North Carolina

[BHep]

sorry about everyone's loses

ETA: OMG IT LET ME POST!!!

couldnt post anything last night

Site was "under construction" yesterday. That is the message I got....

 

[NewHomesteader2010]

Well, it's been a bummer of a day. Despite Ms Bossy seeming fine this morning when I found her, this afternoon she was dead.

No signs of anything other than not coming for breakfast as usual. Her crop was partially filled and flacid this morning, not distended or hard. I considered doing a gross necropsy, but the fire ants had already found her and I didn't want to fight them. I will miss her bossy, demanding ways. I will miss her insisting that she get her feed from my hand. I will miss her teaching the dogs that chickens are never to be messed with. I will miss being able to walk out and pick her up for any visiting child to pet.

So long, Ms Bossy. You were a hellava bird.

Oh my!! Hollow I am so sorry to hear of your loss!!

So beth was so kind to offer up some hens to fill my rooster that all but one have gone to new homes . I will post some pics soon but I now have a lavender orph, 2 standard cochins that i got today. one all white and one blue with splashs really pretty and one americauna...Now i am back to where I started. I will post some pics tomorrow!

Looking forward to seeing photos

sorry about everyone's loses

ETA: OMG IT LET ME POST!!!

couldnt post anything last night

I had issues yesterday as well...thought it was because of the weather and our location! Thank you for making me feel better...now I know I'm not the only one!! LOL


Chicken news: so my Splash Cochin (Olivia aka Mama) keeps stealing eggs from my Broody Maran, YET she isn't actually sitting on them. What a brat!! I think she is just one of those mean girls!! So now my poor Maran is sitting on 1 (maybe 2) egg - I didn't want to disturb her since Olivia keeps pestering her - while Belle (my Blue Cochin) is sitting on the rest!! LOL Do you know if I separate the girls in another week when the chicks hatch - will they share raising the chicks or will Belle have her lot and Dutchess have hers? Just curious. I plan to stuff more eggs under Dutchess when she is moved into the "broody coop" just in case. Non-chicken news: I am having a ball listening to DD#2 "talk" and DD#1 tell her she's too loud and that she's trying to sleep!! LOL.

ETA: I changed my signature for you all now!! Hehe

 

[Hollowoakfarm]

Quote: x2

 

[Hollowoakfarm]

Quote: I'll drop you a pm when it's finished. Well, I'll also likely put pics up here and brag on my hubby, so you'll know for sure when it's done! You could drop by after work if you'd like.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Not chicken related, but Mom is selling some of her quilts and I was taking pictures today for her.

This one received a rave review and standing ovation.

I love it. And the press is to die for.

 

[Miss Lydia]

So sorry to hear about everyones losses.

 

[Hollowoakfarm]

I stayed up late last night waiting for a call from my forgetful sister, so hubby put the dogs out so I could sleep in this morning. Only I couldn't. Shortly after he left, the barking started.

Now, these guys aren't big barkers. The puppy, Reilly, is the barkiest of the three, and he's still not a big barker. But this went on for several minutes, until I had pictures of dreadful things in my head. I got up and looked out the window. It was Jake! Jake never barks. And then I saw the tumbled puddle of buff feathers. Another chicken down!

I went outside (and it's a good thing we live off the road, because I didn't get dressed first!

) and found one of the hens stuck in a fence corner, upside down. It looked as if she was gasping her last. I picked her up, and found her neck was stuck in the fence weirdly. She hung limply in my arms and gasped.

I assumed she was not going to make it, but didn't want to put her anywhere outside after dealing with the fire ants on Ms Bossy yesterday, so I brought her into the house and put her in the empty brooding box. I left her there and about an hour later, I went to "collect the body". She was wide awake, and ****** off, and couldn't wait to get back outside.

I have no idea how she got tangled in the fence, but if Jake hadn't been so persistant to let me know, she would have been dead in that position, with her neck twisted through the fence and her body weight on it.

Hmmmm...thinking about it, she was in the corner made by the chicken moat and the compost bins. Hubby dumped the compost bucket this morning. She must have been trying to get into the compost, or something. Maybe went over the fence and lost her balance. I don't know.

This is a weird week.


In other news...I looked up Carolina Pride feeds and Goldsboro. The mill does sell directly to the public, but you have to call for prices. Their feed tags are available for viewing online, though. I'll try to remember to cal later today. Or someone else can......

 

[3ChickensinNC]

I have heard rumors that there is a place in Fayettville that is similar to Carolina Pride. Can anyone confirm this?

 

[Hollowoakfarm]

I have heard rumors that there is a place in Fayettville that is similar to Carolina Pride. Can anyone confirm this?

There used to be a feed mill in Fayetteville that was great...but they shut down a few years back. I haven't found another one yet. If someone else has, I'd love to hear about it too!

 

[wildriverswolf90]

good morning everyone

hollow- glad to hear the hen came back to life. good boy Jake

for staying on guard.

NH- my cochin would steal eggs from my other broody even though she was raising 8 babies of her own, it was like she was saying I'm the only momma in here! hope Dutchess gets to sit on her eggs in peace.

Matt- what a beautiful quilt

i would love to get something like that for my mom



my cochin Lily FINALY started laying last week

after raising her babies for 8 weeks. and now she is BROODY AGAIN.
and while she keeps going broody... i have yet to have any of my silkies go broody

finaly got some sunshine here

any more rain and my coops, barn, and house were gonna float down the road.


have a good day everybody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!