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I hear ya!! Some days were just mentally tired of it!
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frustratedearthmother
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Agree!
I have a couple of big jobs that are waiting for me but I can usually find something smaller and less challenging to do instead, lol. I need to rehang some gates - including planting new gate posts. I'm having a real hard time convincing myself to do those!
Sometimes I have to sit myself down and give myself a good talking to. Maybe I need a coach who'll inspire me!
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maybe hire someone to do the planting for you?
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Marathon day in town yesterday. Shouldn't have been but it was. We needed to get new phones. Want - no. Need - yes. We were recently warned that our old phones (iPhone 8's) wouldn't support DH's diabetes app after the first of the year. ARGH! We spent several hours at the phone place getting new phones and new watches. Also changed our plan while we were there so that even with the new upgrades, we're paying less than previously. Wish we'd done that years ago.
Got a record breaking 7 eggs yesterday! Looks like all the silkie pullets have finally started laying now. Geeze, these gals are slow!
Second cup of coffee down so no excuse for sitting on my butt. Gotta get busy.
Got a record breaking 7 eggs yesterday! Looks like all the silkie pullets have finally started laying now. Geeze, these gals are slow!
Second cup of coffee down so no excuse for sitting on my butt. Gotta get busy.
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Haven't accomplished a lot today but about to start a project. I need to put a north wall on a goat shelter. Thankfully it's a small shelter, lol. I'll need to cut down a piece of sheet metal. Thank goodness for electric tin snips. At least I hope it'll be easier using them. I've used them plenty of times to cut hardware cloth - zips right through it. The sheet metal is a pretty heavy gauge so... 
@Hinotori
You are the silkie guru so this is a question for you!
What color would you call this pullet? She hatched out of some ebay eggs that were mostly partridge and white. In case the color doesn't come through very well, she kinda looks like a faded-out buff - but only kinda. Is it possible she's a red pyle or just a mishmash of some other colors? The pic makes her look like she's really faded out (like almost white), but she's got a little more color than actually shows up.
@Hinotori
You are the silkie guru so this is a question for you!
What color would you call this pullet? She hatched out of some ebay eggs that were mostly partridge and white. In case the color doesn't come through very well, she kinda looks like a faded-out buff - but only kinda. Is it possible she's a red pyle or just a mishmash of some other colors? The pic makes her look like she's really faded out (like almost white), but she's got a little more color than actually shows up.
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I'd say Partridge with 2 copies of lavender, but those usually have some faded grey in the crest. Blue cream is usually more pigmented but it could be that.
Kind of reminds me of the satin hen I have which I don't know what's going on with. She's white with just a bit of peach. From partridge background with just recessive white. Im assuming something slipped through from her easter egger many times great gandmother
Kind of reminds me of the satin hen I have which I don't know what's going on with. She's white with just a bit of peach. From partridge background with just recessive white. Im assuming something slipped through from her easter egger many times great gandmother
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Thanks! I really need to study up on silkie color genetics. I stay confused, lol!
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Chicken color genetics IS confusing. I only know a small bit
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Up and at 'em this morning. I started a project yesterday that I'll finish up this morning. Working on a goat shelter that needs two walls added to the frame. This is a small shelter so it's not like I'm building a barn, lol. I cut sheet metal yesterday for the back wall and I'll get it attached today. The electric tin snips worked great on the flat parts of the metal but didn't handle the hills and valleys very well (or maybe it was my bad) so I grabbed my trusty grinder and used that. Voila! A piece of sheet metal that's (roughly) the right size. After that I came inside and ordered a pair of safety goggles because grinding through a piece of sheet metal with your eyes closed doesn't give perfect edges, lol.
I guess yesterday was my day to cut things because as the girls came in from pasture I was missing one. I could hear her displeasure echoing from the back of the pasture. Started walking and sure enough - there she was - horned head stuck through the fence. I don't even know how she did it but she did. Had to get the bolt cutters to cut the fence and restore her freedom. Ungrateful wench didn't even stick around to thank me - just high-tailed it up to the barn. This doe is real pretty - and it's a good thing because she's about as smart as a stump (maybe)!
Gotta finish this cuppa and gather the trash to get to the curb, feed critters and get to the construction project.
