daisychick
Overrun with beasties
. Great news! You will be brushing goats in no time.
Mamaboid-Bad day turned out a whole lot better than it could have.
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. Great news! You will be brushing goats in no time.
daisychick
Overrun with beasties
We go by size on the meat birds, some take 8 weeks some types take 14 weeks. Are they the "fast Cornish" ??
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Mamaboid
Loving the herd life
Sold them as Straight run white meat chicks. Have no idea what that means.daisychick said:
I just figured for 95 cents a piece, I couldn't go too far wrong. Even an old tough rooster can make great chicken soup. I guess we will just see how they grow and play it by ear. The only thing that is set in stone is that I will not be feeding them over next winter. Up til then, who knows.- Thread starter
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Mamaboid
Loving the herd life
Well, here it is, the middle of the night, and here I am again. Wide awake. Hmmm wonder why? Oh yeh, I remember now, I SLEPT ALL DAY. The Dr. told me to try doubling up on my allergy meds for a couple days to see if it helped with my bronchial thingy I have going. It didn't help with the allergies, but it knocked me for a loop. I literally slept this entire day away. Woke up twice when the phone rang, talked for a bit, went to potty, and laid right back down and right back to sleep. Slept until DH got home at 6pm, and now I am not the least bit sleepy. SIGH So tomorrow I will be dead all day again. NOT gonna sleep tho, gonna make myself stay awake. I am like a baby with my days and nights mixed up. SIGH
OK, enough grumbling.
So, DH doesn't have to work at all this weekend, so he is gonna start on the chick house, and the new kidding pens. I think he is looking forward to building them. He loves his busman's holidays. He is a carpenter/contractor and builds all week. Then on the weekends, he "plays" at his favorite past time......building things. I love it. He is going to build me a milking stand also. I am still thinking I may milk Elsie when we wean the kids, I am healing pretty fast, and may be able to do it.
I am very pleased with Elizabeth the last few days, she is finally starting to catch up to her brother and sister. She is finally playing and bouncing a bit and acting like she feels good. I have no idea what her problem was/is, but am very glad she seems to have gotten through it. She was never sick, just .....off.... She is actually only about half the size of her brother, gotta weigh them again this weekend. Elijah is a little tank. Erin is almost as big as her brother too. They have all started fainting. They run, get all riled up, and overwhelm themselves, and boom, down they go. It is the funniest thing in the world to watch. I just giggle at them.
I have sold 12 dozen eggs this week, and the chickens are laying great guns. The only bad thing is, they are not all laying in the hen house. We have tried putting them on lockdown, putting new material in the nests, golf balls, leaving eggs in nests, and everything else we can think of, but they insist on laying in the hay bales, and in the goat pens, and we have one who insists on laying in the dog pen in the back yard, inside the dog house. Sooooo we just gather them up from all the different places and have our own egg hunts every day. Can't wait for the guineas to start hiding eggs. Speaking of that, when do guineas start to lay? This is their first year, they are only a year old. I know they are seasonal layers, but not sure when they start. I want to find some males somewhere, since I have only females. Not by choice, but dumb luck.
Well, just because I cannot sleep doesn't mean I have to go on forever, so I am gonna quit for now, try to go to sleep. I want to try to get some new pics of the kids tomorrow (later today) if it doesn't rain, and I should really be able to open my eyes to do that. Have a great day all.
BJ
OK, enough grumbling.
So, DH doesn't have to work at all this weekend, so he is gonna start on the chick house, and the new kidding pens. I think he is looking forward to building them. He loves his busman's holidays. He is a carpenter/contractor and builds all week. Then on the weekends, he "plays" at his favorite past time......building things. I love it. He is going to build me a milking stand also. I am still thinking I may milk Elsie when we wean the kids, I am healing pretty fast, and may be able to do it.
I am very pleased with Elizabeth the last few days, she is finally starting to catch up to her brother and sister. She is finally playing and bouncing a bit and acting like she feels good. I have no idea what her problem was/is, but am very glad she seems to have gotten through it. She was never sick, just .....off.... She is actually only about half the size of her brother, gotta weigh them again this weekend. Elijah is a little tank. Erin is almost as big as her brother too. They have all started fainting. They run, get all riled up, and overwhelm themselves, and boom, down they go. It is the funniest thing in the world to watch. I just giggle at them.
