The Old Folks Home

[CapricornFarm]

I went to a swap today and sold one chicken. Ugh. Carried the 5 month old goat to the truck this morning, and then back to the barn tonight. I am going to be sore tomorrow. I helped my friend Sarah by putting up more fence for her geese today. But she didn't even have 4, 2x4s to make a door with. Dang.
Then i cut a hole in a coop with no windows, and installed one i brought along since her husband wouldn't get one. This was part of a door i used in the original coop.
Slept about 2 hours last night. Then drove for 4 hours today. Plus i need to go feed goats and check chickens.

 

[CSolis]

I had 5 hens go broody on me last week. Kinda like, come on gals, give me a break. I need eggs.

Put them in with my bantam rooster bachelors which thrilled them to death until they discovered that they were all bigger than they were and pecked without mercy.

There's no nesting boxes. No good bedding. Lots of air circulation. Broke three in 4 days. Other two will be back in the main coop tomorrow .... I hope.

It's not nice to fool with Mother Nature !

 

[pertnear09]

It's not nice to fool with Mother Nature !

Do they still make Chiffon? I don't pay much attention.

 

[microchick]

@CapricornFarm we must be existing on the same wave length.

With Rocki occupying the family room since she got hurt, it means walks every 3 hours which I really don't mind. I've dropped 4 pounds in 4 days with the extra activity and she is a good dog for walks.

In between doing that, it's wood harvesting season. 2 hours in the timber hauling around logging chains, shoving wood around, DH dropping trees dragging them into a clearing to cut up, piling brush and slash into piles for habitat for rabbits, loading the wood into the tractor bucket.

Then there is the mini garden, flower beds, lawn and taking care of the chickens. We have been letting the three cattle dog brothers go outside at night if they want to as a predator deterrent since we have roosters free ranging and sleeping in the barn. Last night they decided to bark off and on till 3 AM so I'm working on 5.5 hours of sleep myself with a full day ahead of me.

They are calling for rain here starting tonight through Tuesday so as the old saying goes, got to make hay while the sun shines.

I don't think I could make it on only 2 hours of sleep.

 

[getaclue]

I ordered all new fans for my computer case. 4 in total. The new ones do the lighting thing. We got them all hooked up, and blowing in the right directions yesterday. I have 2 headers for the lighting, so we only got 2 of them doing the lighting, BUT we ordered the splitters, which should come today. Can't wait to get all 4 fans lighting up.

Along with all the other new components I recently updated/upgraded to, and all the newer components that light up, my computer is not only a computer powerhouse, but it looks beautiful too.

 

[CSolis]

Do they still make Chiffon? I don't pay much attention.

I'm like you.. don't pay attention since I use BUTTER.

 

[CSolis]

I got struck by Cuteness overload this morning when #3 emerged from under Mara.

Then I got the 7 week olds out into the back side of the turnout pen. Finally I can clean and dust in here and not having it look like a dust bomb went off in days. Puff Meister has a younger sister that is exactly the same body type, with a top hat, only in shades of gray..

Going to go back out with the Nikon and get some photos.. the Pentax just isn't rendering colors that are true.

 

[CapricornFarm]

@CapricornFarm we must be existing on the same wave length.

With Rocki occupying the family room since she got hurt, it means walks every 3 hours which I really don't mind. I've dropped 4 pounds in 4 days with the extra activity and she is a good dog for walks.

In between doing that, it's wood harvesting season. 2 hours in the timber hauling around logging chains, shoving wood around, DH dropping trees dragging them into a clearing to cut up, piling brush and slash into piles for habitat for rabbits, loading the wood into the tractor bucket.

Then there is the mini garden, flower beds, lawn and taking care of the chickens. We have been letting the three cattle dog brothers go outside at night if they want to as a predator deterrent since we have roosters free ranging and sleeping in the barn. Last night they decided to bark off and on till 3 AM so I'm working on 5.5 hours of sleep myself with a full day ahead of me.

They are calling for rain here starting tonight through Tuesday so as the old saying goes, got to make hay while the sun shines.

I don't think I could make it on only 2 hours of sleep.

Yeah, it was rough yesterday. Between the heat, disappointment of only selling one chicken, my friend's husband dragging her off while i was trying to teach her about building, and having to unload the animals while i was at her place, then load them up again...only to come home and unload them was a bit much.

 

[CSolis]

Mara has left the nest! She started with 18 eggs, and I suspected that many weren't fertile as some of the ladies with K.E. alway 'have a headache'. One is surely Bonnie's my B.O., one is Snowy's, and I suspect the third might be from Twist my cinnamon queen hen. All it all I'm happy. When Mara moved off the eggs, I was able to take the remaining eggs, without a growl, feather fluffing or even a peck. She was tired. She slowly picked herself up off the bedding and got some food and water before settling down with her 3 tiny kids. I noticed when she was actually 'on the eggs' her legs were spread out to the sides.. I never knew they could do that!

 

[CSolis]

Another one of General Lee's daughters out of a bantam BO.