Colowyo - grudgingly settling in :P
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I've seen chocolate rabbits, but never chocolate ducks. Are they solid, or hollow? 
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colowyo0809
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So, all the babies are out of the house. I put up a temp wall in the brooder in the main coop, to keep the meaties and the hammies seperated.
This first pic is of the hammies door. I think I need to make it bigger, I made it to high.
Picture of the side wall of the coop, I have their water bottle hanging on the hardware coop there.
Pic of the temp wall from their side
Pic of the hammies space.
Pic of the meaties door.
pic of the temp wall from the meaties side
pic of the water bottle in the meaties side
Pic of the meaties in their space
The meaties look kinda naked because they are they were in with the hammies in the beginning and the hammies are apparantly the mean girls of the brooder set 
This first pic is of the hammies door. I think I need to make it bigger, I made it to high.
Picture of the side wall of the coop, I have their water bottle hanging on the hardware coop there.
Pic of the temp wall from their side
Pic of the hammies space.
Pic of the meaties door.
pic of the temp wall from the meaties side
pic of the water bottle in the meaties side
Pic of the meaties in their space
The meaties look kinda naked because they are
they were in with the hammies in the beginning and the hammies are apparantly the mean girls of the brooder set glenolam
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FF - great idea on the duck house!! I would've never thought of that!
Colowyo - awesome pictures! I sure want meaties now....
Colowyo - awesome pictures! I sure want meaties now....
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colowyo0809
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I'm pretty sure two of them are yeahWifezilla said:
However, we are eating all five so it's no big Thanks glen! I kind of enjoy watching them grow, although I don't know if the hammies picking on them was just an us thing, or if this is a "every breed picks on the meaties" thing
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colowyo0809
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So, this is going to be an upper and a downer post. I will clearly mark which part is which so you can feel free to read just the upper if you want
UPPER!!!!!!
We have babies! It started out with one on monday, and two on thursday morning and then a fourth either last night or early this morning!! I'll post pics in a bit, if I can get them, momma is being a bit protective, prob due to the cold. We have two black ones and two yellow brown ones. It's wierd though, the yellow brown one that hatched yesterday looks alot like the EE when we got her, but this isn't one of her crosses. None of the eggs in this nest were hers so we dunno?! It's going to be fun, there are three potential fathers out there and 15 potential mothers (or so) of the four that have hatched The first babies that we hatched were easy because they all had cochin fathers, so the leg feathers gave them away but still 
babies!!
DOWNER ALERT!!!!!!
So, i would like to take this time to, well, not really rant, or soap box, but maybe get some things off my chest.
1. Having money sucks. Having money and not being able to do what you want/everything you need with it sucks even more. I need to get my teeth cleaned, on the left side since I got the right cleaned earlier this month, but no money right now. I have a tooth that needs a crown and I definitly don't have the money right now. Even with insurance, which will pay for half the crown bill, I don't have enough. We need to get decent dirt/soil out into the garden area so we can plant our garden this year, and it looks like that, and the seeds we bought, will have to wait until next year. Damnit. In fact, I need to call and cancel my potato order because I won't be able to afford the $40 for that which should come out in april! I need to get the hoop houses built, what with all the birds we have now, and the babies coming next month and all. I need to be able to move the hammies and the meaties out of the brooder and into the hoop houses/house by at least the middle of april, since the order of wyandottes and such comes the week before easter. Also, I need to get the khaki campbells out of their brooder so I can have that for the welsh harq's when they hatch in april. I just put in an order for the feed, and that sucked out most all of my extra paycheck. I don't know why I thought we would be ready for goats or pigs this year when we can barely handle chickens and ducks! At least, on the bright side, this type of feed bill doesn't happen (and shouldn't happen) on a regular basis. The majority of this one is going to the babies.
2. I've had to face up to the fact, once and for all, that we are never going to have children. CJ not only doesn't want any, he is violently opposed to having them. He's ok with being around other peoples kids for short periods at a time (mainly less than 24 hours ) but he refuses to have any of our own. His reasoning for this is that he is incredibly afraid that they might have problems i.e. adhd, autisim, celiacs, etc and he won't be able to handle it. Plus, he's incredibly afraid of making a mess of things. It was a really hard pill for me to swallow, as I love children and I know i would be a good parent. No, it wouldn't be easy, but it would be workable. And yes, I understand that right now we probably don't have the money for another mouth to feed anyways. However, between us and the inlaws i'm pretty sure we could get a handle on things. But, it doesn't matter because it's something that is never going to happen. *sigh*
3. I think I need to find a part time job. One that is relatively close to where I live, and where I only work two days a week (which would be the two days I have off, and who is looking for help on tuesdays and sundays?) I don't want to, but I don't think I really have much choice. Anything I can do to help bring in extra cash right now would probably be a good thing.
*sigh* everytime I think about money i start feeling hopeless. and then i start thinking about all the things i can't do that i need/want to because of the lack of said money and i feel even worse. i know things will get better, but sometimes i wonder when? peh, now i'm depressing myself. i'm going to go try and take pics of the new babies if mama will let me
to me!
UPPER!!!!!!
We have babies! It started out with one on monday, and two on thursday morning and then a fourth either last night or early this morning!! I'll post pics in a bit, if I can get them, momma is being a bit protective, prob due to the cold. We have two black ones and two yellow brown ones. It's wierd though, the yellow brown one that hatched yesterday looks alot like the EE when we got her, but this isn't one of her crosses. None of the eggs in this nest were hers so we dunno?!
It's going to be fun, there are three potential fathers out there and 15 potential mothers (or so) of the four that have hatched The first babies that we hatched were easy because they all had cochin fathers, so the leg feathers gave them away but still babies!!DOWNER ALERT!!!!!!
