Ribh's D'Coopage

[Ribh]

Evening folks

Jeannie I think you still need an extra hug...

Appreciated.

 

[rjohns39]

Appreciated.

I have more photos for you (red sky), but they haven't gotten to the computer yet. Also may have another neat surprise when you wake up. We'll just have to wait and see

 

[Ribh]

I have more photos for you (red sky), but they haven't gotten to the computer yet. Also may have another neat surprise when you wake up. We'll just have to wait and see

Now you're spoiling me. I will look forward to those red sky shots.

 

[rjohns39]

Now you're spoiling me. I will look forward to those red sky shots.

It's funny... Went out at sunset, nothing... Just blah... 5 minutes later the sky lit up red. Almost missed it going to get the phone. it only lasted maybe 5-10 minutes and then it was gone.

 

[Ribh]

It's funny... Went out at sunset, nothing... Just blah... 5 minutes later the sky lit up red. Almost missed it going to get the phone. it only lasted maybe 5-10 minutes and then it was gone.

The really brilliant ones never last long. Our mornings have been rather blah lately. Overcast & wet & washed out rather than cloudily dramatic.

 

[Ribh]

However we have black swans on the bay. They migrate in each year to breed. Often 200 or more. Rescuing one infested with sea lice was one of the more dubious exploits my children subjected me to. I was terrified of the poor thing.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Oh yes, I can wait. Yours sound like a terribly creative household! What else do you do?

My eldest writes fiction, my youngest likes bookbinding as well as costume making and I have dabbled in beading and stained glass and am currently wet and dry felting. I've tried knitting and crochet but could never really get the hang of it.

This is a pic of an anime character that the youngest made a costume for last year

And this is the costume

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

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She's gone. I went to let the girls out & she was as stiff as a board in a nesting box. Going to clean & disinfect the coop now. *sigh* I know this is a fact of chicken keeping but I don't like it!

Oh, I'm so sorry. It's never easy when you loose one.

 

[rjohns39]

My stained glass skills are weak at best, but I did manage to make windows for the stereo cabinet. I also managed to make up the dining room cabinets in my last house. I'm horribly inconsistent on leading.

 

[aart]

@aart had mentioned to me about a certain mite that’ll eat the feathers.. maybe she can tell you.. I don’t remember the details..

This was the info I shared....
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-nothing-works.1256486/page-3#post-20162786
not my birds....but the only pics I've seen of confirmed depluming mites and their damage.