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[Rare Feathers Farm]

Whitetail young doe circling my garden--not very good pictures because I was hanging out of the door, trying to be quiet while keeping the dogs back & quiet.

 

[Chickielady]

Jazzy and some of his girls

Having fun in the sun

so many wormies in the compost bed !

Oyster boat on the Willapa today
Look at all those oysters!!!

A little chilly, but beautiful on the river today!!

chopping the big trees up in tiny (yeah right) pieces

the section is about 5-6 feet long, and the butt is 6 feet through, it pulled the giant skidder over

I do not think they can get it on a truck without quartering it in useless pulp wood pieces !
RFF looks like you are having some sun too!!

 

[Rainwolf]

can those who can make the meetup on the 9th confirm post on here? http://www.diyseattle.com/forum/?mingleforumaction=viewtopic&t=101.0

I Thought I'd bring a quail egg for ya all to try

but need to know who's coming etc.
you can eat or hatch the egg or even some make the shells into things.

 

[Chickielady]

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Cool!!

 

[TheReidHomestead]

Yeah Cowgirlgrace on your little chickie! I can only dream of having an incubator so big I lose someone in there! LOL!!!

Nice photos Heather & Robin!!!

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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Thanks! I enjoyed looking at your photos as well! Pretty birds--especially those BLRW.

I'll just have to play it by ear...DH is threatening me if I get any more chickens with having to MIX THEM IN TOGETHER because my second coop isn't done, yet.

 

[Chickielady]

OK what have I missed ?
I am afraid my internet will zap off at any minute.
But posted a few photos..Hatching eggs I mailed off 3 days agp arrived on the east coast with the side of the box smashed in, 2 eggs busted that were totally cushed and bubble wraped, and several busted out of an egg carton they were bubble wraped, then in an egg carton, then bubble wraped, then packed all around with shredded paper, and in a large box with at least 6" all around, and still some jerk smashed the side of the box in...

I told the guy to hatch what was left and let me know in 22 days.
If it went bad with all addled I will send him more for the shipping. I seriously think people go out of their way to smash eggs if you write "Fragile Hatching eggs" on the box.
I am not going to write that on the next box.
Honestly you guys, I get stuff shipped constantly, and never is a box smashed !
I tried to smash one of these boxes before, and it was impossible except maybe if you ran over it with equipment.
The only boxes I have ever gotten in the mail smashed, were hatching eggs.
Well, PM me if I am missing something..
Posted a log picture for Illia to see...
4_H PoultryMom the birds look awesome !!

 

[TheReidHomestead]

DH is threatening me if I get any more chickens with having to MIX THEM IN TOGETHER because my second coop isn't done, yet.

How DARE he?!?!?!?

Tell him I said he should be building you at LEAST 9 coops! One for each month you are carrying that baby!!!!

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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How DARE he?!?!?!?

Tell him I said he should be building you at LEAST 9 coops! One for each month you are carrying that baby!!!!

OH I didn't even THINK of that!

LOL Good idea!

He's already built me one building with 10 coops and four stacking areas where bantams live...and this second coop I designed so it will be split down the middle and hold two more breeds.

I still have to have him redo the gates on my waterfowl pens, build me proper shelters for them and yet another one for my newest (silver) Muscovies.

 

[TheReidHomestead]

But that's their job, to do the wifey's honey do list!

DH got his goats last fall and went out and ordered a 10x12 shed for them. They came out and built it in one day. Nice, huh? I was peeved because I had begged and pleaded that he get a 12x16 so I can have more bird pens and we could share the shed! That was a no go. But he did build me two pens/duplex coop on the back, and I have my huge Orps in there but I am now thinking that they won't be big enough! Since the swingset is literally rotting out of the ground, I told him I get my own 10x12 shed then and it'll go where the swingset is. I already have plans to put the Orps in there and use these other two pens for the banty cochins. They would be HUGE for the bantams, but that means I can have MORE of them!!!!