Well...I will learn my lesson and remember to copy and paste as my entry gets large! I WILL REMEMBER! LOL HUH Prob not!
OK so anyway....
I will start with my BIG news. I'm getting a job again :D Most of you may remember that I used to work at a hotel at the front desk? Well, I put my app in to the hotel next door to the one I used to work at. The one I used to work at got sold and I didn't like the new owners so I left. I really miss it and we have been slowly going farther and farther in the hole so I really need to make some money here and pay for my chicken hobby (which I want to expand in the future) WHO KNOWS maybe I will get me some peachicks later! Not sure of the hours yet or anything but she called yesterday and told me I have the job...My X boss works there and she gave me a great reference. The only prob is, they already hired two girls before I applied and she doens't THINK they will work out so when one of them is gone she will call me...prob next week.
On to our predator prob...that would be my two dogs! My lovely (I LOVE THEM I REALLY DO) doggies...did I mention I loved them? Well, I didn't have the basement door shut tight (maybe Nicci didn't have the door shut tight) Either way, It was my own fault...I know to check the doors after Nic goes in the house. And I didn't. So Max bashed in the top of the Barred rock's babies cage and when I went in the house...prob hours later....both dogs ran upstairs FAST. I walked in and saw the cage bashed in and the chick gone :( I found feathers...lots offeathers but no blood, no bird. We looked everywhere! under every bed, even in the toilet, you just never know. We come to the conclusion that Max had ate her. Next day we hear Max down there barking...he normall does NOT bark at all. Look around...yup cubby's here...cats are both here. What IS he barking at? Hubby goes down there and says "carrie, Max is awfully interested in the couch"! I got all excited and we move the couch (we had moved it before to fine nothing) Nothing again...then we decide to move the book shelf (which is behind the couch...long story) and lo and behold there sits Lucky! Pick her up and she has a very sore foot and missing feathers but other than that she is good. No blood anywhere~! A few days later her one foot is green from bruising but she walks on it better. She and her silkie friend I added with her later then find a new home :D They love them and she emailed me a few times now saying they are fine and happy :D
YEsterday I added my 10 week old chicks to the wild hen house/run area for the first time. I have some video of that and lots of pics of the new girls/one boy additions. Here are a few of the hens to start:
These girls are now 17 weeks old! Isn't that crazy!? It doesn't seem like I have had chickens for 17 weeks already.
Here is Izzy. She will be one of the first girls to lay...she is a red sex link and she has a really red comb and waddles so she is getting close ;) I can't wait!
Here are three girls...from front to back...Maya (Easter Egger) Izzy again (sex link) and than Olivia (barred rock) You can see we are next to TWO apple trees LOL
Next we have the old girl Angel (Welsummer hen) I got her from a friend and she was bare backed when I got her from her rooster overmating her. Here is a before and after shot of her:
And then we have the new crew who are just 10 weeks old. There is Lily (splash Orpington) Lola (splash orp mixed), Shelby (Polish WCB) and Phoenix (Golden Phoenix) They are all so sweet! The others did pick at them but I stood gaurd with a stick and protected them while they were out. I have them in when I'm not out there. I just don't trust the big crew yet!
Here is Phoenix my Golden Phoenix Roo I hatched out from Kelly's eggs :D
Here is the four of them sticking together:
Here is one of the newest additions who are only 6 weeks old...(Silkie's) did not name them YET!
Well, I'm going to go upload that video so I can share it with you.
7 comments:
Sorry that you lost the first entry. That has happened to me a couple of times. Lucky was one lucky chick. Glad that it was ok. The other chicks have really grown and are so pretty now. But those apples taste good to them. Angel really made a good comeback. I hope your job comes through for you soon. Hugs, Helen
The poor chicken! Thank goodness it's okay. Bad Max! LOL
Missie
Oh that poor baby! My first Cocker, Kiley, got into a nest of baby rabbits once and didn't eat them, but he pulled them all over the yard and 2 of the 4 were dead. It just broke my heart, and 25 years later I still get sad thinking about it. I wonder if Max will try to go in there a lot more now that ne knows for sure what his prize will be? You can't really get mad at him though, hunting is their natural instinct.
I loved all of the pictures, but my favorite was the very last one, the silky white baby, what a wonder she is!!!!
Pooh Hugs,
Linda
My gosh what luck to find Lucky, who has now properly earned his name! I can't imagine how happy you must have been. The pics are great, everyone looks so healthy & happy! Congrats on the job too.
Lisa
Now Carrie, your DOG doesnt count as a predator! LOL! I have done that, clicked back and its gone...dont do that anymore. Don't wear yourself down to a nub getting that job along with everything else. I understand, but just don't overdo. Your family needs you. :) Do the chickens love to eat the apples? Mine would go crazy for apples all over the ground like that! Really great pictures of some beautiful birds. I took a picture of Speckles and Kellys sister I am going to post on my next entry here in a little while, I wanted you to see her. She stayed speckled and didnt get any of the brown like our boys have. She must be a pretty lady by the males standards, the two boys LOVE her, and she doesnt particularly like that too much. Everybody is growing up so fast! Hey guess what, I am hatching the silver laced polish again, I just HAD to. Got four for sures right now growing. Love ya, Kelly
Hey I just wanted to tell you since AOL is closing down the journals October 31st that I have made a new home somewhere else. A lot of people have already moved today before things start getting crazy.
Here's my new journal link.
http://almostparadise3.blogspot.com/
I hope you will make the move too and send me your new link.
Take care and Hugs, Chrissie
p.s. my new journal is private, but I sent you an email invite don't know if you got it IF you need to send me another addy you can that is what you'll have to sign on the site with.
pleasee keep in touch...nwm64@aol.com
Karen from How I See It
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