North Carolina

[Hollowoakfarm]

Got that chicken house cleaned out this morning. Everything that is scrubbable has been scrubbed. Everything has been bleached. It looks brand new again. I am very glad, since I've gone through over 10 gallons of bleach in the last few weeks, that I don't have a sense of smell! Watching hubby is entertaining, though. He's doing the heavy moving and getting away whilst I wield the bleach tubs and scrub brush. Jake and Reilly must be fenced out since they loooooveee the hose and sprayed water. Murphy thinks water only belongs in bowls, so he stays as far away as possible.

Slowly, slowly. We are getting there.

 

[audra72]

My silkie Mudpie must have heard me saying she was getting grounded to the wire cage. She has been broody over invisible eggs for probably close to two months. I was going to do the elevated cage method on Friday and she decided to come off by herself. She's been her old self, hanging with the rest of our crew since then.

I told her this morning that I was watching her still. LOL

 

[ramirezframing]

silkies are like that, even with a staggered hatch. If you keep taking the chicks they keep sitting, until they just walk away.

 

[ramirezframing]

glad to hear that the cleaning is done Hollow

 

[BHep]

We got rain .... so now I will complain about the mud

 

[wildriverswolf90]

We got rain .... so now I will complain about the mud

It rained ALL day here yesterday and just got done cleaning all the pens! Now the birds have gone and tracked mud back into their coops need to teach them to wipe their feet

 

[Chasity]

Happy, ..... Happy, ...... Hap-py!

Just got everyone settled in from the WCA; ya didn't think I would come back empty handed...

now, did ya?

Chris (older son) was able to get rid of many extra roosters,

........Brought home only 16 new birds (reasonable trade out)?

And he was still able to go in the store and purchase a belt that he wanted, and OH! Yeah!!! Chris had cash left over!!!

30 roosters gone................................................................................ Check
Got 4 new silkies and his dad is not going to make him get rid of, chuck, the silky rooster............ Check
10 little Partridge Plymouth rock chicks (hopefully a few hens this round)............................................ Check!

Best of all; The hubby has agreed to let me buy peacock eggs if I can find them! He would not get behind the high end purchase, but incubator can run!!!!!!

Soooo.... who has fertilized peacock eggs I can incubate?

 

[BHep]

Peacocks are pretty much out of season by now. Mine have not laid in over a month and the male has dropped his train..... you may need to wait until next spring.

 

[Hollowoakfarm]

When it rains, it pours, it seems. I now have a bloated sheep. We've given oil and baking soda, and tummy rubs, and I think things are moving. I hope.

It's my fault, too. I was making sure all the turkeys would go inside for scratch, since we have to catch them up for the inspector. Bob was on the pasture side of the gate, so I opened it for him...and forgot to close it. Not only did the sheep clean out the layer pellets in the automatic feeder, they had access to the garden which is overrun with dreadful things...like Morning Glories. I guess I should be thankful I'm dealing with feed bloat and not poisoning!

Cross your crossables, please. Hubby leaves on another trip in the morning, so this one is on me.

Just quietly planning various courses of action on the poultry front. I don't know which way to jump!

 

[vfem]

Sorry I didn't go to WCA, unfortunately, between rain, washing our carpets and my husband needing to sleep because he was going to have to work tonight at 8pm... just couldn't manage it.

Starting cleaning the carpets last night, and had to stop at 1 am! Tried to get it done this morning so I could go, but it was 2 before we got it done because of moving all the furniture. Hubby had to goto bed, and I ended up helping DD redo all her clothes in her drawers so she'd be organized for school. Which I am so not ready for, and its right around the corner!!! UGH!

Anyways, I should be going next weekend, my neighbor really wants me to take the bird up there for him... and I have me heart set on a new duck.