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[Tab's chicken obsession]

 

[Lynzi777]

Lynzi--sorry to hear about your hatches. It may be best to wait for warmer weather before trying again. I wont ship eggs in this cold. Let me know if you want some eggs in the future and I will put you on the list right behind Pyxis.

Silkies arent freeloaders. I sell chicks and eggs, both for hatching and eating. I have one young lady who buys them for her kids as they think its great that they fit in their hands. You just have to find that market to do what you want with them. Thats why I invested in top lines to start with and have made my return already. The bonus...they are my spoiled rotten babies and I love them to pieces!

That's going to be the big test this summer. I've done a lot of searching around this winter and managed to find a nice splash pair that I'll be traveling to Albany for coming up soon. I have a nice lavender pair that came from the chicks Geri sent me last year. I'll probably add a blue hen if I can find that lighter color blue that I love and not the dark blue that almost looks black. I've put more money into the silkies than any other breed which is why I finally decided to downsize the larger birds and work mainly with the bantams this year. I will definitely be waiting for weather before having any other eggs shipped. I was just hoping to have a good foundation flock by this Spring/Summer to start working with the colors I wanted to work with. I'll have some but still looking for more.

 

[Metella]

JLaw - good for you - first step. Often the hardest step. My brother is too far gone to save ... he lost everything last year on his 4th DUI. Yet he still thinks having his driver's license taken away was too harsh a punishment.

Some of it is genetics - a pre-disposition - meaning you and I could have started out together and you even drank less - but are hooked and I am not. Therefore - drink needs to be out - forever. That is hard, as Rancher said - the reasons that drink seemed to help are still there! Remember that whatever you do to yourself from this day forward - you are also doing to your whole family - so be kind and also hard on yourself.

Yeah, I am DIY'ing my only challenge (only?) is that I now need to DIY everything. I AM learning off the internet thingie

but only have so much time - with something like learning a chainsaw from not even knowing how to pull the cord .... I want to make sure I cover a lot of videos and websites so I am not getting bad advice .... I can only watch / learn so much in a day - so I can't cram it all in at once - have to prioritize ... I picked chainsaw because prices on everything are going up and I plan to use my woodstove next winter .... gunna start stacking the new wood as soon as it stays above 30 in the day; thank goodness I have the room to make vasts stacks. Then the masonry to shore up my new barn and make sure it lasts 100's of years.

 

[stonykill]

truck 95% done. My brain is fried trying to fix it's brain. Think I'll split wood to clear my mind.


As a few said JLaw. Genetics. My entire bio paternal side (when I refer to my father here it is my step dad I am refering too.) were alcoholics. It killed my bio dad at 53 and his dad at about the same age. His entire side of the family, every male anyway had it. My son is dealing with it now. It is genetic. BUT the mind is a powerful thing. You CAN do it.

 

[Lynzi777]

truck 95% done. My brain is fried trying to fix it's brain. Think I'll split wood to clear my mind.


As a few said JLaw. Genetics. My entire bio paternal side (when I refer to my father here it is my step dad I am refering too.) were alcoholics. It killed my bio dad at 53 and his dad at about the same age. His entire side of the family, every male anyway had it. My son is dealing with it now. It is genetic. BUT the mind is a powerful thing. You CAN do it.

Is this something that runs mostly in the paternal side of families? This is the same story with my family - My grandfather passed away before I was born because of alcoholism, I'm sure his father was the same, my father was more of a drinker as we were growing up than he is now, just a beer or two at night now, he still works so he can't afford to be waking up every morning hungover. And now my brother.


I forgot to mention in my earlier post, IF anyone in the Albany area or along the way from Syracuse to Albany has Silkie (preferably in splash or blue) hatching eggs available, I will be making the trip out that way on an upcoming Sunday (not sure when exactly yet) and I'd be able to pick them up if anyone has any for sale.

 

[JLaw]

It runs on both sides of my family I think. I know I had an uncle who had diabetes drank until he died from it lost fingers and toes. Sorry to hear about your daughter stony. I worry about that with my girl all the time her heart condition makes me worry a lot.

