The Old Folks Home

[bruceha2000]

Why do people dump their problems on folks who don't want to deal with it?

Because they are wusses

DD1's cat, now 11 years old and moved to VA 2 weeks ago was a drop off at our prior house in a densely populated neighborhood. He was MAYBE 6 weeks old.

DD2's cat was a drop off here at the "farm" 5.5 years ago. He was about 4 months old.

We now have a black and white medium length coat cat hanging around, very people skittish. We aren't feeding it so I guess it is living on mice and voles.

 

[microchick]

All 6 of our dogs are rescues. Three of our cats strays that showed up at our doorstep.

Last month it was the rabbit that was dumped on us. This month the cat.

Wish somebody would dump something useful off on us like a fat steer or a Jersey milk cow.

It's just been a memorable summer so far. Then this morning I was out in the coop and one of my two 'ringers' pullets was standing on a shelf which is about shelf level, looked me straight in the eye....and crowed. It wasn't much of a crow, just a little strained URK URRR but he did it three times in a row It's a Fayoumi, 5 weeks old. No pointy hackle feathers no pointy saddle feathers coming in but oh look! Overnight he developed some pretty red wattles.

I'm hoping is a purebred but so far his color is a bit off but their color changes a bit as they mature so time will tell. Since he is trying to crow at 5 weeks I'm hoping that is a good sign.

@pennyJo1960 feel better little sis. No fun being sick in the summer.

 

[bruceha2000]

It's a Fayoumi, 5 weeks old. No pointy hackle feathers no pointy saddle feathers coming in but oh look!

Too young for those feathers ... and way young on the crowing! But hey, if he wants to let you know this early, good for him

 

[microchick]

Fayoumi roosters usually start crowing at 7-8 weeks.

My incubator EFs are over 8 weeks old now, all 6 doing well but the boys are already trying to have their way with the girls and have been crowing for about 2 weeks now.

So yeah, crowing at 5 weeks is early even for an EF chick.

 

[Sally PB]

I watered the gardens. It's a two hour job nowadays. I tried to do it before it got too hot, both for me and the plants' sakes.

Most things are looking healthy. Unfortunately, so are the weeds. REALLY need to get after those.

 

[bruceha2000]

Why is it that the weeds always grow better than the stuff we plant????

 

[CapricornFarm]

How much do they charge for dump fee?

Nothing, they have dumpsters in various areas in each county. I am sure we pay for it in taxes. But no home pick up possible.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Because they are wusses

DD1's cat, now 11 years old and moved to VA 2 weeks ago was a drop off at our prior house in a densely populated neighborhood. He was MAYBE 6 weeks old.

DD2's cat was a drop off here at the "farm" 5.5 years ago. He was about 4 months old.

We now have a black and white medium length coat cat hanging around, very people skittish. We aren't feeding it so I guess it is living on mice and voles.

I hate when people dump off animals.

 

[microchick]

So here is my 5 week old ringer. Named him Scooter today. He was an egg that somebody donated to my hen's cause when she went broody last month.

Since my EF rooster was the only male in with the flock at that point I'm hoping that as he matures he will get the distinctive white feathers that the males get but I dunno.

He wasn't a brown chick. Mostly black with a white spot on his head. Thing is I have no black hens other then the black and white mottled EF hens so where the dominate black has come from is anybody's guess.

 

[sourland]

Good morning.