Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

[fisherlady]

not chicken related but had to share even just for a chuckle,,,talking to my cousin on the phone...(she is babysitting her granddaughter)....she kept saying, do not climb in there you will get stuck....10 minutes later this popped up on my facebook page, with the caption, guess who got stuck......

I needed that...

That is one of the cutest pictures I've seen in ages! I absolutely love her expression!

 

[SilkieSensation]

just one pic until I can go thru them,,,,,,I got grass and mud..... need to ask a favor from some of you,,,,,I am in no way a religious person but right now things are not looking good,,,to many phone calls today.... sister in law who has been fighting lung cancer for a few years has been admitted to hospice this afternoon,,, then i get a call that my older brother was taken to the hospital, he is severly dehydrated and his kidneys are not working because of it, and on top of this we have not yet told the father in law any of this because he has been shaky and falling down all week for no reason..(not sure what his problem is but he refuses to go get checked)...guess we need to tell him that his oldest daughter is in hospice, no getting around that one........... could use some kind of luck the next couple of days.. on a good note though,,,,,i got some work done to try to keep my mind off of things for a little while..... when it rains it pours..!! now Sally, about that mental breakdown !!!!!!!!!!

Sending prayers for you & your family.

I have a pretty good story to tell about my chickens this evening. Today I let my chickens outside the run area for the first time in awhile, and they stuck around the coop for awhile because it was shoveled. They then walked my shoveled path that runs from the deck to the coop, and then hopped over a span of about 6 feet of snow to get to a green area. The green area was right above my septic system, and was about 30 feet in diameter from the snow melted by the heat of the septic contents. It was great for the chickens. This area was about 50 feet from the coop. The real fun part came at dusk, when they had to figure out how to get back to the coop. They were all walking around trying to find a clear path back to the coop, because I guess they forgot they walked over a 6 foot span of snow. After a lot of confusion, 3 of the 5 figured out how to get back on the path and back to the coop. 2 of the 5, I guess the stupid ones, never followed. After a lot of confusion, one decided to try to fly across 50 feet of straight snow to get to the coop. Half way through though, her foot hit the snow and she took a face plant into the snow, mean but probably the funniest thing I ever saw. Then she just stood there and didn't move, and about 15 minutes later I carried her into the coop. Meanwhile, the other one just gave up and was looking for a place to roost in a bush. I had to carry that one in. I sat there and watched the sequence of events for a good half hour, it was a lot funnier and entertaining then I could describe!

Nuthin like chick tv...lol

 

[LadyBehir]

Stopped at Calico. They are getting their pullets in starting in 2 weeks. The hatchery name starts with a P but I don't remember what it was. Got out of Wally World with a cart full but under $300. That should last us a bit, until I need critter food.

 

[LittleMissPurdy]

just one pic until I can go thru them,,,,,,I got grass



and mud.....




need to ask a favor from some of you,,,,,I am in no way a religious person but right now things are not looking good,,,to many phone calls today....
sister in law who has been fighting lung cancer for a few years has been admitted to hospice this afternoon,,, then i get a call that my older brother was taken to the hospital, he is severly dehydrated and his kidneys are not working because of it, and on top of this we have not yet told the father in law any of this because he has been shaky and falling down all week for no reason..(not sure what his problem is but he refuses to go get checked)...guess we need to tell him that his oldest daughter is in hospice, no getting around that one...........

could use some kind of luck the next couple of days..

on a good note though,,,,,i got some work done to try to keep my mind off of things for a little while.....


when it rains it pours..!!


now Sally, about that mental breakdown !!!!!!!!!!

*Wing-

....sending good-positive thoughts for you & yours!! You are an incredible person....so much you do for others!
I have an ice rink the entire area around the chicken run-yard..everywhere I have to walk, even just to get them...been a couple close calls, but fingers are crossed it will melt entirely and all I will have to walk in is 3-4 inches of water! hahahha, I would take that right now!!...I had to throw some of the snow BACK onto the ice so I could get a little foot hold...crazy! I love winter, BUT i am ready for this to be done..I am to old for this anymore

, but I just can't DO Florida either...

It's official! I called the Altoona TSC. Chicks should be in on Monday. Hubby approved so looks like we're heading to Altoona on Monday morning

I'll have to let you guys know what we end up coming home with lol.

yes!-yes!

... our turkeys will be coming in -in March & the Meaties in May....will be something having chicks around again....

Stake, Thanks! I posted in this thread a few years ago, but not recently. It moves a little too fast for me to keep up with. I live near Boyertown/Douglassviliie/Yellow House/Oley. There's a little village down the road called Woodchoppertown!

