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[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

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DH told me that he saw you at Safeway (I think that is where he said) and that you had a ton of eggs in incubators...boy I guess you do. I was just wondering what had happened to you. Glad to hear that all is going well. How are you feeling. I asked DH how you looked and said "Pregnant"....I asked to you ask her how she was feeling...his response..."No". Guys, sheesh.

 

[TheReidHomestead]

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Raining there ?
It is sunny & muggy here, warm, about 65-70...weird!
have a great veg night, I am vegging my own self...still want nanner cream pie though.........

Where'd you get the Blue Copper Marans ?

I got them from Monicas. Don't think they are copper one's though. Although she had one BCM in there, so I guess there is a chance. I didn't want them until I went to pick up the Lav/Split Ameraucana eggs from her and saw some sitting on her counter. I was in awe! Then I left and couldn't stop thinking about them for the next week or 2 and contacted her and said I must have some!!! And here they are.

And thanks, now I want Nanner Cream Pie!!!!

 

[BarnChick]

So I talked to the dad in law tonight, he is no good at chicken math. Bring some pheasants home too, he says. Ok, and just because I have to buy some pheasant babies for him, maybe I'll buy some others for me, mmmmmmmmmmmm... didn't I say I only wanted two chickens, period??
Oh Well

 

[TheReidHomestead]

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Orpington's and Sussex do not have feathered legs, so that one has a different parent than the rest. I'm trying to remember what else CGG has, maybe Marans?

 

[Stumpfarmer]

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I looked at that, and thought it would work well as something to put in the old greenhouse, rather than as a stand-alone. And I'm going to make a hoop-house out of the pipe I bought last week instead of messing about with saws et'c and so on. After I finish lunch, change out of town clothes, and see if the lady w/the BLRW hen has written back.

Sorry your Meniere's is acting up. Maybe you should rest for all of us?

Why didn't you think it would work as a stand alone? I think with roofing and exterior stain it should be weather worthy.

I've caught a nasty, nasty cold. Resting is not optional. If I can't stand up, I can't do much.

Sorry about the cold; some times I swear that respiratory viruses are the body's way of insisting on attention to needs for rest and comfort.

About the coop: I have a built-in aversion to low-pitch and flat roofs because eventually, inevitably, they leak, especially if they have flush edges instead eaves, and it's never at a convenient or fun to work outside in time. It's easy to retrofit a pitched roof on something, though, including one made of greenhouse cover and tape over PVC pipe.

The BLRW hen was gone, although I'm fine with that: I was getting a little twitchy at the idea of getting two kinds of chickens from two different sources needing two quarantine pens. Tomorrow morning I'll put a hoop-house over the raspberry bed and "build" a gate end* and a coop end** for it, not a problem, and then go get the Hamburgs. Monday I've either got to buy chicken feed or see what Paul has in the way of grain dust down by my corral. I also have to figure out how I'm planning on worming: I've got the wormer, but I'll need to rig a chicken squeeze chute because I'm one-handed and that one hand no great shucks for reliability.

Pouring rain. Wonder how many people heard the thunder just after 5:40? The radar is not encouraging for the rest of the evening, either.

*nesting box frames, hardware cloth over interior frame, top hinges.

**plywood, whichever sheet fits best, w/ hardware cloth to attach it to the last hoop.

 

[hallerlake]

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Why didn't you think it would work as a stand alone? I think with roofing and exterior stain it should be weather worthy.

I've caught a nasty, nasty cold. Resting is not optional. If I can't stand up, I can't do much.

Im sorry to hear you have a cold thats not good, take care of yourself.. http://bestsmileys.com/sick/1.gif

I'm sleeping a lot, and having very bizarre dreams. Among other things I found a cage of speckled sussex chicks under the bed I'd forgotten about getting a coop for. I've got chicks on the brain.

 

[hallerlake]

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Do you know what time?

 

[hallerlake]

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and I think he is the only one that drives?
oh yeah he'd

then

then maybe

I drive, when I have a car

My truck is still in CA & I gave my car to my DD as hers was re-po'd and she needed wheels to stay in college.
But she sold my car for a fast $800 (after DH did a full roto-rebuild on everything on it) and new tires & brakes & heater core & all so it's be safe for her...then she took the $800 and made 1 more car payment on her new Camaro THEN the bank repo'd it.
Stupid kid!!!!!!!!!!

You won't be doing her any more favors I guess. Kids can be so dumb.

 

[Rainwolf]

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Do you know what time?

I think its about 9am on til either weather runs em away, sold out or they quit at dinner time.

 

[hallerlake]

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I really, really need to clean the girls coop, but I can't stand up right long enough. Maybe tomorrow....