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[Chickielady]

As far as I know it's safe for both dogs and chickens to eat the poo that they do. It does gross me out, but I don't freak out over it. I have simply gotten very good at not letting any of them kiss though.

 

[Chickielady]

So Im home from vacation and I have spent 2 hours looking through post... Im sure I dont need to tell you all this.. but YOUR REALLY A GREAT BUNCH OF PEOPLE.. Im sure you all wont mind me gushing on ya all a bit.. I have learned so much just reading through all your post from the past week. I think its cool how ya all help each other out, meet up and all.

Ok Im done gushing

All my critters (except our rabbits) survived our absence. I came home to a broody hen... first time for me So since I have 2 coops one for the youngsters and one that for my aging group.. Im gonna let her sit and see what happens

. Over vacation my hubby and I talked and he agreed that raising our own meat chickens is a good idea..... sooooooo Ill be needing to learn about "processing" some really soon. Im thinking before winter. Im not sure what all breeds I have in my adopted group lol I think I may have some Mutts heehee But Im gonna research and as they thin out maybe try a few heritage breeds.. anyways Im rambling so ... good to be back and looking forward to chatting.

(PS... If anyone here has or knows of anyone that has some meat rabbits

they want to sell or rehome we are looking...breeding pair would be awesome but anything is fine since we are gonna be starting over

here really soon.)

I sold my California Meat Rabbits to a nice guy in Montesano, If you would like his phone #, send me a PM.

 

[Chickielady]

Apes at the zoo do the same thing. I just about lost my lunch once when an ape laid down a nice steamy patty, then picked it up and proceeded to eat his hot lunch.

Now, when the kids ask to see the apes, I dread it.

I watched in horror at a Big Gorilla poo'd, then picked it up & hucked over the mote at the crowd (us....all of us !)
This was at Flyshaker's in San Franciso.

 

[Chickielady]

It is not currently on the *state* noxious weed list.

Class "A" noxious weeds are required to be controlled. B and C are controlled on the local level, if at all.

Counties have their own noxious weed lists.

ETA: This is what I get for replying before reading the rest of the thread. Foxglove might have been listed as a noxious weed in years past, but not all noxious weeds are required to be removed, in fact most are not. The noxious weed label is also supposed to prohibit sale and distribution. Supposed to! That's why it's been so hard getting ivy on any list.

It is a native species here, right ?
Noxious in that it can kill livestock, but native nonethe less.
Now blackberries are on MY LIST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And Holly, we have several large Holly trees, and sprouts all over !

And Water Hemlock...talk about drop-dead poisonous !
One very good reason I cannot get goats.

 

[Chickielady]

Well, I have gotten no text from RedReiner, but I am hearing she is doing OK by her posts on FB ?
I have not bothered her today, but asked her to update me when she heard anything important lat night.
So here 's hoping she is doing better !!!!!!!!!!

Hopefully her DH can bring her her laptop & she can get on BYC soon !

I been washing clothes (no 'R') noir?
And weed wacking til I ran out of string (OH DARN I GUESS I HAVE TO GO SIT DOWN !!

while DH fixed the trimmer~~~~~~~~~

It's re-strung so it is back to work for me !

 

[Chickielady]

So Im home from vacation and I have spent 2 hours looking through post... Im sure I dont need to tell you all this.. but YOUR REALLY A GREAT BUNCH OF PEOPLE.. Im sure you all wont mind me gushing on ya all a bit.. I have learned so much just reading through all your post from the past week. I think its cool how ya all help each other out, meet up and all.

Ok Im done gushing

All my critters (except our rabbits) survived our absence. I came home to a broody hen... first time for me So since I have 2 coops one for the youngsters and one that for my aging group.. Im gonna let her sit and see what happens

. Over vacation my hubby and I talked and he agreed that raising our own meat chickens is a good idea..... sooooooo Ill be needing to learn about "processing" some really soon. Im thinking before winter. Im not sure what all breeds I have in my adopted group lol I think I may have some Mutts heehee But Im gonna research and as they thin out maybe try a few heritage breeds.. anyways Im rambling so ... good to be back and looking forward to chatting.

(PS... If anyone here has or knows of anyone that has some meat rabbits

they want to sell or rehome we are looking...breeding pair would be awesome but anything is fine since we are gonna be starting over

here really soon.)

Wanted to say, TotalColour also has a mess of buns.maybe she has some to sell ?

 

[Sudsy Chick]

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Thanks for the info, cousin

Thank you, cousin!

How awesome can this place be...to meet relatives you didn't know you had?

I am still trying to pronounce many of the names you sent

and love that my great, great, (x8) grandfather was a farmer! Bet he had lots of chickens!

Now I need to see if my uncle has access to the database you are looking at, he has been looking into our history and this will be so exciting for him!

thank you again!

 

[Chickielady]

Weed Wacking has been fun.
Note to self: Always go through the tall grass & scoop poop before weed wacking.

I Flung Dung....................

 

[Icelander]

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I know, totally amazing right?!

The database is at www.islendingabok.is and its such a blessing to be able to look folks up and see all the different connections. If you are an Icelandic citizen you can get free access but I'm not sure how it works for others, I'm sure there is some way to find out. I can trace my family back to the 700's through the database, and you could probably do so as well, I could at least see our mutual ancestors back to the 1200's, but there are probably some lines that go back further.

I can't see what our "great to the power of 8" grandfather Magnús had on his farm, but if he had chickens I know they were Icelandic settlement chickens, they didn't have anything else back in the 1600's!

If you need any tips with pronunciation just let me know and I'll try my best to explain

 

[itsren]

Slim doesn't seem to be getting smaller but she looks smaller in comparison to the others. As if she has stopped growing at the same rate.

Is there any possibility a bantam got mixed into the flock?

Make sure you with hold feed from all you are going to process, for at least 8 hrs or you end up with full crops & poo squirts...yucky.

There goes the idea of picking one up at the Enumclaw Auction.

Ewwww!

I watched in horror at a Big Gorilla poo'd, then picked it up & hucked over the mote at the crowd (us....all of us !)
This was at Flyshaker's in San Franciso.

Oh my gosh - that's WORSE than watching one eat his hot meal.

Just another reason to avoid the gorilla. LOL!