Wannabefree...guess what I got in the mail today!?!?!?!?

[FarmerJamie]

Had a wonderful evening! It made my whole week. The company was great, I love Pinky's family! They are very sweet people, and I had more fun tonight sitting having dinner outside on such a beautiful afternoon with good company, than I have had in a long while. I'd love to do it again sometime!! Had a blast! Thanks Pinky for bringing the folks over, hope your dad enjoys his variety of jams!

very cool

 

[BarredBuff]

Excellent!

 

[Wannabefree]

Just went and picked up the Cream Legbars from the post office. They seem to be pretty healthy. The roo looks like he might have a neck issue, maybe from being cramped up in that little box for 3 days...I'll keep a watch on him. They are SUPER sweet! I have them temporarily housed in the greenhouse until I can get their new coop built (hopefully)by this afternoon. They are indeed ADORABLE! I'm about to go gather up supplies and tools and get to work. I will post pics later on Have to figure out design for their coop when I see what I have out there to work with. Thankfully the neighbors have some excess shingles as well...we'll just see what I can come up with with all the scrap material. I'm EXCITED!

 

[BarredBuff]

We got new kids as well! 2 Goslings, and 9 Turkeys!!! Congratulations!

 

[moolie]

Glad you had a great evening, I love reading about member get togethers

Definitely keep us up to date (and post photos!) with your legbar progress

 

[pinkfox]

We a LOVELY evening, realy enjoyed it! and dads super exicted about his jam, youll be getting care package requests on the jam LOL.
realy excited about your Cream Legbar Project i took a peek at the greenfire farm page and am also kinda inlove with the rhodebars too lol.

 

[Wannabefree]

Pinky I liked the rhodebars as well, but the legbars were just too cute! Your dad will get whatever he wants. I don't really have a "dad", so I can spoil him instead

Buffy that's awesome kid! WOOT!!!

moolie, I wish we could meet too! I think a big get together would be the awesomest, between all of us SS folks!!

I didn't get very far on the coop. There was a bunch of things piled on top of all the necessary material, and DH had ALL the dang tools, mine included, so I had no choice but to wait. I scoured the internet for designs while I (impatiently) waited. We just got the materials home, and found DD's old bunny had passed away He was such a good boy too. Good breeder, FAST, and reliable. Literally 2 seconds, and you could count on him having done a good job. DH is out there burying him now. He went out fast, about 4 or 5 days, so not a lot of suffering, but he had gotten so very skinny, and I am glad he went quickly. Gonna miss the little guy He was the very first bunny on the farm....

Anyway. I guess tomorrow morning I will get all the materials laid out, cut and start building. I think I am going with an ark type tractor for these guys, SUPER secure, and large enough to house a dozen, but max out at 8 to make sure they have plenty of space. I have found that to be the key to healthy birds when confined to a coop type area. Of course, it will be moved daily, and cleaned often, but still. I have plenty of supplies left over for the build, possibly enough to build two. If I have enough for two, I will get the Dels squared away in one as well...something I should have done 3 years ago. Then I can have the pure breeds and a mutt or guinea layer flock for our eggs. We like guinea eggs, as that is technically the first birds we had.

 

[BarredBuff]

I got to build me a guinea coop soon Sorry about the bunny, I had one like it that those dang dogs got.

Them Geese are just KYOOT!!! You should get some!!

 

[FarmerJamie]

Glad you had a great evening, I love reading about member get togethers

Definitely keep us up to date (and post photos!) with your legbar progress

What moolie said.

 

[pinkfox]

i love my geese too! theres somehting about them...though they are kinda annoyingwhen im tryingto clip buny nails and there trying to eat my hair or "help" by nbbling on bunny ears lol.

sounds GREAT on the arc!
Sorry about the bun, but he was bright eyed and not displaying signs of pain so at least he whent quick and seems peacefully. she did a great job with him and she should be proud *hugs*