So, i would like to take this time to, well, not really rant, or soap box, but maybe get some things off my chest.
1. Having money sucks. Having money and not being able to do what you want/everything you need with it sucks even more. I need to get my teeth cleaned, on the left side since I got the right cleaned earlier this month, but no money right now. I have a tooth that needs a crown and I definitly don't have the money right now. Even with insurance, which will pay for half the crown bill, I don't have enough. We need to get decent dirt/soil out into the garden area so we can plant our garden this year, and it looks like that, and the seeds we bought, will have to wait until next year. Damnit. In fact, I need to call and cancel my potato order because I won't be able to afford the $40 for that which should come out in april! I need to get the hoop houses built, what with all the birds we have now, and the babies coming next month and all. I need to be able to move the hammies and the meaties out of the brooder and into the hoop houses/house by at least the middle of april, since the order of wyandottes and such comes the week before easter. Also, I need to get the khaki campbells out of their brooder so I can have that for the welsh harq's when they hatch in april. I just put in an order for the feed, and that sucked out most all of my extra paycheck. I don't know why I thought we would be ready for goats or pigs this year when we can barely handle chickens and ducks! At least, on the bright side, this type of feed bill doesn't happen (and shouldn't happen) on a regular basis. The majority of this one is going to the babies.
2. I've had to face up to the fact, once and for all, that we are never going to have children. CJ not only doesn't want any, he is violently opposed to having them. He's ok with being around other peoples kids for short periods at a time (mainly less than 24 hours
) but he refuses to have any of our own. His reasoning for this is that he is incredibly afraid that they might have problems i.e. adhd, autisim, celiacs, etc and he won't be able to handle it. Plus, he's incredibly afraid of making a mess of things. It was a really hard pill for me to swallow, as I love children and I know i would be a good parent. No, it wouldn't be easy, but it would be workable. And yes, I understand that right now we probably don't have the money for another mouth to feed anyways. However, between us and the inlaws i'm pretty sure we could get a handle on things. But, it doesn't matter because it's something that is never going to happen. *sigh*3. I think I need to find a part time job. One that is relatively close to where I live, and where I only work two days a week (which would be the two days I have off, and who is looking for help on tuesdays and sundays?) I don't want to, but I don't think I really have much choice. Anything I can do to help bring in extra cash right now would probably be a good thing.
*sigh* everytime I think about money i start feeling hopeless. and then i start thinking about all the things i can't do that i need/want to because of the lack of said money and i feel even worse. i know things will get better, but sometimes i wonder when? peh, now i'm depressing myself. i'm going to go try and take pics of the new babies if mama will let me
to me!
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this has nothing to do with lack of money
money is literally prioritize what is most important....and teeth are important so screw the potatoes LOL
you have a major life crisis in the making.
your SO and kids...this is the big elephant on your back and how you feel about it will affect your future. You just haven't come to terms yet with what is happenig. You will................
QUOTE: But, it doesn't matter because it's something that is never going to happen. *sigh************
it does matter to you.........take your time and think...nothing has to be decided tomorrow. but honestly if you don't live your life, then you might live a life of depression, resentment, loathing, emptiness, etc.
Hope it all works out best for you!!
money is literally prioritize what is most important....and teeth are important so screw the potatoes LOL
you have a major life crisis in the making.
your SO and kids...this is the big elephant on your back and how you feel about it will affect your future. You just haven't come to terms yet with what is happenig. You will................
QUOTE: But, it doesn't matter because it's something that is never going to happen. *sigh************
it does matter to you.........take your time and think...nothing has to be decided tomorrow. but honestly if you don't live your life, then you might live a life of depression, resentment, loathing, emptiness, etc.
Hope it all works out best for you!!
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FYI, you do not, and I repeat, you do not need dirt to plant a garden.
Get on your local Craigs list, print up flyers and post them, asking for the following items.
Note that you will do the picking up.
Cardboard
Newspaper
leaves
grass clippings
Old hay and straw bales
Manure
While you await the answers, bone up on lasagna beds and permaculture.
Layer as follows.
Cardboard and newspaper
Manure (can be hot and fresh at this layer)
then repeated layers of the rest of your organic materials.
Put a bit of dirt on top, regardless of its quality.
For potatoes, just put down a layer of cardboard, then plenty of leaves, hay and straw.
Plant taters in that, and keep adding mulch as they grow.
Get on your local Craigs list, print up flyers and post them, asking for the following items.
Note that you will do the picking up.
Cardboard
Newspaper
leaves
grass clippings
Old hay and straw bales
Manure
While you await the answers, bone up on lasagna beds and permaculture.
Layer as follows.
Cardboard and newspaper
Manure (can be hot and fresh at this layer)
then repeated layers of the rest of your organic materials.
Put a bit of dirt on top, regardless of its quality.
For potatoes, just put down a layer of cardboard, then plenty of leaves, hay and straw.
Plant taters in that, and keep adding mulch as they grow.
glenolam
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I have manure you can come and get....although I'm a little far away!
You are right - things will get better once you get past the low point.
ETA - This was the toast I ended my speech with at my sister's wedding. I recite it to myself whenever I'm feeling like we're going through those up and downs:
Separately, you are two special, remarkable people, but together you are complete. As you sit side by side through this roller coaster of life, remember to scream from the peaks, hold hands through the dips, laugh through the loop the loops, and enjoy every twist and turn.
You are right - things will get better once you get past the low point.
ETA - This was the toast I ended my speech with at my sister's wedding. I recite it to myself whenever I'm feeling like we're going through those up and downs:
Separately, you are two special, remarkable people, but together you are complete. As you sit side by side through this roller coaster of life, remember to scream from the peaks, hold hands through the dips, laugh through the loop the loops, and enjoy every twist and turn.
