The Old Folks Home

[bruceha2000]

Another time he didn't know how to shift his truck into all-wheel drive, so I told him because I had read the manual that there was a knob to turn beforehand.

Yep, the next time he has a problem like that tell him RTFM.

Granted it isn't like an in person visit but there is a degree of personal contact and safety to it.

Nope and the gathering is at a place up in the forest that has been in the family (shared with one other) since before 1900. When they were young the entire family would move up there for the summer, even take the family cow. Dad would drive down for work daily.

I've not seen the regular invitation from DW's cousin and since Labor Day is fast approaching I don't think it will be happening this year. Usually the invitation comes way early like in June or July. Sad to think that last year was potentially the last time either of them might make it. DW and I had taken DD1 to school in New Brunswick, Canada and then spent a week on PEI so we missed it last year.

Whether or not they warm up the vaccine makes a huge difference in how it feels going in.

It wasn't the going in, it was the next 3-4 days.

I set my umbrella down and one of the girls wanted to see what it's like holding it

I how she's walking up the "post".

 

[microchick]

It's tough, @bruceha2000. We have friends, a couple, husband had PD. They went out of town with their adult child to celebrate their anniversary. While there the husband fell, hit a yard ornament and broke 8 ribs. He was in amazing shape for having fought PD for many many years but a month later he was gone. He could not overcome his compromised respiratory system.

All things happen for a reason. Maybe not getting together will assure that your loved ones may be around next year.

Hopefully there will be a vaccine and this will all be a thing of the past....a bad memory for everyone. God please let there be a Vaccine. Soon!

 

[CapricornFarm]

More chicks hatching tonight! I will be setting up another brooder at bedtime.

 

[ronott1]

More chicks hatching tonight! I will be setting up another brooder at bedtime.

Happy hatching!

 

[microchick]

Good Luck, Cap!

I have two under my broody 'Screech' due to hatch after Wednesday.

Brought the 4 in that she was baby sitting for me. They are in with the two eggs I started in my Brinsea and will hatch the end of the month. I'm hoping Screech's eggs hatch if not, well at least I have back ups for her.

 

[Beer can]

Thank you! I read the Old folks alot. Right now with all this protesting and stuff going on we need to fill our minds with good clean laughter.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Good Luck, Cap!

I have two under my broody 'Screech' due to hatch after Wednesday.

Brought the 4 in that she was baby sitting for me. They are in with the two eggs I started in my Brinsea and will hatch the end of the month. I'm hoping Screech's eggs hatch if not, well at least I have back ups for her.

I have two cochin hens broody again today!
And I have a polish hen sitting on 9 eggs!

 

[microchick]

So my good news for the weekend was that the final gender count on my spring chicks is 4 pullets and 2 cockerels. Both of the two bantams that I thought were cockerels turned out to be pullets. No hackle or saddle feathers. Happy dance time.

Still cannot figure out how one got to be half Fayoumi. It looks like a SDW cockerel color wise but is definitely a pullet...at least at the moment. Plus it doesn't have the EF blue grey legs like the three half EFs who do.

My bad news is I only got one egg today. I held it up and said 'Really girls? Not amused'. In their favor I think they are getting ready to go into molt. The bachelor coop looks like a feather pillow exploded in it so it's getting to be that time of the year.

Last night I threw bait up in our barn hay loft. Tonight found a 2 pound boar rat floating in my stock tank. Good news is that the bait is working, bad news is I had to dump my almost full stock tank and we are in a dry spell.

 

[perchie.girl]

 

[Perris]

hello stranger! how are you? have you moved in yet?