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[Chickielady]

I am sweating pickles, so cannot stay but to say HI!!!!!!!!!!
Got the canner going, the brine made, the jars ready, and a sinkful of cucumbers, onions & bell peps sweating in salt...only a few more minutes to waite until canning.....

 

[RonB]

I amost had TWO heart attacks five mintues apart an hour ago

. I got up from my nap and went out to let my two flocks run,Like I do every day. When I got out to the Barn, my 18 week old Austra White was out running loose by herself along the run

. I have clipped her wings. So I let all the girls out to run.

While they are free ranging I clean out the coops. I come out every 3-5 minutes to check the field for coyotes

. While I was in the barn I heard my 15 yr. old German shepherd start to bark (she is deaf) I came running out and the coyote was right on top of my youngest flock. maybe two feet away and ten feet from me

. I think we scared the heck out of each other

he ran off about 25 yards and turned around to take another look. We have 3 or 4 coyotes in the area. But this young one isn't really to scared and he has been coming around almost every day. If it wasn't for my good old hound dog, that coyote would of had at least one of my girls

. She will be getting a hunk of steak tonight

. she sits by the barn everyday when my girls are out and keeps scanning the field for coyotes

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP3gzee1cps&feature=share

Barking cat!

 

[Ogress]

Dogs are wonderful - I can't trust one of mine alone with the flock, but I keep them in a large run in the center of my fenced yard. Whenever a predator enters, they let me know! The only times I have lost chickens is when I have my dogs in my house to groom them. I now make sure to keep the hens in their secured runs if the dogs can't be there to keep them safe. I do have to keep BOTH dogs out as Willow, my old lady, will just sleep the day away in her cabin if Shasta is not there to annoy her!

 

[Ogress]

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LOL!!! I tried to get that ot load from another site but my computer kept freeing on the commercials. Glad you posted it from YouTube!

 

[RustyHen]

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[Rare Feathers Farm]

Hey guys!

Just thought I'd pop in....

I've been miserable lately....and busy....my co-worker decided to take a 2-week vacation now since I'll be gone for three months on maternity leave--so I've been swamped at work. My entire body aches...it feels like my ribs are broken and my pelvis is falling into many pieces. My ankles are swollen to the size of cantaloupes. My boobs are leaking

and I haven't gotten a good night's sleep in over a week.

Only one month from TOMORROW and the baby will be here!

Unless of course, she decides to come a little sooner...I'm ready to not be pregnant any more.

We've been working on the nursery--or DH has. We got another coat of paint done (in "Golden Egg!"

) and new crown molding, a new light fixture, etc.

The crib:

Did I mention she's already spoiled?

Pile of clothes she's already amassed. I had to buy 50 baby hangers and I am not sure that's even enough!

Her cowboy boots, LOL:

The pile of misc. stuff in the closet:

The jogging stroller & swing (the swing is filled with a bunch of stuffed animals she's already got!)

The changing table with a bunch of diapers, bath time things, diaper rash stuff, a wipe warmer and more stuff!

I found her a dresser that we're picking up tomorrow and I'm having DH put up a shelf on the wall for all of the books I have for her.

I still have to get the nursery bedding & other decorations and I need to find a rug for in there...

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

And since I'm on a picture-kick....

My newest coop is done!

Cash & DH:

Geese (just now recovering from breeding season!)

Baby geeses (growing so fast!)

Eating the new grass as fast as it can grow in. LOL

Garden #1 (no pics of the other but it's just corn, squash, zukes, cukes and cantaloupes)

 

[Ogress]

HELP!!!!

I just went out to check on my birds, and 3 of my 4 BCM chicks who are now almost 6 weeks old are attacking each other! Two had bloody heads, so I cleaned them up and sprayed them with blu-kote. They are still attacking each other! How do I stop it? and how do I get Blu-Kote off my skin?

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

Oh and before I waddle out to feed & collect eggs--

There is an ANIMAL BARTER FAIR here in Okanogan tomorrow from 9am -1pm! I just heard about it on the radio on my way home from work.

I am planning on going and (hopefully) selling a few chicks and my pair of American Buff Goslings....