YO GEORGIANS! :)

Pics
Date sort Score sort
Sonya9 said:
I would suggest tax auctions and foreclosures. Lot across the street from me (18 acres) went for $400 an acre. Grant it no house on it but still, folks are desperate and there are deals to be found.

Could also consider renting in a rural area if you aren't picky. Sheesh I rent a small house with 4 acres for $450 a month, the owners are just glad I pay rent every month, they couldn't care less about my dogs and chickens!

Lots of options out there, just be creative.
Click to expand...

My problem stems from not being able to FIND the properties. The schools here are really good, especially with my dd being deaf, so I want to stay in this county. Plus my husband and I can't get approved for a loan so it depends on granddad. Which means it has to be in Spalding county. If any of y'all know any realtors, let me know. Lol.
It could be worse. I know I may sound like I'm being negative but I don't mean it like that. It's the stress of trying to move all these birds and the coops we JUST built.
 
abmaddox1981 said:
My problem stems from not being able to FIND the properties. The schools here are really good, especially with my dd being deaf, so I want to stay in this county. Plus my husband and I can't get approved for a loan so it depends on granddad. Which means it has to be in Spalding county. If any of y'all know any realtors, let me know. Lol.
It could be worse. I know I may sound like I'm being negative but I don't mean it like that. It's the stress of trying to move all these birds and the coops we JUST built.
Click to expand...

Does Grandpa or another relative live in Spalding County? If so as long as you are close enough to commute and bring DD to school you should be fine. Just register her under a relatives address.

I would be upset over the newly built coops too. Could you consider fighting city hall (or whomever) or networking and bribing a politician for a waiver?
 
Last edited:
mrsdszoo said:
Hello All. :caf
I'm trying to motivate myself to get moving and get to the farm, but the rain is making me drag my feet. It's a good thing that I love those critters. I'm also starting to hit that half -panicked stage that happens before you go out of town and leave a bunch of critters for other people to take care of :(.
Click to expand...

I just left my babies in the care of my neighbors. I know how it feels
1f618.png


ChickDancer said:
I'm not 100% sure. But my sister took the ducks and geese out of their pen for a little swim. She ran inside to the bathroom and when she got back out, one duck and one goose were out of the pool, on the ground, and couldn't hold their heads up. The goose's neck finally "popped" back in to place or something, but the duck passed away in her hands. I was at work when she called me about them, so I don't know what happened at all. We have a 2x10 propped up onto a metal chair to let them climb out of the pool. She thinks they jumped down, and the two injured ones hit their necks on the chair on the way down - one simply dislocating it, and the other breaking it.
Click to expand...
oh I'm sorry
1f62d.png



ChickDancer said:
As fast as they have been selling out - I wouldn't trust them to be ABLE to hold them for me!



But, I called all three locations that are semi-close to me (Griffin, McDonough, and Covington) and NONE of them got bulbs in today. Their trucks arrived, and the stock got unloaded, but not a single pack of heat lamp bulbs were on any of them. The one in Griffin offered for me to buy the single heat bulbs that they tend to keep in their hardware aisle. But I need about 4 bulbs, and the ones in that aisle are about $7 each. The two-pack that they sell is only $8.99.  So I didn't go for it.


Yeah, I really need the bulbs, and tonight is supposed to dip down to 32 degrees. But I'm not paying almost twice as much for a single bulb. The babies will just have to deal with their 75W incandescent bulbs tonight.
Click to expand...
I'm wishing I didn't take the plexi glass off the screen door right about now
1f629.png
1f62b.png
1f616.png
1f620.png
1f621.png
1f631.png
1f601.png
1f623.png
1f630.png
and I'm not there to put it back on!
 
Sonya9 said:
Does Grandpa or another relative live in Spalding County? If so as long as you are close enough to commute and bring DD to school you should be fine. Just register her under a relatives address.

I would be upset over the newly built coops too. Could you consider fighting city hall (or whomever) or networking and bribing a politician for a waiver?
Click to expand...

We already checked on a waiver. It has to be a minimum of 3 acres. :(
 
Hi there - chickens can be a bit of trial and error, but I do not use pine shavings for my little ones. I use paper towels because they are clean and not slick like newspaper. Shavings can have some dust and things to which they are sensitive. Also, do you have a heat lamp on them? It needs to be warm enough but not too hot or too close to your bedding source. Also they need room to be able to move out of the heat lamp's heat when they want.
 
ChickDancer said:
I'm not 100% sure. But my sister took the ducks and geese out of their pen for a little swim. She ran inside to the bathroom and when she got back out, one duck and one goose were out of the pool, on the ground, and couldn't hold their heads up. The goose's neck finally "popped" back in to place or something, but the duck passed away in her hands. I was at work when she called me about them, so I don't know what happened at all. We have a 2x10 propped up onto a metal chair to let them climb out of the pool. She thinks they jumped down, and the two injured ones hit their necks on the chair on the way down - one simply dislocating it, and the other breaking it.
Click to expand...

I am thinking they were out in the pool for way too long and one died of hypothermia while the other nearly died from it. Accidental neck breaks/sprains seem more than a little unlikely. If they jumped from too high they would have internal injuries or break their legs.
 
Last edited:
Actually, the neck thing is a possibility. I have had a problem with my baby pheasants in the past where one of them slipped on newspaper and her neck became crooked - the term is Crook Neck. I tried splinting it but she died. Our local feed store was very familiar with this condition.
 

New posts New threads Active threads

Back
Top Bottom