The Old Folks Home

[pennyJo1960]

Still not Ducks here Sorry just not in my wheelhouse but glad you have them

 

[microchick]

Happy Saturday everyone.

I'm multi-tasking today. Trying to get caught up on the house work. My sciatica is letting me be on my feet more at least today. Can't beat it, May as well give in to it so I have been resting a lot and alternating sitting with light housework.

Hi JD! Good to see you.

The other part of the multitasking is working on a HAM radio special event for our Macon County HAM club in honor of Lester Dent who is a native of Macon county. Any of you old timers out there remember the Doc Savage novels from the 40s? He authored them under a pen name.

So DH and I are taking turns on the radio trolling for contacts.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Just sitting here vegging out ... too long looking for a house for a friend only to learn she wasted too much time it is pending

 

[Alaskan]

Hi Al!

Things going okay down in heat-ville?

 

[silverhair67]

Things going okay down in heat-ville?

had to put on my thermals was 69 when I woke up

 

[Alaskan]

had to put on my thermals was 69 when I woke up

I am cold, we keep hitting freezing and just below.

 

[Sally PB]

Good Morning OF, what's on the agenda for today?

We got the monitor roof up on the run today! I got the polycarbonate panels on, finishing just before it started to rain. It is SO much lighter and brighter in the run now.

I have some amendments I have to do, but overall, I'm pleased with how it went. I also have enough of the polycarb left to make a wind baffle for the west side of the run.

 

[Beer can]

 

[bruceha2000]

This kind I usually see on super expensive horse barns. The raised part cam also be the entire length of the building.

They have very old monitor barns here. 4 or 5 stories if you count the upper "monitor" part. Yep, lets in lots of light at the top level. This one in Richmond, VT was rebuilt a few years back.

Speaking of taking the winter off... 2/3 of my hens are molting and not laying right now.

Only 2/3? I got one egg today from 19 hens that were laying this year. Waiting on the early June pullets to start but don't expect anything for at least a month.

IMHO every chicken looks better with a naked neck

To each his or her own!

That's a list that I hope never to be on.

Good thing PennyJo is all the way across the country from you.

Humans were raising the 'most dangerous bird in the world's 18,000 years ago, new study shows.

Cool. Those Cassowaries sure are ancient looking.

Good morning to all!

Hey JD! Glad to see you. What are you up to these days?

 

[Beer can]

They have very old monitor barns here. 4 or 5 stories if you count the upper "monitor" part. Yep, lets in lots of light at the top level. This one in Richmond, VT was rebuilt a few years back.

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Barn right across only drive in theater near us , used furniture place. Don't have a picture of it on this phone, from google maps

They used to have for decades a hugemoungus rooster at the end of the driveway, posted a picture way back on 'vehve's' our Finnish friend's thread 'cold folks home'...... I bet @Alaskan remembers it Lol!
I was the only one that went to the top where the windows are. And I'm deathly afraid of heights... could see between the boards all the way to the bottom lol
Those old barns three four (edit; five six !!..)stories high dang built like brick carp houses , the dudes that built them nothing but respect from here.