Well the price in feed around here
jumped and prompted a few ads posted on Craig's List. I'm giving up on ducks and have the last pair for sale. They are not laying eggs and are not hatching ducklings and eat a lot (especially the drake) because they are huge ducks. So far I've gotten one nibble on my CL ad, I hope it pans out.
I've got two male bunnies to sell as well, unfortunately these two are not show quality like the two I sold at Easter time last spring. So I am selling them cheaper and if they don't sell after two ads, then we will just process them (same with the ducks). One has a weak ear and looks half-lop. Unless someone finds that endearing he will be bunny-tamales, poor guy. And I just can't see the point of continuing to feed and care for these ducks that not only don't reproduce, but the female doesn't even lay eggs consistently (or she eats them, not sure which). And I have absolutely no use for two more male bunnies, so these may be the first ones we process on purpose (we had one break a leg that we ate too).
And I have three roosters and only need one or two. Probably just one really. I have 23 chickens counting the three roos and don't necessarily want to hatch eggs from all of them, just the Easter Eggers, so I don't need three easter egger roos since half my flock is some other breed. They are all three so gorgeous now, I thought I would let the buyer pick, if I get any takers. I see a lot of roosters for sale on Craigs List, so we may have another donation to freezer camp to make soon. The one is a nice roo, another a bit too shy and the third seems dysfunctional so far regarding mating, he just watches the nice one and attacks the head of the poor hen during the ....er.... mating. I think one of those two has to go. Unfortunately the one that just attacks the hens heads is the most beautiful and unusual type of EE. Someone at BYC told me to use him for breeding.
My soap turned brown but someone on BYC's Soapmakers Help pointed out that I used a fragrance that turns the soap brown. Duh. Should have read that fine print better when I saw the bargain page! Oh well, the fragrance is awesome, I hope brown soap becomes the new style.....
If not my family will smell like Black Amber and Lavender.
Our new rabbitry is finished and is wonderful. The spot is deep shade under the pines and actually one of the most pretty parts of our garden, so it is a very nice spot to work and/or meet people who might buy my bunnies. Before I had them tucked behind Hubby's junk pile and it was embarrassing. Now where the rabbitry WAS is a huge pile of lovely dirt I'm moving to the garden. The chickens love this spot and keep escaping to go scratch through the rabbit hay and poo.
Computer Nerd is back from Europe........*SD sighs huge sigh of relief* He had fun but drank mostly coca-cola and ate at McDonald's every day. He went to Great Brittan, took a ferry to Holland and they ended up in Amsterdam, then came back to England for the flight home. His camera and Kindle got wet and ruined at Creamfields so NO PICTURES, can you believe it?
But his friends have photos.
By the way his friends are comparable to "forum" friends.....a group of six of them got together and none of them had actually met. It would be like six of US meeting for a trip to Europe. He said they were all "just like he knew they would be" as he has actually known these young men about six or seven years via internet.
It is a strange world these days................................
I've been reading and seeing all the sad tributes to 9/11 on the news, media, etc., and remembering that sad day. Our American flag has hung in front of our yard ever since that day and will continue to do so. Such a sad day in our history and I don't think we are out of the deep water, even 10 years later. My nephew was inspired to be a fireman and even now, he is working to fight the wildfires all over our country, they keep shipping him here and there and he has barely been home to Lake Tahoe, where he lives, in over a month.
*SD lowers flag to half-mast for tomorrow to honor all those who died in 9/11, or afterwards, defending our country against further attacks.
They go over there if I go down and stay with them but go back out into the sun when I leave. 
It seems it has stalled over the Ohio valley.
