Rural Gardening: January 2011 - what is on your homestead horizon?, 0 by CajuninKy

CajuninKy wrote:
Sue, how on earth do you grow tropicals in your neck of the woods this time of year? How is the GH coming?

I got 7 eggs yesterday. Funny thing with Miracle yesterday. I have her inside because she has decided to molt. 3 days ago she layed her normal egg, then no egg, then yesterday she layed an egg the size of a bantam egg. Could be her last egg before the full molt or could be a fluke. I guess time will tell. I have 1 pullet, a golden comet, that layes a honkin big egg. An XL carton will not close over it. If she had started laying before i bought these last chicks I'd have bought more GC instead of the BO and RSL. I don't think the BO are actually BO. They are built like the RSL but are a muted rose color so I actually have no idea what they really are. I just hope they are good layers. One thing about the RSL is that they are all friendly and gentle. The rest of my flock is a motley crew, a couple of this and that and a mixture thereof. But they are good layers. The games are not steady but they are good broodies and the oldest game hen keeps everything running smoothly in the pen.

Robin, your program sounds better and better. So glad you will have help and resources from the extension. That will take a weight off. Will you be doing all the lesson material or will you and the other 2 split up the topics and be on your own for the actual classes? How many hens do you have and what kind are they? Also, where is Al working now?

My shoulder is better this morning. I took a long, hot shower last night and got a good night's rest. Crazy dreams but that is normal. I went to bed about 3 hours early so I got plenty sleep. I think the combination of
carrying full feed buckets up the hills and having a backpack with 2 gallons of hot water on my back is hurting my shoulder. But no help for it right now. What can't be cured must be endured.

I need to get out earlier today so I can get to the PO. I have a few seed trades in the works. I hope we can get up out of our hollow. It's 14* here this morning but looks to be a clear day. Won't know if we'll have sunshine today until later. We never get any sun here in winter until after 10am. We are between 2 mountains.

I don't know if I told you all, but our church will be hosting a seed swap for the community is Spring. We have all been saving seeds from our yards and crops and we will get together at the local park to visit and swap with our neighbors. I don't think there has ever been such a thing here so it will take a few years to catch on but I think it will be fun. May also let the kids from my Wednesday night class sell a few refreshments to make a bit of money for their summer trip. This pic is the shed where we will have the swap.