South Carolina

[Southern Bee Lady]

Hi

I have been lurking here on and off for about three years now, and introduced myself long ago, but since I have been lurking steady for a while that I would reintroduce myself. My Husband and I are from Greer and have 28 chickens.

Welcome to a great group of chick-a-holics and enablers. Share and enjoy.

 

[WestKnollAmy]

Hi

I have been lurking here on and off for about three years now, and introduced myself long ago, but since I have been lurking steady for a while that I would reintroduce myself. My Husband and I are from Greer and have 28 chickens.

Welcome again!
You should tell us more about yourself and your chickens. Jump in and yak our heads off. We love others with our same addictions!
How can you stand to not join in on all this fun and excitement we have on this thread?

I, too, am close to Greer. About 9 miles since I live in "no man's land" in the middle of nothing and nowhere.

I gotta head into Greer and go to Home Depot today for more fencing. I hope to finish my duck runs and coops in the next week. If I don't stop acquiring more ducks then I will be building more and I can't handle that. I love them but am totally wore out.

Gosh, I wish I could get by with 28 chickens. That is awesome!

 

[Keileigh]

Amazing that Mrs. Roberts lived so long! Pebble Creek had been trying to buy her land forever and she would not sell. I did enjoy talking with her and listening to the history of that area since I was born and raised so close.
I knew the Pollards that live on State Park Rd there, too. Around the curve from the church. They had horses for many, many years. Haven't been by their place in a few years though so I am not sure if they still do. Always loved to see their Palominos. A color I have never owned but wanted to.

We used to be able to ride horses up and down State Park Rd without any problem with traffic and Mountain Creek Road, too. Those roads all back in the neighborhoods used to be so familiar to us and we tried to ride through Pebble Creek when they began building it up but the people who ran the subdivisions and Golf course did not want us in there because the horses pooped in the road and it looked bad. My how that area has changed! I was amazed to see a red light put in last time I went through there!

I would love to have you visit sometime! Most everyone on this thread that lives close to me has been here to the farm and I enjoy visits!

Aaaaand the world continues to shrink! The Pollards are my parents' next door neighbors. Their land sort of hugs Mom and Dad's on two sides, with the creek and the road on the other sides. Before I got my first pony, I used to beg my dad to walk up to the barn with me every Saturday so I could see their horses. Their daughter Nancy is about the same age as my sister, so they grew up playing in the creek and the woods together. They do still have horses, although two of the three they had when I was young are gone now. Rainbow, the little white pony, lived to his mid-40s, I think, and Ben, the big brown one, was probably 30 or so. They still have Scott/Butterscotch, a palomino who was 11 when I was 7 or 8. I'm hoping Mrs. Roberts' kids will hold onto her land and not let a developer mess with it. Somebody wanted to put a grocery store and strip mall there ten years or so back, but she wouldn't sell to them either, thank goodness! Pebble Creek wanted to buy out the Lyles, our across-the-road neighbors, too, but Norman told them no way, and that he had bought that land to have his bones carried off of it. Another subdivision that went in just up the road from us actually tried to force the Pollards and us to get rid of all our animals a few years ago -- they said they were concerned that we might go from having a few horses, goats, and chickens to running a commercial pig farm. Yep. That was the plan. We had to really fight to keep our critters, because somehow they were working it so we wouldn't even be grandfathered in. The county ended up creating a new zoning code that allowed for "residential agriculture" or something. I really don't understand why people move to the country (which the subdivision people claimed to love) and then try to make it just like the city! Yes, the red light took some getting used to, as did the 4-way stop at Piedmont Park and State Park/ E Mtn Creek. So strange! Sounds like you and your horse were serious multi-taskers! I'm glad you still have one. I haven't ridden much since a bad accident when I was 11, and I miss it! The horses we have now are basically pets who eat a lot. Do you still ride yours?

 

[Keileigh]

Hi

I have been lurking here on and off for about three years now, and introduced myself long ago, but since I have been lurking steady for a while that I would reintroduce myself. My Husband and I are from Greer and have 28 chickens.

Welcome! We're in Greer, too. Sounds like you have a fun bunch of chickens!

 

[Keileigh]

Looking forward to spring, especially now that it feels like winter again! My husband had yesterday and today off, and he's spending it building me a really nice chicken tractor. How sweet is that? But now I'm going to be so impatient to get new chickens for it...

Hope everybody's having a great weekend!

And am I the only one waiting for more baby goat pictures???

 

[dixiebeast]

If you are talking about me...I have cute videos on my FB...Samantha Beaton...my profile pics is my 2 dogs playing! Need to post some pics on here too!

