So I've been busy. Wife still sick and going through Chemo. It's very hard.
Sold 11 hens I got as chicks from
TSC. BO's and they were nice.
I"ve seven new Lavender EE/Amer that the hens hatched. Three I'm sure are roosters. Two will go. Free of course. I'll keep one for getting more, chicks next year. Hens can generally hatch enough replacements.
Sold the duck too. Come here at 4 am and I might be in the mood to sell the lot. I can't sleep if things get to much for me. Don't want to be a hoarder of chcikens you know.
There are times I could use a second pair of hands. I will probably post to CL and see what I can get.
Still working at Wegmans, but training for the produce department. They are hiring you know. They hire as young as 16 so if you have a teenager who wants to work they're a good place to start. Plus they offer a scholarship program.
I like straw for my runs as it's drier than hay. CM has it for about $5.50 a bale. Cheaper than having hay delivered per bale but I don't have a truck so I've decided to pick it up one bale at a time. Not easy though.
Bought bulbs to plant and shrubs on sale. Nine barks some.
Had a hawk come round and landed in the yard. the birds were out and all took cover under raspberry bushes and in border weeds. the White silkies were easy to spot even under the rasp. bushes poor things. I came out just in time and it took off. Nine barks are pretty and droop over so they can hide under them. Plant lots of shelter plants for you birds if you free range. Berries are dual purpose you know. Grape vines too. I lost no birds this time. I rarely see hawks and what with neighbors having chickens haven't been bothered with predators.
Two neighbors have chickens now. One has black pigs running about.
So life goes on.
Oh nearly for got. Bought a copy of "Last Child in the Woods" saving our children from Nature Deficit disorder. - Richard Louv. Please folks I can't stress how important reading is for you and your kids. Keep you brain working. Did you know you retain more information from reading a paper book than reading it on you kindle?
Two for young kids? "The Ox Cart Man" and "The old ladies who liked cats. "
Two for older kids? "Because of Winn Dixie" and Dear Mr. Henshaw.
Two for Older kids? "Where are the children" - Mary Higgins Clark and "To Kill a Mocking bird" - Harper Lee.
Find them Used on
Ebay. RIF - reading is fundamental. Knowledge is power. Don't worry if your not a good reader. I read at all levels as I'm not good at reading myself. Your brain is a muscle and gets better with exercise.
Love ya,
Rancher, places to go, people to annoy, Hicks.
Don't worry about the fairy egg. Sometimes if a speck of something like shed lining will start off an egg - it's nothing to fret about. I often hard boil them - rarely do they have yolks..
