Utah!

[sillycmoy]

The
naked neck would be cool, but I'm leaning more towards a polish

Darn, I just sold off a really nice Golden Laced Polish Pullet a few weeks ago, I really should have kept her now since I'm building a much bigger coop.

 

[Sphinx]

Lilwanis, I forgot to mention that I am so sorry you lost your rooster battle. I am so mad and upset for you. There's nowhere left to fight?

Cynthis, that drawing Hector made is amazing.

 

[La Casa de Pollo]

WoW! Hector is an amazing artist. Have not seen him on here in months and months! What is he up to?

Lilwanis I am really bummed out about your mess with the neighbors/chickens/no roosters. That seems so unfair.

Welcome eric801thelin! I do have Mottled Houdans, they are really pretty...crested like Polish--but I like their demeanor more, not as flighty. No hens for sale though. I put my first Houdan egg in the bator yesterday, I may have a few chicks in a few weeks if you want any fall babies I am also hatching half NN/half Showgirls in a week or two. They should be interesting! I have two polish pullets that are 5 months old, so far I am planning on keeping them but we are having a hard time finding a pen to put them in that they are accepted in. They have been by themselves in a temporary pen all summer, but that won't work for winter, they will need a more enclosed protected space.. so trying to integrate them into another group that has a permanent coop...it has been hard. If I end up selling them I will definitely check with you.

Showgirls are silkies that are Naked necked. Black skin, furry feathers....but these eggs could turnout either, still finding out what this cross will make, so we will soon find out! I am **planning** on hatching more purebred showgirls and houdans in the Spring if youare interested.

Gary--sorry I still did not get more quail habitat pics up yesterday. It was crazy here, I had some unannounced "surprise!" preschool/daycare inspections here and had people here most of the day. Gotta love it when they come. It takes up so much time! Will try to get out there this afternoon.

HAPPY FRIDAY! It has been a long time coming this week . YAY!

P.S. I also would like to know is Desert ever sleeps.... ha ha

 

[Desert Springs]

Desert, do you ever sleep? Just wondering.

Sleep?? Sleep?? Huh??? Sleep???

I don't sleep much right now.... have way too many things to do.

Just when I think I'm done with a project, another springs up. Right now, I'm building like crazy to keep ahead of my replacement and additional keeper chicks' growth. Thought the bins for the sell chicks and the big brooders for my keeper chicks would be enough... but no!! The new man-camp trailer which I split inside and had the older juveniles in one side and the younger juveniles in the other now has a split story. The youngest juveniles just got bumped to a new 'off the floor' brooder in the trailer, leaving the entire floor still to the middle aged juveniles. Soon the older juveniles will have an 'off the floor' brooder too. My older juveniles just aren't big enough to merge with the grown adults yet....ugh!! I still need to put on a catch tray underneath.


I had about 20 minutes help from the DH to do the door to my 'off the floor' brooder. After bouncing chicks around I finally finished up at 1:05AM. Wish he would have helped with the rest.

It would have gone a lot faster (geez, then I would have had time to clean the kitchen and do laundry

). Was back up at 4AM to do those.

The other day I finished 300 feet of non-climb horse fence at the other property, with another 400 feet to go. Luckily the other 3 sides are already done.

So happy about that!!

The last three days DH and I purchased almost 30 trees from Home Depot in Park City and the local feed store (20% to 75% off). Wonder who'll plant those....hmmmmmmm!!!

About half will go on the new property, which has NO trees!! They are deer resistant, drought tolerant shrubs and shade trees...YAY!!! The ones here are mostly fruit and flowering trees.

Reading everything I've done is making me tired (yawn)... well... gotta get busy!!

Well, I officially have until Monday to be rid of my roosters. I have birchen Marans and a bresse boy. All free now. I don't want to lose my hens also so that's where I am at. If anyone can keep the bresse boy until the second weekend of September, I would really like to be able to process him. Frustrating as these are all expensive birds (go to green fire farms to get an idea). I will call Cynthia's friend tomorrow if no one bites

That is so very sad!!!! I feel for you!!!

Wish I could help..... too full here!! That makes me so mad

.... sometimes I just hate people (there I said it!!). They can be so cruel and unfeeling. Your place didn't hurt anyone by you having chickens. I'm afraid I wouldn't be happy there.

 

[La Casa de Pollo]

The last three days DH and I purchased almost 30 trees from Home Depot in Park City and the local feed store (20% to 75% off). Wonder who'll plant those....hmmmmmmm!!!

About half will go on the new property, which has NO trees!! They are deer resistant, drought tolerant shrubs and shade trees...YAY!!! The ones here are mostly fruit and flowering trees. Reading everything I've done is making me tired (yawn)... well... gotta get busy!! That is so very sad!!!! I feel for you!!!

Wish I could help..... too full here!! That makes me so mad

.... sometimes I just hate people (there I said it!!). They can be so cruel and unfeeling. Your place didn't hurt anyone by you having chickens. I'm afraid I wouldn't be happy there.

Awesome on the trees~ I need to start looking around at clearance trees right now, we lost a few fruit trees this year to fire blight. ugh! I agree with your comments to Lil. Too bad people act like that!

 

[saracalderas]

So we decided to enlarge our garden last year and we discovered a bottle. This peaked my curiosity and I just had to keep digging. This is what I've found over the last 2 years. Actually not all of them, I did find a few at yard sales and a couple were given to me.

 

[eric801thelin]

Anybody have a faverolles hen for sale??

 

[Cynthia12]

The
naked neck would be cool, but I'm leaning more towards a polish

I have NN's in my incubator..will hatch in about 2 weeks now. Not sure if you are looking for babies? I also have a Blue Laced Wyondotte chick. She is about a month old.

 

[Cynthia12]

Anybody have a faverolles hen for sale??

Yes, I have a two month old Favorelle.

BTW....

 

[Cynthia12]

And ...

Shmeal!