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[chiques chicks]

I love this area, of course growing up around here, that's expected.

I used to vacation in NC, White Lake in the eat, Asheville in the west, and have a brother in Statesville in the middle. NC would probably be my second choice.

I may complain about winter cold and summer heat, but love the seasons.

 

[Ferguson K]

You're lucky you have seasons. We have tolerably cold and burn your house down hot here. Very few days of the year are actually fall or spring weather.

Looks like you've got a great start!

 

[chiques chicks]

First frost. It was just at freezing as I headed home from work last night, not sure what the low was. Chicken bowls had a layer of ice, outside hoses worked, but a little slow. Really feels like fall is here.

It's neat watching the three week old chicks outside with their momma. It's interesting when we incubate and raise them we worry so much about temperature when they are young, yet when raised outside, they do so well in temperature extremes. Experience has taught me not to stress too much when raising chicks, they are so much more adaptable them many believe. True of most animals, I think.

"Warmer" week ahead.

 

[chiques chicks]

@OneFineAcre

You're goats are really nice. I may have to pick your brain when I get mine. I'll stress over them just like I did when I got poultry until I figure out what they really need, not just what the book writers say.

 

[OneFineAcre]

@OneFineAcre

You're goats are really nice. I may have to pick your brain when I get mine. I'll stress over them just like I did when I got poultry until I figure out what they really need, not just what the book writers say.

Thanks
We work really hard to take good care of them
I'll help all I can

 

[chiques chicks]

A somewhat productive weekend has passed. I managed to get all the posts in for the goat pen. Being in my mid 50's and using a one man auger, it was challenging setting 8 6 inch posts alone. Plus a lot of cross pieces
Burned up a cheap chainsaw and bought a better one, cut up about a cord of wood, still didn't split it, but got the splitter running. I silted myself by not getting wood prepared this year, so I guesss I'll be buying more fuel oil and save what I have for the worst weeks.

Sold 8 chickens, including a rooster, and a pair of turkeys who got spared their coming fate by people who needed them for breeding. A very nice lady on BYC who travels across the state every few months provides transportation for some of us moving which makes it great since our state is an 8 hour drive end to end. Some people are just amazing! Of course I give her huge discounts for all she does for everyone (like a free turkey and free Swedish flower hen).

Have a great week everyone!

 

[chiques chicks]

The people at tractor supply just stared at me when I threw 12 6 inch wood posts on the roof rack on my jeep and secured them with two straps and said " they'll ride ". They did.

They all know me there. It's also only 3 miles away.

 

[chiques chicks]

It's obvious fall has set in. I lost five birds to predation the other week. Probably hawks, as they just disappeared, all young or weak. Life with large open runs. Fortunately none were primary breeding stock.

Spent the weekend processing five turkey for various people for thanksgiving. Down to my winter flock of four for breeding next year. Realty impressed with the size in this years bourbon red. Live weights in the mid twenties on rooms @ 6 months.

Goat shed is mostly done, they should be coming this week, but I still have fencing to complete. My neighbor works a mile or two from where I'm getting the goats, so they offered to pick them up after work. I have them two turkeys for thanksgiving. They picked up straw for me on their last trip to a friends farm. I gave them chicken eggs for their friends who won't eat duck eggs. They bring me homebrew ( they make some excellent beer). They borrow my tools as needed.Country life of helping each other, not keeping track of imposed value. And people wonder why I like it here.

 

[Hens and Roos]

looks like your progress is going good!

Winter started here by us this weekend- ended up with 4.1" of snow.....sure makes everything interesting!

 

[chiques chicks]

The goats are here! The goats are here!

Put them in their new home and they went straight to the hay.

Skittish, as expected, but seem content to eat their hay for now.

I finished about half of their yard this afternoon, have to run to tsc later to get the rest of the supplies to finish the remainder tomorrow so I can let them outside. Previous owner was feeding hay and sweet feed, not sure I if I will supplement with much feed, as they are wethers. They are right around 9 weeks old,

Sheldon and Leonard. Now to decide which is which!