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[FlyRobinFly]

I went out at 3:00pm to let my flock out to free range. I noticed my rooster Ricky Retardo wasn't with them so I went looking for him. I found a bunch of his feathers with blood on them in the corner of my big run.

Oh no, Ron! I'm so sorry. And after he made it so you could stay home with him too.

 

[FlyRobinFly]

A few photos of the new additions to my Serama family

These are absolutely adorable, Teresa!

 

[FlyRobinFly]

Well folks don't count on any more of my little jars of sticky gold (honey) for a while. Today I discovered that all of my hives are dead ! This really sucks. I enjoyed working with the bees so much! Just another attempt and failure in my life. How much more will there be.

That really stinks, CR, sorry. Can you get new hives and bees?

And come on, you can't be a failure. You know everything, just ask you, you'll tell us!

 

[FlyRobinFly]

A couple of pics before we all get tucked in for the night.

Silver? Ameraucana in the foreground and wheaten Marans. Love their little feathered legs!

So cute!!! You have a lot of self control to not actually keep these little fluffernutters!

 

[FlyRobinFly]

thought I would share....baby #2 is sitting on what used to be a kitchen knife "holder". It was the kind that had an insert of all these little plastic things and you just pushed the knife in anywhere. Well, we pulled out this inset and made it into a candler. Husband did a good job on it. The hole you see is where I put the egg.

That is a really clever idea, 4312!

 

[KMoran]

How frustrating! But maybe some folks on here would be willing to split a meatie order with you?

Thankfully RonB pointed me in the right direction. Monroe farm and feed is gettin in 100 tomorrow along with 25 Red Broilers and 25 black broilers. SO I am gonna call when the first open and see if they get them in if so I will head over there and pick up 10-15. Next year I am just gonna say fudge it and order 25. LOL

 

[FlyRobinFly]

It wasn't me, seriously, it was hubby. Those are all duck eggs. He want to raise enough for our freezer for one year (one duck per week) with enough left over, say another 100 to sell (we are getting 35 for the big drakes, live!) Yeah, we are a bit overrun. He'll be so sorry

Wow, that is going to be a lot of ducks! There won't be a single insect anywhere around your home though.

 

[FlyRobinFly]

Thankfully RonB pointed me in the right direction. Monroe farm and feed is gettin in 100 tomorrow along with 25 Red Broilers and 25 black broilers. SO I am gonna call when the first open and see if they get them in if so I will head over there and pick up 10-15. Next year I am just gonna say fudge it and order 25. LOL

Glad it worked out and you'll get your meat birds after all.

 

[Ogress]

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Glad to see ya back ! take it easy for a while! Yes I figure Mr. Ricky will cost me about $8,000 in medcial bills and lost wages. BUT I still loved the little guy!

I think those bills endeared you to Mr. RR. It is sad he is gone. I saw a large owl in a tree over my hens a few hours ago. Somewhere near you is a raptor with an expensive diet.

 

[Stumpfarmer]

Well, I'm all straightened around except for a usable ladder for the EE's mansion: they're sleeping on the ground, silly things. I'd be outside making it now except for the fact it's pouring rain right now.

Went to the doc yesterday and she was all worried about my low BGs so I am reducing my insulin until my fastings are consistently between 100-110. Also I'd lost 18 pounds.

And Malvina is sitting on 9 eggs. I hope. I'm not sure how enthusiastically, as I moved her to the place I'll put together a broody pen out of 4X4 livestock panels (which would be built now, except for the hired hand's van being an inch too narrow to load the panels in: they're 60" wide, unlike the 56" wide 8" panels.

Ron's back! Ogress is back! And both to chicken disasters, so very sorry.