Our Mixed Flock Journey!

[Ribh]

Hi everyone! We just got back home from being in town! I always head straight out to make sure everyone is in the coop...I was short one, a Welsummer! Heart sinking...I walked around inside the free range pen and didn't find any sign of her, so I went back in and told hubs that one of the girls was missing! He headed out and found her...she was sitting on top of the walkway between the coop and pen! Evidently she found another way out, but couldn't figure out how to get back into the pen...I was so relieved! We had added more fencing yesterday and I had hoped that would keep everyone contained once again! So tomorrow, I need to go out and try to figure out once again what's going on! The grass is always greener on the other side!

Heart in mouth stuff. That is major panic stations here & we don't have a lot of predators.

 

[igorsMistress]

If I moved to Missouri, I probably wouldn't have to deal with to much of it anymore! That being said, there are years that we never see any snow! I'm hoping this year will be like that!

Um,when I lived in MO it snowed. As in the bus couldn’t pick me up for school and my dad had to ride the snowmobile to work.

 

[N F C]

I’m, when I lived in MO it snowed. As in the bus couldn’t pick me up for school and my dad had to ride the snowmobile to work.

What part of MO did you live in IM? Just curious, I grew up in KS so we were often over in MO for various reasons.

 

[igorsMistress]

What part of MO did you live in IM? Just curious, I grew up in KS so we were often over in MO for various reasons.

I lived in the middle of nowhere on a farm and
Lived a few places. Galatin or Gallatin was one place, can’t remember the others but I’ll ask my mom later. I just remember waking up to snow drifting so high I couldn’t see out my second story bedroom window, a house that had a huge hole in in the roof and one wall after being struck by lightning and spending quite a few nights in the root cellar because of tornadoes.

 

[N F C]

I lived in the middle of nowhere on a farm and
Lived a few places. Galatin or Gallatin was one place, can’t remember the others but I’ll ask my mom later. I just remember waking up to snow drifting so high I couldn’t see out my second story bedroom window, a house that had a huge hole in in the roof and one wall after being struck by lightning and spending quite a few nights in the root cellar because of tornadoes.

Oh yeah tornado country for sure! I grew up with those stinking things. When I told friends I was moving to Florida, they asked me if I wasn't worried about hurricanes. Heck no! At least with hurricanes you have some notice, the darned tornadoes would pop up out of nowhere.

Our KS wintery years would fluctuate from freezing ice to tons of snow and not much in between.

 

[drstratton]

Congratulation!

I guess you know how to sex the welsumers. We didn't and ended up with a Roo roo.

Have fun with your chicks.

Well, the hatchery knew how to sex them properly... I'm sorry you got an unexpected roo. I've enjoyed them very much...thank you!

 

[drstratton]

Heart in mouth stuff. That is major panic stations here & we don't have a lot of predators.

I was a bit stressed just being in town yesterday...this just topped it off! I'm so glad she tried to get into the coop & roosted where we could find her. She sure squawked when my husband picked her up! Silly girl!

 

[drstratton]

Um,when I lived in MO it snowed. As in the bus couldn’t pick me up for school and my dad had to ride the snowmobile to work.

You must have been a bit further north than where my son wants us to live. I remember getting snow when we lived in Missouri too, but not as much as you experienced. We also had a tornado pass through not to far from our house. I remember having tornado drills in school. Maybe I should just stay in WA...

 

[drstratton]

Oh yeah tornado country for sure! I grew up with those stinking things. When I told friends I was moving to Florida, they asked me if I wasn't worried about hurricanes. Heck no! At least with hurricanes you have some notice, the darned tornadoes would pop up out of nowhere.

Our KS wintery years would fluctuate from freezing ice to tons of snow and not much in between.

I definitely wouldn't want to deal with nasty weather...we live in a pretty moderate climate. Table Rock Lake is actually warmer than here in the winter, but it's also wetter. I don't know that we'd ever move there...I just like that our son wants us closer to them and he found an area that would suit us.

 

[1cock2hens]

My first year in missouri was 2001 and I remember over a foot of snow, since then it's been light almost every year except a few ice storms. I live in the far sw corner