Daydreaming while waiting impatiently!

[Denim Deb]

Sorry you lost your rooster.

 

[Britesea]

yeah, that's a bummer

 

[tortoise]

I'm feeling thankful for the connectedness of the internet. I posted in a facebook group that I am looking for a rooster. A few hours later, I picked up a free rooster. He's big and pretty, with a bit of an aggression "problem". DH is not concerned, he thinks the rooster will learn to respect us and leave us alone. We need a protective rooster to help with smaller predators. We hope this guy does the job!

The first peas are almost ready! We're harvesting radishes. Many of the radishes split - the sheep and goats like them! The early variety of blueberries has (green) berries!

I'm working on getting the house all extra-clean and nice for DH for Father's Day.

 

[Britesea]

how's the baby doing? sleeping any better?

 

[tortoise]

He is going to sleep earlier, about 9 p.m. (rather than staying awake until midnight!). It's much better! We're getting enough sleep now. TY for asking <3

 

[frustratedearthmother]

That's awesome - sometimes there's just nothing that does a body any better than uninterrupted sleep. Glad to hear he's doing better in that department!

 

[tortoise]

New rooster is deceased. Raccoon. *sigh* He was in a big dog kennel in the pole shed for a week of quarantine and to monitor recovering from having his spurs removed. He stuck his head out and the raccoon... yeah.. you connect the dots there.

DH had been baiting live traps with marshmallows. I've been telling him he's crazy, but his brother swears by it. He's baiting them with chicken parts for tonight.

 

[Denim Deb]

Hope you get him. That must be so discouraging.

 

[tortoise]

Live traps set, game camera on them. DH thinks the raccoon might be big enough to get the bait without setting off the trap. I'm setting up the incubator to try another hatch. Google tells me hens can lay fertile eggs for up to 3 months after mating. We have 16 chicks now 6 - 7 weeks old. I've never tried sexing chicks (even old ones), but I'd imagine there will be some roosters in that bunch?

We banded tails on the lambs. DH didn't think the bands looked right, so I really hope it works! I'm trying not to imagine all the icky things that could happen.

We're having a property line issue with a neighbor and will have to have our place surveyed. $8K+

 

[Denim Deb]

Yeah, you should have some roosters in that batch.

Are the neighbor's splitting the cost of the survey?