Ribh's D'Coopage

[CrazyChookChookLady]

Gosh that seems like a long wait. Do results normally take that long? I'm used to a much faster turnaround. When dad was sick, we got results within a day or two.

In this case yes, they are testing my spinal fluid with a lot of different techniques. Some results were in within a day or so, I have access to all of my results instantly, the rest should be in shortly.

 

[Shadrach]

I built the nest box and roost bar section so I could remove it without destroying a nest.
This is a picture of barking mad Bracket sitting on her clutch that produced the chicks in the picture below. Considering I'm cleaning the coop with a paint scraper and brush and swept behind Bracket, it incredible that she and other hens will just sit there and let me work around them.

She had six eggs and two dummies. She ate one of the eggs which was probably not fertile or not developing. One other had hatching problems. She hatched 4. Here they are.

This Knock. She hatched 3 out of 4.

The house nest box is getting busy. Hurry has got the hang of egg laying now and doesn't wander off thinking the egg is out, only do drop it a few moments after she's left the nest box.

 

[BY Bob]

I built the nest box and roost bar section so I could remove it without destroying a nest.
This is a picture of barking mad Bracket sitting on her clutch that produced the chicks in the picture below. Considering I'm cleaning the coop with a paint scraper and brush and swept behind Bracket, it incredible that she and other hens will just sit there and let me work around them.
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She had six eggs and two dummies. She ate one of the eggs which was probably not fertile or not developing. One other had hatching problems. She hatched 4. Here they are.
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This Knock. She hatched 3 out of 4.
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The house nest box is getting busy. Hurry has got the hang of egg laying now and doesn't wander off thinking the egg is out, only do drop it a few moments after she's left the nest box.
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I find if they consider you to be part of the flock, they will let you do most things around them. Clearly you have been assimilated without your knowledge. I mean they are laying eggs in your personal coop. Why would they let you clean theirs as well?

Or are all the coops, including the one they let you live in, theirs?

 

[Shadrach]

Depends on who you ask.

 

[Ribh]

I built the nest box and roost bar section so I could remove it without destroying a nest.
This is a picture of barking mad Bracket sitting on her clutch that produced the chicks in the picture below. Considering I'm cleaning the coop with a paint scraper and brush and swept behind Bracket, it incredible that she and other hens will just sit there and let me work around them.
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She had six eggs and two dummies. She ate one of the eggs which was probably not fertile or not developing. One other had hatching problems. She hatched 4. Here they are.
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This Knock. She hatched 3 out of 4.
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The house nest box is getting busy. Hurry has got the hang of egg laying now and doesn't wander off thinking the egg is out, only do drop it a few moments after she's left the nest box.
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I agree with @BY Bob. I can clean a coop without certain of my girls budging off a nest. Some are happy for any excuse not to have to sit there!

I am loving those nests! Your girls sure do know how to make a good one! Bracket's is super! And all the chicks are just gorgeous.

 

[Ribh]

After the rain..
Which apparently brings on the crabs so both lads are on the water...

The maples are sort of struggling on but the heat has pretty much done for them ~ which was always likely. I planted out azaleas just before the rain. The man shook his head. I have something of a reputation. If I plant, it rains. I planted; it rained.

Meanwhile 3 small bedrooms have been gutted ~ & my lads, having got this far, have gone crabbing... The gyp-rock is supposed to go up later today turning this into 2 quite large bedrooms now we don't have so many kids ~ though that may not last long...
I am living in bedlam, which is so not good for my soul.

 

[Shadrach]

After the rain..
Which apparently brings on the crabs so both lads are on the water...

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The maples are sort of struggling on but the heat has pretty much done for them ~ which was always likely. I planted out azaleas just before the rain. The man shook his head. I have something of a reputation. If I plant, it rains. I planted; it rained.

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Meanwhile 3 small bedrooms have been gutted ~ & my lads, having got this far, have gone crabbing... The gyp-rock is supposed to go up later today turning this into 2 quite large bedrooms now we don't have so many kids ~ though that may not last long...
I am living in bedlam, which is so not good for my soul.
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Move in with the chickens Ribh and tell your men to give you a shout when they've finished.
It looks very fresh and green outside.

 

[Ribh]

Move in with the chickens Ribh and tell your men to give you a shout when they've finished.
It looks very fresh and green outside.

I'm considering going to my mothers.... Only I'm chief cook & bottle washer.

Outside is lovely! I know some places have had enough but we have been so long without it it is an absolute joy to be squelchy underfoot ~ though the girls have been complaining about the state of their coop, which is super squelchy & they don't like it. I'll let them out in the run in a bit but I'm sort of hoping Ha'penny will be forced to lay in the coop instead of dropping eggs randomly round my yard ... She knows how to hold onto an egg though so it's probably futile.

 

[Shadrach]

Living in a building site can as they say get old very quickly.
Nolia is laying in the bamboo clump here. It is an excellent site apart from the rats. It is also a nightmare to search and if one does manage to find the nest, getting the hen and the eggs out smoothly is a mission. I'm on the job tomorrow.
Hinge has got two nest going I've discovered. I know where one is but I'm guessing on the other.

 

[MaryJanet]

In this case yes, they are testing my spinal fluid with a lot of different techniques. Some results were in within a day or so, I have access to all of my results instantly, the rest should be in shortly.

Oh I see! I'm glad there's a sensible explanation for the timeframe.