Ribh's D'Coopage

[rjohns39]

Not necessarily a reliable source I know but I'm a visual learner & need to see something before I get it. Why I am so envious of those with good teachers. I know once I've got it I'll be confident. Luckily I don't have breeds prone to egg binding but I guess it's always a possibility & some of my girls lay whoppers!

Jeannie, I watched at least 15 different youtube videos today before figuring out something no one mentioned in the vid.... If you position the pig this way, it's a lot easier to saw. And it was. Everyone positioned the pig in the same direction, but not one mentioned that it was important.

 

[Ribh]

Going well. A bit sore, but 37 pounds of pork in the freezer and 120 chocolate chip cookies cooling. Banana bread comes next. I learned a ton on this little pig (he was a boy who HAD to go), the smallest of those ready to harvest. With three baby girls in the pen, he had to go and he was a really good learning experience for me.

I'm sorta glad your piggie is in the freezer ~ an animal I find hard to like besides being destructive & I remember they were causing a fair bit of trouble for you.

 

[Ribh]

Jeannie, I watched at least 15 different youtube videos today before figuring out something no one mentioned in the vid.... If you position the pig this way, it's a lot easier to saw. And it was. Everyone positioned the pig in the same direction, but not one mentioned that it was important.

I know, right! When you know it's obvious but until then...

 

[Ribh]

After another day of shouting and scratching the straw out and milling around outside, 3 hens had a go in the nest box during the day. Hurry who still hasn't laid her first egg, got turfed out of the box by Fudge who wiggled about for a bit and wandered off to get some food much to Cillin's disgust. Mel (in the picture) who I wasn't expecting to lay got in to show them how it's done.
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Mel has been an every other day layer when her cycle gets going.View attachment 2000777
Mel isn't a pullet. She hatched twice now. According to current wisdom she shouldn't be laying. We are not getting anything like the 12 to 14 hours of daylight supposed to be needed for hens to lay eggs.
I've got others, not pullets either, that have not only started laying; one on the shortest day of the year ironically. I can't help thinking that conventional wisdom may be a bit too, well....conventional.

I love, love, love these updates. I'm not game to show the man. I'm pretty sure that he's terrified that left to my own devices I would do something similar!

 

[Grammy60]

Good morning

 

[Ribh]

Good morning

Afternoon, Sue. Hope you've had a good 1st week back @ work.

 

[WhoDatChick]

After another day of shouting and scratching the straw out and milling around outside, 3 hens had a go in the nest box during the day. Hurry who still hasn't laid her first egg, got turfed out of the box by Fudge who wiggled about for a bit and wandered off to get some food much to Cillin's disgust. Mel (in the picture) who I wasn't expecting to lay got in to show them how it's done.
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Mel has been an every other day layer when her cycle gets going.View attachment 2000777
Mel isn't a pullet. She hatched twice now. According to current wisdom she shouldn't be laying. We are not getting anything like the 12 to 14 hours of daylight supposed to be needed for hens to lay eggs.
I've got others, not pullets either, that have not only started laying; one on the shortest day of the year ironically. I can't help thinking that conventional wisdom may be a bit too, well....conventional.

Is that what they need to lay..? Mine lay all winter.. on about 11 to 11 and half hours of daylight .. quite a few of mine weren’t laying this winter because of molting.. but most are back laying now..

 

[Shadrach]

Going well. A bit sore, but 37 pounds of pork in the freezer and 120 chocolate chip cookies cooling. Banana bread comes next. I learned a ton on this little pig (he was a boy who HAD to go), the smallest of those ready to harvest. With three baby girls in the pen, he had to go and he was a really good learning experience for me.

btw, I hope I didn't come off as insensitive when answering Bob's post about SharePoint after Tuppence passed. I didn't want to leave him unanswered but wanted you to know that I was so sorry about her.

Slaughtering a pig is a big deal on some farms here. There is a guy who goes around the farms who will do it for you. He has a ceremony of sorts. I missed the last one around here.

 

[Ribh]

Is that what they need to lay..? Mine lay all winter.. on about 11 to 11 and half hours of daylight .. quite a few of mine weren’t laying this winter because of molting.. but most are back laying now..

Mine all layed through winter last year but I am a lot closer to the equator & get more sunlight all year round.

 

[Shadrach]

Not necessarily a reliable source I know but I'm a visual learner & need to see something before I get it. Why I am so envious of those with good teachers. I know once I've got it I'll be confident. Luckily I don't have breeds prone to egg binding but I guess it's always a possibility & some of my girls lay whoppers!

I'm a bit like you in this respect. I'm a show me type rather than I'll read up on it type for things like this. I've been lucky with my vet and the people from the chicken club.