The Old Folks Home

[pennyJo1960]

I just ran down to the mail box to get the mail and the bantam roosters were just raising h-e-double toothpicks. Nothing unusual about that but they were all clustered in one corner with the hens under the woven willow sun shade and they were all staring towards the same area. I walked up to see what was up thinking maybe a 'coon was in the blackberry arbor and about half way there a hawk swooped down and skimmed the ground heading for the pond. Evidently he was sitting on one of the big posts that the pipe line people have set in our pasture to tell everybody that there is a pipe line there.

DH had said he was watching two hawks working the woods to the east of the house so maybe this was one of them.

No doubt about it. They are a pain in the hind end at times but roosters are worth their weight in scratch grains when they do their job.

I have the lavender Americana growing up 1 in each coop I have just like 4 1/2 foot wire but lots of trees and long grass to hide in they are both already protecting mostly it is just when the cats wander in thankfully we here them call the girls it is a distinct cock a doodle do different tone to it

 

[microchick]

2 pumpkin pies and one custard out of the oven and cooling. Prime Rib is in the crock pot, potatoes are in and will be ready to roast as soon as I get them scrubbed and seasoned. All I have left to do is my sourdough dinner rolls along with a veggie and I'm done.

Man I love it when a plan comes together....

 

[Alaskan]

18 degrees this morning so winter is officially here even though the calendar says it isn't.

ooooh...same temp here.

 

[pennyJo1960]

2 pumpkin pies and one custard out of the oven and cooling. Prime Rib is in the crock pot, potatoes are in and will be ready to roast as soon as I get them scrubbed and seasoned. All I have left to do is my sourdough dinner rolls along with a veggie and I'm done.

Man I love it when a plan comes together....

hope to get all that done need to go into town for the BF's meds first soon as my caregiver is gone

 

[bruceha2000]

Sounds like a line from the grandmother in Moana, "whatever happened, blame it on the pig."

We blame everything on DD1's cat.

There are several variations that made me laugh my head off but would get me a reprimand if I posted them.

You could always ask forgiveness

I bet Sears and Kmart close after Christmas?

Sears Canada already closed.

Sad. For so many years they were the big guns and then Walmart happened. It's been downhill for them ever since.

Not just Wallyworld, Amazon is doing major damage to "brick and mortar" stores. Do you turn right and shop at Sears, left and shop at Wallyworld or stay home and shop in your chair? LOTS more options from your chair.

 

[ronott1]

I just ran down to the mail box to get the mail and the bantam roosters were just raising h-e-double toothpicks. Nothing unusual about that but they were all clustered in one corner with the hens under the woven willow sun shade and they were all staring towards the same area. I walked up to see what was up thinking maybe a 'coon was in the blackberry arbor and about half way there a hawk swooped down and skimmed the ground heading for the pond. Evidently he was sitting on one of the big posts that the pipe line people have set in our pasture to tell everybody that there is a pipe line there.

DH had said he was watching two hawks working the woods to the east of the house so maybe this was one of them.

No doubt about it. They are a pain in the hind end at times but roosters are worth their weight in scratch grains when they do their job.

Gotta love good roosters!

I hope the hawks stay away. Are these migrating? It is a dangereous time of your for hawk attacks

 

[Peep_Show]

(Gotta love The New Yorker!)

 

[bruceha2000]

It is so true @Peep_Show!

 

[microchick]

Gotta love good roosters!

I hope the hawks stay away. Are these migrating? It is a dangereous time of your for hawk attacks

We have a huge hawk population here that stays all year round. Plus there are 4 active eagle nests in our county . Come January, the Mississippi River eagle population will start to work their way inland once the river freezes and game thins out. We had one take up residence most of the winter in our area last year. Plus we have the owls to deal with. The squirrel and rabbit population is up. So the coyote population will surge also this winter.

Come spring we will have more of the migrating hawks move back in. They spend all spring screeching and fighting with one another for territories.

This is the main reason I don't free range. I'm not going to feed the birds of prey an easy meal.

@Alaskan, 18 there also? That's a bummer when a temp in the midwest matches Alaskan winter temps.

 

[bruceha2000]

This is the main reason I don't free range. I'm not going to feed the birds of prey an easy meal.

VERY understandable! I can't imagine what it would take to "raptor proof" a decently large area for the birds to range in.