Southern NY, Dutchess county and below

[Cheeky Chick]

I picked the last of the basil today and made pesto and basil oil for the freezer. Normally this would make me sad but ha ha! Today I got to put it in my New Upright Freezer! So awesome. I am a little hesitant to put all my stocks in there just yet though, am waiting to see what happens in the morning with the pesto. It's supposed to be cold enough already but being empty seems weird.

We are hoping to buy some meat from our favorite organic farmer guy but have no idea how to do this. I don't think he knows either, he's only been at it 10yrs. We really like pork more than beef - should I just order half a pig? By the part? I'm only looking to buy in bulk if I save money, otherwise I'll just buy a small amount. Any suggestions?

YAY! I vote to see pictures of the new freezer! First thing-make a few trays of ice, then adjust the temp to how your cubes come out. Next-STOCK THAT BAD BOY UP!! I'm still trying to find a cow or a pig myself.

 

[Toxic Chicken]

I know I wouldn't have gotten anything from Queens.
BUT... the nasties live in feather dust, so IF you brought a jacket, and IF you threw it in the back seat of the car.....
Go find it and wash it anyways.

Went to my vet today, she said NOT MAREKS.
I guess I feel better, but what is it really?

Toxic... a Silkie will sit on a wood chip for 6 months. Or longer.

Hehe. She has been sitting on just shavings.
I just won 4+ CL eggs for her to sit on. Cause I feel
So bad for her.

I'm considering bidding on another 6+ that ends
today. Hopefully from a non related flock.

Not that I can breed them

 

[Toxic Chicken]

I was talking with Peter Brown from First State Vet Supply.
He has made up a medicine kit for us chicken folks.
I haven't seen it, but he described what was in it.
I highly recommend it.
http://www.firststatevetsupply.com/store2/emergency-care/emergency-medication.html

Thanks. I have been looking for something like this.

I hope everything works out for you and the bird sickness.

 

[Toxic Chicken]

Hehe. She has been sitting on just shavings.
I just won 4+ CL eggs for her to sit on. Cause I feel
So bad for her.
I'm considering bidding on another 6+ that ends
today. Hopefully from a non related flock.
Not that I can breed them

Anyways I figure any hatched now could start
Laying fertile eggs in the sping.

I'm going a bit nuts today. My sisters 20 yr old
suicidal son is missing along with a ton of pills.
My sister thinks he is dead even though he hasnt
been found yet. I can't deal with this so I have
been buying hatching eggs. Good thing for me
hatching eggs are my drug of choice. Ugh.

 

[stoopid]

Karen, Hugs. I know how you feel.

The vet said not Mareks.
I have contacted Cornell to see if I can get some testing done.
She is fine, but starting to lose a little weight, so I ordered a gavage tube feeding kit.
Crap, I needed it anyways. Just want to keep her alive in case they need her that way to test before they kill her.

Yes! We will be at the Northeast Poultry Congress show in January.
And we plan on hatching out a crapload of chicks to sell there.
My Blue Silkie cockerel got a blue ribbon there last year!

And anybody that wants eggs just to hatch, don't spend money if you don't mind mutts.
I got plenty!

 

[smkchick]

Karen, I will pray for your nephew, your sister, you and your family. Things are so hard for young people today. It breaks my heart.

Carol, I went to Springfield last year to meet up with Roberta. It was my first poultry show and a blast. I've never (before or since) seen so many chickens in one place! Count me in.

We had a great time at Golden Nugget again today. So much so that we decided to forgo New Hope this trip. Next time we'll go to New Hope on Saturday and Lambertville on Sunday. We made out like bandits at the Flea Market. Bobby ended up with 6 walking sticks and we got a solid cedar trunk for $20.

It made up for the latest round of family discussions via email about my mother's financial situation.

And when we got home, Lola (my BO) laid her first egg. That's the first egg from the middle group of girls - Lola, Blanche, Mabel and Lavinia.

to all my BYC friends!

