Welcome to my pond - Swim, wade, or sit on the bank

[Fields Mountain Farm]

BTW., I'm really having a fabulous time with my choir camp kiddos.

Was gonna ask you how that was going

 

[room onthebroom]

Was that a disturbance in the force you just felt?? No, that was the wave of Orr's jealousy flowing down from NorCal!
(I LOVE Disneyland. .. Love it - would marry it... if I was into that kind of thing. )

You are so funny!!! My kids were super jealous too! They say that's the kind of stuff that always "gets" to happen to me. May The Force be with you orr, always!

BTW., I'm really having a fabulous time with my choir camp kiddos.

Oh good!!! Glad thats going well. If you're enjoying it I bet they are too!

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I survived my Disneyland adventures, but I was randomly captured by a couple Imperial Guards, marched thru the crowd at gun point, detained & accused of being a Rebel Traitor.

Got along great with the other humans there, but I'm pretty sure they'll remember me as 'that freaky white chick in the combat boots.'
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This picture made me smile so big
Love it! I like star wars.

Pretty sure the kids are gonna need therapy after being left alone here all day without me monitoring & filtering her.






It was fun.... In hindsight.












Oh you guys.… I'm sorry!!!







(Tears of joy Shaw! Tears of joy!!!!)









I wouldn't mention it. We know you're meticulous about your biosecurity best not to give somebody the wrong idea that might hurt future sales. I yes, you know I'd keep them.







WHAT??? …. HEY!!!

(just kidding!)








I see you Dudder!







You & I would have been BFF's

I think we would have too. . judging from your hat in that picture!
Around the time I used to take the bunny for a stroll I had a big straw hat with a big pink bow on it that I thought was just super awesome. . ..
Until I wore it to school.

You would've liked me

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Did I learn my lesson from the hat day? No o o o . .
I decided to wear my poodle skirt to school in the 5th grade. What a disaster. Blah ha ha ha.

 

[room onthebroom]

I think we would have too. . judging from your hat in that picture!

That's one of my smaller hats. That pic was before it got really hot & I pulled on my white girl sun sleeves. Yep, I bet they loved hanging out with me.

 

[room onthebroom]

Did I learn my lesson from the hat day? No o o o . .
I decided to wear my poodle skirt to school in the 5th grade. What a disaster. Blah ha ha ha.

Yep. I would've loved you!!!

 

[room onthebroom]

Only way I know to block her off is to board up the front of the nest box she's in (design malfunction when I built them), but she couldn't get out.

I've put a 2nd dog box in the tractor & have the 2x4 wire cut to partition it off. She & one of her sisters like to sleep in the nest boxes, so the bedding's mixed with crap. Going to TSC here in a bit to get another 2x2 to frame out the wire (just used all I have), so I can use it again if I need it, and it'll be ready to go. Hoping Mama ain't nasty enough to jump over it to go after the month-old BCMs, & the BCMs are bright enough to stay on their side. Little ones could easily get through, but Mama should be able to call them back.

I had a similar worry with Baby Iris. I left the broody in an upper nesting box to long to move her. I was afraid the chick would fall out into the mouth of the angry duck bellow, but didn't want to totally block them in either. I compromised with a little strip of plastic garden fence at the edge of the nesting box. Short enough to get in/out if they wanted, but kept baby from accidentally falling out.

 

[kwhites634]

I had a similar worry with Baby Iris. I left the broody in an upper nesting box to long to move her. I was afraid the chick would fall out into the mouth of the angry duck bellow, but didn't want to totally block them in either. I compromised with a little strip of plastic garden fence at the edge of the nesting box. Short enough to get in/out if they wanted, but kept baby from accidentally falling out.

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Not too shabby, 'specially if it worked.

I decided to play both ends against the middle, being's it's so close to hatch, and not wanting to upset the hen needlessly. I finished the divider & got it in place. The feed & water are up against the 2x4 wire, so they're accessible from either side. I'm going to leave Momma & brats where they are, in the main coop with the flock, unless a problem develops. Hopefully, everything will be fine. If not, I'm ready.

In the event the babies are raised with the flock from the beginning, the day will come, in a couple weeks, when Momma wants to introduce the brats to the world outside the coop, which is 3 feet off the ground. They won't be able to negotiate the ramp right away. Can a hen carry a chick to the top of a ramp w/o incident?

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Howdy howdy.... Good and rowdy.
Yeah real busy.
Been loading a trailer with scrap metal.
Been two days giving it...... Only about half way filled if that......
But mostly I have small stuff... Already trailered three loads of big stuff last year.

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Also.... My four ducklings that I sold ... Finally got to there new home on the lake today..... What duck wouldn't love to live in the lake.