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I would not see those two as interchangeable, "It was one heck of an evening, unlike every other evening."
It's a colloquialism; it means pretty much the same thing as "in the evening," though repetition of the event is implied (it can be used in relation to days, too; "We have pizza of a Friday"). It's a carry-over, a bit old-fashioned; I usually encounter it in classic British literature and, curiously, in conversation with some Southerners.
We had a wonderful day in the garden and I hope you do not mind me sharing some images .... I can hear the collective groan if I posted them on FB "Gees, more chicken photos!" and I thought you folks would understand
We had a visitor:
We only have a small 'garden' and the rest is lawn (it is still a work in progress):
This patch of dirt belongs to the girls:
Mother & Daughter:
Dusty dug a hole next to the compost bin:
and proceeded to have a bath:
This pile of feathers is a combined Frizzle & Silkie bath:
.. the result, one dirty Silkie:
Thank you for looking!
Very nice!
Is it Spring there now?
The 2014 Old Farmer's Almanac said tonight was a good time to set eggs as they'll hatch under a favorable moon sign for chickens! So ready, go, set!
Taken at midnight August 10th
I had 41 eggs, but only room for 40 and so a weepy Welsummer egg didn't make the cut (never trust a damp egg). They're all aboard the Bator Bus for a 21-day ride to Hatchville.
Notice the stark white egg in the upper left-hand corner? It's supposed to be a Cinnamon Queen, but I am highly suspicious about that. It was the 14th egg in a 12+ shipment, so no complaints...it's just odd. Possibly it's a California White (leghorn). The last hatch I did I also had a token white egg amidst my marans eggs because I needed a space filler as I had dropped an egg after submitting a count to a hatching contest. Thankfully TJ's was nearby and I could fill the void with a fertile egg.
The fattest eggs are Legbar x Marans Olive Eggers (F1 and blue) which will hatch out birds that lay eggs the color of the darker green eggs in the photo. The darker green eggs were F1's bred to FBCM and so the resultant F2 OE layers will produce something even darker.
All eggs except for the F2 OE's are sex-linked so that I won't have to feed a bunch of roos.
Here's hoping that the Almanac was right and it'll be a stellar hatch.
Here's an interesting observation: All the egg colors are the color scheme in my house! My walls are painted various shades of brown, olive, tan, cream with white trim and my wood floors are a chestnut color. Funny that. Who knew?
Even with a fan forced incubator, the egg closest to the turner motor can over hear. It is best not to put an egg there.
With the set up you have, I could move the eggs to different places every couple of days.
I hope you have a great hatch!
I will look for the pictures of the coop.Ron, post a picture of your FED coop. I'd love to see how you did.
Bunny... I have a very soft spot for Mike Rowe. I don't blame you one bit for watching him. I love his chick sexing episode the best, but most of his animal related ones are fabulous, too.
I admit I've never watched shark week, but I don't watch TV and have never had cable. If I want to watch something (like the wonderful Mike Rowe) I'll stream it on my computer. I do find not watching TV causes me to be woefully behind on popular culture, which I'm quite satisfied about. I'm still not sure what twerking is, but I'm thankful I don't know. I was horrified when I found out what a Snooki and a Kardashian was. I am a news junkie so I at least know what's going on with the world.
I am going to attempt to get into the beehive today and *hopefully* be able to steal some honey. This time last year I went in and found that the hive was in a dearth and had eaten all the "excess" honey and I had to start feeding them, again. I was disappointed, but the honey is their food, after all. All I'm hoping for is a jelly jar of honey.
Im so cool sharks dedicate a week to me.
If I were you, I wouldn't go diving into a mosh pit of your fans. Just sayin'.
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Lol. I wish i could get this stupid phone to copy paste. I was reading 100 dos equis man quotes and cracking up. Superman has pajamas with his logo on them. His 10 gallon hat holds 20 gallons. Way too funny stuff
I know, I'm repeating myself, But it's such fun!
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