The Quack Shack

[donkeydew2farms]

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[Claires Poultry]

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Gorgeous flock!!! I love all the colors!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Beautiful @donkeydew2farms

 

[donkeydew2farms]

Thanks they are laying already Tommy the rooster takes good care of them.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I'm sorry to hear that Elly.
As I've recently mentioned, depression and I are no strangers. It is difficult when you don't feel like you have proper support. I'm not trying to make excuses for a lack of support, but it's also difficult to understand what another person is going through.

I do have the support of my immediate family, but most times they don't know whats going on in my head. Sometimes it's hard to even explain. Sometimes what's bothering me, just does not bother other people. One of the best things about being human, is that we are all different, but it can make relating to someone hard at times.
When my wife went through post pardon depression I just could not relate, nor will I ever be able to really. The best I could just be there for her. Somebody who had been in that situation could have likely been much more help than I could have ever been. Hopefully my wife felt the support, but I could understand if she did not.

Some of the thing I do to cope are to...
Meditate: There are many ways of doing this, so it would require a bit of research to find something that would fit your preferences, and lifestyle.

LOTS OF SUN: I mean hours upon hours of being outside. Breathing in the fresh O2, felling the warmth of the sun, and getting in tuned with nature. I look for mushrooms, and try to find the tiniest of flowers. Both of those are some of my favorite to take pictures of, and by actively searching for them, I'm keeping my mind to busy to worry about what's going on in life. I know this might not be the best season for that, but we are animals none the less. Although we live in shelters, we are just as much a part of nature as the birds that sing to us in the morning.

Hang out with my animals: Loki, our female dog is my Emotional Support Animal, officially (certified). Really though, her certificate means nothing. She's just my best friend who loves me no matter what I am going through. I know you're connected to your animals. Find that special one, the one who just brings you joy no matter what, and hug it. It might sound silly, but I talk to Loki all the time. She doesn't have much to say, but she's always willing to listen.

Stay busy: There is a saying you might be familiar with. "Devil finds work for idle hands'." Not long ago I mad a comment about "idle hands and all" and that is the phrase I was referring to. By keeping myself physically busy, I just do not have the time to sit and sulk. People depend on me, animals depend on me, and the general health of our family dynamic depends on me too. I need to be dependable, and it's far to easy to just shut down in times depression. I know our situations are different, but your animals and family needs you too. I know for a fact you play a very important role in the well being of your family. Your family may or may not express gratitude in manner that is to be understood, but they need you, and you are important. As a byproduct of staying physically busy, I also find that I sleep better. My body just doesn't have the "go juice" after a long day of working.

I wish you the best of luck, and if you ever need a shoulder to lean on, you know where to find me.

Excellent advice Trim.

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Wash those filthy hands good grief man.

 

[rjohns39]

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beautiful birds

 

[Trimurtisan]

K.

To my knowledge at this time, there is no one within 50 miles of me in any direction that has them. Maybe farther than that since I've had several locals say they had never heard of them and I've never seen them locally. In fact, I had never seen a Midget White in person until mine hatched! - only photos on the internet.

I've seen a few Beltsville whites advertised, but no Midget Whites.

Finding information on the internet specific to Midget Whites is slim to none, other than background information which appears to be somewhat controversial in nature. There are a few youtube videos, but most of those don't add a thing to the conversation.


Therefore, this is an experiment in progress. I don't mind learning on the job and, so far, they have been quite a lot of fun.

I wanted them specifically because of the size and their purported good nature. These are intended to be pets ONLY. I am aware there are aggressive birds in any breed but that doesn't overly concern me. I will always be bigger and badder! That said, None of my turkeys have shown any signs of being aggressive.

As of today, the largest Midget White is still a couple of inches shorter than my smallest heritage hen. I have chickens that are larger than he is. Both toms are now sporting a little black beard, they have long legs, and are extremely curious.

I've talked it over with the wife. I'm getting some Midgets this weekend!

Thank you for sharing you're experience. I've wanted turkey for a while now, but didn't feel comfortable having full size heritages running around here (based on property size).

I'll post done pictures when I get them.

 

[Trimurtisan]

Good morning folks

Chris, I have no idea how to deal with crow thievery, other than trying to get to the eggs first. On a more positive note, they do a pretty good job of keeping the hawks away, so the occasional egg for their services isn't a bad price to pay.

Lol, I thought the same thing. >.<

When I worked downtown, I always fed the security team (for free). I'll tell you what, if I had a problem, all I had to do was wave and 5 hungry security guards would take care of anything for me.

Time to start naming the crows!

 

[Trimurtisan]

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Beautiful! Feel free to post pictures here whenever you'd like.

 

[Trimurtisan]

Excellent advice Trim.

Thanks.

Wash those filthy hands good grief man.

Pfft dem dur be wurkin hans!

Actually, I've got soft hands, not much "wurkin" about them. I was doing my chores and my mom asked for a picture, so I just grabbed them. It wasn't really my "share with the world" picture, but I'm lazy and forgot to take a better pic before eating them. They tasted fantastic by the way.