Sitting with a cup of coffee. (coffee lovers)

[tjo804]

That is because you Alaskan are a great story teller even in some of your 1 sentence quotes

 

[Alaskan]

why thank you very much!

 

[chickadoodles]

Good morning everyone Coffee is very good. I do wish the sun would shine I do miss it.
Very strange stories about hens... I hope I never see one change!

 

[Puddin Fluff]

I thought I had a hen that had sex changed once, but then just discovered that my prediction based on it's feathering was wrong.

Live and learn!

Must drink lots of coffee! Training a new girl at work. Started yesterday and it was a long day.

Not because she doesn't get it, just because there is so much to train on!

 

[chickadoodles]

Good luck Puddin have a great day!
Glad your hen turned out to be a hen after all. lol

 

[Puddin Fluff]

Good luck Puddin have a great day!
Glad your hen turned out to be a hen after all. lol

Thanks!
Actually the hen turned out to be a cockerel. I had just not paid attention as they feathered out. And it was X3 birds.

Needless to say I was very disappointed to hear them crow.

 

[chickisoup]

SURE DOESN'T IN MY HOUSE THIS WINTER. I NEED ALL THE CAFFEINE
I CAN GET TO NOT GO INTO TOTAL HIBERNATION!
(another -25 F actual temp morning

)

 

[sourland]

+ 22 F and it feels like the spring thaw.

 

[chickadoodles]

Quote:
Oh my, that would have shocked me too.

 

[tjo804]

Good Morning all!
It is cold here this morning too 37* Yuckie. But the coffee is hot so I will just keep it flowing

My changing Flock,

Last year we got some TSC specials for our granddaughter. We got 5 pullets one turned out to be a Roo, and 2 red pullets. The roo escaped the freezer by the dirt on his beak when my son asked if he could have him for his MIL as her flock needed a roo and he was quite a good looking guy. one got caught in the dogs tie out and was buried. the 3 white ones we have left are very spastic! they are not friendly and rile up my ladies

so now my ladies dont want me around the coop just too much chicken drama

. they would all find a free ticket to freezer camp, except My Sweet Grand Baby loves her ladies even though they dont return the feeling. Out of the reds one of them has a split wing short leg and crossbeak. she is still going strong after a year with no clipping or trying to fix her beak.

My Ladies are 5 this year. wooow how time has flown. I have decided to get specific with the breeds I want to play with in my yard. So This spring I will begin to be selective on my ladies

and I am going to get some Silkies, Cochin (bantam at first), a few more Brahmas, and some wyandotte Silver laced. I will be going to the supplier I got my first Ladies from. They have been Great Layers and very healthy out of the 7 I started with I still have 5. 2 New Hampshires, 2 New Jerseys, and 1 Brahma ( I lost my other Brahma Hillary to the heat and stupidity last year. That was no fault of the supplier) While I wait for the new ones to be ready for me I will work on the brooder we got last year.


I plan to add a second story to this coop and make it so there is at least a full 6' x 3' x3' run under the coop with a full bottom making an upstairs coop and downstairs run so the new bantam ladies will have a nice place separate from the Crazy Chicks! This will make a great Texas coop i think because it will have a secure place from elements plenty of shade and a closed off or vented area for summer sleeping. The Red part has been closed off with hardware cloth already so I can put a heat lamp and supplies in the roof line and keep it critter proof

but since in the last 5 years our family size has gone down (children moving out) we do not seem to be eating as many eggs and even dehydrating them I still have too many so now I can look at breeds that are docile fun and not really rated for eggs. I am also looking at they Wyandottes as possible dual purpose birds.

I find I am looking forward to Change this spring instead of trying so very hard to fight it.

I also think I will fashion a coop for GD's ladies out of the old Goat house. That way she can keep her Crazy and I can have my Ladies back!

Hope everyone stays warm and full of coffee today!