The Moonshiner's Leghorns

[KF0002]

LOL!!! I haven’t had Maxwell House since I was a kid. Everyone seems to go to Folgers to save money but I don’t skimp on coffee. Community or Gevalia if I’m buying.

I love the McCafe brand coffee the best. But I haven’t had expensive coffee or Gevalia so that sounds fancy.

 

[KF0002]

In chicken talk, I decided not to hatch this year since I will be mostly absent just like last year. My wife dealt with all of it for the most part. It’s not her hobby, it’s mine, so if any chicks hatch it will be from a broody OEGB. By the way, they haven’t laid a single egg since I got them, whenever that was.

It is common for chickens to stop laying when they are moved to a new place. It can take a few weeks for them to start laying again. Hopefully they start laying soon. OEGB hens are awesome broodies and fierce little mamas so they will do well hatching their own eggs. No incubating or brooding of chicks required on your end. So thats a good thing.

 

[BlueBaby]

I think he saw his shadow. So 6 more weeks of winter.

I wish we had a few degrees cooler over here. 80F is still a little bit to warm over here. If I could send at least 10 degrees of this over your way, I would.

 

[KF0002]

I ordered two blue-breasted brown Leghorn pullets for early April. I have ordered from this guy before who makes a business of growing out chicks (smart, right?) but when I showed up to get my birds he hadn’t received one of the breeds from the hatchery so I didn’t get it…which is a long way to say I ordered the Leghorns but I am not counting on them. It sure would be nice though.

We are growing out a ton of White Leghorn pullets to sell them as started pullets in the spring. Hopefully they sell well. I will hatch and grow out some brown leghorn pullets also once the weather is better.

I’m sorry you didn’t get your pullets!

 

[KF0002]

I wanted a wood-burning stove but my husband really REALLY wanted a fire-place so I caved on that one. The builder did use rocks from our land and also used a hatchet to make a mantle from a cherry tree that had to be cut down anyway, so it is pretty (this was at Christmas). But in my book, stoves are more functional.
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Wow that is fancy! I love it.

 

[KF0002]

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Sometimes I do and lots of times I don't.

That is a mess you not getting alerts on your own thread. We will just have to tag you daily.

 

[KF0002]

I wish we had a few degrees cooler over here. 80F is still a little bit to warm over here. If I could send at least 10 degrees of this over your way, I would.

I would be so happy if it were 80 degrees I think I would literally weep right now. I miss the warm.

 

[KF0002]

We culled a few more roosters out of all the grow outs in the brooder building and moved the two oldest groups out to an outdoor brooder on Tuesday. I can’t remember if I told you all that or not with my nightshift brain. So far, they are all doing well despite the cold temps.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

I will hatch and grow out some brown leghorn pullets also once the weather is better.

I have found the silvers and the blue-breasted brown but I haven’t seen any regular old brown Leghorns near me or I would have snapped some up. Lots of white ones as well but I have stayed away from white because of hawks. Some people say it’s a myth that they are more visible to predators but I also don’t find white a very interesting color. Unless it’s in an egg basket next to greens and browns haha

 

[Appalachickens]

I think he saw his shadow. So 6 more weeks of winter.

Phil has only a 35% accuracy rate. But when has winter ever stopped right after the beginning of February? Seems like every year it’s either going to be 6 more weeks of winter or 6 weeks until the “early spring.”