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[CapricornFarm]

There is a new fire and it is near the city where my Mom is staying with my Sister as she recovers from back surgery. She is on the other side of Redding and is fine so far. Very Scary!

https://www.sfgate.com/california-w...forces-widespread-13110284.php#photo-15927794

Maybe they should get out while they can. Hope they stay safe!

 

[oldhen2345]

I'll share...
LOve the quilts. Wish I could do that- tried once and it was a total humiliation. Cuddos to you. Love the mason jars- hope you can work in some fireflies.

 

[ronott1]

I may have to evacuate sometime in my lifetime, but I'm not leaving my chickens. I have enough cages, and enough room to get them to safety.

There was not enough time with this fire. It was like a fire tornado--created its on weather kind of thing.

Two fire fighters died last night

 

[perchie.girl]

There was not enough time with this fire. It was like a fire tornado--created its on weather kind of thing.

Two fire fighters died last night

O crap... Yep the fire creates its own wind and drives it fast... Our forests are very dry everywheree... The chaparal looks to be 50 percent dormant.... Everywhere.... Here is what I see.... I dont know about northern california...

I have some cousins that were heading around Redbluff... Brand new house I hope they are ok. Just thought of that... Oh crap... They are all engineers... Hope they stayed in Antioch...

deb

 

[ronott1]

O crap... Yep the fire creates its own wind and drives it fast... Our forests are very dry everywheree... The chaparal looks to be 50 percent dormant.... Everywhere.... Here is what I see.... I dont know about northern california...

I have some cousins that were heading around Redbluff... Brand new house I hope they are ok. Just thought of that... Oh crap... They are all engineers... Hope they stayed in Antioch...

deb

Red Bluff is fairly safe if you stay in the City or go south. Going towards lassen has scrub oak and grass. Going north there is live oak and grass on steep hills. West is OK until you hit the foot hills before the coast range mountains. The Area in Redding where the fire is is the coat range foot hills on HWY 299

The Bay area is not much safer! Remember the Oakland hills fire?

 

[MrsMistyReal]

My three remaining standard sized roosters are all the same age approximately 2.5 years old. My Welly, BO hens are all 3.5 years old now.

Primo, his brother Tres and my Welly roo, Doc have survived longer than any of my standard sized roosters. Of the remaining hens. Last count I think around 13. About half of them are showing weight loss. But with production hens at that age, what's normal with weights? Still I'm suspecting some sort of reproductive cancers in them.

As far as Marek's is concerned, so far I have had three varieties show their ugly faces here. Visceral--I've lost a group to cancers, 1 with definite lung or cardiac tumors (going by symptoms) others with profound weight loss and sudden death. Neurological Marek's--scissors splits, seizure activity, etc and 3--I've lost 4 birds to ocular Marek's. So I don't know if I'm dealing with one exceptionally virulent strain or if I'm dealing with 3 different forms of the disease individually. Either way it really really sux.

I was talking to my husband yesterday and said that what I find really curious about the disease is that so far, knock on wood, my local cross bred bantam chickens see to be roaring along. I've lost a few birds in the two and a half years that I've had them but the numbers are WAY down from the breeder produced, bred for resistance, higher quality birds.

Now what does that mean? Are they more resistant due to the fact that they are local and have had a chance to develop some sort of immunity? Or is it the fact that being cross bred has strengthened them genetically?

It is a puzzlement.

My craft project can't compete with SGC's considerable talent, but here is what I've been working on as a birthday gift for a friend back in IL. Got it done yesterday. I love to embroider and plan to work on quilt squares as soon as I can come up with white quilter's cloth.

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Going to be out and about today so y'all have a good one. I really appreciate the shoulders to cry on. DH has suggested that we get rid of all the birds that are showing signs of being unwell to protect the other birds. He probably is right. My head needs to convince my heart though.

I'm so sorry
Love the square

 

[MrsMistyReal]

I think my stomach is better this morning. I've been able too keep down a few crackers and some gator aid so far.

Get well soon

 

[MrsMistyReal]

I have decided not to get chickens again. I've stayed sick so much of this year that it would be to much on dh to care for them. And in a couple years we are hoping to travel. And they would keep us tied to the farm.

That's a really tough decision I'm so sorry

 

[MrsMistyReal]

http://www.greenthumbwhiteapron.com/chicken-cam/
http://www.greenthumbwhiteapron.com/chicken-cam/
http://www.backyardhencam.com/
http://www.ecoeggs.com.au/chookcam/?currentPage=2
https://hencam.com/
http://www.hencam.co.uk/
Just a few and there are more for those interested.

Oh how sweet

 

[MrsMistyReal]

I may have to evacuate sometime in my lifetime, but I'm not leaving my chickens. I have enough cages, and enough room to get them to safety.

Prayers