FarmerChick
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God is good, beer is great, people are crazy.
simple fact in life!
simple fact in life!
Bee~ Journal of then...
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Beekissed
Mountain Sage
As I type this note from my hospital bed in the recovery room.......
dragonlaurel
Improvising a more SS life
Hope it's nothing serious. What happened? Hope you are feeling better fast. 
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Beekissed
Mountain Sage
No, no!!! I was merely pulling FCs leg! You know, if I have to deal with one more annoyingly ignorant person, I will slide down a bannister of razor blades.....? Then FC posted and I implied that I had had to take the bannister ride.........get it?dragonlaurel said:
Well, it seemed kind of funny when it popped into my empty head.......
No offense, FC.....just joshin' ya!
me&thegals
A Major Squash & Pumpkin Lover
I might be misunderstanding, but be careful on the width. If you go too narrow (less than 1 3/8"), the bees will "bridge" all the comb together. If you go too wide between bars (more than 1 1/2"), then will probably just build multiple bars per comb and it gets difficult to inspect. Just a thought.Beekissed said:
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Beekissed
Mountain Sage
Today was beautiful! And the rest of the week is supposed to follow suit, so I'm hoping to get a bunch of last minute things done this week.
Today I put plastic over leaky windows and was all rearing to finish a list of other great little chores when I got drop in visitors.......
Saturdays are always risky for this kind of interruption!
So I had this lady from my church trying to force my sheep to come to her and eat out of her hand~it was mildly amusing watching her dress flapping in the wind while my sheep ran this way and that! As she is mincing through my orchard in her dress shoes, I finally had to redirect her to the chicken coop to give my poor sheep a rest from being terrorized by a big, blue flapping dress.
Sorry, should not make fun but it struck me as a visually amusing sight to watch city folk try to interact with farm animals without stepping in poop!
She asked some pretty silly questions about the chickens and it always amazes me that someone can get that old without knowing these things....I know about computers, restuarants, hotels, riding the subway and other city slicker things, so why in the world don't they know about chickens, sheep and cows? I mean, when I was old enough to read, I read every animal book in the school library!
Still......funny but mildly irking to have my chore rhythm come to a slamming halt to entertain surprise guests. You guys ever have your little homesteading chore list cut short to entertain unexpected guests? Am I totally off base to feel a little...well, a little impatient because I have been waiting all week to do these things and the day got away from me?
dragonlaurel
Improvising a more SS life
2 questions:
Did she recognize if know if your girls were sheep or goats?
Did she know that roosters are optional if you want eggs?
Those two answers can help to know if she is hopeless, or just uninformed.
Did she recognize if know if your girls were sheep or goats?
Did she know that roosters are optional if you want eggs?
Those two answers can help to know if she is hopeless, or just uninformed.
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She thought my sheep were a ram and a ewe and asked how I was going to breed them? 
If they were, indeed, a ram and a ewe, wouldn't this be quite obvious?
Her husband, who is a general know it all, claims they were too young to breed and will need help with lambing "their first time" as ALL sheep do! The man never farmed a sheep in his life!
She asked why the some of the hens were on the top roosts and some on the bottom. Well, heck, there isn't room for all of them on the top roost! She asked if the rooster gets to choose who roosts next to him. She asked if she could come over from where she lives 2 1/2 hours away when the sheep start lambing so she "could help" (she is a nurse). She asked what each color of hen was "for"......as if each color/breed was for a different purpose? Not sure what she meant about that one! She asked why the hens were moving away from her when she tried to pet them.
She asked why the sheep wouldn't let her pet them~I had already told her that I couldn't even pet them most of the time and they were shy around strangers. She asked what the sheep were FOR? Again, not sure if she knows people actually eat sheep or what. I had already explained these were hair sheep and were not good for wool production.
She even seemed quite enthralled that the dogs could be petted and liked her attention. Where in the world was this woman raised, you might ask? Right here in WV, Greenbrier County. A rural, farming community.
She had many questions that maybe a child would ask but seemed a little silly coming from a 54 yr. old woman.
If they were, indeed, a ram and a ewe, wouldn't this be quite obvious? Her husband, who is a general know it all, claims they were too young to breed
and will need help with lambing "their first time" as ALL sheep do! The man never farmed a sheep in his life! She asked why the some of the hens were on the top roosts and some on the bottom. Well, heck, there isn't room for all of them on the top roost!
She asked if the rooster gets to choose who roosts next to him. She asked if she could come over from where she lives 2 1/2 hours away when the sheep start lambing so she "could help" (she is a nurse). She asked what each color of hen was "for"......as if each color/breed was for a different purpose? Not sure what she meant about that one! She asked why the hens were moving away from her when she tried to pet them. She asked why the sheep wouldn't let her pet them~I had already told her that I couldn't even pet them most of the time and they were shy around strangers. She asked what the sheep were FOR? Again, not sure if she knows people actually eat sheep or what. I had already explained these were hair sheep and were not good for wool production.
She even seemed quite enthralled that the dogs could be petted and liked her attention. Where in the world was this woman raised, you might ask? Right here in WV, Greenbrier County. A rural, farming community.
She had many questions that maybe a child would ask but seemed a little silly coming from a 54 yr. old woman.
dragonlaurel
Improvising a more SS life
Bee- Don't tell me you missed your chance to enlighten the city slicker about country life. You should have told her:
"She asked what the sheep were FOR?
Just tell her that
"the lawn mower broke and you always thought sheep were so pretty anyway. The grass is nice and green, since you got them. You know some people eat lamb, but you think you'll wait till the frost kills the grass since they're doing such a good job."
"We don't have to breed them- the male does that himself."
"The Ram will grow horns when he is old enough to breed. That why they call them "horny".
Maybe she thought layers were different colors than meat chickens.
"The hens that are in the mood for lovin' roost on the high perch to signal the rooster".
Did this help any? We gotta do our part to educate these people.
the city slicker about country life. You should have told her:"She asked what the sheep were FOR?
Just tell her that
"the lawn mower broke and you always thought sheep were so pretty anyway. The grass is nice and green, since you got them. You know some people eat lamb, but you think you'll wait till the frost kills the grass since they're doing such a good job."
"We don't have to breed them- the male does that himself."
"The Ram will grow horns when he is old enough to breed. That why they call them "horny".
Maybe she thought layers were different colors than meat chickens.
"The hens that are in the mood for lovin' roost on the high perch to signal the rooster".
Did this help any? We gotta do our part to educate these people.
