Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

[LittleMissPurdy]

I was kinda disappointed with the chickens at the farm show. I did like seeing the different breeds but I saw only 2 Delawares and 2 speckled Sussex. The turkeys looked good.

are you recovered yet?...

...hahha, it is taking me forever to catch up here...
I was disappointed too..., but the turkeys did help make up for it...and the rabbits...horses, goats, alpacas..ahhaha

Maggie was making bunny friends

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a very friendly girl..

loved watching the kids handle & care for their animals..

this little guy is all about "IT"..I fell in love with him!!!




I'll take 4 or 5 of these guys!!! wowsers!!!....
I have so many pics, but I don't wan to be a picture pain

...so, i will cut myself off right here. I totally agree with you **Wing..we should pull some of the pics from the thread and make a picture-board for a get together...which I am soo flippin' excite about so it has to happen this year!!!!

..just let me know what I can help with...

Hope everyone is well & warm.

 

[stake]

you're not alone there! We just set up our first set of panels and are working on figuring everything out. We only have 45 watts so far but we're testing it out on the coop. So far so good

we also both dropped our cell phone plans and now only have a landline (taboo for most people our age) and Internet. We're working to get a wood insert in and enough solar panels to eventually get off grid.

Auro:

Just a heads up...to me, losing electric over the years, hot water is a biggie...before you get off the grid, make sure you have hot water....my two cents.....

 

[LittleMissPurdy]

I live in Chester County PA and am looking to rehome 7 4 month old ducklings for someone who wants them as pets: 2 khaki/rouen mixes and 5 male rouens. I'm not sure about the gender of the mixed ones yet but I think they're males. They're adult feathers aren't in yet so I'm just trying to go by their quack.

hello & welcome..

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[SilkieSensation]

you're not alone there! We just set up our first set of panels and are working on figuring everything out. We only have 45 watts so far but we're testing it out on the coop. So far so good we also both dropped our cell phone plans and now only have a landline (taboo for most people our age) and Internet. We're working to get a wood insert in and enough solar panels to eventually get off grid.

Auro:

Just a heads up...to me, losing electric over the years, hot water is a biggie...before you get off the grid, make sure you have hot water....my two cents.....

If you put in a woodstove you always have a way to cook & heat water even without electric. Just make sure you stock up on nice dry firewood.

 

[stake]

Is it spring yet? I miss sitting outside watching my girls....

me too....seems easier to plan when everyone is not fighting the weather....

 

[stake]

I live in Chester County PA and am looking to rehome 7 4 month old ducklings for someone who wants them as pets: 2 khaki/rouen mixes and 5 male rouens. I'm not sure about the gender of the mixed ones yet but I think they're males. They're adult feathers aren't in yet so I'm just trying to go by their quack.

Hi Henry1:

Whats wrong with your ducks that you want to rehome them???They are all young and healthy right???

 

[stake]

I don't want to loose any chicks with all this cold weather. I would be so upset if one dies from the cold. Last year when it was -30 degrees I lost a silkie that was a few months old that froze to death. I can't see how little new borns would survive. No chicks in the house for us this winter. The dust is too much and my asthma has been acting up this year. I really don't want to cave in and let her hatch some eggs. She is so tiny don't know how she will keep them warm.

Bgirl:

I've lost chooks every year...sometimes to cold and sometime to predators...mostly young ones but this year (a first) two adults...both my buff Orps to predators ....I think there's a certain attrition in the backyard game...makes me amazed at @Troyer having a 15yr old hen....if she can do it, youngin's can.....my two cents

 

[troyer]

Is that the type that rolls the eggs, how many can be stacked and still move the way they should.

The surface that they are stting on moves back and forth and kinda rolls them. It is certainly not the best incubator a person can wish for. I will say it's not worth the amount of money I paid for it. The stacked ones don't roll very well, with them being lighter colored eggs I candle them on day three and usually have enough infertile ones to make only one layer for full term incubation. For the amount of money spent, I would have been better off getting the GQF 1502.

what's your secret?!
What's your secret? Maybe happy hens live longer?
Wishing you the best for your hatch!

This hen was selectively bred for longevity. She was not free ranged for the last three years, but was kept in a pen unless I was able to keep an eye on her ALL the time she was out of her pen.

Is it spring yet? I miss sitting outside watching my girls....

I miss the warm weather too. Especially with not being able to sit outside and watch the flocks. I prefer either COLD weather or else warm weather, not the sloppy muddy in between temperatures. I like for the ground to stay frozen solid or completely thawed.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Auro:

Just a heads up...to me, losing electric over the years, hot water is a biggie...before you get off the grid, make sure you have hot water....my two cents.....

Ok, technically, the plan isn't too go "off grid" but to stay connected to the grid but generate enough power for ourselves. When the battery bank is full, all overflow would go back into the grid and the power company would pay us for power generated. Then we also have a backup if ours doesn't generate enough (also planning a couple small wind turbines too)

 

[fisherlady]

I miss the warm weather too. Especially with not being able to sit outside and watch the flocks. I prefer either COLD weather or else warm weather, not the sloppy muddy in between temperatures. I like for the ground to stay frozen solid or completely thawed.

X2!! I don't mind the bright white of a snow covered winter landscape, I'm not a fan of freezing temps but can handle it.... but I really hate the muddy in between periods. My ideal would be for it to just get cold for 12-15 weeks then go green with none of that muddy mess in between!