NY chicken lover!!!!

[Gramma Chick]

Hi guys. I went back a few pages, and didn't see this discussed anywhere.
Marquisella had major surgery on Tuesday.
She had to have a heart valve replaced, and they had to split her chest open again.
This is the second time she has had this done.
I know it's kind of creepy, but I wanted anyone who knows her to wish her good healing vibes.
I have not spoken to her yet, but just wanted to throw this up on your thread.
Thanks, I hope anyone can say a little prayer for her.

Not creepy At ALL ..thanks for letting us know ..
Marquisella, rest up & heal quickly ...BEST of Health to you .

 

[happyhensny]

Eating your own home raised animals. 2 years ago I raised 30 or so Cornish x's. 1 week before I was to bring them to the butcher a raccoon family came in and killed every single one. My fault, I used chicken wire on the hoop house an they ripped right through. I was ready to bring them to the butcher. They stunk, all they did was eat and poop. Totally gross birds. Never again will I raise cx's again. A friend raises freedom rangers and loves that they will range and move. He keeps them in electronet occasional owl gets one at night but that's it. Now, the "build" of the carcass is not the same. You want big breasts and small leg then the Cornish is for you. Rangers are a decent all around tasty bird. Not as much white meat though.

 

[Lapeerian]

Hi guys. I went back a few pages, and didn't see this discussed anywhere.
Marquisella had major surgery on Tuesday.
She had to have a heart valve replaced, and they had to split her chest open again.
This is the second time she has had this done.
I know it's kind of creepy, but I wanted anyone who knows her to wish her good healing vibes.
I have not spoken to her yet, but just wanted to throw this up on your thread.
Thanks, I hope anyone can say a little prayer for her.

Thanks for the info Roberta. You truly are the fairy godmother of all in chickendom!

Sue - best wishes for a speedy recovery and continued health!

 

[rancher hicks]

Rancher, I picked them up at Countrymax. It's a shrub, I've abandoned them and they are very hardy. I was pruning them back and instead of throwing the clipped branches in the burn pile, I stuck them in the ground right where I wanted some more, made sure they were watered, and they are doing very well 2 years later. Not producing anything from the cuttings yet, but the original bush did great last summer. If I prune this spring would you like me to save you a started clipping?
They would make a very good jelly! My problem is they never last longer than the walk back to the house.

that sound really nice. Do you think if you wrapped the cuttings in wet paper towels and then plastic and mailed them to me that would work? I could mail you the postage. Then I could stick them in the ground here. OR I could send you a jar of my Jelly/Jam in exchange. I've made Red currant, Rubarb Pineapple, Pomegranate, Black Currant, and all the usual Strawberry , Raspberry kinds.

My plan is to make some Dandelion Jelly this year. If I can get the time. Early spring is the time to pick the flowers.

I like to make jelly and people really appreciate it. I just sent DW to work with 6 jars for the Heart Association auction at Crouse Hospital.

I know this probably came off sounding very selfish on my part, but I have wanted to be a SAHM for a couple of years now. I have this dead end job that I've been working for 11 years now, I'm at the bottom of the totem pole in my company, and I did like it at one point. I do not make a lot of money, I do work part time AND from home AND a flexible schedule so YES I should be grateful to have this job. Just lately it's become more stressful and I do not enjoy it anymore. I am not working for benefits as my husband's job takes care of those. I am simply here to give me something to do during the day and make a little extra spending $ on top of the extra we now have. I told my husband I wanted to quit at the end of last year but we both discussed the state of the department as of late and with jobs getting cut left and right I'm staying this year to see what kind of package they will give me once our dept is chopped. But right now I am not getting paid enough to stress about this job the way they are causing me to stress.

Who said anything about being selfish? Lord know SAHM's and D's have a lot to do as it is. Much goes undone due to mothers being out working. IMO. I have plenty of friends whose wives don't work. Everyone has to do what's right for them. You don't owe anyone an excuse, least of all me.

Believe me DW could and would sympathize with you. Things are rough these days.

The Problem Rancher is the people who decide to sit their 1-2 year old in the tub to get pictures, and the squash chicks left and right. I think it is more for the chicks protection. They did it about 3 weeks in last year. The TSC in Oneida had RIR's.

If you need some Amer Eggs let me know. I can save you some.

Framac.

When you raise your kids properly it's hard to remember there are those who don't. It never occurred to me that someone would put their kids in the tubs.

If you'd like to save me some eggs that would be nice. How would I get them. I'm not concerned about color as I would cross them with my Lav roo and make EE's. Customers just like colored eggs in any shade. I plan to stick a couple of hens in with my Marans roo, to get some Olive eggers.

Would you want to do a trade of some kind for the eggs? I could trade you some Jelly or Jam or eggs or chicks. Name your trade.

Folks I am always open to trades. Barter is the best. IMO.


Now does anyone have Marquisella's address? So I can send her a card. Could you just PM it to me? Or if you know what hospital she is in, I could send it there. If you think she'll be there long enough.

Take care folks, I just got lots of books on poultry from the library. I'm planning on getting Ducks.
Lord help me Jesus! I must be losing my mind.

Rancher

 

[Tough Old Bird]

I do jellies and jams so planting lots of berries is worth it to me. Why anyone would buy jellies is beyond me now. You can do a years worth in a day. Of course not if you keep giving them away like I do.

