Those Buckeyes are pretty. I'm glad I ordered one. Though I'm starting to wonder if I'm a little crazy for wanting to have all these chickens on a little suburban lot.
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There are mornings, and this is one, when all I can do is sit and wait for the pain and nausea to go away. There are a couple drugs I take- Metformin being the worst- that need swallowed with care as to food and fluids, and sometimes still make me feel as if I've been beaten up with extra attention to the gut.
When I settled, I managed to get the sprinklers- part of the sprinklers, I need to go around and mess about with one line that's been irrationalized by moving the watering trough- started, Bacchus tethered out, Ian and Sylvia moved and her egg picked up, and the morning's small disaster (a cow was chasing green grass into the Hamburg pen and through the power of Super Tongue managed to tip the laying box over and send an egg rolling out) rectified and that egg gathered. Oh, and a XXL slug fed to the young ladies; cutting large slugs up isn't necessary, they snicker-snack them into small chunks faster than I can find my scissors. Elvis has also been visited, but he's in the middle of the sprinkler lay-out on that side of the huse, so no big. Still, I am longing for the day I have the chickens in one corner of the yard and near enough each other that just moving between pens uses up time and energy I have to steal from other matters.
ABBA haven't been checked but this episode of Star Trek: Next Gen is nearly over and then my husband can go do that, they like him better anyway. The sheets should be reay to hang out then, and I can put the next load in before I hang them out.
This is lockdown day for the eggs I'm incubating, so getting them candled is no longer something I can delay. Going to be interesting to see what else goes by the wayside to give me the time to take the incubator down and deal with the process.
Luckily the rule has been that I do not cook on Saturdays, dating back to the birth of our elder child. So there's an hour or two I won't be doing something besides taking care of chickens. And Saturdays give DH the opportunity to bond with the kittens! And the places their pointy bits have gone into my skin a chance to heal.
Oh, yeah, I need to get to somewhere and buy more betadine and bandaids.
Lots of betadine and bandaids.
Life is rich and full, yada yada yada...
When I settled, I managed to get the sprinklers- part of the sprinklers, I need to go around and mess about with one line that's been irrationalized by moving the watering trough- started, Bacchus tethered out, Ian and Sylvia moved and her egg picked up, and the morning's small disaster (a cow was chasing green grass into the Hamburg pen and through the power of Super Tongue managed to tip the laying box over and send an egg rolling out) rectified and that egg gathered. Oh, and a XXL slug fed to the young ladies; cutting large slugs up isn't necessary, they snicker-snack them into small chunks faster than I can find my scissors. Elvis has also been visited, but he's in the middle of the sprinkler lay-out on that side of the huse, so no big. Still, I am longing for the day I have the chickens in one corner of the yard and near enough each other that just moving between pens uses up time and energy I have to steal from other matters.
ABBA haven't been checked but this episode of Star Trek: Next Gen is nearly over and then my husband can go do that, they like him better anyway. The sheets should be reay to hang out then, and I can put the next load in before I hang them out.
This is lockdown day for the eggs I'm incubating, so getting them candled is no longer something I can delay. Going to be interesting to see what else goes by the wayside to give me the time to take the incubator down and deal with the process.
Luckily the rule has been that I do not cook on Saturdays, dating back to the birth of our elder child. So there's an hour or two I won't be doing something besides taking care of chickens. And Saturdays give DH the opportunity to bond with the kittens! And the places their pointy bits have gone into my skin a chance to heal.
Oh, yeah, I need to get to somewhere and buy more betadine and bandaids.
Lots of betadine and bandaids.
Life is rich and full, yada yada yada...
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Oh, goody, today *I* get to be the threadkiller.
Well, at least I'm doing something (besides laundry, random weeding, and extricating the lamb from the landscape).
Well, at least I'm doing something (besides laundry, random weeding, and extricating the lamb from the landscape).
You aren't a thread killer. I think it's just been one of those busy days.
I have been doing chores all day.
I am here for a little while
Possibly going on a date with my hubby tonight!
I have been doing chores all day.
I am here for a little while
Possibly going on a date with my hubby tonight!
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I remember this conversation. I didnt feel that you were out of line, or rude. Maby RedReiner has just been busy. It is that time of year... Try not to over worry CR, I'll send her a PM and see how shes doing.
Ok quik update on RedReiner. She's been busy like everyone. Unfortunately she recently lost Hoss to a rather large coyote. So now she is on gaurd, and more than ready to thin the pack. Guess this pack of yotes wiped out a neighboring flock of chickens and turkeys. She is also getting ready for a horse show coming up in about a week I think is what she said. Its just the busy season for us horse folks
Thank You for the PM and the hello. I did get a little miffed at the !!! in your Post Rob but water off a ducks back you clarified, I was fine. I do appreciate it. I know you were not trying to be rude. once the weather broke I needed to mow, and mow and fence and try to get my arena reworked so the water does not destroy it again this winter. so been busy with the tractor and mowing the former swamps back into pastures. then my desktop blew the power supply and I do not have another so using ancient laptop...hard to type on and it is sloooooooow..... wed. Hoss was killed protecting his flock from the coyote and it truly bummed me out as I had only 5 of his babies here. 4 are roosters.... so I am collecting eggs from the blue girls and am going to try and get some hatched. I have a litter of 6 minpin pups...good lord the poop....
and next weekend I have a reining show here in Monroe, trying to ride and be ready while dodging stupid crohns attacks. so no worries I am still around but am engaged in a war at the moment... I will win... I have night vision...the yote does not.
