North Carolina

[flockofbantams]

Good luck finding your splash sizzle pullet! I don't know anyone that has them... I'll let you know if I come across one though!

Thanks!

 

[ramirezframing]

@ramirezframing

Tulip laid her first egg since she's been here! It's the lightest colored egg shown here... The second in from the left. So left to right: Luce's egg (Tetra Tint Hen) , Tulip's egg (Lakenvelder Pullet) , Moneypenny's egg (Sebright Hen), and a quarter (for sizing).

Hope everyone is enjoying the rainy thursday!

Yup, lakenvelders are white egg layers. Her egg should get a little bit bigger. She was in a pen of all pullets so if it's fertile it will be pure lakenvelder, if you want to hatch them. Unless you have another rooster who can get to her.

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

Good morning folks and welcome to the new folks

Sure hope you are feeling better soon Hollow. I think folks who work
in the education system get exposed to colds and flu more often.
Students will come to class while sick, not wanting to miss classwork
and get behind. This seems to create a cycle of exposure and re-exposure.

Good to see things are moving along for you Iceman. Are you planning
a weekend 'come help' party? That could be a way for folks to meet
each other and help get you moved.

hope everyone has a good day

 

[BHep]

 

[cwhittington]

Oh, yah, happy SPRING!

The Urban Chicken is having chick days and a flock swap tomorrow. They are in Raleigh off 540 and Hwy 70.
https://www.facebook.com/theurbanchickennc
Here's the schedule they posted:
SATURDAY IS OUR BIG CHICK DAYS CELEBRATION!!!! 9a-3p
Speakers:
9-Noon Melissa from Nutrena
Various topics throughout the morning relating to chickens
1pm Kristi Bright - Certified NCSBA beekeeper, Life member of Eastern Apiculture Society (EAS), North Carolina State Beekeepers Association (NCSBA)
- Why keep bees? How bees and chickens work together.
$3.00 off NatureWise coupons
10% all Urban Chicken items
FREE Chicken Pens & Stress Balls
BUY FOUR CHICKS and get a FREE T-Shirt!
(while supplies last on all of the above)
DRAWINGS for FREE STUFF!!!
FLOCK SWAP in the front parking lot - come just to browse and buy or bring your own chickens to sell or trade.
TAKING PREPAYMENTS FOR NUCs to be delivered and picked up at the store on April 12th. ($180 - Local Italian bees) Limited quantities.
See you on Saturday!!!

Will anyone else be there? I'm going to try, but not 100% yet...have plans to pick up a desperately needed 3 row SUV tomorrow

 

[daphneysmamma]

hey yall!!! just wanted to speak since I have not been on in a lonnnggg while.. SPRING HAS ARRIVED!!!! Im so EXCITED!

 

[Hollowoakfarm]

Good morning folks and welcome to the new folks

Sure hope you are feeling better soon Hollow. I think folks who work
in the education system get exposed to colds and flu more often.
Students will come to class while sick, not wanting to miss classwork
and get behind. This seems to create a cycle of exposure and re-exposure.

Good to see things are moving along for you Iceman. Are you planning
a weekend 'come help' party? That could be a way for folks to meet
each other and help get you moved.

hope everyone has a good day

Thanks CSB. The cough is less severe today, so that is good. With my students, though, they miss class because of sickness, then show up in my small, enclosed office, to cough and sneeze and SHOW me how sick they are and tell me they didn't come to class so they wouldn't get anyone else sick. I have offended a few by asking obviously sick people to step outside my door and speak to me from the hallway, unless they need privacy. Then we will go somewhere else...not my office!

Obviously, one slipped by me. But in a few days it will all be over. I did my whining yesterday. Now I'm working on getting through it.

 

[ChookAtThis]

Thanks CSB.  The cough is less severe today, so that is good.  With my students, though, they miss class because of sickness, then show up in my small, enclosed office, to cough and sneeze and SHOW me how sick they are and tell me they didn't come to class so they wouldn't get anyone else sick.  I have offended a few by asking obviously sick people to step outside my door and speak to me from the hallway, unless they need privacy.  Then we will go somewhere else...not my office!

Obviously, one slipped by me.  But in a few days it will all be over.  I did my whining yesterday.  Now I'm working on getting through it.

I know this may sound a little hokey, but I swear by the vitamin C packets like Emergen-C to prevent or reduce a cold. The CVS or store brand is just as good. I'm in healthcare and prefer to not take meds as much as possible, but I think these work well. Obviously, if you have any health conditions, talk to your PCP first. If I feel a cold coming on (thanks to working in pediatrics, that's not uncommon!), I'll immediately take a few packs a day and it rarely develops into a full blown cold.

In other news, this little guy has decided to camp out in my coop!

I think we managed to peacefully evict him, but both of us were quite surprised to see each other

 

[ChookAtThis]

Yay, spring has sprung! The eggs are blooming!

 

[StarMeKritten]

Yay, spring has sprung! The eggs are blooming!

Very pretty! There's an egg photo contest going on over in the hatch-a-long section. You should enter if you haven't already.