The Old Folks Home

[ozexpat]

What color chooks would I end up with if I put a Chocolate Orp roo over a lemon cuckoo orp hen............ and vice versa?

 

[dsqard]

I don't know but it sounds delicious!

 

[chickadoodles]

The people who were supplying me with Black Aussies have contacted me to say their birds have all gone into molt. I have one left for my next egg run over the Pacific. Hopefully her Alorps will keep pushing out cackleberries.

My Aussie eggs are not pure right now. I have a Brown Leghorn in the run with them all right now. Till my rooster run is done and I can get the roosters out of my hen run.

 

[ozexpat]

My Aussie eggs are not pure right now. I have a Brown Leghorn in the run with them all right now. Till my rooster run is done and I can get the roosters out of my hen run.

its cool. i was not asking for your eggs - its great to hear that somebodies alorps are actually laying.

 

[chickadoodles]

its cool. i was not asking for your eggs - its great to hear that somebodies alorps are actually laying.

I would have offered them to you, if my BL was not in the mix. I am not sure how much longer my birds will be laying either. As I am finding so many feathers every where. Even my turkeys are loosing large feathers.

 

[chickensnewtome]

So I promised Ya'll some pictures from my trip to Florida to see my mom: Although I am not in ANY of these because I am the picture taker, not the one that likes getting pictures taken!

This is the day she got back from the hospital.

She actually ate a cupcake!!!

This is the whole family, I actually am in this picture. I am to the right of mom in the white shirt.

We all pitched in on a cake with all of our names on it.

This is my Mom and Dad! I miss them already.

Sorry for the picture over load I just thought ya'll would like to see a picture of her and our trip.

School has been hectic this week. Tomorrow we are working on Elderly bath giving in an "old folks home"

 

[ozexpat]

So I promised Ya'll some pictures from my trip to Florida to see my mom: Although I am not in ANY of these because I am the picture taker, not the one that likes getting pictures taken!

This is the day she got back from the hospital.

She actually ate a cupcake!!!

This is the whole family, I actually am in this picture. I am to the right of mom in the white shirt.

We all pitched in on a cake with all of our names on it.

This is my Mom and Dad! I miss them already.

Sorry for the picture over load I just thought ya'll would like to see a picture of her and our trip.

School has been hectic this week. Tomorrow we are working on Elderly bath giving in an "old folks home"

Awesome!!!

 

[ronott1]

So I promised Ya'll some pictures from my trip to Florida to see my mom: Although I am not in ANY of these because I am the picture taker, not the one that likes getting pictures taken!

This is the day she got back from the hospital.

She actually ate a cupcake!!!

This is the whole family, I actually am in this picture. I am to the right of mom in the white shirt.

We all pitched in on a cake with all of our names on it.

This is my Mom and Dad! I miss them already.

Sorry for the picture over load I just thought ya'll would like to see a picture of her and our trip.

School has been hectic this week. Tomorrow we are working on Elderly bath giving in an "old folks home"

Thank yo for the pictures!

Those are good memories for you.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Great photos. Thank you for sharing.


Ron, how hot is it over there? It was 92 here today and I'm a wuss. All sweaty, wearing BFs roomy boxers instead of actual clothing, got the AC on in the bedroom...

Trying to pressure can some chicken stock right now, which is making the kitchen almost unbearable, but I couldn't wait any longer to can it and I want to save freezer room for the cornish.


My rash of bad luck continues. Fridge went down at work today (that's the story of my life), plus other electronic issues, just got a recent upgrade to the computer system and I spent all day feeling like I was on the phone lines for the IT department. Last night another chicken died also of internal laying, and I've got another one near death that probably won't make it through the night. I'm starting to wonder if it's something I'm doing to cause this. Oh and last night I got home late and was missing a turkey... who we eventually found in the garden on a secret nest. Ever wrestle an angry 25 lb turkey? It's fabulous. I highly recommend it. Dsqard, your birds are the sneakiest, broodiest things. I thought it was the wrong time of year for turkeys to go broody?
Anyway, back to my internal laying fiasco:
Possibilities: too much protein in the food? too fat biddies?
Possibilities that it isn't my fault: Most are Murray McMurray and almost all the same age, although the death last night wasn't a McMurray bird. So far 3 of the 4 leghorns I've had have died of internal laying (starting about 18 months ago and recurring with regularity), and the 4th and final one is well on her way (mentioned above).

This is devastating.

 

[chickadoodles]

Thank yo for the pictures!

Those are good memories for you.

Love your pics and it looks like everyone had a great time! Treasure your memories!