Have fun with the remodel... it's always "fun" while in progress.Hi everyone! Thought I would pop in to say Hi. Been a busy week that is about to get busier. The guys that will be doing the roof AND the new windows called yesterday pm to let us know they will be here tomorrow! Gee,, thanks for the heads up guys. We spent all day today moving furniture, dragging the bed out, etc. to clear everything away from the three huge windows to be replaced because they will have to work both inside and out. We are going from the separate outer storm and inside windows to a good quality INSULATED double hung windows!This is going to require them to redo the sills and sashes so I will actually have real window sills. They will also be putting on the steel roof and swear they will have it all done by Friday pm which is just about right up to the end of our clear weather window before the next storm system rolls in. While they are doing that and I am trying to keep track of all the critters and keep everybody safe (and no escapes) DH will be putting up a new 12 ft post he's going to sink and attach to one of the posts supporting the front porch to remount our satellite dishes (yes, there are two) to that are being removed from the roof. The satellite tech will be showing up Saturday to re-mount and align em.
Oh, and did I mention that yesterday one of my Aussies went broody and as of today I have two broodies??? TWO!!!Crazy chickens! This is the northwoods and it's August you crazy birds, August!!! We are very well about eight weeks away from the first snow! Pushed broody #1 out of the nest box last night and and she hit the floor with a thud, not even an attempt to stand up. She just flattened out looking like a roadkill bullfrog! I scooped her up (glad I wasn't able to understand the names she was clearly calling me at this point) and parked her on the roost bar. Since it was near dark and everybody else had went to roost, she stayed put. This morning when I opened the coop people door she came charging out squacking at the top of her lungs and flew all the way across the yard. A little later when I went to change the water dish I keep near their favorite cherry bush where they love to dust bathe, she was flattened out so much I didn't notice her until I heard a noise coming from under the bush. There she was, flat as a bullfrog again, giving me the "I dare you" look and growling like she full intended to take my hand off if I tried ANYTHING!Little did she know I took advantage of her dustbath to block her from being able to get to the nestboxes. I was rather proud of myself and my ability to outsmart her until I discovered broody #2 firmly planted in the second nestbox.They couldn't have waited till after all the chaos in the house was done? That does it, I'm cutting off their mealworms!!!
that was my first "freak" but the symptoms just don't match up.
