North Carolina

[wildriverswolf90]

Hi everyone i haven't been on lately, my sleep is all screwed up, so i've been trying to sleep whenever possible. My doctor is worried about me already and has me on as much bed rest as possible, which is hard when trying to get chickens taken care of and pens built. the doc has moved up my due date to mid august instead of late September. was looking forward to it almost being fallwhen she/he got here. I'm debating on whether to know the gender or have it be a total surprise, i already have names picked out, so its just down to if i can wait that long to know . Personally I'm hoping for a boy my mom is hoping for a little girl, mainly because i saved every piece of clothing she made me when i was a baby. Yesterday while a the Nature store, i found my new best friend, Ginger Honey lemon Tea, it has helped the morning sickness so much and I've finally been able to start eating a little normal. I have also been keeping peppermint candies with me and when ever i smell something I don't like, i pop a candy. My Grandma took me to her storage unit last weekend and showed me all the baby stuff she still had from raising kids, including a bassinet from way back when and some old clothes she had made it was so coll to see all the old timey stuff and i broke down balling right there. My dad, who i was never close with before, has even offered to help, I'm a little leery, mainly due to the way he treated me as a kid, but I'm giving him a chance, because despite his past, I love him, and still want a father/daughter relationship.

Hope everyone had a great day.

 

[NCGrammie]

Hey Y'all, I am hoping someone can help me figure out who a particular vendor was at the Morganton show.

I purchased a GORGEOUS pair of white bantam Cochins from a couple that was selling black & white pairs up on the hill there. And I cant for the life of me find any notes that I wrote down saying who this was. I would love to get another pair from them if possible. Does anyone remember seeing them or know who this was? I am pretty sure they had a little child there with them too.

Thanks!

 

[jahaworth89]

Yea. We have to go to Raleigh. And it's gonna cost is about $200 for everything.

[COLOR=800080]Well that is not as bad as I was imagining.   I wish you the best of luck and safe travel.  Pop in and say 'HI"[/COLOR]

We will. You all have been wonderful and NC will always be home

Yea. We have to go to Raleigh. And it's gonna cost is about $200 for everything.

glad to hear you can get it done.  you'll have to let us know you guys made it there alright

We will. Crossing my fingers the trip will go smoothly for all parties, feather, fur and human

 

[ramirezframing]

Hi everyone

i haven't been on lately, my sleep is all screwed up, so i've been trying to sleep whenever possible. My doctor is worried about me already and has me on as much bed rest as possible, which is hard when trying to get chickens taken care of and pens built. the doc has moved up my due date to mid august instead of late September.

was looking forward to it almost being fallwhen she/he got here. I'm debating on whether to know the gender or have it be a total surprise, i already have names picked out, so its just down to if i can wait that long to know

. Personally I'm hoping for a boy

my mom is hoping for a little girl, mainly because i saved every piece of clothing she made me when i was a baby. Yesterday while a the Nature store, i found my new best friend, Ginger Honey lemon Tea, it has helped the morning sickness so much and I've finally been able to start eating a little normal. I have also been keeping peppermint candies with me and when ever i smell something I don't like, i pop a candy. My Grandma took me to her storage unit last weekend and showed me all the baby stuff she still had from raising kids, including a bassinet from way back when and some old clothes she had made

it was so coll to see all the old timey stuff and i broke down balling right there. My dad, who i was never close with before, has even offered to help, I'm a little leery, mainly due to the way he treated me as a kid, but I'm giving him a chance, because despite his past, I love him, and still want a father/daughter relationship.

Hope everyone had a great day.

sounnds like you hit the jackpot with oldie but GOODIE in baby stuff, good luck and take it easy

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

Good morning folks

and again it's Friday......tomorrow I get to
sleep in for a little bit and I'm ready for
a few extra minutes of sleep

spring is coming soon and there is so much
to get done before it gets here. We need to
make some new pens and rearrange some
birds for the breeding groups that I want to
work with and with the new OE project it
means more pens.......always seems that
the dream projects means more work

hope your day is a good one

 

[Hollowoakfarm]

Good Morning, Happy People!

Why is it that having chickens makes people happy?

No classes today, but a dr. appointment, so paperwork to do at work, and I've got a meeting with a student I'm teaching to knit.

Levi has gotten brave enough over the last two days to follow me out to the chickens, sheep and rabbits for evening chores. He barked at me this morning when I shut him out of the chicken moat, as he goes in with me in the evening. But when I release those birds, it's a ruckus that I don't think he's ready to deal with! They know they've scratch or something yummy waiting, and those birds just burst through that door!

House Chicken is still doing well with the youngers. Those birds will need to move out in about two weeks, as I've got a hatch due next week. Those birds will take over the Juvenile Detention Center. I will likely need to prep up one side of the other house for overflow. Yes! Getting the chicken population built back up!

Have a great day everyone!

 

[emrldgrn1]

Im soooo mad at myself

. I had some silkie eggs in the hatcher that were due today. Two days ago the thermostat knob got bumped while I was putting them in and I found it reading 105 degrees later that day. I figured I had killed the lill peepers and I was furious!

. Then, to my surprise I had one hatch last night

. I figured I was just very, very lucky and that was all I was going to get. So, I waited several hours and decided the rest were likely dead and I would do an eggtopsy to make sure I didn't discard any viable peeps. So I gathered the eggs and tapped on each one to see if I could get any peeping. Nope

. So I started the eggtopsy and the first one looked like it died during the heat wave, the second one i opened looked the same so i poked the membrane to see if it moved and i tore it!

AND it bled and bled and bled

. I tried to stop the bleeding and covered it with a wet paper towel and put everything back in the hatcher. My lack of vigilance and my impatience killed that poor baby

. Gosh I hate it! I checked on it a few hours latter and it was gone. I will leave the last five eggs in there for another 48 hours before I go messing with them again.

 

[BHep]

Im soooo mad at myself

. I had some silkie eggs in the hatcher that were due today. Two days ago the thermostat knob got bumped while I was putting them in and I found it reading 105 degrees later that day. I figured I had killed the lill peepers and I was furious!

. Then, to my surprise I had one hatch last night

. I figured I was just very, very lucky and that was all I was going to get. So, I waited several hours and decided the rest were likely dead and I would do an eggtopsy to make sure I didn't discard any viable peeps. So I gathered the eggs and tapped on each one to see if I could get any peeping. Nope

. So I started the eggtopsy and the first one looked like it died during the heat wave, the second one i opened looked the same so i poked the membrane to see if it moved and i tore it!

AND it bled and bled and bled

. I tried to stop the bleeding and covered it with a wet paper towel and put everything back in the hatcher. My lack of vigilance and my impatience killed that poor baby

. Gosh I hate it! I checked on it a few hours latter and it was gone. I will leave the last five eggs in there for another 48 hours before I go messing with them again.

 

[kDactyl]

Good Morning, Happy People!

Why is it that having chickens makes people happy?

Even the thought of having chickens makes me happy. I should have my babes by the last week of January. Now to prepare for arrival! Just like any doting mother, I will post pictures. Here's what I ended up going with for my first flock:

• Buff Orpington
• Blue Splash Marans
• Cuckoo Marans
• Blue Laced Red Wyandotte
• Silver Laced Wyandotte
• Easter Egger

 

[doubleatraining]

Roll Call for WCA Sunday!

Me!