What did you do with your flock today?

[Luv Ducks]

I'm still laughing about the poor doggy getting chased by Forrest!

It looks like you guys are getting kissed by the gods at that lookout! Just beautiful

We have cloudy skies again today...so far most of the storms have been passing over us without sharing their rain...but I still love it. Fingers crossed for rain today...I emptied one of our rain harvesting tanks this morning to water the garden...some of my plants said they couldn't wait on the chance of rain. All but two of our tanks are empty again, so a refill sure would be nice!

I've been making plans with my kids to go visit all the grandparents this year and that's coming up in September or October. We've been talking about a three week road trip with just me and the girls. The girls get to plan the route and where we stop to sightsee on the drive. Me and hubbies parents are all in their 80's. All still very very healthy and strong...but Jim's mom's memory is starting to slip enough to worry people, and I haven't gotten to see my mom in person in three years now. Hubby says he's done with road trips so this one's a girls only one.

So I stopped adding eggs to my incubator on the 31st. Was going to stop at the end of June but had a lady call wanting babies in August. I need to work hard if I'm going to get everything done and ready for my absence though.
After this ladies picked up her babies and chickens, I'll have to see if I can sell the rest of the roosters I'm not keeping and a few of the call ducks. If not, then I'll call around and see if anyone wants them...if not they have to go in the freezer. I try not to get attached until I'm sure we're keeping them...but I find that hard. It's like the two drake's I know I don't want to keep... they've never been handled or cuddled and they follow me around and nibble on my feet. They're actually trying to be punks and attack me...but they're so damn cute about it that I rather adore them! Their version of attacking feels like kisses

If I'm lucky, the fellow from the White mountains will be able to swing down and pick up any unsold birds. He has a couple amazing bird aviaries. Can't call them pens because my whole house would fit in them...lol. He's in love with my chickens and ducks and so far always wants more. He sends me videos of the birds playing that I really enjoy.

So happy to hear about your planned road trip my friend. I am a Grandmother and it would absolutely devastate me not to see my Grandchildren for three years. They live five minutes away and I am soooooo Blessed. I took care of my Mom and she lived 35 days of being 97. I was soooooo Blessed to be able to do that too. I know plenty of people that live the distance from family but I was such a Mom and Pops daughter that the 20 minutes away from me was too far for me let alone another state. Good luck with your road trip planning and I hope that you enjoy your visit.

 

[TropicalBabies]

Absolutely beautiful pictures!!! It is going to be 92 here today and our humidity is terrible. I had to put my big Muscovy Duck in Drake jail with my other two as he would not leave my Rouen ducks alone and one is almost bald under her wings. She looked so bad and I did not realize it until he flapped her wings up. Bad Oscar!!! I think someone is slipping them viagra when I am not looking, lol.

Have you tried saddles? I'm about to put some on due to pre molt mating pattern balding lol

 

[Luv Ducks]

Have you tried saddles? I'm about to put some on due to pre molt mating pattern balding lol

No I have not tried them and they are so big that I don't know if I would even be able to get them on them. I figured separating them for right now would be the best thing as they look like they are molting too. Thanks for the advice though.

 

[Luv Ducks]

@ChicksnMore I love your little ducky coop ♡ I'm just all about the charm of this whole adventure and that coop about sums it up. Obvious there are artists in your ohana ♡♡♡
I level my coops the same way, I did not do foundations so after the chickens find hot spot for bugs I have to re-level or doors don't work. Chickens always seemed to be a temporary- wait and see how it goes‐ kind of thing... obviously staying. I do have to use a big ol Hawaiian O'o to do the lifting as my coops have expanded.

@kurbh22 OMG! Cockerels do the dumbest stuff. I'm sure they were escaping some imagined danger to get themselves hidden and wedged like that. I hope they recover... I'm sure they will with some extra basics and comfort and calm. ♡
With the flakey person. Sorry. I log people in my phone with reminders, so if I choose to engage again I know what I am dealing with. Mostly I found that there are just people like that and they don't change, they will do exact same thing if you give them another chance... it's like insane making lol. Your chickens have someone better around the corner I'm sure. Lots of pressure when you have too many boys but breathe ♡♡♡ It will happen.

@Luv Ducks what I this red light?! Ohio has a fairly big predator load yes- Amazon view or not... ? Sounds pretty amazing.

@FBMcrazy too fun. Good man.

