Thank you again. I'm sure they were scared after all they've been through lately. I was frantic, because they were pacing and not eating much, and they used to live to eat then the teenage thing hit them and they started breeding anything and fighting over them. We made a small emergency pen until I could build something else. Before then they were running around in a bigger space than the one u have them in. I am going to build a boy pen in my garden spot. I just got most of the suppllies s
Saturday at a going out of business sale. I was worried most about netting to go over the top and got that.; Thank u so much again My objective was not to have u feed a bunch more. But like I said before, I rather they were euthanized or put in the freezer as to suffer. I still have lots more, and you didn't get the really gorgeous ones, except for a couple.
If I can ever get all the stuff off the one u sent back, I think I'll keep him and have him caponized. They all pick on him cause he smells different, and I've bathed him. Just wait, the ugly duckling will be beautiful. I can send you the hatch dates, but the Welsummers are the oldest and they were hatched in early March, so I'm sorry I didn't send a few older ones. Most of the older ones weere already processed, but if you're only going to do a few now and then, they all be older
When Gary and I went to pick up the roos to process, we saw the ones set aside that you were going to get, Mitzi, and I told Gary on our way home, you were going to fall in love and have 15 extra boys in your bachelor yard!!!
I was worried about Diana, glad to hear she met up w/ you so she is doing okay.
I didn't even send her some of the real pretty ones. Some escaped, because my helper left the gate open, so it was a mess getting them rounded up again. I never even suspected she would keep them, I'll offer to take some back when I get the garden spot all finished. Glenn didn't help a whole lot much lately, but he was some help, but I can get someone to help me w/ the cover. It will just be a slow process for me, but I WILL get it done. She had to wait all day, and now I feel really bad, if she's just going to feed them. Not my intention at all. Abraham is doing great. He's still in w/ Velvet and the little silkie whatever. Poor guy hates quarantine, but I try to give him lots of treats. I might even go catch some bugs fo him LOL I'll PM you tomorow. Let me know when to bring the quilt blocks?
We got home from dinner out and I changed and went straight out to feed and water the flocks and lock every featherbutt in their pens and coops. I had not gathered eggs today either.
Since I got back inside, I've checked my phone and had a call from Diana. She didn't leave a message and it's probably too late to call her. Glad to hear she met Mitzi too. I was wondering how she has been healing since the surgery.
Sorry I didn't leave a message. I was thinking of picking up the girls, but changed my mind because of quarantine arrangements at this time, and it was late. I have auto feeders, but they like their fermented or wet feed in the evening. I'll send you pictures of the girls. Hannah is setting , so I took the eggs out and gave her golf balls. I'll have to gather some early eggs right away for her to set on. She's not even 8 months yet. I have no idea why she went broody so soon and young.
Yes, she did get a feathered legged one. One of Buffy's chicks . Buffy is Bantam Brahma by a LF Buff orpington. Not mine. So he's a little smaller. And I guess I didn't tell u but the boys are in Kass's freezer. It really broke my heart because I had made such pets out of them as babies. I had to pray long and hard, and since you didn't know if you could find them a home or have to process them, and then w/ all the things going on w/ you, I thought it best. I don't make friends w/ the chicks anymore until I know their sex or know they are staying or will be easy to find a good home for them. It's making it a little rough, because the young pullet chicks are wild and will have to be tamed later. Leg is healing slow. I forgot to put my wrap thing on it today, but it was bandaged so I guess that's ok. I realize some day I will have to process some for me, but how can I love so many of them, and separate my feelings on the freezer camp boys. It's not hard w/ the ducks as long a I don't have to do the killing. And muscovy ducks are so good, like pot roast. The geese will probably be impossible unless I can distance myself completely from the babies.
@BetsyOK I'm sorry to hear about your friend and brother. You never know, so that's why I've decided to take on the pet project w/ breed ing NN to different breeds. It sound crazy but I like eclectic flocks and most of the hens but a few of the C/W crosses and some I've raised will be pure. I need to send you a picture of a silkie I bought as a hen but is crowing. It doesn't have the walnut comb, but a small single. I'm thinging this might have been one he bred for a showgirl and it didn't get the NN. He said he had gotten several like that. I'll have to find him a home too, unless he'd be good to breed to showgirls. Anyway, I'll send you a picture. I keep telling everyone, I'll send pictures and don't because I think they turn out so bad. I'm just going to have to bite the bullet an send them anyway.
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