Recent content by NanaK

From some notes I took here from @Chooks man Sorry I do not have the post numbers in my notes. yeah there isa lot marans trait we can select for as chicks ; 1) type = we keep a chunky chick and we cull the skinny one. 2) less white possible ( only under the bally and chest ,tip of they wings...

Yes, interesting. Cutie that it is! I thought it was a bit dark for splash. I'm curious to watch it grow! I thought I had a hen laying soft shell eggs, kept finding egg goo in the nest. Came in one day to find a HUGE rat snake all curled up in the nest box. He could not quite swallow the eggs...

I'm sorry Jacin. :hugs Last week I lost my 11 yr old Buff Orp. Mama Bird was the last member of my very first group of birds. I hated loosing her. 😭 She was never sick, always a gentle soul and a great broody.

All are cuties! :love Curious. In the last pic, the chick to the left, standing, looking at the camera...it's a splash? Isn't it's color a bit different? Hope you get that egg thief! Any suspicions?

I've gotten everything planted in the veg garden and it's coming along pretty good. I'll still be planting some pickling cucumbers when the green peas are finished. Been keeping those picked and have some in the freezer. The heat will take them out soon. Had to start the top trellising for...

I have not posted here in a while, I think I'm all caught up! You're not kidding. :th Beautiful picture! It needs to be framed. Mother nature can paint some great ones!

Over the last week or so I have blanched and frozen 6 qts of green peas. Just starting to pick blueberries. I am freezing them as I pick. DH asked me how many I ate while picking? I'll never tell! :plbb

Yesterday evening I grabbed a jar of home canned tomatoes and made some rice and tomatoes. The tomatoes were mostly Black Krim. Can't wait to get that first fresh one this year for a sandwich or grilled burger! We have also been picking and freezing green peas so had some of those with...

Kind of looks like the hiney of a layer to me! :lol: Positive thinking. What color is this one's leg band?

Sadly I think these things happen everywhere. I've seen some of the same issues too. For a while now DH and I have been seeing the same Dr or her associate. We have to drive 1 1/2 hrs one way. It is a rural coastal community and both Dr are from there and plan to stay. Best thing is they...

Media can be so insensitive just to have a catchy sounding headline. Definitely not funny to those headed to the unemployment line. :(

I move my broodies to an area separate from my flock. I try to watch to make sure broodies leave the nest for at least a few min per day to eat and poop. Most days they dust bath also. After I see she is going out I don't watch her as close. I do leave a small waterer near her nest but I do...

Thankfully the rain did not beat up the garden too bad. I did have to wrap some bean vines back on the trellis. Tomatoes are starting to get tall so I pushed some vines into the weaving. I noticed something ate the top of a few zinnia seedlings. I suspect an insect.

Rained almost all day yesterday. Several heavy down pours into the evening. More coming today. The flowers just planted look good. I will go down to the garden shortly and check on things. Hope it didn't beat things up too bad. :fl

I mostly see box turtles here but do see snappers sometimes. I scoop them up with a wide flat shovel and release them near a canal. Not touching those guys! Yes they get big.