The Old Folks Home

[ronott1]

Thank you everyone. I feel good about it turning out well.

getaclue..do you think that thing still works? I love old pieces of furniture or anything like that, even an old bator! I love older kitchen tables. And when it comes to older homes..oh boy.

Old wooden incubators, especially the wooden ones, are great to use.

I have no idea whether it works now, or not, but it didn't look overly complicated, so it just might. Maybe a lightbulb for heat, and a sponge holder for moisture? No one was allowed to touch it, so I couldn't open it to see what all was involved with incubating back then.

It may be possible to use an incubation kit. They sell them in different sizes for bigger and smaller incubators.

 

[ozexpat]

Hey Ron

I appreciate the Urch info i skimmed.


They seem to have a good rep and some birds i am looking for

Salut

 

[ronott1]

Hey Ron

I appreciate the Urch info i skimmed.


They seem to have a good rep and some birds i am looking for

Salut

I found the results of a poultry show in Minnesota and you would not believe how many folks with the name Urch or Turnland won!

 

[ozexpat]

I found the results of a poultry show in Minnesota and you would not believe how many folks with the name Urch or Turnland won!

I sent a european chicken encyclopedia over to Bernie and Analou in a box with a compressor and air tools. Analou is "insisting" on crested dutch AKA Polish varieties, I am trying to order 96 eggs for my next trip.

 

[ozexpat]

So Mrs Oz is on a spree in Bali.

She is hanging out with my friends from over there and her girl friend.

The 5 star hotel is $44 with breakfast and a car and driver is $36. At 40 bucks a day for her share, its cheaper than my rent in Anaheim.

She has bought 10 oil paintings 3ftx4ft for $300. Sarongs for $3.

I even had her buy a terracotta crown to go on top of a Balinese style pavillion I will build in our front yard over at the farm.

Life is good for some. I am so jealous. lol

 

[drumstick diva]

Pozees - another thing. The eye drops can be very expensive. My doctor gave me several samples to help out. They probably would have lasted if I was better at getting drops into my eyes instead of all over my face . A couple he wanted to prescribe had stuff I was allergic to, so the substitutes turned out to be generic and much cheaper - whew !!

Also afterwards everything seems very, very bright- especially in stores. I was using the computer -wearing a visor cap with brim pulled low because the monitor seemed so BRIGHT I had to squinch up my eyes.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I put the heat lamp in the coop because all the birds are in there together and a couple already had some frostbite starting.
We do have vents all around the top of the coop to that are open.
I have not seen a problem with the roosters breeding or not, I was curious about what I had read on the heritage thread.
On the Heritage thread there are several breeders that highly recommended one breeder and she was sold out for the year already so I contacted the President of the Buckeye club and he has Duane Urch's birds who comes very highly recommended for his birds quality. I am getting a trio from him in June or July for a good price and he is in the same state as I am. So we can drive up and get them. But thanks for offering. I have been lurking on the heritage thread trying to learn as much as I can from all the old timers.

The Dragon Lady on the heritage thread suggests to some to get a dehumidifier to bring down the humidity in coops. Just a suggestion.

There are 8 NPIP breeders in MO that raise Buckeyes. Buckeyes are the only breed that 2 of them raise. One of the breeder's last name is Hatch, of all things.

A dehumidifier crossed my mind. Most of the buildings have huge ventilation, in the neighborhood of 15-20 square feet. These are small buildings too so basically the chickens are outdoors with rain and predator protection.

I have a plan for next year though. All the roosters I go into winter with will have individual pens in a single building. That one has windows that will close with a ridge vent.
I may devise some forced air ventilation. I'll probably put a dehumidifier in that building along with heat that will come on below freezing.They'll each have a nipple drinker They'll go in there when the first hard freeze comes.

DH lost job in 2010 just after we purchase our last piece of property in SC. So he decided while looking for a job he would work on the property to get it ready for farming the following summer. He ended up getting a minimum wage job to sustain himself while there because jobs were really really scarce at the time. Went to his current job - part time position with more pay Still applying for full time while working part time and working on farm. He is 4 states away from me so I understand how it is. I work with someone whose husband was in Colorado for over a year while her and her children were living here - Mid-Atlantic. Not a great way to have to live. If we had children it would never work. As it is we only see each other maybe 6 times a year but talk everyday.

...

Historically, when the auto industry goes into a downturn, the whole economy follows a couple years later. I and all my co-workers lost our jobs in March 2006. I had been looking for work and told my wife that I probably had to find a new line of work because the only robotics/automation jobs I could find were in MI/OH or CA.
The kids were in high school at the time and what she said next surprised me. "GO, we don't need you!"

So Mrs Oz is on a spree in Bali.

She is hanging out with my friends from over there and her girl friend.

The 5 star hotel is $44 with breakfast and a car and driver is $36. At 40 bucks a day for her share, its cheaper than my rent in Anaheim.

She has bought 10 oil paintings 3ftx4ft for $300. Sarongs for $3.

I even had her buy a terracotta crown to go on top of a Balinese style pavillion I will build in our front yard over at the farm.

Life is good for some. I am so jealous. lol

So much fun. I'm hoping to get out of Dodge in the next few years. (for good)

My daughter took a motorcycle lesson and rented one for exploring. It was $8 for 2 days with insurance.


Then she bought a dozen bananas for 60 cents to feed this elephant.



Then she took a slow boat (2 day trip) down the Mekong



Long border crossing and finally arrived in Luang Prabang, Laos where she saw these wild elephants.

 

[Pozees]

I am loving all the pictures, ChickenCanoe! What really struck me in this group (other than finally seeing your lovely daughter's smiling face) is the contrast between the picture of her feeding the elephant, the elephant seeming huge in its captive surroundings, then the pictures of elephants in the wild - where they are suddenly the right size, even small, relative to the environment they live in.

Specialized skills are heavily dependent on the economy chugging along. Auto and Real Estate will make or break it every time. I predict 10 years from now when folks like you and Bob are enjoying retirement and the economy has recovered, your skills will be in demand, and no one else will have any experience in these areas. I am sure robotics has a similar comparison, but for Bob's line of work the comparison is, some people are mechanics, some people just keep changing parts until they get lucky and change the right one. You can pay for expertise and experience, or pay for parts. When you're changing parts on "yellow iron" those parts add up fast. I can only imagine how expensive similar misadventures would cost in your field!

 

[chickadoodles]

ChickenCanoe, your daughter looks like she is having a great time! Love the pics

I love elephants!

I have only traveled across the US. There are still plenty of states DH and I would love to visit when he retires but we will stay in the US.

The man I am buying the birds from has won many shows with his birds and I and going to see their quality before I pay for them. I told him I want the top of the line.

Sounds like you have a great plan for your new coop. Take and post pics!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

She said that elephant was the sweetest animal she ever met.