Rolling Acres - This and That

[Bruce]

I might leave the chicks in the sunroom for a couple of weeks first it's nice and warm in there.
How soon can I introduce the chicks to the one I have?

The earlier the better. Adult chickens don't see little chicks as competition for status or food. Could be your lone bird will be really happy to see the chicks, she's gotta be lonely in a flock of one.

Just how warm does it get in the sunroom?? Too hot is a problem. No way you will have any temps too cold in the summer. In fact Blooie (who started the MHP thread on BYC) stuck hers out in subfreezing temps at a few days old. I prefer to get my chicks in mid spring because they SHOULD start laying in the late fall and lay through their first winter. Of course all but one of the girls I got last year didn't read the rules, 5 of them started to lay, then quit. The one that started the latest laid through the winter. All the girls in the prior 2 batches (early/mid June 2012 and 2015) laid through their first winter.

 

[RollingAcres]

It's about 88 degrees in the sunroom right now.
I will have to make some kind of cage for the chicks to be in and the big one can see in.

 

[Latestarter]

Beautiful looking place you have there. Love the garden pics. Nice scenery to look at daily. Get the chicks ASAP if you want eggs this winter. They'll fledge out no problem before the cool weather hits you.

 

[RollingAcres]

Time for a little update.
Last Sunday we had a little birthday dinner for me at home. DSS, DSD, a couple of friends came and they brought food. I made baked ziti and hot sausages. It was good food and good company. Then later I went iut back to check on the cattle and noticed one of the fence post was pushed over slightly. Upon checking it, found out it was snapped off at the bottom. Looked like one of the cattle had been rubbing on it. So I ran in and asked DSS and my friend to help fix it.

This week DSS and his girlfriend came over and brought their zero turn mowers to help mow the lawn for us. We're very greatful for their help! And they also brought us some zucchinis, i didn't plant any this year. I'll be making some zucchini bread tomorrow since it will be a rainy day.

DS and I picked some blueberries yesterday after I got home. Then he decided to climb our pear tree and then the apple tree. My little monkey! Lol

I still didn't order the chicks yet. I do need to get them soon but I need to get things ready first. I have a few breed that I wanted but I also want to order one from the "mystery" order just to see what I get.

@Baymule I can't wait for these Painted Mountain corn to be ready!

 

[Baymule]

I've got to get busy and get my Painted Mountain planted, the Silver Queen is tasseling, so if I plant now, there will no cross pollination. The cornmeal makes the best cornbread!

 

[RollingAcres]

I've got to get busy and get my Painted Mountain planted, the Silver Queen is tasseling, so if I plant now, there will no cross pollination. The cornmeal makes the best cornbread!

I envy your long planting season but not the hot weather.
If we don't plant corn by June we probably won't get anything by fall.

Unfortunately I won't have that much to make cornmeal. A majority of my plants were eaten or trampled by critters.

 

[Mike CHS]

The seasons are one of the hardest for us to get used to. I had been in Zone 9 for most of my gardening years and we are now Zone 7. We lost almost 2 months of growing weather.

 

[Bruce]

@RollingAcres and I are playing our "world's tiniest violin" for you Mike

 

[RollingAcres]

Hahahaha

 

[Mike CHS]

But I'm building a hoop house type greenhouse this summer to get some of that time back.