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[HoneysuckleHills]

Got word today that my plasma cutter is done!!!

Thank You Jeanine.

I will be picking it up Friday.

happy for you!

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Quote: Is that where the BCM I got from you came from?
Illia has not been around for several months. Here is her avatar pic to show her awesome egg colors.

 

[RainMom]

Thanks for the *hug*!

I appreciate your words SO much. I knew we'd eventually be faced with possibly having to kill our birds (or let nature take its course) but I just wasn't mentally prepared yet. And the fact that it was so gruesome (I almost threw up) and at was 3 a.m. made it even harder.

I couldn't let her suffer all night like that. I am now finding peace in the notion that I found her that way for a reason, so that she wouldn't have to suffer all night long just to meet the same fate. We did right by her, ended her agony. I'm just so sad because she was my favorite.

It took me a few days (obviously) to share this with y'all, because it was so hard to write/talk about. But now I wish I would have shared sooner. This community can be so healing, thank you.

so, so sorry! I have such a hard time killing any living thing- even if it will help it not suffer. I feel for ya, I really do!

 

[TerrorBird]

For two days in a row, my bad girl George has been dropping her eggs in front of the heater in the house. I open the door and there it is, just to my right on the floor. I KNOW it's her because her eggs are slightly darker than the other girls' and they have dark brown speckles. She's almost as bad as Mary, my sweet barnyard mutt who'd just lay her egg in the yard. She used to lay in the boxes, but one day decided that she'd had enough and would just pop them out wherever she pleased. She's at least nine now. I know I posted a picture of her earlier, but here's another one.

This one is from a few days ago. The darkness really brings out the buff/golden feathers in the picture, but in normal light they're slightly more muted.


Just for fun, here's one of my psychotic BLRWs that I affectionately call the Christmas Geese (still sound goosey!). I got her and her sister from Ron last summer.

 

[RainMom]

wow, I stay off BYC for one day and there's 18 pages of messages- good grief- I can't possibly keep up!

CR- congrats on the welder being fixed!

I was just thinking today of a new project I need made to decorate my chicken house.........
Jess- wow- maybe the kids were just taking a mineral bath? I've got wine here for those kind of days!

ZGoatlady told me there was a chicken talk this evening in Enumclaw, but DH worked late and we didn't go. The speaker was a popular guy- Donald Weeks.

Laughing feather- since you are still in CA, can you be sure to bring the sun back up here?

The temporary roof blew off my temporary coop today so dodging hell and high water to get the chickens covered. Then I found the nut had come off the bottom of the feeder- spilled a full feeder on the floor of the tractor- and could not find that nut. I swear I am going to get one of those magnets w/a long handle that they sell at Harbor Freight. DH keeps saying those are not a necessary item when we are there and I always get guilted into putting them back. That unneccesary item could have retreived that nut rather promptly, I am pretty sure?

Had a couple bits of good news today- possibly some extra help and services for my son. That would be a blessing. Talked to an old friend- out of the blue decided to call her- haven't talked more than twice in 3 years. Something was telling me to call. Come to find out, she needed my call- and my help.

No work on the chicken house today- weather wasn't fit for ducks! We have absolutely GOT to get the chicken house done- we've got chicks bursting from the seams here! There's 16 in my back room, 3 silkies in my living room in a dog kennel, a broody in the temp chicken house (dog house) and 13 hens that want to run amuk outside freely-- and can't-- because they need a safe area away from our cats. Good grief- can ya rent family members? My DH is working like a dog at his job- and I need to clone him so he can also be here fixing my chicken house!

 

[Hinotori]

Any other BYC in Pacific Beach area? 

Welcome!

 

[LaughingFeather]

For two days in a row, my bad girl George has been dropping her eggs in front of the heater in the house. I open the door and there it is, just to my right on the floor. I KNOW it's her because her eggs are slightly darker than the other girls' and they have dark brown speckles. She's almost as bad as Mary, my sweet barnyard mutt who'd just lay her egg in the yard. She used to lay in the boxes, but one day decided that she'd had enough and would just pop them out wherever she pleased. She's at least nine now. I know I posted a picture of her earlier, but here's another one.

This one is from a few days ago. The darkness really brings out the buff/golden feathers in the picture, but in normal light they're slightly more muted.


Just for fun, here's one of my psychotic BLRWs that I affectionately call the Christmas Geese (still sound goosey!). I got her and her sister from Ron last summer.

Here chick chick, come to LaughingFeather. She won't notice.... Nice birds.

 

[TerrorBird]

Quote: Thanks!

If you ever have a small-rodent problem, I can lend you the nutty BLRWs at a cheap rate. They murder small birds and rodents with great gusto!

Note to Ron: I'm not trying to make you feel bad about these two at all. I care for them very much despite the fact that they rip small creatures to pieces and play keep-away on a semi-regular basis.

 

[FirewifeJess]

Quote:
x2! Beautiful birds! Thanks for sharing

 

[FirewifeJess]

Started working out again yesterday. This is gonna be a LONG road to getting in shape. I'm SO sore today! But I'm not gonna quit. My family needs me around for a long time. Next scheduled workout: Today during naptime