How about this weather I hope the pipes unfreeze I don't know about the one from well to house will or not but heres hoping. Also no wind today so house got up over 65F!!!

I think we will get a pellet/corn stove come taxes I just have to figure out what all I have to do to install it and have it legal. I think we have to take the stack all the way to top of house so 2 stories will cost a lot for pipe i think.

 

[rancher hicks]

Dedicated to my friend JLaw.

Me? I did some laundry and put it away. Fed the chickens, collected egg, started the dishwasher and oh yeah one more day sober.

One day at a time buddy,

Rancher

 

[stonykill]

Is this something that runs mostly in the paternal side of families? This is the same story with my family - My grandfather passed away before I was born because of alcoholism, I'm sure his father was the same, my father was more of a drinker as we were growing up than he is now, just a beer or two at night now, he still works so he can't afford to be waking up every morning hungover. And now my brother.


I forgot to mention in my earlier post, IF anyone in the Albany area or along the way from Syracuse to Albany has Silkie (preferably in splash or blue) hatching eggs available, I will be making the trip out that way on an upcoming Sunday (not sure when exactly yet) and I'd be able to pick them up if anyone has any for sale.

It runs on both sides of my family I think. I know I had an uncle who had diabetes drank until he died from it lost fingers and toes. Sorry to hear about your daughter stony. I worry about that with my girl all the time her heart condition makes me worry a lot.

How about this weather I hope the pipes unfreeze I don't know about the one from well to house will or not but heres hoping. Also no wind today so house got up over 65F!!!

I think we will get a pellet/corn stove come taxes I just have to figure out what all I have to do to install it and have it legal. I think we have to take the stack all the way to top of house so 2 stories will cost a lot for pipe i think.

I do not know for sure. It is to a lesser extent on my Maternal side as well. My great grandfather was an alcoholic. But in all honesty, he went through 2 German occupations in France, and with my grandmother witnessed D day in her home town. So his drinking might just be a life thing and not a genetic thing. I do not know enough of my French side of the family as I have never been there.
Thank JLaw. It was a shock to the system for sure. Something you can not explainand only those who have gone through it can understand. Like everything in life as time has passes I realize that loss has helped form me into who I am. I have zero patience for negativity, boo hoo woa is me stuff, self centered people, people who claim to be depressed and aren't etc etc etc. I know what depression and grief is. So when I hear or read someone whine about some piddly little thing.... I can not deal. You know the type. Those who WANT to be the center of attention. Anyway, my long winded way of saying THANK YOU. If you stick to your guns starting RIGHT NOW you will be ok. IF you have beer left dump it down the sink. Your 1st couple of days will be the worst.
By the way Happy belated birthday!

 

[stormseeker]

hi im alex from the bronx(yes many people keep all kind of things on the down low here, stupid laws with no freedom to have anything cool and nice) and am a quail newbie. i want to connect with local city folk raising quail and similiar birds for fun, food, and education! i wonder if theres local bird clubs around here, cant wait til the weather warms up!

 

[pharmchickrnmom]

Lynzi--too bad you are so far away. I have a couple of splash hens and a roo that I hatched out this summer that are really nice. The one hen is already laying and broody. She tried to peck my hand off when I reached in to take her eggs. Little witch was really witchy about it too! I have one pen of blues but they are darker than what you are looking for. I am hoping to cross lines this spring as I am trying for the light blues. Its a hard color to get. Legolas is a splash but he has a lot of the light blue coloring and less white. His offspring (the afformentioned splash) are splashy even though mom was a light blue and the other mom is porcelain. Coloring can be tricky and I am more focused on the physical aspect of my birds.

Rancher--a productive day I see!

Stomach is slightly better but food is still out of the question. No work today.

Jlaw--Stony is right...the mind is a powerful thing. Take each day as it comes. We cant predict what will come tomorrow and cant fix what happened yesterday. Each day is a new day to do something good with. Make a list. Do something on that list each day. Pretty soon you will see all the good things you have accomplished.

Trying to talk dh into going to the picnic. Its a drive but it would be nice to put faces to names and spend time with likeminded folks. Uhoh...gotta run.