Latestarter's ramblings/musings/gripes and grumbles.

[Bruce]

But you never figured out what those sores were or how they occurred?

Sorry you are getting the rain that we need. You have outside projects to complete. Hope your body gets fixed up so you can do them.

 

[Baymule]

We sure needed the rain and are grateful for every drop we got. That racheted up the humidity, no breeze, just stand still and get soaked with sweat. Joe, I hope you get to feeling better. But we are supposed to have a rainy weekend, so take some time off.

 

[Latestarter]

My aches and pains improve a bit daily. I need to move to keep from stiffening up, but keep feet legs elevated to keep swelling down. Kinda at odds with each other Looks like a few days of potential wet weather are about to grace us with their presence. It is almost totally dead dry here right now. Fred very nicely gifted me some rye grass seed but I don't want to risk putting it down if we're gonna get heavy rains with the associated run off. The soil is so dry, the rain will not soak in initially and all that seed would go to waste... just wash right away.

So I got the last of that bacon cooked up along with hand grated hash browns with chopped onions and deli sliced American cheese, topped with a couple of over easy eggs. Very tasty. Don't know if I mentioned but I picked up a couple more (5) 4-5month old hens. No eggs yet. If they don't start pretty soon, I'll prob be waiting till spring. Lucky me... have to feed and water them all winter with no return...

I'll try to get a couple of pics of PB&J to show her healing. Normally have my hands (and brain) full when I head out to the goats and never remember the camera. I still have no idea what caused the sores... I don't see a need to bring her to a vet as they seem to be healing on their own, and aside from them, she seems completely normal...

Was watching the Thursday night football game. Feeling kinda bad for the Browns and their fans. They seem to be a snake bit team. They always seem to make their own obstacles to success. Last I saw they were down 14 - 0 to the Jets. They were picked to win but I suspected the Jets were going to give them a lot more trouble than everyone thought.

 

[Latestarter]

Just looked at the radar and a huge blob of yellow and orange past me by to the west headed NE. green now and dying out. Yeah... sure looking good for some coming wetness.

 

[greybeard]

Was watching the Thursday night football game. Feeling kinda bad for the Browns and their fans. They seem to be a snake bit team. They always seem to make their own obstacles to success. Last I saw they were down 14 - 0 to the Jets. They were picked to win but I suspected the Jets were going to give them a lot more trouble than everyone thought.

Browns won. Tyrod Taylor left with a concussion right before halftime, and they brought Mayfield in as QB . He completed 17 of 23 passes for 201 yards in just over a half of play. Mayfield didn't throw any TD passes but caught one for 2 point conversion on a reverse.
I guess the rally possum that was in the stands worked.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Don't feel so rushed about the rye grass Joe, there was 1year I didn't get it out til the first part of November and it did fine....also, ya can hold a few pounds of seed back in the bag and have it on hand to toss out in spots where it gets washed here to there. I always hold some for after it warms up in Feb just in case and to get it growing before the Spring rains start in the wash areas to hold the ground.....I think your goats and you will like it....

 

[RollingAcres]

So I got the last of that bacon cooked up along with hand grated hash browns with chopped onions and deli sliced American cheese, topped with a couple of over easy eggs. Very tasty. Don't know if I mentioned but I picked up a couple more (5) 4-5month old hens. No eggs yet. If they don't start pretty soon, I'll prob be waiting till spring. Lucky me... have to feed and water them all winter with no return...

Sounded delicious except there's no pics to show us, so like @Baymule would say "no pics=no proof. No proof=did not happen".
What breed hens did you get?

My aches and pains improve a bit daily.

Good to hear it improves a bit daily.

 

[Bruce]

Sounded delicious except there's no pics to show us, so like @Baymule would say "no pics=no proof. No proof=did not happen".

Well then there were no calories involved!!

 

[Latestarter]

I like the no calories thought/idea... if only it were so! It was such a "basic" meal, I didn't really think pics were warranted... I got 2 BOs and 3 RIRs. Not sure of their exact ages. Advertised as 3-4 months old when I bought them, about a month ago... They are almost full sized, but still very thin/light, not "filled out" yet. They don't eat very much, still on the original 50# bag of feed, maybe 1/2 gone. I use a 3 gallon waterer, so that lasts about a week at a time. So really not all that much work. They are strictly inside birds, housed in my big out bldg, so no run/fencing and danger/threat from predation. I check them 2-3 times a day and they're just being chickens.

Watched the 2nd 1/2 of the Browns game. Was on here doing that post when Taylor got concussed and removed. Shame it took an injury to force Hue Jackson to get his a$$ out of his own way and get Mayfield in the game. What a difference in play between the 1st and 2nd half... like 2 different teams. I don't see any way he can put Mayfield "back in the box" he's been trying to keep him in after that performance. If he or Dorsey try, I think the fans will tar and feather them both and ride them out of town. Really happy for the Browns and their fans. They've waited for a win (and a decent team) for a long time! I think they now have both.

Next Thursday night game ought to be really good as well... Vikings vs Rams... I believe it to be a NFC Champ game preview. They are the #1 and #2 NFC teams. Actually, they could be the NFL's #1 and #2 teams...

 

[Mini Horses]

I picked up a couple more (5) 4-5month old hens. No eggs yet. If they don't start pretty soon, I'll prob be waiting till spring. Lucky me... have to feed and water them all winter with no return...

If heavy breed, you know 6 mos is usual for eggs. Last time I bought barred rock chicks they were July hatch. First eggs Jan 1. And they laid pretty good in winter! Many of mine are molting now -- what a site!! -- and some are not laying, some occasional. So you know the drill, eggs down feed still up. It appears (from the eggs) that the lighter breeds are laying better thru molt than the heavies. But, may be the stage they are in. Hey with 60, hard to know for sure. It's still pretty sure to tell by color of legs, combs, etc.

And no, you had not shared new hen news!