North Carolina

[scottcaddy]

Good Morning Everyone!

Hope CSB and RF are having a good trip.

All is well here this sunshiney morning.

Got the two escapees rounded up last night, and returned, but I moved all those adults to the far side of the duplex where it will be much harder for them to "go home". The old Speckled Sussex, Speckles (original, yes?) does not understand that this is a better place for her. No adult roos to bother her at this time. Both food and water are indoors, so if she doesn't feel like going outside, she doesn't need to. I even do their morning scratch inside there, as it's much bigger. Plus, I want to be able to call them all the way in there, whereas at the old henhouse I just need to call them into the moat at times, so that's where they get scratch. So, she'll be better off down there. And a couple others of the girls I moved down have scratched up backs from the boys, so they'll have time to heal up and grow some feathers back. I need to see about making a few aprons, I think.

I've got another banana streusel coffeecake in the oven, a pound of bacon cooked, and a toaster that went wacky this morning and seriously burned the toast for hubby's breakfast...and the fire alarm didn't even get the kids up!

Tomorrow we close on our refinancing our place at 3% interest! It did drop below that after we locked in, and the penalty to change isn't worth the small diffference. But 3% on a fifteen year loan wil give a lower payment than the original loan at 30 years! I'll take that! And then Wednesday I leave, first to Athens, Georgia to get my sis, then a long haul north of Chicago...fourteen hours driving time. We're both old ladies though, so we'll be stopping to stretch periodically. It's a good thing I like to drive. Her driving is scary. Really scary. I will do all the driving. She will keep me awake. That will work well. She is Not allowed to drive my car, unless I'm dead. If I fall down and break my leg, I will call hubby to fly up and drive me home. Or send my son. Seriously. Scary, scary driver.

Have a great day, everyone!

This sounds like my Mother and Aunt when they went on a road trip

It could take a couple hours of listening to my Aunt complain about my mothers driving when they drove down from Indiana, before the visit could really start.

Have a good trip Ya-Hear!

Scott

 

[ramirezframing]

Well we are in Il. CSB still having problems, but can read with me. Sorry for the loss of birds everyone. Hope you can stop the losses.

 

[Moores6]

Good morning.
I am not having a great day. I fell and bruised my back and butt. LOL
But it will be fine.
I think one of my roosters is a hen. Everyone else is getting rooster feathers in and this one isn't he/she is looking more and more like a hen.
No eggs yet still have a few more weeks. Can't wait.
I think the waiting is just as bad as waiting on chicks.
Hope everyones day is great.
Sharon

 

[CandleGal]

Good Morning All! It has been beautiful here we spent the weekend at the Blueberry Festival so I have spent the last few days eating blueberry everything so I think today I am going to switch it up and try a coconut pie.
My 3 chickies are starting to look like actual chickens, but I think I have a roo so I just gave my DH a warning that we are going to have to get some more hens and convince everyone it may be nice to have a rooster crowing

 

[ramirezframing]

Good morning folks. CSB here

We made it to the Land of Lincoln and have not straped
a kid to the roof of the van. We are close to St. Louis and
Deciding if we head up to Mt. Rushmore or go west.


Hope there are no more bird losses and everyone has a good day

 

[NewHomesteader2010]

Good Morning All! It has been beautiful here we spent the weekend at the Blueberry Festival so I have spent the last few days eating blueberry everything so I think today I am going to switch it up and try a coconut pie.
My 3 chickies are starting to look like actual chickens, but I think I have a roo so I just gave my DH a warning that we are going to have to get some more hens and convince everyone it may be nice to have a rooster crowing

Why oh WHY do you have to torment me so in the morning??

Coconut anything is fabulous!! Now I want coconut!! LOL. All this baking and reading and baking...I will NEVER lose my pregnancy weight at this rate!! LOL

Chicken feather/head question...I have a few chicks that have a large white dot on their head and some white lacing on their wing feathers...does the white dot mean they are boys, like it does with sex links?? ARE these my sex links that are just starting to feather??

I know pictures would help, but a)they are only 2 weeks old and b) for some reason they are afraid of this ginormous "monster" following after them trying to take a photo of them. LOL. I'm not concerned, just curious, especially since DH is LOVING the markings on these (his favorite chicks thus far are the BLRW, aka the "Chipmunks").
Planning on making a quadruple batch of bread today for our luncheon tomorrow...and praying for a better day... NO colicky baby!!

Although better today then tomorrow!!

 

[BHep]

NH... white dots on head could be the sex links or just barred birds. We will be there tomorrow and will decode for you.

Sharon.... It is always good news when a rooster turns out to be a hen.

No losses last night ...Vfem, how is your ducks?

 

[Hollowoakfarm]

Good morning Everyone!

Good to hear from RF and CSB! Hope your trip is going well.

I'm getting everything set up for hubby for a week. This makes me nervous, leaving all my babies. Chicks are hatching early (bantams) so maybe I don't have to worry about that part.

Internet is down again, so having to use my phone.

Have a good day everyone.

 

[KristanB]

Where do yall buy your DE? I found 50lbs on line for $59.82(includes tax & shipping) ....is that a good deal?

 

[3ChickensinNC]

Where do yall buy your DE?  I found 50lbs on line for $59.82(includes tax & shipping) ....is that a good deal?

I would say no because my local feed store sells the 50# bag for $24.