The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

[igorsMistress]

Good evening everyone

Good evening Mad

 

[N F C]

Good evening everyone

Hi Mad

 

[N F C]

Yummy!

One of the nice things about soup, it tastes even better the next day so yay for leftovers!

 

[Nomadicus]

One of the nice things about soup, it tastes even better the next day so yay for leftovers!

And left over chili that gets stored in the deep freeze comes back to life with a big bang. Much better the second time around after the spices have been cracked open during freezing.

 

[N F C]

And left over chili that gets stored in the deep freeze comes back to life with a big bang. Much better the second time around after the spices have been cracked open during freezing.

Absolutely!

 

[bruceha2000]

One of the nice things about soup, it tastes even better the next day so yay for leftovers!

Only one day? Make a bunch and freeze it in quart containers! Easy dinner any time.

 

[DigMyChicks]

G’morning everyone

My daughter gave us a gift for the cold mornings here. This bad boy is twice the size of our previous French press, which I’m keeping as a backup, so that’s a win. Now if it actually keeps the coffee hot for a longer period of time we’ll be in great shape.
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Nice! Stanley has good products.

A couple of great-grandbaby pictures
Alice is almost one now. Alex is 3.
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Cuties!

Hi Sour, are you expecting any of that white stuff? We're looking at wind and rain here.

It snowed here this morning and was super windy all day.

It's been overcast and gray here all day. But there's a big pot of ham & potato soup simmering on the stove, that will take the chill off.

Yum!

 

[Debbie292d]

I want a pen of silkies so bad. Wish I knew more about them. Bantam only or do they come in full size? I have a design for a row of broody coops that have a door way into a large pen, not just a run. Each coop would have a small coop for one hen that is broody plus a main coop and run that has a door way into the large pen. A real baby factory.

They take just a tad more maintenance as they can get vitamin deficient easier, and are prone to wry neck and mareks more than reg chickens, but all most of us do is just make sure we feed them good layer feed and if one looks a bit off, they all get vitamins that day. I also sprinkle a little Rooster Booster in with their crumbles. I've never had a problem in 7 years other than a few sniffles and sneezes and recurrent scaly leg mites due to their massive feathered feet.

Have you met Marsha yet? She's the one in the caption contest now. My ditziest silkie ever! @2ndTink made her look pretty snazzy.

 

[Debbie292d]

One of the nice things about soup, it tastes even better the next day so yay for leftovers!

Thus why I make soup, chili, and spaghetti sauce enough to feed a small army, and it's only DH and myself here. I make 2-3 lb of extra noodles too as the parrots, chickens, and dogs love them. Can't seem to get the cats to eat pasta though.

 

[Debbie292d]

I had wondered about the vaulted skulls. When ordering from a hatchery I would guess either the type of skull should be designated unless it is a random trait.

Some of the hatcheries I notice put something like not all chicks will be vaulted and bearded. It isn't random to my knowledge but they must have some mixed that are vaulted and some that are not.

Seems more about breed ing in my experiences. Those that can actually see do better. Also not having a vaulted skull helps too. Some silkies are just as hardy as any chickens.

I have "backyard" silkies, a step up from hatchery though, then I got these fancier ones with beards and vaulted skulls and you're right. My older ones are way smarter than these.

We trim their eyes with hubby's electric razor (they like it) so it's not like they can't see but they still act like they're blind half the time.