Southern NY, Dutchess county and below

[Toxic Chicken]

3 blocks north of the HS - Wallace ave
1987

 

[smkchick]

I grew up on Thomas Avenue - south of Merrick, north of Atlantic. My mom still lives there. I graduated in 1976, which makes me an OLD crazy chicken lady!

 

[highpointfarm]

lol... It is better to be old and have chickens.. Most people look at teenagers that have chickens as weird, delinquits LOL at least in NYC.. Thankfully I live in the middle of absolutley NOWHERE lol

 

[Carolyn252]

Hi Carolyn:

Saw you in the Newsday article. I grew up in Baldwin. I think my brother had a friend named Jamie Hecht. Any relation?

Suzanne

Ab-so-lute-ly !! Jamey is my son. He lives in Los Angeles. Married. One daughter. What is your brother's name?

-Carolyn

 

[highpointfarm]

Holy CRAP I have a mountain lion living in my woods....... I chased him off last week, thinking that he was just coming through, but was talking to my neighbor, and they have seen it several times HOLY CRAP it is HUGE and SCARY AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH

 

[stoopid]

Remind me not to visit you. I wonder if they are protected?
Time to call a pro.

 

[artmamasays]

Thanks All! Glad to share the smiles! Also - Welcome Carolyn!

 

[highpointfarm]

Remind me not to visit you. I wonder if they are protected?
Time to call a pro.

ugh, I dont even really want to deal with it (im only 16) and its really not hurting anyone... YET....

 

[smkchick]

We did some of the finishing touches to the coop today, plus I cleaned up the yard and finished planting the vegetable garden. Here's what the coop looks like at this point:



I still have to paint the door (dark green, which is what my house has) and add the sign I'm making. The plants in the window boxes are greens for the girls.

We've already decided to add another 80 sq. ft. to the run on the left. We're going to go around the corner and over 10 ft. or so. There's a birdbath/fountain in the corner now (not hooked up) and I think we're going to keep it in the run.

While we were at Home Depot getting 2x4s to start the run expansion, I left Lavinia in the brooder with the big chicks. The were actually dust-bathing in the shavings and letting her participate. When I got home they were all up on their "training roost", including Little Miss Lavinia. Too cute for words!

 

[smkchick]

Ab-so-lute-ly !! Jamey is my son. He lives in Los Angeles. Married. One daughter. What is your brother's name?

-Carolyn

Nick Avallone, although he was Nick Knoerzer previously. He and my sister took my mother's maiden name at some point. He's married and lives in Saugerties with his wife, Melanie and two children, Ivan and Olivia. Small world!!