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[kathyinmo]

I am gonna go outside and take a picture of my new ghetto coop. All the coops have names. This one shall be the ghetto coop.

I am in the market for a new tabletop incubator, too. I am wondering about those R-Com bators. I need to see if anything is on sale. You would think that this time of year they would mark them down, to move them out.

I did the unthinkable ..... I cooked. Walmart got a bunch of turkeys in a couple weeks ago. Well, they were the wrong ones, they said. They contacted whoever they contact, and were told to just sell them. SOOOOO, they sold them for 49 cents a pound. I bought 4 of them. They were moving out quickly. Gone in a few hours, I imagine. 16 pound turkeys for $8. Can't beat that. So I stuck one in my big electric roaster. UUmmmmm, it is very tasty....

Amy, I did not sleep much last night either. I had heartburn so bad, I thought I was having a heart attack! AND, of course, no Tums or Rolaids to be found. I drink too much coffee and coke. I was asleep by 5, and up at 830. Have alot of outside work to get done.

Amy, hope you have a most wonderful visit with your mother!

Be safe! We will miss you!

Cynthia ..... I hope those pullet chicks of yours decide to join the real world today!

 

[rancher hicks]

Well Lord have mercy! this not sleeping must be an epidemic. I was up at 4- 5:30 knitting and listening to Alexander Scourby on computer. I just couldn't sleep. So I figured might as well get some work done.

As for heartburn I get that occasionally too, but take Nexium since it's a regular thing if I don't. I do love chocolate and that is what does me in. Can't drink coke though, good garden 0' peas!

On the other hand I might get a nap in

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Took baby Darcy for a walk boy life doesn't get any better than that. The sun is shining and Lord knows I need my son shine. I just sat out there finishing my square for tonight. We knit squares and make blankets for the sick and elderly at church. I just do the squares not the putting together. Nothing fancy on my end.

Let the chickens out but the sceptic tank is so crud I just can't leave them out when it's to wet. I have most of the area surrounded by fencing but there are still pools here and there in the yard and it just grosses me out to see them drink from mud puddles.

Well take care
Rancher

 

[Cetawin]

Yes well I tossed and turned got up and was up till 6:30 and back up at 8:30

 

[speckledhen]

Brown's had no chicks of a week old or less, just some misc bantams that they hadn't sold, all over three weeks old. If just one hatches, I may rehome it rather than keep it over winter by itself. No visible pips yet, darn it.

Linda said they'd get a shipment of about 600 chicks in December, but that will be too late for these to play with. I never put them together unless there's a two week or less difference in age.

 

[Serrin]

What's that old saying about "Best laid plans"??? I'm still not out of here yet. HAA! You thought you finally got rid of me, didn't ya!! Admit it! Y'all thought you were gonna have nearly a week of peace and quiet! Well HA! HA! and HAHA!

The fact of the matter is, I have a number of reasons for delaying. Chief among them is the weather. Did a last minute check this morning and the pass camera's don't look good. The forecast, which had been calling for rain/snow on Thursday, must have been changed sometime after I went to bed last night, because this morning, things didn't look to nice up there.

And then there are chicken reasons for hanging back one more day: Abby is leaving me.

I really doubt she'll live to see the sun set tonight. I'm letting her stay in the coop where her sisters have been stopping by, peeking in on her. I don't know if she is even aware of them being there. She sleeps most of the time and barely rouses to acknowledge my presence.

I should just have Denny take her out back and end this, I know. But she's not in any pain that I can tell of. She's just slowly winding down and fading away. For some reason, I can't bring myself to instruct DH to do the deed. All of these times that I've preached letting them go, to do the merciful thing and euthanize them....And here it is my turn [again] and I just can't do it. Please God, forgive me, I just can't

If I thought for two seconds that she was in any kind of pain, believe me, it would be a no-brainer. I can't stand to see an animal suffer. But she's not suffering. She's just......quietly slipping away....in the same way the water leaves the shore at the turning of the tides.

And then there are the other members of my little flock to think about. Last night was the first night for Maggie, Lisette and Cosette in the big coop. I put them in there after sunset last night and I want to make sure that she understands that this is where she is to go every night from now on. I'd be furious if I found out she didn't get in there tonight because DH forgot to close them in for the night, let alone checking on Maggie and the girl's whereabouts. So, staying 24 more hours is just prudent on my part where Mama and the girls are concerned.

In conjunction with moving Maggie and her girls into the big coop last night, it was also the first night for my boys to be in their new coop! [Formerly the home of Maggie, Lisette and Cosette] I want to make sure that the boys go willingly into that nice warm and snuggly little coop on their own. If not, then I'm sure one more night of me placing them inside will give them sufficient hint. Thankfully, the weather is not so cold here yet that I need to panic about anyone spending the night outside. I'm more concerned about predators than anything.

And then there is the tile floor in the laundry room I've been working on in between hunting seasons, chickens, husband and everything else! I'm so close to finishing it. I'd kind of like to have that done before I take off. So, one more day, and then I'm on my way kiddiwinks! You only thought you were free of me!! Mwaaahaaaahaaaahaa!!!

 

[speckledhen]

And here it is my turn [again] and I just can't do it. Please God, forgive me, I just can't

No need to forgive. I've been there and know exactly how you're feeling about this.

 

[Cetawin]

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No need to forgive. I've been there and know exactly how you're feeling about this.

Ditto. Amy it is very hard to do and even harder sometimes to know WHEN to do it. If you think she is in pain then do the right thing...other than that, do what you can and what your heart tells you to do.

PS: Cheyenne spoke to HER paralegal today and will be scheduling an appointment to meet with her lawyer. We may or may not do the eval thing tomorrow...we will know in a bit. will keep everyone posted.

 

[Yard full o' rocks]

Afternoon all....BEAUTIFUL day here today so I snapped a few new pix. Her are the "twins"....Delaware daddy (Pepper) and blue rock mamas. They are inseparable and are quite the flyers

Going to be using these girls to create my "Sapphire rocks"....blue columbians. The "poor mans" version of Coronations, without the price tag!!!

Have a great evening

Ladyhawk....prayers for you and Cheyenne

 

[NellaBean]

Oooooh....I ended up with 1 lady who looks just like the one in the front of the pix, from that batch of babies that came from you. She is a cute bird. I had a boy that matched her......but he struggled and ended up with only one good eye and finally just stopped thriving at all and died. Poor little dude. He was a nice enough little guy. So I just have that one pretty girl.......she is in the garage in a big brooder with all of her bantam cochins "sisters". It's a VERY pretty cross, you could even market them as is.

 

[speckledhen]

I love those, Scott! I may have to hatch some of Neela and Alice's eggs since they are in with Isaac.