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[ByN8ureHomstead]

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Very nice painting.

 

[Sudsy Chick]

Good morning everyone

We had a surprise this morning; one that I was expecting but not for a few more weeks. It was, well, sort of a crow from one of these little guys.

Because of that crow, they both need to find new homes. I will be taking to a place that accepts roosters in Monroe tomorrow after work. However, if you would like one or both of them, I could bring them to you or meet within a couple hours drive. No charge. Just let me know via PM.

They are Ameracuana's from fertile eggs purchased in this auction . I've been told that they are not show quality because of the yellow feet, so they may do better with your easter eggers.

This little guy has more of a navy blue with a little bit of teal sheen. Cockerel 1

Cockerel 1

Cockerel 1

This little guy has much more of a teal sheen. He has quite the personality - we call him Tag-Along because he always seemed to figure out that the flock was moving five minutes later. He has grown out of that stage, but the name stuck.

Tag Along

Tag Along

Send me a PM today or early tomorrow if you're interested.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Wow I just checked on doing a very popular local event. I would be required to have $1,000,000 yes ONE MILLION bucks in liability ins. Plus the Cheap seats are $250 for a 10x10 way off in some hidden corner. Setting along the road looks pretty good for free.

ETA I forgot would need business lic and collect tax etc. STS !!

 

[Stumpfarmer]

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Very nice painting.

Really nice. I especially like the moss.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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Very nice painting.

Really nice. I especially like the moss.

I taught her well.

Really CL VERY nice hope ya do well at the fair.

 

[Stumpfarmer]

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Event insurance is usually pretty cheap, if you have home owners/renters/farm insurance you can add it to, but a million is still going to be a hundred dollars or so. And yes, this is why the roads around Puyallup are lined with vendors during the fair (although I guess they've made that harder in the city proper these days). It's also why official Farmers Markets are a good deal for vendors- they carry site liability for all vendors who are there legally so you don't have to worry about losing your farm when the grumpy old lady who insists on stripping every ear of corn ends up causing a sweetcorn avalanche that buries her in the aisle. (Never happened. Too bad, really).

(Speaking of things that cattle farming will teach you: liability insurance is way up the line of things you really need).

 

[Stumpfarmer]

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Really nice. I especially like the moss.

I taught her well.

Really CL VERY nice hope ya do well at the fair.

Hey, I do like the moss. Stuff like that is not easy, and it's the difference between a speaking image and one that looks like paint-by-numbers.

 

[SadieSue]

Must be the morning for cockerels to be finding their voice. 6 AM today, first I hear the Pomeranian barking, then immediately afterwards Cocky decided to add to the warning. I'm guessing at that time the Pom was after a squirrel, maybe Cocky was just helping. So I'll post him for free on the auction site here on BYC if I can figure it out. Next stop would have to be Craigslist. It's going to be a challenging week as it is. I leave at 10 AM and get home at 10:30 PM because I'm working full time this week and have rehearsals at the theater every night. Adding in the trip overnight to Pullman on Thursday to take DD back to WSU, back the next day for more 12 hour days.

I'm hoping Cocky isn't too much of a nuisance this week so I have time to re-home him before the chicken police show up at my front door.

 

[cheryl98117]

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NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But Stumpfarmer and RR would be the experts~~~~~~~~

I would take it all back to the farmer and get my money back.... cows can eat moldy hay but if its really bad I wont feed it to them. some probably do but I dont

So far we have called the farmer every day for the past 4 days... And have not gotten ahold of him yet. Im thinking that returning it all isn't going to happen. And with as much mold as there is, it looks like someone dusted every flake with baby powder, pullit apart and spores fly every where. So Imthinking I will compost it, give some away for erossion control, or whatever non feed purpose people want it for, and just be done with it. Now to quikly find good hay to put up for the winter...

Hay prices are WAY high this year... Im glad I only own 1 of the 4 I have here...

We are switching the horses over to alfalfa, and now my sisters horse has hives.

So lacy will stay on Timothy. This little paint pony really needs to go back to her owner, as I can not do anything with her until her feet have been fixed the rest of the way. Poor thing is so sore from bad trimmings that she limps on any surface...

 

[cheryl98117]

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Mouldy hay is iffy for cattle if it's still damp- dry it's really unhealthy to handle (danger of mycorhizal pneumonia, especially). I'd compost it w/horse manure in a covered pile to heat it up and kill weed seeds.

if you have bare patches in your pasture you could mix it with manure and make a hot mulch, yeah, but it's bad to use hay as a sheet mulch without a nitrogen source, it's like the worst lawn thatch ever.

Ok Ill just compost it, and spread it later! Thanks!