The Old Folks Home

[1kluckychik]

These collard greens are from the same seeds we sent out to some of you folks! Hope you enjoy them!!!!!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

That looks like something I'm going to have to fight my ducks for.

 

[Amberjem]

harvested some duckweed out of my tank today and tossed some yogurt in and feed it to the chickens they enjoyed their treat

 

[Peep_Show]

I was out at the coop today and noticed one of the hens hop into the nest box. A couple of other hens went over and pestered her, but she perservered and pretty much ignored their peckiness. Then she hopped out of the box and joined her sisters for a dust bath, leaving behind her second egg. NOT A SOUND! No bawking or anything. Amazing.
Egg was 1.54 oz (small) which is an improvement over yesterday's peewee egg.

 

[ronott1]

I was out at the coop today and noticed one of the hens hop into the nest box. A couple of other hens went over and pestered her, but she perservered and pretty much ignored their peckiness. Then she hopped out of the box and joined her sisters for a dust bath, leaving behind her second egg. NOT A SOUND! No bawking or anything. Amazing.
Egg was 1.54 oz (small) which is an improvement over yesterday's peewee egg.

Don't worry, she will start up the egg song after laying an egg soon. Sometimes they walk away from the nest and start the song up a bit later.

She is so new to laying she was probably still surprised by the experience.

 

[Amberjem]

lol oops an egg popped out my bum what was that?!!?!?!

 

[perchie.girl]

I cant catchup guys so if I missed something I am sorry.

I am dog tired and need to go to bed early... its 9:30 pm... I have to get up in the morning and GO HOME... for at least part of the day.

Too many things going on this week to let me even hope I could do it... but its happeneing.

simple pleasures.

deb

 

[Cynthia12]

deb, didn't know you were not home. Sometimes, life is a whooole lot busier than we want. But it feels great when things get done..itsn't it? Get some rest.

 

[Amberjem]

the list is never ending

 

[perchie.girl]

deb, didn't know you were not home. Sometimes, life is a whooole lot busier than we want. But it feels great when things get done..itsn't it? Get some rest.

I tried to go to bed but realized tomorrow is house cleaning day... Every two weeks a woman comes in and cleans house... So we have to clean house before she comes in... Very very nice lasy... has a son my sons age... who is on a mission by the way.

Anyway I am living with my Grandma who is 98. Mom lives about five minutes away. The two are like oil and vinegar... so its best they live in separate houses. I wound up moving in with grandma eight years ago in order to work here in San Diego.

My house is sixty miles from where I am staying right now. By my staying with grandma she can stay at her own home and live the life she needs to live on mostly her terms. By me staying with her and listening to the baby monitor all night long I can be assured if she needs someone in the middle of the night someone will be here. Also my staying here I can take mom to the store when she needs taxi service.

And Yep without the baby monitor I did NOT hear Grandma banging on the wall trying to wake some one up when she fell and broke her hip four years ago. I will never forgive myself for that. Up until then I was taking two or three days a week for myself and going home tending my birds and horse... I can feed everyone if I stick to a three day schedual... but that was too expensive for gas money. So I worked it out that my neighbor would feed my horse every three to four days... and I would go up once a week to tend the birds and goats.

Once the birds and goats were gone I stopped going up there...

But tomorrow I get propane and that means hot water.... I am looking forward to taking a shower in my barrier free shower and having room to move around without fear of falling. And Yes No shower tomorrow but it will be hot the next time I go up for a day of RESPITE and RECHARGE...

I am looking forward to denuding the house of everything and cleaning All the floors All the counters All the windows and maybe giving my horse a skritch with a curry and throw in her amazing grazer filled with Alfafla cubes... Next time not tomorrow.

deb