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[itsren]

I think I would make a point to call her this evening and ask how the little guy is because the cat has become very ill and you fear it may have caught something from the child! Well ok so maybe just the first part.

Ok... that got me laughing. Jessica, I hope it gets you laughing, too.

 

[Kenshan1]

Ummmm.... you don't by chance breed Light Brahma's do you?

Great pictures!

Sorry I don't. My Uncle who owns Webster Road Feed Store out in Graham had a bunch. They are from a hatchery. My Lacey the SLW is from the same hatchery & she's very nice quality. I don't know the quality of these Brahma's but they look nice. They almost always have chicks, you'll have to check to see when they might be getting more of the breed you are looking for. My 2yr chickens are from him, that hatchery but my RIR wasn't. It was from another farm & I wasn't happy with that group of chicks, poor quality. So this yr I went back to my Uncle to get more chicks. I am happy with these new chicks.

Shannon

 

[itsren]

Sorry I don't.

Bummer. Thanks though.

So.... if I order "show quality" Light Brahma eggs and end up with a cockerel and a pullet or two spare, would anyone take a breeding pair/trio off my hands so I have a local breeder to get future Brahma's from?

Fingers crossed I'd actually get pullets. That would not be good to buy eggs and end up having to fill a freezer.

 

[JennS]

I have some young Bantam Am's

Sorry, I think I'd like to start with LF. Thank you, though!

Jennifer

 

[TheReidHomestead]

Well, shoot! We don't know what kind of owls they are.

He thought they were barred owls. He pulled up the call they make and that's not the sound I hear. But, from the ground, the barred owl is what they look like to me. They look pretty small in the trees.

We went through a few calls and finally found the "territorial hooting" of a Great Horned Owl. That, and the juvenile call. Those sounds are exactly what I frequently hear! http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Horned_Owl/sounds

So, I don't know. I guess I'm going to have to convince DH to go on an evening walk with me to see if we can spot the owls when they start "whooo-ing" and see if they have ear tufts or not. I can't recall ear tufts - I mostly recall thinking it was so cool that you can make out the eyes from way down below the trees. They hang out just across the street in the trees that overlook the valley.

Thanks for that link! We have a screecher, goes A-L-L night long. Always thought it was a screech owl, but now I think it's a Barn Owl. The 3rd -5th sound links down on the barn owl page sounds exactly like our guy.

 

[TheReidHomestead]

Why is all the drama happening to me lately?! I had a friend over for an hour and we kept telling her son to leave the cat alone. Ike is generally pretty tolerant unless he gets afraid he will be hurt (her son is quite the bruiser). We ended up losing track of him and shrieks from my bedroom ensued. Ike bit him in the face. It looked pretty bad, the teeth marks were deep. She was already on the way to a doctor appointment for herself so I told her he would definitely need antibiotics; cat bites are ALWAYS awful! Haven't heard from her but I think she's still at the appointment. I feel awful and don't really know what to do. Animals are animals and can't be trusted, and it wasn't the cats' fault in all honesty, but it doesn't mean I don't feel bad for her 20 month son. It seemed as though she was a bit upset he was hurt, but not at the cat in general (I don't think she blamed him). *sigh* now I need to figure out how to poke and prod and see if she's upset or if it was just another day with a bruiser toddler for her. (This is his 3rd animal incident and he's always going to urgent care because he has NO common sense and literally jumps all over and runs into things. The kid needs a helmet!) ugh

Bummer! Hope the little guys is ok!

 

[TerrorBird]

When I was a kid, I used to volunteer with my mom for a bird rescue organization on the east coast. We received a call from someone claiming that they had a gigantic owl sitting on the ground near their house. We drove out there and started looking for this hulking creature in the dark with our flashlights. We found that the 'enormous' owl was a teeny tiny Screech owl.

 

[UrbanEnthusiast]

New coop project, phase 1!

My ex-BF stashed away these four large and two small pallets for us today from the shipping/receiving department where he works.

My BF was able to carry and fit all of them into his station wagon

, and we are going to pick up four more large and one more small tomorrow, supposedly in even better condition than the ones we got today! Then we'll design it on the camping trip next week (weather and finances permitting

), and get to work ASAP!

Does anyone have any words of wisdom for first-time coop DIYers?!?

 

[Rainwolf]

I just meet RainWolf to pick up her Black/Lav Orpington rooster.  She and mom are so nice they took the ferry from to Seattle to bremerton just bring him to me. He is AWESOME! e


Thank you again 
Richard

No problem! Just be sure to send me photos as he finishes growing up and filling out!

 

[Rainwolf]

I have some young Bantam Am's

Sorry, I think I'd like to start with LF. Thank you, though!

Jennifer

Towards end of sept start of oct I will start hatching again and should have some BBS Ameraucana eggs in the bator. I do have a list from others for requested birds.... So far I have about 5 people waiting for Blue Pullets but if your willing to go splash or blacks I normally have a few of each when they hatch.

Course the reason I have a waiting list on blues is due to My keeping them until old enough to see if I want them for my flock before selling them.
Still working on the color and lacing improvements but they all have been good conformations and nice rich blacks and smokey splashes! (I call them smokey cuz they are not quite blue, grey or white but all 3 mixed together) And I will only breed hens that lay blue eggs. So I wait until they start laying sometimes before I sell them....... that's a lot of growing time!