I remember this conversation. I didnt feel that you were out of line, or rude. Maby RedReiner has just been busy. It is that time of year... Try not to over worry CR, I'll send her a PM and see how shes doing.
Ok quik update on RedReiner. She's been busy like everyone. Unfortunately she recently lost Hoss to a rather large coyote. So now she is on gaurd, and more than ready to thin the pack. Guess this pack of yotes wiped out a neighboring flock of chickens and turkeys. She is also getting ready for a horse show coming up in about a week I think is what she said. Its just the busy season for us horse folks
Thank You for the PM and the hello. I did get a little miffed at the !!! in your Post Rob but water off a ducks back you clarified, I was fine. I do appreciate it. I know you were not trying to be rude. once the weather broke I needed to mow, and mow and fence and try to get my arena reworked so the water does not destroy it again this winter. so been busy with the tractor and mowing the former swamps back into pastures. then my desktop blew the power supply and I do not have another so using ancient laptop...hard to type on and it is sloooooooow..... wed. Hoss was killed protecting his flock from the coyote and it truly bummed me out as I had only 5 of his babies here. 4 are roosters.... so I am collecting eggs from the blue girls and am going to try and get some hatched. I have a litter of 6 minpin pups...good lord the poop....
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I plant beets as soon as it warms a little in the spring. Hope to be able to get them in around March. Then every 2-3 weeks after that. I think you missed the window for fall beets for storage. They should have been in around the end of July. You may be able to get some decent size and eat as you pull them if you planted some asap but they won't be sized up for storage. Things I plant every week are arugula, cilantro, spinach, lettuce, radishes, asian greens. Most of these I sell so I plant enough each week that will sell each week. Some things that you cut as baby for a baby greens salad mix you can get 2 cuttings out of if it's not too hot. Some will bolt the very next week after it is ready, like spinach, arugula and cilantro. You still have time to plant all the above mentioned and possibly purple top turnips and kohlrabi. The majority of fall crops need to be planted in July.
Sounds go. I will clear one box and plant everything.
Maybe I can cover it when it gets cold.
I plant beets as soon as it warms a little in the spring. Hope to be able to get them in around March. Then every 2-3 weeks after that. I think you missed the window for fall beets for storage. They should have been in around the end of July. You may be able to get some decent size and eat as you pull them if you planted some asap but they won't be sized up for storage. Things I plant every week are arugula, cilantro, spinach, lettuce, radishes, asian greens. Most of these I sell so I plant enough each week that will sell each week. Some things that you cut as baby for a baby greens salad mix you can get 2 cuttings out of if it's not too hot. Some will bolt the very next week after it is ready, like spinach, arugula and cilantro. You still have time to plant all the above mentioned and possibly purple top turnips and kohlrabi. The majority of fall crops need to be planted in July.
Sounds go. I will clear one box and plant everything.
Maybe I can cover it when it gets cold.
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Ok quik update on RedReiner. She's been busy like everyone. Unfortunately she recently lost Hoss to a rather large coyote. So now she is on gaurd, and more than ready to thin the pack. Guess this pack of yotes wiped out a neighboring flock of chickens and turkeys. She is also getting ready for a horse show coming up in about a week I think is what she said. Its just the busy season for us horse folks
Thank You for the PM and the hello. I did get a little miffed at the !!! in your Post Rob but water off a ducks back you clarified, I was fine. I do appreciate it. I know you were not trying to be rude. once the weather broke I needed to mow, and mow and fence and try to get my arena reworked so the water does not destroy it again this winter. so been busy with the tractor and mowing the former swamps back into pastures. then my desktop blew the power supply and I do not have another so using ancient laptop...hard to type on and it is sloooooooow..... wed. Hoss was killed protecting his flock from the coyote and it truly bummed me out as I had only 5 of his babies here. 4 are roosters.... so I am collecting eggs from the blue girls and am going to try and get some hatched. I have a litter of 6 minpin pups...good lord the poop....
and next weekend I have a reining show here in Monroe, trying to ride and be ready while dodging stupid crohns attacks. so no worries I am still around but am engaged in a war at the moment... I will win... I have night vision...the yote does not.
so sorry about Hoss...
Ok quik update on RedReiner. She's been busy like everyone. Unfortunately she recently lost Hoss to a rather large coyote. So now she is on gaurd, and more than ready to thin the pack. Guess this pack of yotes wiped out a neighboring flock of chickens and turkeys. She is also getting ready for a horse show coming up in about a week I think is what she said. Its just the busy season for us horse folks
Thank You for the PM and the hello. I did get a little miffed at the !!! in your Post Rob but water off a ducks back you clarified, I was fine. I do appreciate it. I know you were not trying to be rude. once the weather broke I needed to mow, and mow and fence and try to get my arena reworked so the water does not destroy it again this winter. so been busy with the tractor and mowing the former swamps back into pastures. then my desktop blew the power supply and I do not have another so using ancient laptop...hard to type on and it is sloooooooow..... wed. Hoss was killed protecting his flock from the coyote and it truly bummed me out as I had only 5 of his babies here. 4 are roosters.... so I am collecting eggs from the blue girls and am going to try and get some hatched. I have a litter of 6 minpin pups...good lord the poop....
so sorry about Hoss...
My son and I just got back from the Renaissance Faire..it's just down the road from us now. Been going for a real long time, and love to watch the horse stuff. It was fun
Hope everyone else had a good day too!
RedReiner Sorry to hear about the loss of your Hoss.
Sincerely Rob
Sincerely Rob
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