What did you do with your flock today?

[TropicalBabies]

Today was a little bit of everything day with no huge accomplishments. Few bags, rode up Koke'e to refill the boys feeder dodging raindrops and also doing a light fix on their coop door.
Came home and did a few more bags, played with kitties and got rewarded with 18 eggs from my girls.

This is 3 days worth of eggs. I just may be able to make it to the farmers market this Thursday.
Tomorrow I have to fill feeders etc. Looking pretty neglected around here.

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

Today was a little bit of everything day with no huge accomplishments. Few bags, rode up Koke'e to refill the boys feeder dodging raindrops and also doing a light fix on their coop door.
Came home and did a few more bags, played with kitties and got rewarded with 18 eggs from my girls. View attachment 3430121
This is 3 days worth of eggs. I just may be able to make it to the farmers market this Thursday.
Tomorrow I have to fill feeders etc. Looking pretty neglected around here.

Whoohoo that's alot of eggs!!! Farmers Market sure sounds nice!

 

[ChicksnMore]

Hubby had a gallon of white paint he let me have so got some of that onto the yokos coop yesterday. It looks funny with the coop all painted and the run raw old wood. Trying to decide if I want to do anything about it or leave it as is. With exposed osb, the coop really had to have paint or it'd fall apart fast. Theirs faces south and west so brightening up that asphalt was a must. Have to decide if I'm going to paint the old run or not. If not, I think I'll add the last of my blue paint onto the yokos coop too. Spread thin over white it just might make it to cover.

Scraped poop from the ducks ramp and started spring garden clean up.

Goosebumps is ready to mate. She's so silly with her tortoise love, but when breeding time comes she follows me around and hunches down at my feet. I put my hand on her back and give her a little shake and she gets so happy. She stands up, ruffles up and seems to think she's going to be a mom . I have one pea hen that does that too. She hasn't so far this year so it'll be a bit before the peas start laying I think. Either that or she's finally figured out that I'm useless!

 

[PopoMyers]

Well I got my new goat girl today. I’m so excited about her! We named her Betty Boop. I told my mom that I have plans of milking her and my other girl, using their milk for…well milk, cheese, lotion, soap, etc. She laughed at me.

I just want to not have to rely on grocery stores as much as I have been. If something happens again, like Covid, or the prices keep going up, I want to be able to pay for other things, things I can’t do at home. Just like flour for baking…I’m gonna try growing corn for that and making flour from it. If it doesn’t work than I know I have another things I can try.

oh, what a cutie!

 

[PopoMyers]

Hubby had a gallon of white paint he let me have so got some of that onto the yokos coop yesterday. It looks funny with the coop all painted and the run raw old wood. Trying to decide if I want to do anything about it or leave it as is. With exposed osb, the coop really had to have paint or it'd fall apart fast. Theirs faces south and west so brightening up that asphalt was a must. Have to decide if I'm going to paint the old run or not. If not, I think I'll add the last of my blue paint onto the yokos coop too. Spread thin over white it just might make it to cover.

Scraped poop from the ducks ramp and started spring garden clean up.

Goosebumps is ready to mate. She's so silly with her tortoise love, but when breeding time comes she follows me around and hunches down at my feet. I put my hand on her back and give her a little shake and she gets so happy. She stands up, ruffles up and seems to think she's going to be a mom . I have one pea hen that does that too. She hasn't so far this year so it'll be a bit before the peas start laying I think. Either that or she's finally figured out that I'm useless!

Spreading the jollies!

 

[kurby22]

Well, today I found Stanley brooding - yes, brooding - two eggs! I can't decide if he's been watching Ferdy escort the girls to the nest box then sit with them and has got a bit confused. Or, if he's been pestering the girls so much they have told him it's his job to do it, in much the same way as we told my school friend's brother to get us some 'women's complaint lotion' from the pharmacy and not come back without it i.e. get rid of the annoying teenager for a while......

Remember a few posts back we were talking about sprouting seeds? I just got these and they are going down a storm.View attachment 3429619View attachment 3429620

This looks like something my spoiled chickens would LOVE...I will have to try it out and make them happy

 

[kurby22]

My youngest was crazy for dinos too! My kids were born so far apart that I never had to deal with sibling issues. It was more like I raised two single kids. I love Shetlands thought on fossil hunting...my youngest absolutely loved that stuff. And rock hunting!
There's some fun stuff scientists are doing trying to recreate dinos through chickens. Dylan might find that fascinating and enjoy the thought that he might be able to get closer to dinosaurs through chicken breeding!

Aaaaa! Stanley's so silly! I've seen mine prepare nests and call the ladies to them...maybe Stans trying hard to show the ladies his value!

Yes, I am certain D would love a fossil dig stuff @Shetland lover suggested when he is a bit older, we have bought him some of the fossil dig kits and he loves those. My nephew is almost 14 and his dad took him to Wyoming for a week and he and his Dad got to actually dig for fossils and he just LOVED it. So when D is older, we will look into that if he's still interested! The tiny dinos certainly are helping him and may also help him develop more interest in chickens from that venue. He had to stay home sick today and took 2 of them in to watch movies with him! He NEVER does this with our chickens.

 

[kurby22]

Ok that is just awesome!! I’m looking at that, and think…nope I’m not even going to try to say that. I was in first grade and they tried having us spell dinosaur names for spelling tests. I have dyslexia and I couldn’t pass a regular spelling test. My mom kept the one test I did pass. It wasn’t until 2 years ago when she pulled it out that she learned I cheated on that whole test

I know, he corrects me when I pronounce them wrong....which I do a lot haha. I was a pretty good speller but dinosaur names are on another level hahaha. Isn't it fun admitting to your parents things you did as a kid that they never knew? I find it rather amusing to see the shock on my mom's face

 

[kurby22]

Well I got my new goat girl today. I’m so excited about her! We named her Betty Boop. I told my mom that I have plans of milking her and my other girl, using their milk for…well milk, cheese, lotion, soap, etc. She laughed at me.

I just want to not have to rely on grocery stores as much as I have been. If something happens again, like Covid, or the prices keep going up, I want to be able to pay for other things, things I can’t do at home. Just like flour for baking…I’m gonna try growing corn for that and making flour from it. If it doesn’t work than I know I have another things I can try.

SOO cute!! I have big plans someday to do exactly this! Goats and mini cows for dairy products, chickens for fun and eggs, and a big garden of food we can grow ourselves! I am super impressed you are already on that path! Well done!

 

[kurby22]

Feral hen looks waaaaay better today. Her eyes are clearing and brightening up and she is starting to complain and react to me.
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I have pyrethrin that I spray on my chooks and in their nests. I soak my coops and boxes with a vinegar dish soap mix, then wait 30 minutes b4 scrubbing and pressure washing but may add the pyrethrin the next time.
I like your suggestion on Captain Jack's bug death. Never heard of it b4 but it sounds great and I think I want that in my arsenal.

She does look better, and likely knows you are helping with the feeling better part! But it does sound like it's time for a good cleaning just in case she brought a bunch of things along with her! Have you ever used Elector PSP? This is what I use when it's time for bug deaths to happen! But I did also Google Captain Jacks and have to agree with you that it should be in the arsenal! Thanks @PopoMyers for the suggestion I have not heard of it either!