This winter Wife and I Rescued (Forced to Take) 3 Young Ducks From My Elderly Mother in She was Starving Them to the brink of death.. She Insisted We Take Them that day!
The Black Runner Was Lame and Could Barley Stand Had to use Wings to Assist.. The Peaking or Layer 300 Was Very Thin and the Khaki Campbell had Sores on Feet, Icky Eyes, and Was Also Very Thin Also!!
They Were So Hungry we had to limit food they would Gorge Them Selves and Vomit it all back up.
Photo When they were able to all walk and Free Feed! Shop floor was a Mess for 2 and a half weeks..
I am No Carpenter but Adventures in Quick Just a Few Days Duck House Making Seems to Be Holding!
Ohh Yea Was Fun Moving It to the Side Yard.. But Set it up and secured it to get these messy birds out of the shop.
They Seemed To Like Their New Home.
Took this Feeder Designe off The Internet Cheap and Works Great..
A month and a Half Later With Steady Food and Water!!
Note Ducks were Born April/May 2018!! Was Able to get a photo of them at 6-8 weeks old.
Very Vocal Now!!
Ok, Now that the Ducks will Survive and We Have to Deal With the Stink Why Not Do Chickens?
So off to the Industrial Area I go to find an old Shipping Crate!! Score!!
Now Add Some Legs to Get It Up To Waist Level.
Use Some Left Over Hardware Cloth and Wood Scraps Make a Lid And Repair Damage On Container!
Add a Light Base,Dimmer For Bulb, and A Digital Thermometer Test For A Few Days!! Holds Temp!! Brooder is Done..
Move Lathe & Brooder In To Place.
Add Chicks.. Most are 2 Days Old Some a Week and 2 Days Old!
The Flock..
White Leghorn X 3 Hattched 02-06-2019
Gold SexLink X 3 Hattched 02-06-2019
Black Australorp X 3 Hattched 02-13-2019
Cuckoo Maran X 2 Hattched 02-13-2019
Welsummer X 2 1 Hattched 02-13-2019 (Lost One at 1 Week Unknown Reasons)
White Silkie X 1 Hattched 02-13-2019 (SR)
Mottled java X 1 Hattched 02-13-2019
Watch Cat Dream Of Chicken Nuggets!!
6-7 Weeks Old..
And Yes, Time to Expand Farm Area Now that Winter is Finished!! 1st load 12 Yards Of Dirt Provided By Cross Excavating
Started In On It.. Gonna Take 24 maybe 36 More Yards prob to get to the grade I Want.
Will have to keep the Grading Filling to Under 50 Yards ie!!! Moving or disturbing dirt on your property in excess of 50 cubic yards may require a grading permit. Moving dirt means hauling material in, hauling it out, or just moving it around.
F The Shovel & Wheel Barrow!!
And Another 12 Yards..
Prob 2 More truck loads..
up to 36 Yards.. After almost 3 week delay because rain and more rain!!
Nope Make that 48 Yards.. Thanks again to Cross Excavating for the amazing dirt work.
Fence Boards Starting to Go Back Up.
I know the sloop is steep will be planting shrubs there once grading is done should have lots of flat useful front yard.
Gate is up love it when math works and no need to rip any wood to this point.
I will need to rip one piece for the corrner but its been ripped once before LOL and then notch another virgin board.
Well i am fenced and secure .. stay tuned!!
FOundation For The Duck House Z Reclaimed 4X8 Painted PT Beams.
Girls Dust Bathing..
1st Couple Small Eggs From One Of The Golden Sex Links..
June 2019
July 2019 Delayed!!
Will Post Some Updates Later On.
Last Updated on August 15, 2019 by Steven Rhine