Okies in the BYC The Original

[CityClucks]

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You will like the more neutral color - I did the exact same thing a couple of years ago to my living room - took down the red vinyl wallpaper and painted it a nice neutral color called Lamswool. I really liked the idea of the red, and everyone else seemed to like it, but it was too 'vampire bordello' for me. Good luck with your mom's old room - I was glad to hear that she didn't seem to have much problem with you changing her previous quarters. You're doing great, girl!

And yeah...when people ask me how much chickens cost I usually just tell them the going sale price on a chick (usually $1.60 - $2.60, depending). I conveniently leave out all reference to the sleepless nights when it's cold and they're tiny peeps ("will the temp stay constant? What if the heat bulb burns out or the lamp falls into the brooder?!"); the incessant counting once you start letting them out to range a little ("where is Fiona?...did something get her?! OH GOD, NO!!!! ...oh, there she is."); or the cost of housing, feed and accessories (A 5 gallon galvanized waterer costs $38.00?! That's more than all my clucks cost to buy and be shipped to me - after small order fees, etc.!). Not to mention what my vet said the time I asked if he treated sick chickens:
Me: "Hey Dr. H, do you treat chickens?"
Him (surprised): "How much does a chicken cost?"
Me: "About 2 bucks as a chick."
Him: "Well, I charge $45 for an office visit."
Me: "Oh. I get your point."
(At least the guy is practical...but obviously he hasn't been bitten by the cluck bug!)

 

[okcarla]

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I'l let him have it all right ....

Actually, his buddy is wanting it for parts. I just hope at least one of his friends is able to get it. These fellas sure are goofy when it comes to big green trucks.

I don't get it ?????

 

[muesky]

Hi Everybody!
Haven't been on in a while so I had some catching up to do. Sorry to hear about the loss of birds some of you have had. I had a beautiful blue EE just a couple of weeks old just keel over yesterday, ??? as to why. Sucks because it was the only one out of the dozen eggs I bought that had survived. Lost a couple of chickens to hawks other then that we are doing pretty good.

Hope everyone is taking care of themselves in this heat. Not getting a lot done out side but that is ok. It will get cooler eventually and I can get stuff done.

Sounds like those who went the Blanchard auction had a good time. Would like to go to the Afton swap and get some of those white cochins Krammer Farms has for sale but I have to start getting stuff together to move into my new classroom. Yeah! I am very excited about my new school and class. Should be fun and challenging.

Well I am going to take my book and self to bed. Hope everyone has a good night.

 

[nnbreeder]

Oh I get it now Carla, what they really need is one of those big green wreckers! The ones that could also be used for tank recovery too and have the 50,000 pound winches and twin booms.

Since Gerald is an AF guy just be thankful he hasn't gone after one of the static displays they have been selling on occasion. But I am curious just how many chickens or pens you could get in a B-52. LOL

 

[chickensandmore]

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Morning All

I was thinking of the Link that Carla posted on the house plans, How many spare rooms would she have for Brooders and Bators

I think that Gerald will be

when he sees that big green Truck..


Don

 

[poultryand bees]

Al - the tomato plants on my table that haven't made it into the ground yet are holding their own. The ones that actually made it into dirt are larger, but most have keeled over from the heat. My hubby has replowed the garden to get rid of weeds - for the 4th time - and I am looking forward to putting in a fall garden

There is a new farmer's market in MWC on Tuesday evening and I think I can purchase everything I want there - for less than I spent on seeds and peat moss planting pots. I just need to remove all the deceased squash and cucumber plants from the table and leave the live tomato plants, so it isn't so obvious that I never got myself outside in the heat to do gardening.

This weather is too hot to be outside after 9 am and before 9 pm.

 

[poultryand bees]

Good morning, Don
Glad to see you. I am having more fun with my runner ducks and all the ducklings that have hatched than is probably legal. Of course, I had a black hen and a grey drake and a fawn drake before I got the fawn runners from you, so some of the young ones are "Pied" and cute, but definately a cross of colors. The ducks don't seem to mind this heat - of course that may be because they get wet every time they pass the water tub. I have so many young ones that I need to take them to a sale, but what I really want to do is just keep them all and have a huge flock of them

 

[chickensandmore]

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I am glad you are happy with them, They are so funny.

I wouldn't mind the heat if I had a pool to jump into every 5 minutes..

I know what you mean about before 9 and after 9..It's pretty cloudy right now so I will get out and feed, make sure everyone is ok, It's not going to clear for a couple of hours..so I have a project to take care of..
So will be back later

Don

 

[al6517]

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Wow !!! and I thought I was behind the 8 ball on getting started 2 mo ago LOL. I sure hope next yr will be better for all of our gardens. I did do some work on it Sunday, I have one of those little gas cultivators for weeding between rows that works good for shallow weeds. so for now it looks ok just struggling to really shoot on up and start producing.

AL

 

[al6517]

Don :

Great to see you back on board, I know what you mean about the pool, I am just glad for the cool water of the pasture tap to hang my head under, man does that feel good LOL. You take care of yourself my friend.

AL