Well, the hens must be happy - 4 eggs this week, 3 from the young hens and 1 big brown one from one of the older hens. I think we are back in business.
Also on a positive note - I have been working with an Allstate agent who has given me a quote for homeowner's insurance about 15 bucks cheaper than my current premium, with the same coverage, including replacement cost. Not bad...I was fearing the worst; a $10K premium or something along those lines. I can sleep now!
United Property Casualty insurance company is not all crazy about insuring older homes. Thank goodness!
Showing posts with label chickens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chickens. Show all posts
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Chickens and No Eggs!
We expanded our chicken coop/run a few weeks ago, in an effort to get the ladies back into egg-laying mode....only two eggs from the older hens since then. What gives? We switched back to Feed Depot's egg layer crumble (Shells did not have the grit and calcium FD's does), and gave them a nice sized area to peck around in....sounds like we need a chicken whisperer...
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Hot Again!!
I won't go into how long it has been since I have posted....I have been quite preoccupied with work, failing banks, regulators, dog rescues, chickens, smart-mouthed teenagers, job searching and driving to my new job - not necessarily in that order.
We haven't done much around to house due to time and money resources. We did have the air handler in the attic (bad idea) overflow it's pan from condensation, with no shut off switch, for MONTHS before the ceiling in our bedroom finally came down on us at 4am one fine morning...so THAT is fixed. Finally painted that ceiling!
We have our deck maybe 80-90% taken down; I never thought it fit well with our 1915 house; I would prefer some patio area off the two back doors, and some "floating decks" around the yard, where we will reuse the Trex boards from the deck. Our backyard is a huge mess....lots of die off from the two previous winter's hard freezes, lots of building materials scattered around, lots of attention needed there. The one thing which is new and complete back there is the CHICKEN COOP. We have 2 2nd season hens (a white leghorn and a NH Red) and 2 pullets(a barred rock and a buff orphington). When they are totally happy, we will get as many as one egg each, every day. They are not always happy. We are learning.
The siding and windows continue to deteriorate; we replace what is in most need. that will never be done, it is forever ongoing. We will need to do some windows VERY SOON. I honestly don't know what is keeping some of them attached to the house. The front porch will need to be rebuilt too. The floors need refinishing. Regardless, this house is our home, not a museum, or a showroom. I hope someday that the "finished project" fairy will visit us in our sleep, and we will wake up to gleaming floors, painted trim, rebuilt windows and new, smooth siding.
We haven't done much around to house due to time and money resources. We did have the air handler in the attic (bad idea) overflow it's pan from condensation, with no shut off switch, for MONTHS before the ceiling in our bedroom finally came down on us at 4am one fine morning...so THAT is fixed. Finally painted that ceiling!
We have our deck maybe 80-90% taken down; I never thought it fit well with our 1915 house; I would prefer some patio area off the two back doors, and some "floating decks" around the yard, where we will reuse the Trex boards from the deck. Our backyard is a huge mess....lots of die off from the two previous winter's hard freezes, lots of building materials scattered around, lots of attention needed there. The one thing which is new and complete back there is the CHICKEN COOP. We have 2 2nd season hens (a white leghorn and a NH Red) and 2 pullets(a barred rock and a buff orphington). When they are totally happy, we will get as many as one egg each, every day. They are not always happy. We are learning.
The siding and windows continue to deteriorate; we replace what is in most need. that will never be done, it is forever ongoing. We will need to do some windows VERY SOON. I honestly don't know what is keeping some of them attached to the house. The front porch will need to be rebuilt too. The floors need refinishing. Regardless, this house is our home, not a museum, or a showroom. I hope someday that the "finished project" fairy will visit us in our sleep, and we will wake up to gleaming floors, painted trim, rebuilt windows and new, smooth siding.
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