Ohhh...is this part of the deal? Buy some Rancher chickens, get a jelly or jam free?

The photograph I saw of the grape vines was in a neat book I checked out of the public library called "A Chicken in Every Yard". According to the authors, it's their favorite plant for training onto a run's fence.

For your free range birds, I suppose you could shape some tall wire trellises that form overhangs and then train something fast growing up them. They would provide some safer hang outs and shade for your birds and would probably look nice, too.

I have watched a Cooper's Hawk land on the ground and attempt to stretch under some brushy wild rose bushes in an effort to get to the little songbirds that hide there. It was unsuccessful, and as long as those little birds stay put, they're safe. Those wild roses are like Fort Knox. You might consider something like them; I have tons growing on my lot. They hurt like a you-know-what when you get scratched, but smell heavenly in June when they're flowering. I could dig up a few smaller ones and you could try to transplant them in the spring.

TOB

 

[Tough Old Bird]

Hi guys. I went back a few pages, and didn't see this discussed anywhere.
Marquisella had major surgery on Tuesday.
She had to have a heart valve replaced, and they had to split her chest open again.
This is the second time she has had this done.
I know it's kind of creepy, but I wanted anyone who knows her to wish her good healing vibes.
I have not spoken to her yet, but just wanted to throw this up on your thread.
Thanks, I hope anyone can say a little prayer for her.

I did know she was going in, though not how extensive a surgery it was. I hope everything goes well for her, from surgery right through to recovery. She's a super nice person and deserves GOOD HEALTH.

TOB

 

[Henicillin]

Take care folks, I just got lots of books on poultry from the library. I'm planning on getting Ducks.
Lord help me Jesus! I must be losing my mind.

Rancher

I knew you'd come to the Duck Side eventually.

Marquisella has my prayers for swift and uneventful healing!

 

[Cass]

Hi guys. I went back a few pages, and didn't see this discussed anywhere.
Marquisella had major surgery on Tuesday.
She had to have a heart valve replaced, and they had to split her chest open again.
This is the second time she has had this done.
I know it's kind of creepy, but I wanted anyone who knows her to wish her good healing vibes.
I have not spoken to her yet, but just wanted to throw this up on your thread.
Thanks, I hope anyone can say a little prayer for her.

Adding her to my prayers and sending speedy recovery vibes (cuz that operation is a witch with a b)

 

[ChickPrincess]

Java I have 2 people on my FB page interested in silkies. One I know personally and she lives near me about 30 miles south of you.

Would she be willing to bring back two extra black hens and I'll see if my friend's sister would split the gas or something?

Chickprincess, a friend of mine is hatching the eggs for her grandson, since I wasn't getting very many eggs at once, they were staggered when I gave them to her, I believe she put them in the same day she got them. The first one is due this Friday, but it's one that has been difficult to see veins early on so we're crossing our fingers still that it is developing. Then throughout the next week there are more due, I have to double check with her on the hatch dates. She now has 10 in there I think.

Because I don't have my new coop built yet, she will be keeping this batch, if she gets more than she can handle do you want some chicks???
She will be hatching for me again later this spring after I have my coop finished.

Rancher, I have Jostaberry bushes that are doing very well and are easy to propagate.They don't have the spines like the gooseberries do. The girls are always hanging around them, and even stole most of the crop last year! They taste awesome!
Someday I will break down and buy paw paw trees, I've always wanted to try them!

I think I'll have to pass on the chicks right now. Thanks anyway. We will hopefully be focusing on a new coop/run for the meat birds.

Hi guys. I went back a few pages, and didn't see this discussed anywhere.
Marquisella had major surgery on Tuesday.
She had to have a heart valve replaced, and they had to split her chest open again.
This is the second time she has had this done.
I know it's kind of creepy, but I wanted anyone who knows her to wish her good healing vibes.
I have not spoken to her yet, but just wanted to throw this up on your thread.
Thanks, I hope anyone can say a little prayer for her.

I had no idea. Please tell her she's in my thoughts.

Eating your own home raised animals. 2 years ago I raised 30 or so Cornish x's. 1 week before I was to bring them to the butcher a raccoon family came in and killed every single one. My fault, I used chicken wire on the hoop house an they ripped right through. I was ready to bring them to the butcher. They stunk, all they did was eat and poop. Totally gross birds. Never again will I raise cx's again. A friend raises freedom rangers and loves that they will range and move. He keeps them in electronet occasional owl gets one at night but that's it. Now, the "build" of the carcass is not the same. You want big breasts and small leg then the Cornish is for you. Rangers are a decent all around tasty bird. Not as much white meat though.

Good knowledge... thank you!
I think I have decided to go ahead with it. I'll just have to deal with it. lol Better than a mass produced chicken. Now it's a matter of building the new coop/run.

 

[Cass]

The Problem Rancher is the people who decide to sit their 1-2 year old in the tub to get pictures, and the squash chicks left and right. I think it is more for the chicks protection. They did it about 3 weeks in last year. The TSC in Oneida had RIR's.

If you need some Amer Eggs let me know. I can save you some.

Framac.

It's definately for the chick's safety. People can be soooo dumb sometimes. And not just with their kids. At our TSC someone dropped a chick on the floor cuz it squirmed in their hand. OMHeavens. It's a living creature being held by a giant. Wouldn't you squirm if a giant picked YOU up?