Stella's Social Club

[kathyinmo]

I just went up to check on my broodies - I have Dusty (a BR) and Red (a Production Red) broody with the same hatch dates. They both hatched out a black sex link and a wellie chick. There was another wellie working on hatching.

Apparently my Production Red wasn't sitting well enough and the chick got shrink wrapped. They were on the wrong nests when I went up to check and the unhatched chick was partially crushed and stuck in it's shell. I used the warm water and got it unwrapped, and it's chirping like crazy. I put it under Dusty (as she's an experienced mommy) and will hope for the best.

Here is Dusty with her other 2 babies. I'll be moving them tonight to private quarters, including the stuck baby. We'll see how it goes.

YAY ! ! Keep us updated!

 

[kathyinmo]

 

[Happy Chooks]

YAY ! ! Keep us updated!

Dusty has the black sex link pullet. Red has the cockerel - so if she screws it up...................

 

[drumstick diva]

wow - you are right Kathy. At first I kept wondering why the blond had such a hairy arm - then duh, brain kicked on. Weird how things can fool you

 

[Happy Chooks]

wow - you are right Kathy. At first I kept wondering why the blond had such a hairy arm - then duh, brain kicked on. Weird how things can fool you

It took me a while to see it too.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Thanks everybody!

Answers to Mahonri questions:


Mary, does it have an in ground pool or is that an above ground pool in the aerial that has been removed.

That is an old doughboy above ground pool with a deck all around. It is in remarkable condition and Michael is thrilled!





Looks like a LOT of work.

It is a lot of work but it will all be worth it to live the dream!

How will you fill the non-existent pond? Do you have irrigation rights?

The pond is full! It is just overgrown with cattails which we will have removed. It is fed year round by the Nevada Irrigation District canal that runs into the pond and out the other side and under the road. We pay for water rights by the miner's inch of we want to use it for irrigation. If we don't, the canal will still run through the property and keep the pond full.

Have you sold your current home?

No, we haven't even listed this home for sale yet. We want to get out of it first and move the animals before putting it on the market. I don't have a mortgage so it is not a big deal. We will take pics of it furnished before we move because realtor's always want that but otherwise it will be vacant. We have a monitored alarm system so we aren't too worried. I was more worried about an emu pecking the skin off of a potential buyer! We should get quite a bit more for this house than we paid for the new one so that's a big plus.


Ok, that's taken care of, here's the latest. A communication error on my part caused the coop builder to load two of my new small coops onto his trailer today for delivery to the new house. Oops, forgot to tell him we aren't closing on the new house until next week. So he brought them here and then when we close he will come back and get them and take them to the new house. He needed his trailer to transport someone else's coop. So I get to touch and feel them early! I really like them. They are built like tanks. He usually doesn't include floors because they are meant to sit directly on the ground with the sides open wire. Not on my watch! I wanted solid sides and floors so he built floors for mine. I am going to glue my vinyl flooring down while the coops are here and then he will set the coops on the floor and bolt them down. The edges won't lift that way!












Forgot to mention that I'll have Foy's auto-opening pop doors on all of them! Plus auto-waterers in the runs and PVC feeders I can fill from outside!

Mary I love these coops. Did your husband make them?
I see them on craigslist and thought about them. I like how the sides where added how much more did that run ya?

 

[Hangtown Farms]

NO, but Kathy is coming, I could offer her a couple of these to clear her schedule:

you can bring me 2 as well

 

[Happy Chooks]

Did Michael build the coops............. Now THAT is funny! (no, he didn't build them)



Mary - don't tell michael I said that. (hiding here)

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Did Michael build the coops............. Now THAT is funny! (no, he didn't build them)
Mary - don't tell michael I said that. (hiding here)

I need three myself

I know their not cheap

 

[Happy Chooks]

The chick is fluffed up and doing well. It may need a bootie on one foot, but I'll wait until tomorrow to give it a chance to uncurl on its own. It's not restricting it moving around.