I have sold 12 dozen eggs this week, and the chickens are laying great guns. The only bad thing is, they are not all laying in the hen house. We have tried putting them on lockdown, putting new material in the nests, golf balls, leaving eggs in nests, and everything else we can think of, but they insist on laying in the hay bales, and in the goat pens, and we have one who insists on laying in the dog pen in the back yard, inside the dog house. Sooooo we just gather them up from all the different places and have our own egg hunts every day. Can't wait for the guineas to start hiding eggs. Speaking of that, when do guineas start to lay? This is their first year, they are only a year old. I know they are seasonal layers, but not sure when they start. I want to find some males somewhere, since I have only females. Not by choice, but dumb luck.
Well, just because I cannot sleep doesn't mean I have to go on forever, so I am gonna quit for now, try to go to sleep. I want to try to get some new pics of the kids tomorrow (later today) if it doesn't rain, and I should really be able to open my eyes to do that. Have a great day all.
BJ
elevan
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My guineas are laying and they are only 9 months old. I think they start laying the Spring after they are hatched.
I had chickens laying in the hay too so I decided to give them a nest box near where they wanted to lay in the barn. Worked like a charm. Keeps them out of the goat's hay rack but still allows them to lay in the barn. I think the coop is just too busy for some of my girls. The favored nest box does have a traffic jam quite often
I had chickens laying in the hay too so I decided to give them a nest box near where they wanted to lay in the barn. Worked like a charm. Keeps them out of the goat's hay rack but still allows them to lay in the barn. I think the coop is just too busy for some of my girls. The favored nest box does have a traffic jam quite often
RPC
Overrun with beasties
I hate when I can't sleep but I have never had my days mixed up like that. Good luck I hope you can stay awake today and feel better. Your hubby seems pretty nice building you all that stuff. See guys aren't always bad like some ladies like to think. LOL
Queen Mum
N.E.R.D.
You are getting sleepy, sleepy... Oh wait, it's day time! You are feeling alive and awake and alert. Your day will be full of energy and tonight you will sleep like a baby (every three hours you will wake up and want a bottle.) tee hee.
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Mamaboid
Loving the herd life
Queen Mum said:
Well since my "allergies" have turned into a rotten old stinkin cold, and I feel like crap, depending on what you are putting in those bottles, that might work.
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Mamaboid
Loving the herd life
Hey all.
Well, I managed to stay awake most of the day,even though I feel rotten. I am sneezin, coughing, and with my incisions, that does NOT make a pleasant day. So, I decided to let the goats out of their pens onto the pond bank, and I took a few pics. So here are the "goats on the golf course" pics.
I call this one "MOM!!!"
Our little Jack Russell, Spike, has to 'help' his daddy do everything...here he is helping to make sure the new milking stand is good and sturdy. There was no coaching done here he did this all on his own. It absolutely cracked me up and I was lucky enough to be sitting where I could snap his pic with the cell.
Well I guess that will be enough for tonight. Hope everybody had a great weekend, and hope you have a great week.
BJ
ETA: My egg basket tonight
Well, I managed to stay awake most of the day,even though I feel rotten. I am sneezin, coughing, and with my incisions, that does NOT make a pleasant day. So, I decided to let the goats out of their pens onto the pond bank, and I took a few pics. So here are the "goats on the golf course" pics.
I call this one "MOM!!!"
Our little Jack Russell, Spike, has to 'help' his daddy do everything...here he is helping to make sure the new milking stand is good and sturdy. There was no coaching done here he did this all on his own. It absolutely cracked me up and I was lucky enough to be sitting where I could snap his pic with the cell.
Well I guess that will be enough for tonight. Hope everybody had a great weekend, and hope you have a great week.
BJ
ETA: My egg basket tonight
fortheloveofgoats
Overrun with beasties
What great pictures. Thank you for sharing. Spike is too cute. It looks like he was also enjoying the sun. 
I hope that the coughing and sneezing stop soon. Take care, and thank you for the updates and beautiful pictures. 
I hope that the coughing and sneezing stop soon. Take care, and thank you for the updates and beautiful pictures. 
