The Old Folks Home

[CSolis]

Yes! I have a couple of pictures of when my chicks were little that will always make me smile.

And lots of pictures of our dog Mara.

"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."

Exactly! After the first few days and the loss wore off it was easier to accept he was gone. Another reason why I'm constantly taking photos and videos that probably bore the snot out of others. A moment in time captured when things are great or funny or just something worth remembering.
I've been on Telegram for a while now and one of my old (well he's 8 month's younger than me) supervisors from the AF and I chat. I keep him in stitches at times. I recently told him chickens get the zoomies, and he said 'yeah, prolly about as far as the Wright Bros'. So, I made a video of the 19 week old pullets getting to come out to free range. Didn't take long before the zoomies started.

Also took shots of the back 40 and the outback. It feels great to get it done in only two days now instead of taking a whole week to do. 21" PUSH mower and I had a time yesterday and today. Ran out of steam(mine) yesterday morning, started with a full tank of gas today and ran out of gas today. Maurice says I have ocd, because of all the straight lines. Ha a ha ha.

 

[CSolis]

5 bantams from the first K.E. hatch, now 13 weeks old. Here's my keeper. He's nothing like his father (my avatar pic). I find it funny that he's got more white than his mom (behind K.E. in the pic). I spent time with him today and after a few minutes he settled right down in my lap. When I picked up a different roo to work with him, this one came back dancing and wanting more attention. Neither K.E. or mom like attention that much. K.E. tolerates it, mom hates it. The one and only gal out of the hatch is all black, so I'm calling her raven.

 

[Alaskan]

I find it funny that he's got more white than his mom

That is the way it is supposed to be with barred/cuckoo coloring.

Males are lighter and females are darker.

 

[CSolis]

That is the way it is supposed to be with barred/cuckoo coloring.

Males are lighter and females are darker.

That be true, but it's because the males have double barring and females only single (gene). So, where did he pick up the extra gene?

 

[bruceha2000]

Ask ya all how do you eat leftover pizza ? hot or cold? Please

Never have liked cold pizza though I know people that do.

My chickens are tomato enthusiasts and white bread junkies

My chickens love tomatoes and wouldn't have the slightest idea what white bread is. It doesn't exist at our house.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Hey Old Folks. Went out to pay rest of things here early.

Nice crop for you then Beer can Pabst Bleu goes way back in my memory

 

[silverhair67]

evening, older than me folks , started mowing grass today and it started raining, looked at the cut on the mower hummm left blade not cutting so good, looked over in the neighbors yard looks like 4 or 5 more ducks might be geese.

 

[lovesfarms]

So back to the hospital for a blood transfusion. Hopefully he can come home tomorrow again.

 

[microchick]

Poor guy. I'm sorry to hear that @lovesfarms. Try to take the opportunity to catch up on your rest since he is under the care of others.

Evening everyone. I've been in allergy hades today. Made the mistake of going out and working in the garden without a mask on and suffered for it the rest of the day.

On the bright side, I pulled the rest of my squash and pulled the vines. Got all the butternuts and Turks turbans in my little garden wagon and pulled it into the shed feeling like a Shetland pony trying to pull a Conestoga wagon. The wagon was so full the sides were bulging. I asked DH how much he thought the load weighed and he tried to pick up wagon since it's lightweight and couldn't. Best guessiment was somewhere around 150 pounds. that wasn't counting the squash I already have in the shop and the ones still outside on the deck.

He looked at the pile and said 'guess we'd better start eating a squash a week at least'.

At least something in the garden did well.

Meanwhile my broody hen is still in the broody buster cage in the shop with another one set to go in when she comes out on Thursday morning.

I've kept my resolve about not hatching this year.....so far. I did manage to switch around roosters. The young males from last year are still beating the crap out of the older roosters so I put them in the main coop and pulled the extra smaller boys out of that coop and put them in the bachelor coop.

It was a big gamble but I know my SDW OEGB roosters. Those little shites are ruthless and won't take any bull off of those bigger boys. Sure enough saw one of the littles T bone a rooster four times his size when he got too close to one of the hens. Hopefully they will teach them some mannors.

In the meantime I'm making up my hatchery dream list for next spring. Bantam hens and Fayoumis.... I hope!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Hey all cooked dishes BF washed I dryed and put away done in nothing flat ..