North Carolina

[MaryRuthLangdon]

all new flockers

Kmac there's a flock swap in Fayetteville this sat that some of us will be at. Its listed on Craig's list

Mary, you guys going to a flock swap?

No... I think we are going to the Kenly Auction on Saturday... I heard that they have dropped their 50 cent box fee and the buyer's fee.

new folks......glad to meet you

thinking I'll be at the swap too

doubt I'd be able to miss it and want to get my bunny from Bhep

might bring a pigeon or twenty......talking DH into it

That is the sweetest little ball of fluff... just like her sister.

Bunny ??? What bunny ????

OOOOoooo you mean that ADORABLE little fluff ball ?

That little cutie looks like a stuffed animal ! LOL

LoL... they do look like stuffed animals... feel like them too.... until they start wiggling around.

 

[ramirezframing]

We had to put Flexy down.

She was doing really well after she slept a couple hours. She was eating and drinking. I gave her about 20 mealworms that she gobbled down in her usual manner.

When Mom got home we were able to really check her over. The side and back I think would have healed with time and alot of TLC, but we found a bigger problem. She had a good size piece of intestine hanging from her vent. It had been torn off inside her and was a mangled piece of meat hanging by a corner. There was no way to even try to fix that. Maybe with major surgery at a Vet's office, but that is way more then we could afford. Instead of waiting for the inevitable infection we put her to rest.

She is buried next to her sister, Specks, who died from a snake bite in '09. They were hatched by me, by incubator, May 28, 2005. Both had good lives and I hope were happy during their time. Their remaining sister, Midnight, is still going strong.

Matt

so sorry to hear that.

 

[ramirezframing]

well good luck Mary, have fun and let us know how it goes

 

[BennieLangdon]

from the big city of Four Oaks.....yall know my wifey Mary Ruth Langdon....our youngest son thinks we have went chicken crazy...lol...he helped us move all our pens (about 30 of em) inside the chain-link fence last sat. after I had a rooster stolen from me friday afternoon while we were gone to town....I feel alot better now about them being in the fenced-in backyard with our huge very mean guard dog....its so sad we have chicken rustlers here in johnston county

 

[jdeoliveira74]

I don't have goats, so I don't know. (My post may have confused you when I said "Beautiful baby goats!" - I was referring to the pics that had been posted of Rainy and Stormy. I will be glad to check around though....what size bags are you looking for?

25lb but I think I got my answer today.. But checking would be awesome

 

[MaryRuthLangdon]

Chicks.......



Chicks......



And more Chicks.......



Bunches and bunches of tiny little chicks.....





My Darling Silkies......and.... My Golden Brabanter... (loving that fuzzy mohawk)

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My poor little sick roo....

 

[ScaredOfShadows]

Whats cooking in the incubator



Whats popping in the hatcher

 

[BennieLangdon]

I wouldn't mind hunting those ole hogs for yall...Ive been hunting for 25 plus yrs. and safety is always number one...contact me threw e-mail if ya want my help....put hogs in the subject line so I know its not some kind of spam

I agree!! I think I have had spring fever since I was able to open my house up in the 60-80 degree weather days we've been having. Makes me want to get all the spring cleaning done and the gardens planted and finally...start working on locating someone with sheep closer to us to buy from!! LOL. Guess it's a good thing we're not "officially" in spring yet. I think that groundhog wasn't fully awake when he made his prediction this year!! LOL

On a fun note: my first batch of chicken stock is still cooking away!! How I LOVE stumbling upon old Amish recipes!! Found one for Fausnaught (which is a German style donut...and my heritage happens to be German & Native American...LOL how messed up is that??) so I am going to make some donuts (baked, not fried) for breakfast today. I am attempting to make them dairy free so the wee one and I can enjoy them...we'll see how that goes!! Usually when I do that, I get an epic failure!! LOL

I hope everyone survived the wind storm last night. We didn't get any rain, but we sure did get a LOT of wind!! Poor DH thought he fixed the coop door last weekend and it again blew off, so I think we're going to have to rebuild it from scratch...good thing we have an inner door with hardware cloth covering it, so my boys & girls are still safe from the wicked OPOSSUM and other nasty predators out there (nasty only because they harm chickens...even if they are doing what comes natural to them!!). We are planning on putting up our garden fencing today, complete with an electrical fence - we have so many deer, this is the only way we know of that will largely discourage them for the time being...Any hunters want to come and rid us of at least 10 deer?? LOL I know more will just replace them!! The electrical fence is also for the wild boar in the back woods as I am sure they would have NO problem finding a way into the garden and destroying it!! AHHH. Well "time to make the donuts"!! LOL

 

[buttercup0884]

So I went to visit HT today...and this is what I got...pretty little lavender cochins

I also got some Lavender and Split Lavender hens to go with my trio I already had.

Thanks HT they are all so cute!!

 

[ColoredEggHome]

If anyone is near Onslow County there is a flock swap at Onslow Grain and Feed in Richlands on March 17th starting at 8am