The Evolution of Atlas: A Breeding (and Chat) Thread

[speckledhen]

I watch some of those tiny house hunting show, and boy those pay way too much for the things. Much cheaper to buy a mobile home or RV. I don't understand it either, but apparently living small is in, so it's expensive. People are sheep always following the leader. You will never find my near the herd. I do my own thing.

The thing is that most of the actual tiny homes are mobile homes-they're on wheels to move when the fancy strikes. Over that 200 sf or so and and they say it's a "small home", not a tiny house. I would never have a home on wheels I had to leave in a hurricane/tornado. And you're right, the prices are insane. I always wondered where folks with hobbies like my quilting put their supplies in less than 200 sf. There is no way that shed is over 1100 sf, larger than my house. That must include the porches, a no-no in real estate listings in this state. That thing would fit in my livingroom.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

My house is 1200 square feet at a floor and a half, so that's a really big shed, but I think you are right they are including the porch, because it sounds bigger than mine and it can't be.

I find my smaller house keeps from keeping too much junk, and is easier to keep clean.

I think sewing, and quilting is a dying art unfortunately.

 

[speckledhen]

My house is 1200 square feet at a floor and a half, so that's a really big shed, but I think you are right they are including the porch, because it sounds bigger than mine and it can't be.

I find my smaller house keeps from keeping too much junk, and is easier to keep clean.

I think sewing, and quilting is a dying art unfortunately.

Yes, they are dying arts, no doubt about it. I can't sew worth a flip, but quilting to me is art.

We moved from a 2000 sf house that we bought new to this one. Some folks have said they like this one better than the other one, which had a sitting area in the master bedroom with a corner gas fireplace in addition to the fireplace in the livingroom as well as french doors to the back patio. It had 1.68 acres, but it was a very long narrow, 100 ft wide subdivision lot so didn't feel that big. I keep trying to get my husband to pare down what's in the basement here (he has done a lot already) so we can use it for food storage and emergency supplies more than we already do.

 

[Leahs Mom]

Just looked at the "house". Pretty crazy price!

I dislike living on the highway (which I do now- though I have 6 acres...long story). But I'm finding that there are people that actually CHOOSE to live on a highway and closer to lots of traffic and people activity. I guess that's good because SOMEBODY has to buy those houses! If it were up to me, there are a lot of houses in this world that I'd just tear down because of their locations

I wonder if they are trying to target someone that would purchase the house as a vacation rental type investment?

 

[kitkat5505]

I'm not sure I'd trust the soundness of a house made from a pre-fab shed either. And definitely wouldn't want a house off the highway. Our last house was on a main road and I hated it, always worried about my little kids getting out in the road. Any time I look at houses I automatically pass over any that are on a main road, no matter how nice the house/land is. Our house is nice (actually bigger than we need, even with 8 kids, 4300sq ft is hard to keep up), we have one of the biggest lots in our subdivision at almost 1/2 acre, and we are literally at the end of town and not on a through street, plus the great lake and mountain views. But I still kind of want somewhere more remote with more land.

I hope Atlas is doing better. And do you have chicks hatching today?

 

[speckledhen]

Just looked at the "house". Pretty crazy price!

I dislike living on the highway (which I do now- though I have 6 acres...long story). But I'm finding that there are people that actually CHOOSE to live on a highway and closer to lots of traffic and people activity. I guess that's good because SOMEBODY has to buy those houses! If it were up to me, there are a lot of houses in this world that I'd just tear down because of their locations

I wonder if they are trying to target someone that would purchase the house as a vacation rental type investment?

I would guess so because I can't imagine too many folks wanting to live on that highway, not unless they are far, far back from the road. It's slated to be widened, which many are not aware of, so they'd take some of the lower lot when that happens.

There is another house on the same highway on 10 acres for $149, 900 (reduced price). Not a pretty house, no certain style, not anything I'd want no matter where it was. But, at least you can't really see the house from the road.

I'm not sure I'd trust the soundness of a house made from a pre-fab shed either. And definitely wouldn't want a house off the highway. Our last house was on a main road and I hated it, always worried about my little kids getting out in the road. Any time I look at houses I automatically pass over any that are on a main road, no matter how nice the house/land is. Our house is nice (actually bigger than we need, even with 8 kids, 4300sq ft is hard to keep up), we have one of the biggest lots in our subdivision at almost 1/2 acre, and we are literally at the end of town and not on a through street, plus the great lake and mountain views. But I still kind of want somewhere more remote with more land.

I hope Atlas is doing better. And do you have chicks hatching today?

Atlas is still flexing his legs. I gave him Polyvisol this morning and will continue to give him extra vitamins for awhile.

Brandy, one of the partridge Brahmas, hatched six little hoodlums overnight. One is an independent soul, always running all around the dog kennel away from mama. Here are some of the cuties.

 

[kitkat5505]

Aw, Brahma babies are so cute!

 

[Leahs Mom]

Any update on Atlas?

 

[speckledhen]

Any update on Atlas?

Thanks for asking. He is acting normal, though he is flexing both legs. His right one is so bad, he flexed it back for so long, standing on one foot, he almost lost his balance on the roost. I was right there and reached out to catch him, but he managed to regain his footing on his own. Though he was on a 10" wide board, if one day I find him laying on the floor under the roost, I'll be fairly sure he fell and broke his neck. Poor guy.

 

[speckledhen]

RIP, Ida.

Lost the 2nd of my original Stukel hens today. She'd been going downhill for a few weeks, but she was so strong in spite of whatever was ailing her, a strong will and heart, that we finally had to help her along. Not ever easy, even when it's the right thing.

She was the largest Stukel hen, though she'd lost copious amounts of weight over the past three weeks, affectionately known as "Big Ida" for her size as well as attitude. No one could growl like Ida! She raised only one batch of chicks in her 6 1/2 years, did it with panache. Now the head hen position is most likely being filled by her sister, Wynette, the last original. And I still have Druscilla, their niece.

And when she began going downhill noticeably, at the beginning of August: