What did you do with your flock today?

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

Thanks ♡. I may be the only one on this thread who is ok without a goat... lol. I could live with borrowing one to mow the lawn every once in awhile is all.

My brother n I had goats when we were kids...my sweet Granny helped us give em baths after we got home from the stockyard cause they stank really bad...baths weren't much help either.
We tied em to a tree between our house and Granny's on a hillside, only to come home from school one day to see em hanging! They had jumped so much they hung themselves...nah I'll leave the goats to yall.

 

[Shetland lover]

My brother n I had goats when we were kids...my sweet Granny helped us give em baths after we got home from the stockyard cause they stank really bad...baths weren't much help either.
We tied em to a tree between our house and Granny's on a hillside, only to come home from school one day to see em hanging! They had jumped so much they hung themselves...nah I'll leave the goats to yall.

Oh, no! Poor goats - and poor you having to witness that!

 

[TropicalBabies]

My brother n I had goats when we were kids...my sweet Granny helped us give em baths after we got home from the stockyard cause they stank really bad...baths weren't much help either.
We tied em to a tree between our house and Granny's on a hillside, only to come home from school one day to see em hanging! They had jumped so much they hung themselves...nah I'll leave the goats to yall.

Ok. Now that we are on goat stories. When I was a kid we had all kinds of animals. Ducks, quail, chickens, rabbits, pig, horse, cows... but no goat. My neighbor had a goat he was selling so I saved my paper rout $. (Fun fact- I used to delivery papers on my horse) took me what seemed like forever -also known as 3 weeks kid time- to save the $15 he wanted for that wonderful goat. I was so proud to bring him home and I tied him to our peach tree.
I was woken up early the next morning to cries of distress from my goat so my 12 yo self hopped out of bed and ran to him only to find myself face to face with a Husky/Malamute type dog with its mouth around my goats neck. I looked around and my only weapon to try and help save my goat was a 2x4. I picked the thing up and swung as hard as I could, not caring about the pups welfare. Well, I broke the 2x4 in half over that dog and all he did was look up, open its jaws and walk away. Thought I was next and I had no plan B.... Well, my goat did not make it. I had never seen that dog b4 or after...
My one and only 1 day goat.

 

[TropicalBabies]

Lady bought 4 boys!!!
She is terrific. She has about 60 girls. Those will be working boys.

 

[FBMcrazy8]

My brother n I had goats when we were kids...my sweet Granny helped us give em baths after we got home from the stockyard cause they stank really bad...baths weren't much help either.
We tied em to a tree between our house and Granny's on a hillside, only to come home from school one day to see em hanging! They had jumped so much they hung themselves...nah I'll leave the goats to yall.

Ok. Now that we are on goat stories. When I was a kid we had all kinds of animals. Ducks, quail, chickens, rabbits, pig, horse, cows... but no goat. My neighbor had a goat he was selling so I saved my paper rout $. (Fun fact- I used to delivery papers on my horse) took me what seemed like forever -also known as 3 weeks kid time- to save the $15 he wanted for that wonderful goat. I was so proud to bring him home and I tied him to our peach tree.
I was woken up early the next morning to cries of distress from my goat so my 12 yo self hopped out of bed and ran to him only to find myself face to face with a Husky/Malamute type dog with its mouth around my goats neck. I looked around and my only weapon to try and help save my goat was a 2x4. I picked the thing up and swung as hard as I could, not caring about the pups welfare. Well, I broke the 2x4 in half over that dog and all he did was look up, open its jaws and walk away. Thought I was next and I had no plan B.... Well, my goat did not make it. I had never seen that dog b4 or after...
My one and only 1 day goat.

Man you guys have me cryin!!! That’s all so sad!! I just envisioned my husky with my ducks when you said that @TropicalBabies. My poor kids had to see it too…

I haven’t ever seen anything hanging like that but I have heard of even dogs doing that.

 

[FBMcrazy8]

Lady bought 4 boys!!!
She is terrific. She has about 60 girls. Those will be working boys.

Woohoo!!! They will for sure be happy little boys!

 

[TropicalBabies]

AND Hope started back laying!!! I am thrilled. Now I have a blue and a green egg layer

 

[FBMcrazy8]

AND Hope started back laying!!! I am thrilled. Now I have a blue and a green egg layer View attachment 3316982

That is awesome!!! I can’t wait for my Easter Eggers and Ameraucanas to start laying. I’m really curious what colors they will lay. I love the way your egg colors look!

 

[TropicalBabies]

So I did another auction and was bidding on some doll furniture for my kiddos. Well they also had an incubator and tray….that went to $32 and I had to back out of that. I had no idea if it would even work or even for how long. But there was other chicken items but they must not have been paying attention or just didn’t have a place to put it so put it with the doll stuff. Either way…I’m happy with it! I knew what it was and I only got it, with a box of other things for only $1. It is the cutest egg holder!

I also was driving to go pick up DH from work and the sun set was just amazing.

Fbm I forgot to comment on your cute new find. I am so jealous in a good way ♡♡♡ it is awesome! Wonderful sunset photo too! Nice moment ♡ life is good.

 

[ChicksnMore]

Who did you order through??? I have heard of that happening from a few places. McMurray I have read a lot of problems with.

Purely Poultry. They play middleman so when you order through them, the chicks are actually coming from another outfit. In this case Ideal Poultry shipped my chicks. Purely offers a correct breed guarantee and Ideal doesn't, so I chose to order through Purely.
The first round all died because the post office tried to deliver the chicks instead of holding for pick up (yes they had instructions to hold). Second two tries the post office did better but Ideal sent the wrong birds with no gel etc and the chicks arrived, but barely. Shipping was long...the wrong bird shipments each could be picked up the morning of the fourth, then third day of shipping. So I gave up and got a refund. Too many poor poor babies involved in all of it and the birds that survived weren't what I wanted so I gave them to my neighbor once they were stable and growing well.
I kind of think it's because Tucson's USPS distribution center had just been consolidated with Phoenix. Yet Cackles shipment also had to go through that point and theirs arrived in two days, 100% alive and healthy. But Ideals might have had more consolidated offices to pass through.
Anyhow....I've never felt so so bad for ordering chicks.

Pigeon pairs are so cute. I love watching them preen each other. <3 You said you have doves now, right?
Ohhh, that sounds like it would take forever, especially if you had to boil and peel enough for more than one person.

That egg holder is so cute!

I have one left. When we went on our trip, my pet sitter goofed and failed to feed them consistently. Lunatic is still strong and healthy. I think Lunatics a girl (will be sure by next spring) and definitely lonely. She dances along the bars asking for attention when she can see me and settles down when I come talk to her. I'm not sure yet what I'll do for company for her yet. I'm not sure where I can buy a dove locally and it might be years before someone brings me an injured one to raise. Hoping to buy her a mate though as soon as I'm sure of sex. They bond so strong to their mates.

I just got my first egg from one of The Noodles, Squirrel. It’s a tiny blue one. I’m so happy and proud of her. <33
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She’s on the left. This is the first egg I’ve gotten in a few weeks, and yesterday I had to actually buy eggs. Poor guys are going through a pretty hard molt. : (

That's a beautiful blue !

It is cold and wet outside, supposed to rain all day and most of my dummies are sopping wet I will probably go outside later and wipe them down with a dry towel but instead of staying in the coop they are out in the mud *smh*

I decided to make them some warm cream of wheat mixed with cooked veggies and also gave them zucchinis and squashes to entertain them and some chard and spinach and lettuce for some greens. Hopefully that will give them something to do so they warm up and some vitamins so they don't get sick. I hate when weather like this happens right before vacation. I lost so many birds in November of last year thanks to all the rain. BLAH. I will be spreading straw, pine shavings and FSL as soon as the rain stops tomorrow. Dry out as much as I possibly can!

Currently have a chicken in the house getting treatment, but I'm not sure what is wrong with her--she sits around a lot sort of fluffed up and lethargic but has NO other symptoms. No signs of illness, poo looks healthy, last night she finally ate and drank water, her eyes are bright, no sign of worms or mites. So she has gotten meds, colloidal silver, a worming, CORID water, Rooster Booster, and scrambled eggs with Nutridrench in it. I have thrown the kitchen sink at her, and I can't really do more that doesn't require pricey vet visits. She's one my black Ameraucana teenager, so she's not really egg laying age either I don't think. I have palpated her and don't feel anything...she's soooo soft and shiny and her green sheen is amazing...I really hope the meds do their job. Think good thoughts for her!

Poor baby! Thinking lots of good thoughts for her
Hope the rain passes quickly too!