Looking forward to spring, especially now that it feels like winter again! My husband had yesterday and today off, and he's spending it building me a really nice chicken tractor. How sweet is that? But now I'm going to be so impatient to get new chickens for it...
Hope everybody's having a great weekend!
And am I the only one waiting for more baby goat pictures???

 

[RedBugPoultry]

Happy early Birth Day, Joy!!

Always, glad to share my love of silkies with others

Did I miss something? When is Joy's Birthday?

 

[WestKnollAmy]

Aaaaand the world continues to shrink! The Pollards are my parents' next door neighbors. Their land sort of hugs Mom and Dad's on two sides, with the creek and the road on the other sides. Before I got my first pony, I used to beg my dad to walk up to the barn with me every Saturday so I could see their horses. Their daughter Nancy is about the same age as my sister, so they grew up playing in the creek and the woods together. They do still have horses, although two of the three they had when I was young are gone now. Rainbow, the little white pony, lived to his mid-40s, I think, and Ben, the big brown one, was probably 30 or so. They still have Scott/Butterscotch, a palomino who was 11 when I was 7 or 8.

I'm hoping Mrs. Roberts' kids will hold onto her land and not let a developer mess with it. Somebody wanted to put a grocery store and strip mall there ten years or so back, but she wouldn't sell to them either, thank goodness! Pebble Creek wanted to buy out the Lyles, our across-the-road neighbors, too, but Norman told them no way, and that he had bought that land to have his bones carried off of it.

Another subdivision that went in just up the road from us actually tried to force the Pollards and us to get rid of all our animals a few years ago -- they said they were concerned that we might go from having a few horses, goats, and chickens to running a commercial pig farm. Yep. That was the plan.

We had to really fight to keep our critters, because somehow they were working it so we wouldn't even be grandfathered in. The county ended up creating a new zoning code that allowed for "residential agriculture" or something. I really don't understand why people move to the country (which the subdivision people claimed to love) and then try to make it just like the city!

Yes, the red light took some getting used to, as did the 4-way stop at Piedmont Park and State Park/ E Mtn Creek. So strange!

Sounds like you and your horse were serious multi-taskers! I'm glad you still have one. I haven't ridden much since a bad accident when I was 11, and I miss it! The horses we have now are basically pets who eat a lot.

Do you still ride yours?

Okay, let me let it get a bit smaller than that even......LOL
Norman Lyles across the street from your parents....his parents owned the mobile home park that my DH lived in back in the late 70's when we were dating and where we lived the first 2 years after we were married.
We knew the Pollards because of riding so much but can't remember how we exactly met them. It was long after I had my braces off though (he did not do my teeth) and we did borrow their horse trailer a few times until we found one to buy for ourselves.

I am with you on that about the folks moving into the country because they want to live in the country and then want everyone to get rid of their livestock. We have been fighting that the past 10 years here, too. My neighbor actually had the audacity to tell me that since I have grown my poultry farm in the past 5 years that he has considered moving because of all the noise but there are those tall Leland Cypress along his fence line. He said he moved to the country for peace and quiet. Yet, what do I hear from his property? Loud stereo noise! I don't want to hear his music! (though he does play Bob Segar and I love his songs!)
We do have the grandfather clause since we moved out here when there weren't many folks around. Twenty five years can really make a big difference!
Yes, the 4 way stop got me, too but then a light was just weird!

I haven't ridden horses in so many years I can't do anything but ride in my dreams anymore. My hips and back give me incredible pain when I do. Years of rodeos and long days of bumping around in the saddle, going cross country only to have a horse send me over the jump by myself or having a youngster spook out from under me have left me a crippled person in some ways. Broken bones in the ankles, ribs, hands and face not to mention dislocated patellas and shoulder have made me an aching mass in my old age.
If I had known I was going to live this long I would have taken better care of myself!

Our horse is just an old pet because my DH never rode him much. He showed him in halter class and used him for breeding my mares which I used for reining classes, speed events, hunter/jumper, dressage, western pleasure etc. But my favorite was my little old gelding that could do it all. I didn't even do speed events with him until he was an old man of about 15 but by then with the training in dressage he was so push button that he took the barrel racing with a snaffle bit as did my dressage and reining horses.

Ah, I could go on all day but alas, no one is probably interested in my history.

 

[dixiebeast]

MORE BABY PICS!! LOL!! I LOVE THESE LITTLE KIDS!!

 

[Joycats]

Did I miss something? When is Joy's Birthday?

Heidi, my birthday is March 7th. I've confused everybody with my comment. I don't understand why ya'll can't follow my blond mind.

Nikki gave me some silkie eggs that will hatch the week of my birthday and it was a surprise so it's like an early birthday present. By the way, my silver duckwings are laying again. Just in case you've changed your mind.