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penny1960 said:
okay say Bad girl, bad girl! was doing fine walking past other peeps but they had 6 BC marans pullets at the feed store went after 40lb farm cat food and oyster for chickens had the peeps I have wanted all along but only bought 4View attachment 1704026
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Yay! Good work!
 
ronott1 said:
My DW had me drive her Esparto-- about 17 miles from my place-- so that she could take care of some chores for the Pastors of the Church there. three years ago I sold them 4 hens of mine. Three of them were killed in a dog attack last Fall. At the last chick days in the Fall, we bought 6 Black Stars and raised them up to 6 weeks old for them.

When we got to the place today, I was shocked to see that the Pastor and his wife left on thursday and left the door to the run and the coops open. Of the 7, 5 were Dead and one was suffering with a completely scraped off back. She was one of my Pita Pintas that survived the dog attack from last fall. The 7th was alive with a small wound on the neck. I euthanized the one that was nearly dead and the survivor is getting the wound treated.

I would have expected them to have learned from the last attack. It was quite sad and I am not going to help them with getting more hens! There were two little dogs on the property that we had to run off. All indications are that it was a dog attack.
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How horrible! Some folks don't deserve animals.
 
microchick said:
@ronott1 I am so sorry that you had to do that. Shame on them and bless you for helping out the wounded bird. I hope you have it safely in your care.

Trying to play catchup here while eating a dinner of salmon patties, onion rings and asparagus. Pudding for desert. The past month all I wanted to eat or that tasted good to me was home made bread. Suddenly bread doesn't taste good to me and onion rings are just to die for. Must be one of the medicines they put me on causing it but I told DH that this must be what it feels like to be pregnant and have the craves. His jaw dropped and I assured him that no, I wasn't pregnant. At almost 66 years of age the baby making store was out of business.:old

But man o man I could seriously plow my way through those carrot cookies. The big number is 117 when I stepped on the scale. I've lost a total of 31 pounds. None of my clothes fit and I'm having a ball shopping online for new ones. I weigh the same weight I did when I was 23 years old. And I lost half of it before the medications started. So sheer determination played a part in the loss.

Beautiful day here today. In the 50s. DH and I took off to the woods for an hour and walked. Lots of sunshine. Spring is finally trying to take over and by George, it is welcomed to do it!

Penny, better you than me answering the siren call of the chicks. Mine come in a little over two weeks so I need to get the brooder ready. Promised DH that I would reduce the size of the flock before next winter. May offer some extra hens to the neighbors since they are in the 5 mile radius and have Amish birds also. The others will probably be sent off to freezer camp. My roosters are just being little turds at the moment. I keep picking them up staring them in the eye and telling them how good they would taste. They just cluck back at me and when I put them back down they run off to beat up another rooster.:confused:
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Wow, you did terrific on the weight loss! I need to get on that band wagon.
Chicks hatching tonight! 2 Buff Laced Polish so far.
 

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