Online Large Fowl Chat Thread

[CapricornFarm]

Aspen, if I could ever get mine done, maybe. But of course , I never get a day off. Like today, I cleaned garage all day. Got half of it done. I also moved the silky babies into the barn. I think the mice in the garage are mad, I messed up their habitat. Hopefully they will all move out. I am thinking of looking at some more light Sussex tomorrow . Guy has a trio for sale. Since I am going to make the separate pen, I might as well have a couple more hens.
My goal tomorrow is to build another panel to start the new run. Have to ship some eggs, might as well go buy more chickens. I am afraid they are all going to quit laying, so many of them are starting to molt. Oh, I just have so many projects to do! I need to clean out that grow out pen and add sand, move more young chickens , finish the new silkie pen... And I need a nap and some rest badly.
I am so happy with my Speckled Sussex girls, six of them laid in the new nest box today! They got extra treats, I went to the bakery outlet yesterday . They love that chopped bread.
DH is going to Florida on Friday, I am staying to take care of the critters and to try and get some more projects done.

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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You need to hire some help, maybe I need to come down and help ya out!

~Aspen

 

[CapricornFarm]

well,it's kind of my own fault for hatching so many chickens, but don't tell anybody:-D ps I sent you the pic of the quail, you can even see the paint on my fingers!

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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Hehe, I'm with ya there girly!

That just goes to prove you're a true redneck..er..I guess it'd be hillbilly up in your nick of the woods!

~Aspen

 

[CapricornFarm]

Four years ago, if anyone told me I would be driving a pick up truck, wearing a camo ball cap with a built in light to shoot varmints, I would have told them they were nuts. But here I am, farmers tan and all, so yeah red neck is about right. All my clothes I wear regularly have paint on them, as does my trailer because I often use it to hold lumber while I paint it. Sent you a pic of my round quail brooder with the big hole where the dogs busted in. You can see my pickup in the background! I love my truck with the 8' bed for hauling lumber, feed, wire, chicken cages, goats etc. Pretty soon I am going to have to go get a load of hay so I can fill the loft for winter. Love that V8, baby can haul a$$.:-D

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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Did they kill all your quail?

Hehe, are you sure we aren't related???

~Aspen

 

[CapricornFarm]

They either killed them all, or they took off for parts unknown, never to be seen again . That's why I don't have eggs now from quail. However, it was the straw that broke the camels back, and two out of three of that pack are now ashes! I suspect at least two were eaten, since there were feathers lying around:-(
We could be related, you never know. I am told I have German, English, Irish, Polish and American Indian blood. How about you?
I had a very hard time getting up this morning. Very stiff, maybe I will get a hot bath. Once you hit 50 , it is downhill from there.

 

[mrheinz77]

Oh no. 16 more years for me. I thought it was once I hit 30. I never broke a bone until I was 30 and I also got a air care flight from our hospital to University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics when I was 30.

On a side note, I'm enjoying my day. 3 of the 4 classes that I teach are having "Surprise" Birthday parties for me today. I say surprise because we can't have parties so if they are surprises, then we are ok. These 3 classes asked me to leave for a few minutes yesterday so they could finish their plans. LOL

 

[CapricornFarm]

Happy Birthday, Jim!

 

[mrheinz77]

Thank you