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[AnneInTheBurbs]

Hey folks: I have a new addition to my crew...complements of MotherHen....I don't think his pic does him justice...A Marraduna Basque boy...hope I can get him out of the grow out pen before it gets too chilly and in with the rest of the flock...and the big girls/boy won't kick his tucas too bad ....a big thanks MH........

So cute Stake, congrats! Never heard of that kind before, but looks lovely. I agree with the others about over winter lighting. If we are not in this for the money, but for the health of our families (chickens included , it won't hurt to give the chooks a rest. I will post pictures today of the bottom of my coop. I will start a new thread so as not to "hog" this one.

 

[LittleMissPurdy]

So cute Stake, congrats! Never heard of that kind before, but looks lovely.

I agree with the others about over winter lighting. If we are not in this for the money, but for the health of our families (chickens included

, it won't hurt to give the chooks a rest.

I will post pictures today of the bottom of my coop. I will start a new thread so as not to "hog" this one.

Hey...HOG away...

....there isn't a limit to the amount of pics you can post...right?..cause I know I have put a good number up at one time or another..

....and we all love the Pics!!!!

 

[BirdbyGavin1103]

Hey folks:

I have a new addition to my crew...complements of MotherHen....I don't think his pic does him justice...A Marraduna Basque boy...hope I can get him out of the grow out pen before it gets too chilly and in with the rest of the flock...and the big girls/boy won't kick his tucas too bad ....a big thanks MH........

He's a handsome boy!

 

[LittleMissPurdy]

..Good morning everyone!! ...It's not raining today

...they girls get to go out to the yard and NOT growl at me all day, they get very testy when they have to stay cooped up...

.....cranky chickens!
Hope everyone has a good one!!

 

[Kiomey]

At spoutwood farm for the harvest fest ^^ still wearing the chainmail! But with a flannel over shirt lol also have my gsd with me, she has an orange neckbandana ^^

 

[BirdbyGavin1103]

At spoutwood farm for the harvest fest ^^ still wearing the chainmail! But with a flannel over shirt lol also have my gsd with me, she has an orange neckbandana ^^

Sounds better than what I'm doing today, and most likely less crowded. I promised Gavin I'd take him to the Bloomsburg Fair

I HATE crowds, and the level of stupidity being in a crowd seems to bring out in people. Not to mention people seem to be lacking every form of manners once they step onto those grounds....

Ok, end rant...On a lighter note: anyone willing to start a fund if I need bail money later???

Oh and one of ducks started laying, not sure if it's the mallard again, since she gave up on the two she had, or if it's one of the other girls. Gonna have to do a "recon" one of these mornings to see who it is.
Hope everyone has a better day than I will

 

[LittleMissPurdy]

Sounds better than what I'm doing today, and most likely less crowded. I promised Gavin I'd take him to the Bloomsburg Fair

I HATE crowds, and the level of stupidity being in a crowd seems to bring out in people. Not to mention people seem to be lacking every form of manners once they step onto those grounds....

Ok, end rant...On a lighter note: anyone willing to start a fund if I need bail money later???

Oh and one of ducks started laying, not sure if it's the mallard again, since she gave up on the two she had, or if it's one of the other girls. Gonna have to do a "recon" one of these mornings to see who it is.
Hope everyone has a better day than I will

.... S & W....Smile & Wave...girl...Smile & Wave...

....Have a good one!!

 

[barbiegirl]

..question..Wyandottes continue to lay throughout the winter.. at a reduced rate, but they still lay, being they are very cold hardy..right?  That was one of the reasons I leaned toward that breed, also...and Blarney..you would know this cause you have them..Orps....don't they still lay in the winter..slowed down version, but they still lay?...I love those big fluffy butts too!!!


ChippyMom...hey, sorry to hear no movement. I am sorry, I didn't realize the "frowny-face" earlier... ......you are still going to try again?

Last year withmy 5 silver laced hens I got 1 to 2 eggs during the winter. Some days I had 0.

 

[Reyvaughn]

It has been a crazy week for me.

Monday was a meeting with Sylvia's (the elderly lady I help care for) lawyer. Tuesday was egg shipment day, so a bit of a lazy day. Wednesday I took my great grandfather to a doctor's appointment - he has unexplained bleeding. Thursday was Sylvia's final divorce hearing and her anus of an ex finally settled after dragging this out for 2.5yrs. Friday we had to run out I-80 to 476 to meet a BYCer from New Jersey who bought 5 of my MFCs. Then do our normal running and drop kids and prepare for yesterday. We got to bed Thursday around 10 and back up at 1:30am to go to Sharpsburg, MD for the swap. We got there around 6am and set up. I sold all my LF Orps, so I am out of that project. I sold my lone Tolbunt Polish. I brought home about half of my MFCs. I bought a SQ black bantam Cochin (came from Tom Roebuck originally). I also got 2 MFC cockerels from Erin (MsBear - Swap holder). We left at 12:15pm to head to Aunt Kat's. Talk about flying. I don't have a cell phone anymore. Honestly, we can't afford them right now. I told Aunt Kat we'd be there between 12-2pm depending on how my sales went. Yep... 1hr and 45min to make a little over 2hr trip and we had no idea where we were really going (no extra time if we got lost). Plus, I knew she had a birthday party to get to! We pulled in just after 2pm. I helped her the best I could sex the turkeys, picked my trio and chatted for bit and then homeward bound. We unloaded, set up temporary quarantine pens for all the new birds and then off to pick up kids. Then pick up Sylvia's prescriptions and finally around 6:30pm we finally ate for the first time all day. When we got home from the swap Dewey had a flat tire on his Tracker, so we had to fix that and he sat out in the rain and in the dark changing his tire when we got home. We were so exhausted, we went to bed at 8:15. Dewey had to work today, so he didn't get to sleep in, but I slept 14hrs. LONG week!

As for lights in winter, no. I don't do it. I don't want my girls to burn out quick. I have 3yr old MFCs that are still laying every other day.

Winterizing? I don't do it. I close windows and clean pens right before it gets to cold to do so. That's my winterizing.

ETA: The news everyone was dreading... My pap's tests for lung cancer keeps coming back negative, but they can see the spots in the x-rays. I told mom that maybe it's just scar tissue? He worked in the HVAC industry all his life and he smoked for over half his life. His one whole kidney is pretty much nothing but cancer. They are going to give him a chemo pill to clean that out. The cancer on his back is right on his spine, so he will be paralyzed within a year. The worst news is that the cancer is in all his lymph nodes. They gave him a year or less to live. My pap is in denial. He doesn't understand the gravity of the situation and thinks the chemo pill will totally cure him. He's 74 and is still working - he milks cows in the morning for a huge dairy farm. He has retired and came back to work 3x now. He won't stop working for treatment, either.

 

[chiques chicks]

At spoutwood farm for the harvest fest ^^ still wearing the chainmail! But with a flannel over shirt lol also have my gsd with me, she has an orange neckbandana ^^

Chainmail?!? No pics, it didn't happen.