Opa's place -Where an old rooster visits with friends

[HarlansHollowFarms]

I like her other pic better!

 

[Fairybee]

hello,
how is everyone i havent been on it what feels like years i've been so busy im back at work now so i have little time to do anything i havnt had any eggs to try for a while so ive decided its time to have another go im having a few eggs off a website called preloved.com it searches for people in your loacl area and they have hatching eggs on there and day old chicks so i will be definatly looking up a few for pickups

i hope everyone is ok and doing well speak soon

Natalie XXX

 

[Opa]

Good morning Natalie, I hope your search for eggs goes well and you find breed you really like. Nice to open the site and find you on line.
As soon as I can get a cup or two of coffee in me I need to get dressed and go check on the eggs that I have in the incubator. They are due to hatch today and late yesterday afternoon I could see that one had pipped. Hopefully I will get a good hatch as I intend to give all the chicks away as prizes at our Chickenstock picnic this Saturday.

 

[ranchhand]

Good day all,

Hope all are well and/or content. I'm still my old hirpling self but darned if I haven't found another set of projects, which are going to require a LOT of phone time with Opa!

We live 3 miles from a pretty small town. (Very proud of our 1 stoplight) BUT.... we have a great tractor/farm equipment store here, an old family business. I drive past it to get to the little local grocery store. Yesterday, I drove by - split second for brain gears to engage - hard U turn. Went into the store area, asked a question - and came home hours later with these 2 beauties!

Shipping crates for heavy farm equipment, low grade lumber but VERY sturdy. Absolutely free, they had put them out by the road in hopes someone would have a use for them!

The first one, which is roughly 7' x 4' x 3', is the smaller one. Two guys came out of the shop and loaded it for me. Hauled it home, tipped it out of the truck and went back for the larger one.

The, ahem, handsome young man forklifted it into my truck after he deftly rolled it, while I swung the bottom side clear. Couple things there. One, he is an artist with a big monster forklift, and two, when I hopped in to help he recognized that I knew what I was doing and didn't tell me to stay away. I ALWAYS appreciate it when people realize that I am not a blithering idiot. That one I'm guessing is around 10' x 8' x 4'.


I see the bones of some pretty sturdy chicken coops. Whatcha think, Sam? Dang good free score! The big one is still in my truck this morning. I suspect I will need to tie it to a tree and drive slowly out, letting it tilt and then fall. I can't even budge it when I try to muscle it, and even though I yelled at it it didn't scare enough to jump out.

ETA, just discussed it with Opa/Sam, he had a great idea for how to unload it into a standing position like the other one.

 

[HarlansHollowFarms]

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Great find Sally, it is always a good day when you find something useful and free!!

Picturing Sally yelling at the crate (in her curlers, bathrobe and a really big stick!)

 

[Opa]

Ranchie definitely scored the making of a couple of nice coops. I spoke with her this morning and hopefully explained how she could get it off her truck. If her husband comes home and finds her looking like the wicked witch in the Wizard of Oz at theendof the movte I didn't tell her anything.

 

[HarlansHollowFarms]

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Sam, I am on the phone as we speak with Sally...she is currently in her truck (in the curlers and bathrobe) tying the rope to the tree......


Stay tuned!!!

 

[HarlansHollowFarms]

.......she has changed into her Davy Crockett outfit!!!! coonskin hat and all!

 

[HarlansHollowFarms]

SUCCESS.......the musket must have helped coax it out of the back of the truck! get outta ther' ya dang blasted crate

 

[ranchhand]

Sheesh.

I am wearing my Texas t-shirt that quotes Davy Crockett "You may all go to hell, I will go to Texas." Other than that, jeans and coop shoes. NO curlers!


Said large crate is out of the truck. Tied it to a big dogwood tree, slowly pulled the rope tight. I tied the rope up high to the frame. Finally got some tension on it, crate tilted.....


Moved 1 inch forward and it tilted out. One inch more........


And it rocked on out to the ground in the same position as the other one!

And yes, Laura helped!