Welcome back *Red

....Stay awhile...,just skip through a bit...sometimes ya have to, to keep up!

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Thought I would share my tiny little patch of grass with you guys and of course the dog immediately getting into it lol

so cute!! hhaha...yeah, why is it the dogs get at that first?! hahaha, having this puppy now...it is like lemon-snow cones out there. ..sorry, that is gross

...Definitely going to have to add the lime this year!
And just to keep this as far from chickens as possible....

She is totally crazy...and loves longaberger baskets..hahaha

Caesar is ummm, amused? no? maybe not....


This was before the snow around the fence was removed...and had now turned into a ice rink...

Okay, all done taking over the thread...thank you-Danielle

 

[LittleMissPurdy]

Stopped at Calico. They are getting their pullets in starting in 2 weeks. The hatchery name starts with a P but I don't remember what it was. Got out of Wally World with a cart full but under $300. That should last us a bit, until I need critter food.

We had stopped in there a couple times now...had to take puppy for first vet visit. Got a copy of the "what's to come" paper from the woman there..hahaha, I talked her into giving me one of her copies early..hahaha..we have our turkeys & meaties ordered...Gonna pick up a few for MC also...
Glad to hear you got out of there in almost one piece...gosh $300.?!! man'oman....We will have to make a special "date" to shop...

 

[chippysmom327]

Shoutout to my first pupa! I found another one too. Once the beetles hatch and lay eggs, I'll put them all back together. I heard that it's okay to keep everything together.

Wing, what do you do? Just let the different stages rock out together? Or seperate? I have 1000 in a 10 gallon tank.

 

[LittleMissPurdy]

I have a pretty good story to tell about my chickens this evening. Today I let my chickens outside the run area for the first time in awhile, and they stuck around the coop for awhile because it was shoveled. They then walked my shoveled path that runs from the deck to the coop, and then hopped over a span of about 6 feet of snow to get to a green area. The green area was right above my septic system, and was about 30 feet in diameter from the snow melted by the heat of the septic contents. It was great for the chickens. This area was about 50 feet from the coop.

The real fun part came at dusk, when they had to figure out how to get back to the coop. They were all walking around trying to find a clear path back to the coop, because I guess they forgot they walked over a 6 foot span of snow. After a lot of confusion, 3 of the 5 figured out how to get back on the path and back to the coop.

2 of the 5, I guess the stupid ones, never followed. After a lot of confusion, one decided to try to fly across 50 feet of straight snow to get to the coop. Half way through though, her foot hit the snow and she took a face plant into the snow, mean but probably the funniest thing I ever saw. Then she just stood there and didn't move, and about 15 minutes later I carried her into the coop. Meanwhile, the other one just gave up and was looking for a place to roost in a bush. I had to carry that one in.

I sat there and watched the sequence of events for a good half hour, it was a lot funnier and entertaining then I could describe!

I started laughing after reading this..had to read it to the hubby...so funny!! Chickens are crazy-confused birds, we all need to hang chicken cameras around, well, maybe not..I wouldn't get too much done if I did that..

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not chicken related but had to share even just for a chuckle,,,talking to my cousin on the phone...(she is babysitting her granddaughter)....she kept saying, do not climb in there you will get stuck....10 minutes later this popped up on my facebook page, with the caption, guess who got stuck......

I needed that...

So cute!!! My goodness, what a doll-baby!!

 

[LittleMissPurdy]

Shoutout to my first pupa!

I found another one too. Once the beetles hatch and lay eggs, I'll put them all back together. I heard that it's okay to keep everything together.

Wing, what do you do? Just let the different stages rock out together? Or seperate? I have 1000 in a 10 gallon tank.

cool..

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Littlemisspurdy-I'm not even going to attempt to quote any of that with my phone lol but yeah, why is it the dogs get it first? The one in the picture, Sparkles, is actually the puppy of our "pack". She just turned 2. Our other two, Rocky and Dreamy are 9 and 10 years old. I see that unaided look quite often lol. I'm just glad they can both still keep up with Sparks when they want too lol. This whole new chicken venture is going to be quite the adventure with training those 3. I'm actually less concerned about the puppy and a lot more concerned about the older two.

 

[LisaYolkUm]

wingstone--------------prayers or heart felt thoughts are with you!

I have found that whenever someone in my family or when I might be considering the effects of a serious illness..........it really does change my overall perspective on things.

Some of the things I had been worried or stressed about fall away..........into the no biggie pile..........and a whole new view of things takes shape.............we all only have one life.........sometimes I forget that and get hung up on some of the small stuff...........

again.........thinking about you and hoping my prayers/ thoughts may help in some way!