I guess yesterday was my day to cut things because as the girls came in from pasture I was missing one. I could hear her displeasure echoing from the back of the pasture. Started walking and sure enough - there she was - horned head stuck through the fence. I don't even know how she did it but she did. Had to get the bolt cutters to cut the fence and restore her freedom. Ungrateful wench didn't even stick around to thank me - just high-tailed it up to the barn. This doe is real pretty - and it's a good thing because she's about as smart as a stump (maybe)!
Gotta finish this cuppa and gather the trash to get to the curb, feed critters and get to the construction project.
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Stick a fork in me - I'm done! Got the back wall on the goat shelter. It really, really did NOT want to cooperate but I was able to beat it into submission. Or maybe I drilled it into submission...I dunno.
Gathered my supplies which was part of the problem. I couldn't find a drill bit to save my life. Finally, DH gave me an idea of where to find 'em in the mess that is the garage. Grabbed it, grabbed some screws, grabbed a drill, grabbed the sheet metal, and grabbed some goat wormer. The goat wormer wasn't for the shelter - it was in case I could grab a goat. And I did!
First thing was to put the sheet metal up against the building frame only to find out that the dirt on the ground had built up on one end and I had to shovel it away to get the metal to fit. Yay! In order to do that I needed a shovel. Should be easy enough - I actually own 3. Seems I did a dumb thing and put them where they belonged instead of leaving them where I thought they should be. Ugh. I looked in all the places that I usually leave them...in the barn...under the chicken shed. Nope. Finally, in a last ditch effort I looked in the storage shed. Voila!
Got the dirt dug away and commenced to drilling pilot holes through the sheet metal. Did I mention this is really thick sheet metal? If not - let me say that this is really thick sheet metal. I started drilling and pushing and drilling and pushing and dang I'm strong. I bent that drill bit into a beautiful "L" shape. Back to the garage for another one. This time I hit the mother lode and found 3 drill bits. I put them all in my pocket and headed back to the pasture for what - the third time? Success! I drilled a bunch of holes and then started putting the screws in. I wondered if 2 inch screws were too long? They might notta been - but they were a heck of a struggle to get all the way in. I'm so surprised at how hard that was even with power tools. My arms were literally shaking when I got finished and my shoulders are rebelling. Motrin to the rescue!
Taking the rest of the day off - except for feeding/watering chores. And cooking dinner. And cleaning the kitchen. And taking laundry upstairs. And maybe, just maybe opening a bottle of red later!
Gathered my supplies which was part of the problem. I couldn't find a drill bit to save my life. Finally, DH gave me an idea of where to find 'em in the mess that is the garage. Grabbed it, grabbed some screws, grabbed a drill, grabbed the sheet metal, and grabbed some goat wormer. The goat wormer wasn't for the shelter - it was in case I could grab a goat. And I did!
First thing was to put the sheet metal up against the building frame only to find out that the dirt on the ground had built up on one end and I had to shovel it away to get the metal to fit. Yay! In order to do that I needed a shovel. Should be easy enough - I actually own 3. Seems I did a dumb thing and put them where they belonged instead of leaving them where I thought they should be. Ugh. I looked in all the places that I usually leave them...in the barn...under the chicken shed. Nope. Finally, in a last ditch effort I looked in the storage shed. Voila!
Got the dirt dug away and commenced to drilling pilot holes through the sheet metal. Did I mention this is really thick sheet metal? If not - let me say that this is really thick sheet metal. I started drilling and pushing and drilling and pushing and dang I'm strong. I bent that drill bit into a beautiful "L" shape. Back to the garage for another one. This time I hit the mother lode and found 3 drill bits. I put them all in my pocket and headed back to the pasture for what - the third time? Success! I drilled a bunch of holes and then started putting the screws in. I wondered if 2 inch screws were too long? They might notta been - but they were a heck of a struggle to get all the way in. I'm so surprised at how hard that was even with power tools. My arms were literally shaking when I got finished and my shoulders are rebelling. Motrin to the rescue!
Taking the rest of the day off - except for feeding/watering chores. And cooking dinner. And cleaning the kitchen. And taking laundry upstairs. And maybe, just maybe opening a bottle of red later!
