The Old Folks Home

[Wisher1000]

My little blue hen has become an annoying pest. I dive in the yard. TUrn off the engine, collect a few things and voila, she is on the roof!! DH mentioned he couldn't keep her out the car while he was cleaning it!!. SHe has a new place to pay her eggs.

Found 1 egg so far in the car.

Guess a new nest box goes on the to do list for today!

Careful, Arielle, or you'll get this.....

 

[superchemicalgirl]

I could send you some........

Mightcould.


She is STILL NOT HERE. It's 1250.


I got some apple pie filling done. It came out of the canner and then promptly barfed the contents of its jars onto my towel. Those won't be sealing. I didn't need that mess. I cleaned them up and put them back in. Hopefully with their new "space" they'll be able to seal this time.

 

[chickadoodles]

Awesome job. I had to do some tarping to the duck house today. It's welded wire on the top and a bit on 2 sides. It's been way too rainy and soon to be snowy, so they got their tarp back this morning.


Yeah, I've been up for awhile. What I listed yesterday was in addition to the weekend chores - clean out the goat and duck houses, disinfect all the waterers and feeders and buckets... I got most of that done before it started pouring. Now I'm making the regular bread, cleaning up the dishes from last night (piles of clean dishes all over the counter because in addition to what we did BF smoked some ribs and made steaks) and hopefully going to start soon on the rest of it. Unfortunately the girl that is coming over is chronically late. She said 11, so I'm guessing that means leaving her house at 1130 and then hitting up the store and then getting over here about 1. That drives me nuts. She insists that because I'm a friend and not her job that she can be late. I insist that I'll continue to bug her via phone and text messages until she gets here. 11 means 1050 in my opinion.

My birds have a coop but I felt like even if it is raining or just too much sun they needed something over part of the run at least. That is why we used the tarp. The birds don't even go in the coop except to lay eggs or to cool off in the heat of the day. Never at night. That may change as winter sets in.... Idk


SCG you stay so busy! I wish I had just a little of your energy! I had alot more last year than I do this year for some reason.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

My birds have a coop but I felt like even if it is raining or just too much sun they needed something over part of the run at least. That is why we used the tarp. The birds don't even go in the coop except to lay eggs or to cool off in the heat of the day. Never at night. That may change as winter sets in.... Idk


SCG you stay so busy! I wish I had just a little of your energy! I had alot more last year than I do this year for some reason.

You don't have a predator problem? I had a predator chew through the wire in the tractor in two spots, but gave up before it could get all the way though. I have no idea what it was, but it thankfully hasn't been back.

I'm sloth-like sometimes, don't worry. But I have this guilt complex where if I'm just sitting around my brain is thinking of all the things I need to do or want to do, and that makes me get up. I didn't get everything done today, but I got almost all of it done. With the exception of another batch of apple maple jam, I got everything else done that was on my list. My friend showed up, put her apple butter in her crockpot and then left to go to Portland with some friends. I guess that worked out okay because I ended up having more time for myself. I can make my jam another night this week.

 

[dsqard]

Linda you got lucky, there were still a couple small thistles flowering. I was so happy to come across them because this is what I saw in my mind. I can add text to this and change fonts if you don't like the font I used. If you would like a different one, let me know which one. Also let me know if you like/don't like the "glow" around the lettering.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Linda you got lucky, there were still a couple small thistles flowering. I was so happy to come across them because this is what I saw in my mind. I can add text to this and change fonts if you don't like the font I used. If you would like a different one, let me know which one. Also let me know if you like/don't like the "glow" around the lettering.

You take such nice pictures. I was wondering what a thistle was. This is gorgeous. You even got the little droplets.

 

[dsqard]

You take such nice pictures. I was wondering what a thistle was. This is gorgeous. You even got the little droplets.

That may or may not be "faked" dew

 

[chickadoodles]

You don't have a predator problem? I had a predator chew through the wire in the tractor in two spots, but gave up before it could get all the way though. I have no idea what it was, but it thankfully hasn't been back.

I'm sloth-like sometimes, don't worry. But I have this guilt complex where if I'm just sitting around my brain is thinking of all the things I need to do or want to do, and that makes me get up. I didn't get everything done today, but I got almost all of it done. With the exception of another batch of apple maple jam, I got everything else done that was on my list. My friend showed up, put her apple butter in her crockpot and then left to go to Portland with some friends. I guess that worked out okay because I ended up having more time for myself. I can make my jam another night this week.

My birds are in the run that is attached to the coop. The wire is nailed to the coop! And covered in 4x6 wire also. The birds all sleep together and the turkey protect the chickens! I also put solar lights all the way around my run and the coop to keep predators away! Predators do not like lights... I have only head the dogs barking a couple times but they run anything off!

I just don't have the energy or strength to do much at all this year? Last year I gardened and canned all day like crazy! Getting old I guess.... lol Enjoy it while you can!

 

[gryeyes]

It is absolutely gorgeous!

I haven't anything else to say right now, as I am a tad bit overcome with gratitude.

 

[Cynthia12]

we got the rooster run covered yesterday so glad that is done!

Nice job! Looks great. I love the long runs like that. I wish I had the room. Just wonderful.