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[Henicillin]

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Miss Thing remains the sole responsible young woman who pays the rent. The rest of 'em? Feed vacuums.

Thirteen 22-week-old feed vacuums. The fifteen-week pullets and the 17-week SS pullet are still excused - FOR NOW...

As for all the boys, they're still perfectly good with one another and with the girls even though they're all 17 and 18 weeks old. It's slightly freaky - I feel like I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop.

 

[Henicillin]

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I'm sorry. Poor guy.

 

[vmdanielsen]

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Sorry to hear of your loss Annie

 

[vmdanielsen]

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Rancher, Spring is 6 months away!!!!!! I hope my newbies will be laying long before then!!!
Ginny

 

[greymane]

Got the lights and timers set up for the winter. Hopefully that will improve the egg situation a bit.

Speaking of eggs, my son noticed that his Zebra Finches were spending more time in the nest, so he took a peek and found an egg in the nest.

He is pretty excited.

 

[happyhensny]

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Have you ever had baby Finches? We had lots, then friends didn't want any more so we started taking the eggs away. Put them in a dish and they dry up, then color for Easter!

 

[featherz]

My April chickens are doing great today! I even saw my gigantic Langshan pullet in a nest box - she was getting so big and wattly that I was starting to worry.

I think most have laid at least one egg, with the exception of one langshan that hasn't 'pinked up' yet. Oh, and possibly my dark brahma. I don't think I've ever seen her in a nest box.

Went all the way to albany today for work and was sent home. Since I called in sick last week with a doc note, I figured I had to keep going in until one of the docs (at work) sent me home, which they did today. I don't feel THAT horrible, but I have laryngitis from heck and one ear completely plugged.

 

[newchick13]

Sorry you're sick...this time of the year when my kids are back in school it is inevitable that they bring home a boat load of germs and get us all sick! Rest and stay home with your chickens....I'm sure they're good for plenty of entertainment.

 

[In His Service]

featherz, sorry you are sick, I am just getting over something too. From your pic, looks like a great day to stay home, tho

 

[featherz]

Yah, well, I FEEL ok, but just sound horrible. Managed to get one bi-annual coop cleaning completed, so that's something.

If I get fired from work for two sick calls in one week, I'll have to get more chickens.

Today, however, I DID go to to work and got sent home so that doesn't count, right?

Funny story.. well, not so funny.. but cautionary .. Sunday night two cops show up and ask us if we have a laptop.. or if anyone we know has recently gotten a laptop.. or if some weird person is staying in our barn with a laptop.. Umm.. no.. We do have laptops, but we've had them a while. We finally got out of them that they have a location of the laptop and it's at OUR HOUSE. Yikes! Now naturally we didn't steal any laptops. Cop goes away..

Two days later three big guys show up (I am here alone) telling me that their grandma's laptop is at our house.. I am calm and say 'umm no..' then they start quizzing me if I know various people, none of which I know.. Then it comes out that they KNOW who stole it and that person might be staying with his grandma.. Now I am no spring chicken, but I am not old enough to be a grandma to a 25 year old. Anyways they start blathering about a warrant and I pretty much say 'bring it on' (since I know we don't have it).

My DH calls the police all in a tizzy threatening lawyers and such because the police allowed the goon squad to know where we live, but we find out that the address was given to the police by the people owning the computer AND it was based on wifi geolocation, NOT GPS - this means anyone who pinged our very strong wifi server and it could not only be anyone in quite a large radius but heck the guy could have been within the radius and shut the laptop off and left. Police say we are in the clear.. but I am keeping an eye out for the folks looking for the laptop, that's for sure..!

So just be cautionary - even if your wifi is using proper security, it can still be used as a 'ping' for a geolocator and someone's laptop could end up in YOUR house. bleh!