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bruceha2000 said:
This is Veronica, a Welsummer. She spent a lot of time this morning wandering around the barn alley and coop in a confused state when all the other girls were out by the house.
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When I stopped down in the barn before I went inside about 11:30 Nuit (Black Australorp) and Angel (White Rock) were in 2 of the open nest boxes. We (DD's 1 & 2) and I left for the Farmer's Market at noon, got back about 1:30. Ate lunch (from the Bosnian lady at the FM). Took DD2 down to the barn with me about 2 to hold the new roost (replacing the handrail I tested but it was too narrow) while I mounted the support block on the outside wall and found the expected eggs in the open nest box. Then I opened the top on the community box and found:
Here are the 5 eggs so far today (Yuki is in a box now):
Top left and working down. Penelope (2015 EE), Nuit (2015 Black Australorp), Angel (2015 White Rock), Cassie (2017 EE) and Veronica.
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Debby (the Welsummer, not Debby the @NFC) has until noon EST tomorrow to lay or Veronica wins the bet :D

BTW how does one tag a member with only 3 letters in their username since the "selector" doesn't pop up until you've typed 4?
Oh, nevermind, I just realized there are spaces in @N F C :rolleyes:
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Party time!
 
Teila said:
Good morning folks :hugs

CapricornFarm Thank you, I might check out the gardening threads once I have a garden ;)

The house and ‘garden’ have been severely neglected for many, many years and being the only gardener in residence, the majority of trying to turn what is basically a mess of weeds, undergrowth, piled up coconuts and palm fronds back into a garden and lawn is a huge effort.

I spent 7 hours on it yesterday and have the aches, pains and green ant bites to prove it! However, it was well worth it and I can now actually see a fence on one side. My elbow seems to have copped the brunt of the aches but at least it only hurts when I move my arm :rolleyes:

Bruceha2000 fortunately green ants are not as bad as fire ants but they are very defensive of their territory and give a nasty bite. The live in the trees and shrubs, weaving leaves together to form a nest and if you brush against one of those trees, they attack. Getting rid of all the undergrowth and leaving only lawn and palms will help to keep their numbers down and I have plans to cut the nests out of the citrus trees and/or kill off as many as I can.

I confess to 'being mean' to them and when I can, quickly puncture a hole in their nest just so they have to reweave it shut :p In my defense, they started this war I intend to win by being nasty biters :smack

Hey N F C our high today will be in the mid 30’s too .. celcius that is ;)

Washing, housework, grocery shopping and watering on the agenda for today; now I just have to work out how to do it all without moving my arm :p
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Just put a sling on it and look helpless. People will offer to help you. Go for it.
 
bruceha2000 said:
This is Veronica, a Welsummer. She spent a lot of time this morning wandering around the barn alley and coop in a confused state when all the other girls were out by the house.
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When I stopped down in the barn before I went inside about 11:30 Nuit (Black Australorp) and Angel (White Rock) were in 2 of the open nest boxes. We (DD's 1 & 2) and I left for the Farmer's Market at noon, got back about 1:30. Ate lunch (from the Bosnian lady at the FM). Took DD2 down to the barn with me about 2 to hold the new roost (replacing the handrail I tested but it was too narrow) while I mounted the support block on the outside wall and found the expected eggs in the open nest box. Then I opened the top on the community box and found:
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It was not warm so laid pretty close to noon I would guess.

Here are the 5 eggs so far today (Yuki is in a box now):
Top left and working down. Penelope (2015 EE), Nuit (2015 Black Australorp), Angel (2015 White Rock), Cassie (2017 EE) and Veronica.
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Debby (the Welsummer, not Debby the @NFC) has until noon EST tomorrow to lay or Veronica wins the bet :D

BTW how does one tag a member with only 3 letters in their username since the "selector" doesn't pop up until you've typed 4?
Oh, nevermind, I just realized there are spaces in @N F C :rolleyes:
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Congrats on the egg jumpy.gif . Why Noon tomorrow? I think you won....or I have had to work and DH hasn't looked hard enough to find Debby Wellies egg :lau

@N F C --- your namesake walks the walk, squats the squat and sings the egg song, but so far nothing to find :hit
 
Because Debby hatched a day after Veronica so you get that extra 24 hours before the race is decided :D

I sure hope Debby Welly lays in the nest, you shouldn't have to have an egg hunt. I really don't know HOW they know they should lay in one of the nest boxes in the barn. It isn't like they have a Mama that explains such things. And they can't have a clue what the other girls are doing when they hang out in a nest box for some time. But they know just the same.
 
bruceha2000 said:
Because Debby hatched a day after Veronica so you get that extra 24 hours before the race is decided :D

I sure hope Debby Welly lays in the nest, you shouldn't have to have an egg hunt. I really don't know HOW they know they should lay in one of the nest boxes in the barn. It isn't like they have a Mama that explains such things. And they can't have a clue what the other girls are doing when they hang out in a nest box for some time. But they know just the same.
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That's so nice of you....I am off tomorrow and will stay on egg patrol ;)
 

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