 

[Carolyn252]

Anyways I figure any hatched now could start
Laying fertile eggs in the sping.
I'm going a bit nuts today. My sisters 20 yr old
suicidal son is missing along with a ton of pills.
My sister thinks he is dead even though he hasnt
been found yet. I can't deal with this so I have
been buying hatching eggs. Good thing for me
hatching eggs are my drug of choice. Ugh.

So sorry that your family is suffering this awful horror. I hope the young man is found safe and able to be helped. Here's an essay that you might like to share with him if the Fates are kind and bring him back.

[=http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/02/07/stay/]

 

[magsrags]

Anyways I figure any hatched now could start
Laying fertile eggs in the sping.
I'm going a bit nuts today. My sisters 20 yr old
suicidal son is missing along with a ton of pills.
My sister thinks he is dead even though he hasnt
been found yet. I can't deal with this so I have
been buying hatching eggs. Good thing for me
hatching eggs are my drug of choice. Ugh.

I am terribly sorry for your family right now experiencing this. My niece....and a nephew both tried self harm, thankfully with no success. A cry for help and they hopefully will all work their way through today's stress and pain and anguish. As Suzanne said....our youth has it terribly difficult time of it anymore. The economy doesn't help and the list just goes on and on.

to your family. Hopefully this too shall pass.

 

[queenchick16]

Karen, I will pray for your nephew, your sister, you and your family.  Things are so hard for young people today.  It breaks my heart.

Carol, I went to Springfield last year to meet up with Roberta.  It was my first poultry show and a blast.  I've never (before or since) seen so many chickens in one place!  Count me in.

We had a great time at Golden Nugget again today.  So much so that we decided to forgo New Hope this trip.  Next time we'll go to New Hope on Saturday and Lambertville on Sunday.  We made out like bandits at the Flea Market.  Bobby ended up with 6 walking sticks and we got a solid cedar trunk for $20.

It made up for the latest round of family discussions via email about my mother's financial situation. 

And when we got home, Lola (my BO) laid her first egg.  That's the first egg from the middle group of girls - Lola, Blanche, Mabel and Lavinia.

to all my  BYC friends!

Glad you had a nice time at Lambertville, I get nervous suggesting places like that. Early Spring will be even better .

 

[magsrags]

Today I was high on LIFE!
I went less than 1 hour away to a workiong farm ion Lakewood NJ with a animal/chicken buddy.
Good grief it would take me an hour to type what I found and saw there. My little dream place. From Emus to sheep and all inbe-tween.
3 hours later....yes 3 hours of the nicest one on one tour ....I came home with a beautiful Lav. Orp pullet(my choice of 2 troughs of 6-10 week olds) and feathers from every pea hen, rare pheasant, turkey and chicken I could find on the ground or buy. I will post the p[lace in a seperate message for ypour future reference.
6 mind you.....6 huge incubators for hatching eggs....eggs for sale of the different breeds for pick-up only...... and no hatchery stock at all. Nice fat healthy birds and just a joy for me to visit.
Chicken crack.....I was both overwhelmed and over joyed.

Shusters Farm. I used to live down there and it is was right by the place I used to clean stalls and herd horse turd to ride for free. Amazing.............absolutely a day trip for a Sunday(the ONLY day for tours) where you can pick them out and buy should you choose to. He has a buildong just for peeps in brooders.
On BYC and ebay as well. He mcares for his animals....really cares. Impressive.....and the care and attention was what will make me go back and back. No more shipped eggs for me!
He will hatch out egg breeds if requested, straight run but not in tiny numbers. He has those 350 count incubators and 6 of them.
3 generationson this farm and will take all my pure roos from now on should I need rehome them long as I tell him where they came from.
The emu and alpacas were amazing and sheep goats pet friendly. 4-H tours and schools alike go there.
Can you tell I am jazzed!!!????
I picked my lavendar orpington pullet from maybe 12 peeps offered at between 8-12 weeks old. Wonderful cause by then the difference between the roos and hens combs is just so obvious. Right now he has quite a number available but someone was also picking 6 hens this afternoon so I am sure that will change.
My friend took a turkey poult and a redish/golden polish which is likely a girl in my book. Gorgeous! we just controlled ourselves. eGad that was hard!