YO GEORGIANS! :)

[mrsdszoo]

So the neighbor gave me two 2x4's to raise the net on the chicken pen again so they could go back in it. I took them and fixed it right up. THEN my nephew decides he wants to go ahead and cut that tree down.


GUESS WHERE THE TREE FELL?!?

No Way!!! So now you need to rebuild the whole stinkin' pen?! Sorry...

 

[mrsdszoo]

I'm from Georgia!

Hi There! I'm SE of Atl. with chickens (BO and EE, and some assorted eggs), Narragansett Turkeys, and rabbits (Chinchilla/San Juan, New Zealand, and Mini Rex). What do you have?

 

[LTygress]

Uh oh. One of the eggs in my incubator has tiny water droplets on the outside of the shell. It's a very large Welsummer egg - one that had a detached aircell. Toss?

Is it just WATER droplets, or little yellow-colored droplets? If they are yellow, toss it quick before it explodes!

If they are clear, give it some more time.

 

[mrsdszoo]

Any one want some kids. Will trade mine for Narragansett turkey eggs, Cayuga duck eggs or any chicks/chickens. Ugh! Go to bed kids!!

NO. Those are so NOT on my list. Two in college, one getting ready for pre-K is plenty, thanks.

 

[LTygress]

No Way!!! So now you need to rebuild the whole stinkin' pen?! Sorry...

Not quite, but the side is bent. The part that hit the pen were the thinner branches, and not the trunk itself. But it was enough to push the net back down so hard, the plastic broke where the 2x4 sat underneath it, and now the 2x4 is standing... with no net on it. I can move the 2x4 a bit to the side and push the net back up with it...

BUT the tree didn't actually completely FALL either! It's leaning on to all of that thick brush that sits right behind the chicken pen. And it's too high to cut branches from the sides, to remove stuff from the net where it's being pushed down again. I really have no idea HOW we're going to get it off of the net now. At least once the ice disappeared, the tree wasn't heavy enough to keep the net down anymore. But now that the weight of the entire tree trunk is behind it...

I have no clue how we're going to get the tree off of the pen now.

 

[LTygress]

Too bad, so sad. Clearly you must now send it to me.

And let Roboduck take over that one too? Not a chance in hell, woman!

 

[mrsdszoo]

Hey LTygress, if I were to have a brown egg from your place (which I clearly don't -just hypothetically speaking...), what would it be again? Barred Rock and...?

 

[GAMarans]

And let Roboduck take over that one too? Not a chance in hell, woman!

I don't think Robodork even knows how to plug one in, let alone actually get something to hatch in it.

 

[GAFarmGirl87]

So I cleaned out the brooder today. The babies were not sure what to do once they were outside. So, they slept in the food dish. Smh. Silly birds.

And that's why we love them

 

[mrsdszoo]

Not quite, but the side is bent. The part that hit the pen were the thinner branches, and not the trunk itself. But it was enough to push the net back down so hard, the plastic broke where the 2x4 sat underneath it, and now the 2x4 is standing... with no net on it. I can move the 2x4 a bit to the side and push the net back up with it...

BUT the tree didn't actually completely FALL either! It's leaning on to all of that thick brush that sits right behind the chicken pen. And it's too high to cut branches from the sides, to remove stuff from the net where it's being pushed down again. I really have no idea HOW we're going to get it off of the net now. At least once the ice disappeared, the tree wasn't heavy enough to keep the net down anymore. But now that the weight of the entire tree trunk is behind it...

I have no clue how we're going to get the tree off of the pen now.

You need a pole saw to at least get the smaller branches off; is there an equipment rental place near you? We have a few here (rental places, not pole saws, sorry), but that's probably too much of a drive for you for the job.