the 31st, I'm staying home, enjoying an empty house, and getting to know Levi. We might just go sit in the chickenhouse, so he can meet chickens.

BUT....the furnace is working!

Have a great day everyone!

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

Good morning folks

DH called me yesterday when he was getting
hay to tell me that the hayman was offering
up some collards if I would like some........
such a sweet man.......but I had to turn down
the offer and told/reminded DH to let the
hayman know as much as I like eating collards

I am a yankee and have no idea how to cook
them and if you don't know how to cook them
it's a waste of good food........so no collards for us

NH.....I am so sorry about your little hen

from what I have heard/read/seen the best breeds
for consistant broodie are cochins and silkies but
I am sure there are super broodies in every breed

hope everyone has a warm day

 

[BHep]

Good Morning, Chicken People!

NH, I'm very sorry about your pet cochin. It's amazing how much personality they have, and how they can wiggle their way into our hearts when we weren't expecting it. Like my house chicken who still has no name. I was NOT intending on making any of these chickens into pets. She has other ideas.


Today DD's friend leaves, and we'll be back to just family for a day or two. A buddy of DS will come to Christmas Dinner, along with his young wife and daughter. Christmas day, DD borrows DH's car and drives to Georgia. Hubby and I go the next day, on the 26th. DS will either go with his sis or us; that's not decided. We do huge steak dinner and gifts at my parents, with all siblings and their offspring present., plus my MIL joins us Then go to Hubby's brother's house and do the gift thing again. Hubby and I come back same day. DD comes back next morning, on the 27th. DS will come with one or the other of us. Then a friend of DS, who is a professional photographer, comes to the house to do family photos, as DS' xmas gift to the whole family. (He traded lots of manual labor while he's been here...helped her move and put up a chain link fence! Innovative broke college student!) That same afternoon, DD heads home to DC. An hour or so later, my sis comes up from Georgia. The next day, the 28th, she wants to go to the outlets, so we will do that. The next day is the 29th, and DS and I will go pick up Levi, the puppy, while sis makes hubby a cherry pie. And the 30th, both sis and DS leave for their respective homes. Oh, and DS has his dog with him. A thirty pound husky mix who terrifies my largest mastiff, Reilly, simply by being hyper! And on the 30th, several friends intend to stop by to meet Levi.

On the 31st, I'm staying home, enjoying an empty house, and getting to know Levi. We might just go sit in the chickenhouse, so he can meet chickens.

BUT....the furnace is working!

Have a great day everyone!

WOW !!! My head is spinning.

Me..............we are enjoying a quiet Christmas at home.