Sitting with a cup of coffee. (coffee lovers)

[3goodeggs]

Hey chickwispers, I figured you were busy. You northern folk have such a small window to get everything done before the snow shoveling starts.

I hope you guys have a milder winter. last year was terrible for anyone above the Mason Dixon line.

What was the ant and grasshopper parable? you are busy ants right now. Wasn't the grasshopper was supposed to starve? nope. He just moves south for the winter,,. and eats my garden.

 

[3goodeggs]

Our neighbors brought us over donuts.
We never do donuts and coffee.
I LIKE it!

(Three more miles on the elliptical for each donut right?)


..and lied to the dogs. I said donuts are like chocolate and raisins, they can't have any because they are poisonous to dogs.

... the puppy said she's young, she'd sure she would pull through.

 

[vehve]

Our neighbors brought us over donuts.
We never do donuts and coffee.
I LIKE it!

(Three more miles on the elliptical for each donut right?)


..and lied to the dogs. I said donuts are like chocolate and raisins, they can't have any because they are poisonous to dogs.

... the puppy said she's young, she'd sure she would pull through.

Oh no! Now I got a craving for sweets. Hmm. How about waffles and blueberries for dessert, would that be good?

 

[Puddin Fluff]

http://www.backyardpoultrymag.com/dennis_p_smith/

Yeah!!!!! Thanks subhanalah. I thought this was very interesting. About Muscovys.

 

[TeaChick]

Wow! I just checked my last post and it's been over 3 weeks! "Holy Toledo Batman!" Ok so I live close to Toledo and always liked that phrase! I may have to change that to "Holy Chicken, Batman!"

First, I've been pretty busy finishing up as much carpentry fixes left from the carpenter from ...Hello! And working very hard and long on the chicken run. I want to finish everything up before fall so I can relax and enjoy. I barely have had time to read all the BYC threads.

And am so tired I can't even think of responding. And I have literally fallen asleep in the middle of reading them.

But today went well on the run. It's taken me 2 summers to finish so far and I am determined the run WILL be finished, The coop WILL be painted, and the inside of the coop WILL be modified! (Chicken math)

And second lightning hit our telephone line and internet during a lightning storm and it took the phone company almost 2 weeks to fix! There were 18 poles down 3 days AFTER ours went out but the phone company fixed all of those first. So we had to wait.

HELLO everyone! I've missed everyone!!!! Chicks are doing great! Except for 1 - 14 week old BCM has a partially impacted crop. I babied her for over a week with no improvement, and she really missed her flockmates, being away from them in sickbay, so I have let her be a chickie with her flock and she is doing well, hanging in there having fun being a chick. I check her twice a day. I have 4 groups integrated now : Oldest flock of Blue Marans and EE at 2 years, the only 2 left of my original girls, and 2 RIR and a BO from last years new ones; and this years additions of 2 silkies at 22 weeks mixed with 4 white leghorns, 2 white rocks, 2 SLW, 1 BO, 1 EE, 1 Ameracauna, all 20 weeks. And at 14 weeks 2 BCM, 1 GLW, 2 OE, 1 SF. My only problem is the old RIRs have decided to get EXTRA bossy and are chasing the others sometimes.

One has even taken to " playing rooster" .

I have put her in confinement for a couple of days but it didn't work. she was better today but not much. I hope when I get the inside of the coop redone and new roosts built where they're new for everyone she straightens up! I tell the little ones they don't have to put up with her and they should peck her back but they don't listen.

I may rehome the reds. So far no blood so I will wait and see.

Sorry for any losses! and Congratulations on hatches, new chickies and duckies! And Thanks for sharing all the very nice pictures! and the funnies!

3 weeks is just too long to go and mention everything. But I doo i have a few mentions I feel I must make...

@chickisoup So sorry for all of your troubles! Prayers and I hope all goes well with with your BIL surgery

. Glad your little angel is doing well now! How scary for you! Such a cutie too! And Congratulations on your remission!!!! Way to go Chicki!!!

@Bunnylady Thanks for posting all the videos! Love 'em! I take a walk down memory lane with each one!
@Alaskan You just keep ordering those little chickies! As Martha would say "It's a good thing!"

@ronott1 Nice pics of the voles! (And all your other pics too!) I need voles. I had my almost 20 year old grandson down for 2 days and we put down 440 square feet of hardwood floor. It took us almost 2 days but we did it! and DSO said it was a very professional looking job. I got to spend QT with my grandson and teach him a little DIY. It was awesome! I miss having voles around on a regular basis!

@3goodeggs :
@TeaChick Thanks for the PM!

And my girl with the vent gleet is doing great! Great!!!

@Mr MKK FARMS

Even though I haven't posted I AM Still drinking coffe and am even making it stronger! Think about this thread with every cup! Not only is coffee running through the veins, so is this thread!

And last (for tonight anyway) but not least...

To ALL of the new members to BYC and to the "Coffee Thread"


And to all...A good Night!!!

And to you, a good night too. =)

 

[TeaChick]

I lost the chick.
The eggs I have in the 'bator are still alive; I thought I'd lost the white one, but it was alive when I started the egg-topsy, so I wrapped it in a wet paper towel and put it back in. The brown ones were full and moving when I candled last night, so I'm hoping that they hatch today! IDK how much longer I can wait.....

 

[Puddin Fluff]

I lost the chick.
The eggs I have in the 'bator are still alive; I thought I'd lost the white one, but it was alive when I started the egg-topsy, so I wrapped it in a wet paper towel and put it back in.  The brown ones were full and moving when I candled last night, so I'm hoping that they hatch today!  IDK how much longer I can wait.....

So sorry about the chick. Best of luck on the remainders.

 

[TeaChick]

Thank you. =)

 

[TeaChick]

I have a question:
The paper towel I wrapped around the white egg is dry. What do I do? Re-wet it? Leave it dry? Remove it?

 

[ronott1]

I have a question:
The paper towel I wrapped around the white egg is dry. What do I do? Re-wet it? Leave it dry? Remove it?

Re wet it.

Is the chick ready to peal out? The veins need to stop bleeding.