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[Highcotton]

Full service gas stations !!  Haven't seen those since I was  in my 20's.    My son doesn't believe me when I tell him the attendant used to pump the gas, clean your windshield, and check your oil and tires.

We still have one in town. It has mechanics and the option of self service or full service.

 

[Highcotton]

Ahh,  the little idocincrocies of living in Maine.  ( sorry for spelling error) --- 


kale is supposed to be good all winter here in the north, I'm testing that theory. 

If,it doesn't last all winter it certainly very cold hardy and it will last longer than anything else. You can plant it much earlier than we can
here and it will be grown by the time it starts snowing? My kale is still just a few weeks old.

 

[chickensnewtome]

HEY EVERYONE!!!!

So I skimmed thru the 37 pages of information I missed. I think I have a pretty good clue about what was going on, Roosters being axed by the neighbor, 210 lb bucks breaking down the door, and night shift zombies......................I might need to read a little closer next time.


Wisher how is your dad? In the elderly the first sign of a UTI is aggressive behavior. I hope all things are better.
Oz Glad to see everyone is still intact down there, looked like a hellacious storm.

Well my dad is coming in three weeks to live with us for a while. This might help him get to a better state he hasn't been doing to well. I am studdying for the pharmacology tests and doing my rotations at the hospital next week, I am in the OR and ER I am pretty excited about that. Chickens are doing marvelous, Roo has quit giving us problems and my hens are down on their egg production which I expected in this colder climate. On the subject of gas prices we are paying 2.94 a gallon down here in Arkansas.

 

[Pozees]

CNTM sounds like life is rocking and rolling along!

Wisher, can't wait to see pics of the show!

Oz, so relieved all survived, even though the loss of the sugar cane will be very difficult.

Aprons ... when I was a little girl my mother tried to insist I wear them. I was rather a stubborn and tomboyish girl, and was never talked into it. Old habits die hard. I would rather have spots on my t-shirts than wear aprons, still.

Unleaded is $3.14 in Pueblo, $3.04 in Castle Rock last I knew (Wednesday), and Diesel is almost always higher by a good bit - I think right now it's around $3.89? Will have to look when I go into town for errands. I try to keep the car parked one day a week (Sunday) to save on fuel and wear. Used to be two days a week when I was working four tens.

Just hatched an Egyptian Fayoumi yesterday. It and a Silkie egg went to lockdown Thursday, scheduled to hatch today, it was hatched when I got up yesterday morning. Silkie hasn't pipped yet.

Colorado weather is weird. Barely topped freezing Tuesday and Wednesday, yesterday it touched 80 here briefly. Of course the wind was blowing, it being the front range and all, but hey, 80 on November 8th? I'll take it!

Linda, I've been wondering how your new ranch is coming along, have you found anyone to help you move your high sleepers yet?

 

[superchemicalgirl]

CNTM sounds like life is rocking and rolling along!

Wisher, can't wait to see pics of the show!

Oz, so relieved all survived, even though the loss of the sugar cane will be very difficult.

Aprons ... when I was a little girl my mother tried to insist I wear them. I was rather a stubborn and tomboyish girl, and was never talked into it. Old habits die hard. I would rather have spots on my t-shirts than wear aprons, still.

Unleaded is $3.14 in Pueblo, $3.04 in Castle Rock last I knew (Wednesday), and Diesel is almost always higher by a good bit - I think right now it's around $3.89? Will have to look when I go into town for errands. I try to keep the car parked one day a week (Sunday) to save on fuel and wear. Used to be two days a week when I was working four tens.

Just hatched an Egyptian Fayoumi yesterday. It and a Silkie egg went to lockdown Thursday, scheduled to hatch today, it was hatched when I got up yesterday morning. Silkie hasn't pipped yet.

Colorado weather is weird. Barely topped freezing Tuesday and Wednesday, yesterday it touched 80 here briefly. Of course the wind was blowing, it being the front range and all, but hey, 80 on November 8th? I'll take it!

Linda, I've been wondering how your new ranch is coming along, have you found anyone to help you move your high sleepers yet?

I also can't wait to hear from Wisher again. Where'd you get the fayoumi eggs? Do they have less feathers than usual birds? I remember watching something on Martha Stewart's chickens and I thought she said she got a fayoumi that didn't survive because it didn't have feathers. I thought that was odd. I mean, I'm in Maine with showgirls and turkens, and everyone's fine.

 

[Pozees]

I also can't wait to hear from Wisher again. Where'd you get the fayoumi eggs? Do they have less feathers than usual birds? I remember watching something on Martha Stewart's chickens and I thought she said she got a fayoumi that didn't survive because it didn't have feathers. I thought that was odd. I mean, I'm in Maine with showgirls and turkens, and everyone's fine.

I got chicks from Cackle Hatchery last March, and kept a trio. They started laying in August, and while I had an extra cockerel I put it in with 2 hatchery SS so I have a few of the crosses as well. This is only the second pure Fayoumi I've hatched. They are feathered like any other bird, they are similar to Leghorns in build and attitude, and are excellent foragers. They are a desert breed, so may or may not do well in the Northeast, it gets every bit as cold here as there, but not as humid, so hoping they winter okay here. They have a deep appreciation for wet food, which makes sense from an evolutionary standpoint.

So far I have to say they are really interesting birds, if they winter well I will keep hatching from them. They did quit laying three weeks ago, which surprised me since they just started laying 3 months ago, I guess they are more sensitive to length of day. They seem perfectly healthy in every way, quite active, and would be just as happy if I never kept them penned. They are out almost every evening for an hour or more, and weekends for several hours. The cock bird is an insistent breeder, but he is not a year old yet so maybe next year he will be mellower. Right now they are only out when no one else is free ranging because of him. One of the crossed sons is already trying to crow at 2 months of age. They are known for being precocious.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

I got chicks from Cackle Hatchery last March, and kept a trio. They started laying in August, and while I had an extra cockerel I put it in with 2 hatchery SS so I have a few of the crosses as well. This is only the second pure Fayoumi I've hatched. They are feathered like any other bird, they are similar to Leghorns in build and attitude, and are excellent foragers. They are a desert breed, so may or may not do well in the Northeast, it gets every bit as cold here as there, but not as humid, so hoping they winter okay here. They have a deep appreciation for wet food, which makes sense from an evolutionary standpoint.

They sound pretty interesting and remind me a bit of my games. I have to say that my "warm weather" birds are always more active in the winter than the "cold hearty" birds. It can be negative 20 and the leghorns, turkens and banties are all outside at first light. The brahma will sit in the pop door but won't come out. Even my showgirls spend the winter outdoors. I think yours will be fine.

 

[Cynthia12]

Wow, just got up to read that there was 1200 known deaths so far, in just one city in the Philippines. Prayers going out for them.

 

[chickenbusiness]

Wow, just got up to read that there was 1200 known deaths so far, in just one city in the Philippines. Prayers going out for them.

We are so blessed even when we are going through difficult times. Our prayers are being sent. Thank you for this post.

 

[ozexpat]

Wow, just got up to read that there was 1200 known deaths so far, in just one city in the Philippines. Prayers going out for them.

as communications get online, its going to get worse.

overall it is surprisingly low. many people evacuated and local goverment units did what they could but storm surges are very unforgiving