The Red lights flashing at night might just be VooDoo as some people say they do nothing. The company name is NiteGuard and it says Solar underneath the name brand on the devices. I believe I did find them on Amazon. I have had raccoon tracks as close as my front yard in my ditch that had water in it last week. I have less than a half acre yard so the distance was not far from my duck pen which sits against the back of my house. My not too distant two neighbors that have Chickens and Ducks both have lost some of their flocks to raccoons and I have not so I credit it to either God Smiling on my flock or those devices I have on all three sides of my pen except of course on the house which the pen is up against.

 

[TropicalBabies]

No I have not tried them and they are so big that I don't know if I would even be able to get them on them. I figured separating them for right now would be the best thing as they look like they are molting too. Thanks for the advice though.

I don't know ducks at all so sorry if I spoke out of turn. I just love them and wanted to gush is all lol

 

[ChicksnMore]

OMGeeze! It's a wonder yall found em much less they are ok! That's carazy!
I hate u hadnt been feeling well!!! This heat is awful!

Yeah same here...I was holding the cochin babies in living room and first time in a year got pooped on right on the chest! Ewwww! I said yuck get me something and he said "u r covered in chickens and wonder why u get crapped on!"
Men don't get it LOLOL
They my babies!!! Lololololololol

Rofl...it's good to know I'm not the only one who doesn't mind getting pooped on occasionally! Hubbies should change more diapers and they'd get it!

So happy to hear about your planned road trip my friend. I am a Grandmother and it would absolutely devastate me not to see my Grandchildren for three years. They live five minutes away and I am soooooo Blessed. I took care of my Mom and she lived 35 days of being 97. I was soooooo Blessed to be able to do that too. I know plenty of people that live the distance from family but I was such a Mom and Pops daughter that the 20 minutes away from me was too far for me let alone another state. Good luck with your road trip planning and I hope that you enjoy your visit.

I've missed my family like crazy over the years. Mine are all in Washington state and hubbies are all in Montana. We usually see them every year...but the last few years were...um... special? That's the nicest word I can find for it all

 

[TropicalBabies]

I've been making plans with my kids to go visit all the grandparents this year and that's coming up in September or October. We've been talking about a three week road trip with just me and the girls. The girls get to plan the route and where we stop to sightsee on the drive. Me and hubbies parents are all in their 80's. All still very very healthy and strong...but Jim's mom's memory is starting to slip enough to worry people, and I haven't gotten to see my mom in person in three years now. Hubby says he's done with road trips so this one's a girls only one.

That sounds absolutely awesome! Love the girl time and glad you have a reliable person to man the home front. Big relief.

Do you have a cabinet incubator? If so, what brand? I picked up a used one and have not fired it up yet as I wanted to make a whole station. Anywho, looking to glean info.

 

[Luv Ducks]

I don't know ducks at all so sorry if I spoke out of turn. I just love them and wanted to gush is all lol

You are fine my Dear. My huge Muscovy Duck weighs about 15 pounds and has really big claws. They do make duck saddles but I think he would just shred them to pieces with his big claws while climbing onto her back and hanging on for dear life.

 

[Luv Ducks]

Rofl...it's good to know I'm not the only one who doesn't mind getting pooped on occasionally! Hubbies should change more diapers and they'd get it!

I've missed my family like crazy over the years. Mine are all in Washington state and hubbies are all in Montana. We usually see them every year...but the last few years were...um... special? That's the nicest word I can find for it all

I forget, where are you in the world? Is it Idaho? Sorry if I got that wrong.

 

[TropicalBabies]

The Red lights flashing at night might just be VooDoo as some people say they do nothing. The company name is NiteGuard and it says Solar underneath the name brand on the devices. I believe I did find them on Amazon. I have had raccoon tracks as close as my front yard in my ditch that had water in it last week. I have less than a half acre yard so the distance was not far from my duck pen which sits against the back of my house. My not too distant two neighbors that have Chickens and Ducks both have lost some of their flocks to raccoons and I have not so I credit it to either God Smiling on my flock or those devices I have on all three sides of my pen except of course on the house which the pen is up against.

That is awesome. We have next to 0 predators here- pretty much just dogs but we lose plenty to dogs forsure. I read all of the post on byc of how tricky and brutal coon, weasels, fox's etc are. Such a battle. I think it is awesome that they have worked perfectly well. (Touch wood ♡)