Texas

[StelleKitten]

I'm jealous.. I need dirt...


my poor truck though... *sighs*.. I wonder how much they can pile in there before it flattens the poor thing...
I REALLY don't want to find out.. but when you find a place that has free dirt or compost.. well.. it's so very tempting

We found a place that gives free manure and one that gives free mulch. But I need the dirt to mix the manure in!

oh ya gotta love mutt turkeys! (those are my great grand poults!.. lol)

Looks like some of the blue or lavender came through on one of those little guys!!

love the other chicks too... you have to post pics as they all grow up!

I think they are beautiful! Hopefully the turkeys we have this year will be good turkeys, if so we will likely be expanding out into more different types of them.

 

[jnntefend]

Will i need to give my chicks grit before taking them outside? Or will they get all they need themselves?

There are a few schools of thought, and it depends on your local soil and such. If it were me, I would feed grit to be safe.

 

[yinepu]

I'm tired, I'm grumpy...and, now, I have to go interview some schmuck who thinks he's god's own gift to networking....save me from selfimportant a-holes who think we should hand them jobs on silver platters....

I love the turkeys...the polish are adorable, young....I still hold that I don't care for them when they are older - but, I bet as yours and mine mature I'll change my tune.

N. Korea would not attack Austin with missiles - the missiles would not make it this far before being shot down easily. If they truly wanted to attack, they'd choose another mechanism. I doubt they do, however.

The flowers were so tiny, Yinepu, I wouldn't have considered them pentunias - but, maybe!! Gawd knows I know next to nothing about decorative plants!! They're pretty, though

I love how the coop's coming along Craft. Looking really good. Can't wait to see it when it's done.

We are getting sealant for our coop floor tonight so I can do it this weekend. The kind of stuff you use for garage floors since it's made to withstand all sorts of chemicals and such....Mike's table saw motor should arrive, today, so he should be able to finish up the siding in the next few days. We're dithering on whether we should paint the hotel or leave it the weathered wood. I love how it looks weathered; but,....I dunno. What do you guys think?

With that note, I'm off to interview Self-important Boy.

lol.. I used to grow miniature trailing petunias.. (this isn't a pic of mine)
but they are like this one




I like the coop how it is.. but I'm like that

I need to go take a picture of my splash polish...

 

[yinepu]

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there was a place down the road that had free dirt.. and the landfill USUALLY has free compost.. I have been lazy though so far this year and haven't checked to see if they still have it or not

 

[jnntefend]

I don't think there is too much to worry about. Austin could kick North Korea's butt. Enjoy your vacation

I am now enjoying mental images of the citizens of Austin chasing after North Koreans...

 

[jockeyeba]

That is just to darn cute. I love walking up to the coops in the morning and everyone greets me with their chirps and peeps and clucks.

Isn't it wonderful? It's a wonderful way to start the day. Mike actually got to see what I deal with when I go up there to feed them, today. Generally, he doesn't make it up until after all the food's been put down and I'm cleaning up the waterer. Today, he was up there and saw - I had to fish one or two of them out of the bowl and had to shoo a few of them away so I could even get the food down for them to eat.

They are funny little things. When we went out to feed The Rascals, Dinner dove head first into the bucket and I had to get him out of there - silly cockerel. Then had to chase Breakfast and Hickory off so I could get the food into their 'feeder'. Of course, as I walk away, they abandon their food and run after me....it looks like a mama with her chicks in tow when I walk across the yard. We let them free range in the morning (coffee time) and in the evening while we are there to keep an eye out for the hawks.

I want some chickens like those so badly. They look great. I have a soft spot for chickens with hairdos. One day when we can have more chickens, they are definitely on my list.

I don't like 'em. I picked them up because they were the last three in the feed store. Their breaker had blown and the area was cool. They were all showing pasty butt and looking miserable. I couldn't leave them there....even if I don't care for Polish Cresteds. I mean...well....yeah - I have a big sign on my forehead that says, "Sucker".

They are all healthy and happy, now....the black one has a deformed beak but seems to be doing just peachy, so I'm not worried about it. He's not going to be bred anyway, so it doesn't matter.

I never bother.. once they hit the dirt they pickup all sorts of things.. but if you are feeding them anything other than chick start inside (greens, veggies and bugs) they will need some grit while still inside i had one little cockerel a few years ago who swore the garden hose was the best tasting giant snake in the world.... he had issues.. trying to convince him he couldn't eat that thing was a full time job.. ended up having to move him into a different pen out of sight of it... he was so obsessed that I thought he was going to starve to death.....

That is hilarious...I could see Dinner doing that.... I was happy to see that Dufus (he earned a name...hah) hadn't managed to make himself a target by pulling on his wingband all night long. The other one (the one I think is a female) ignored hers after the first pinch. Oh, look at what one of Mike's friends gave me when she visited the other day: Isn't it gorgeous? (yes, she gave me the 'pot' and the plant combined).

Love the chicken planter

 

[jnntefend]

Thank you Thank you *takes bow* I have a list like that for today but I got some dirt yesterday! Yay! Just not as much as I was supposed to. I should have had enough for the whole garden, that is enough for a few potted plants.

59 Inches? Wow! I feel pretty all of a sudden....

 

[jnntefend]

Hi

Have to share some Turkey pics of Yinepu - Cindy's Turkey's that she sent me eggs last year for. The big Tom is Eddie and the two ladies are Fritzi Mitzi and Frieda. Fritzi Mitzi and Eddie have two little Poults that hatched two days ago as well

I also have some Polish babies hatching from my breeding stock and they are just soooooo cute

Your adult turkeys are lovely. I have been thinking about turkeys, but I heard they need ridiculous amounts of housing space, and they have a 50% chance of dying under even the best management, Is that true?

 

[yinepu]

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well.. don't they say.. "keep Austin weird"?

 

[jnntefend]

I'm tired, I'm grumpy...and, now, I have to go interview some schmuck who thinks he's god's own gift to networking....save me from selfimportant a-holes who think we should hand them jobs on silver platters....

I love the turkeys...the polish are adorable, young....I still hold that I don't care for them when they are older - but, I bet as yours and mine mature I'll change my tune.

N. Korea would not attack Austin with missiles - the missiles would not make it this far before being shot down easily. If they truly wanted to attack, they'd choose another mechanism. I doubt they do, however.

The flowers were so tiny, Yinepu, I wouldn't have considered them pentunias - but, maybe!! Gawd knows I know next to nothing about decorative plants!! They're pretty, though

I love how the coop's coming along Craft. Looking really good. Can't wait to see it when it's done.

We are getting sealant for our coop floor tonight so I can do it this weekend. The kind of stuff you use for garage floors since it's made to withstand all sorts of chemicals and such....Mike's table saw motor should arrive, today, so he should be able to finish up the siding in the next few days. We're dithering on whether we should paint the hotel or leave it the weathered wood. I love how it looks weathered; but,....I dunno. What do you guys think?

With that note, I'm off to interview Self-important Boy.

Petunias can be small sometimes. Now here's some interesting news: You can put them in a salad. Petunias are edible, and they make a regular old boring salad into something exciting. Not much in the way of taste, but the color just looks awesome.