Farmerjan's journal - Weather

[SageHill]

I did not bring home anything except those 2 guinea hens for the farmer... but I did get the name and phone number of a guy that has the Vorwerk chickens I liked... and they are south of me... wanted way more than I wanted to pay for adult birds...and they were young birds so not fully feathered or able to see type etc.... but I said I would like to get hatching eggs in the spring... so I will contact them and it is in the direction/area of where we go to Dr appts.... my chiropractor etc and so on.... WONDERFUL......
Few things purchased by others... they can brag on their "goodies".

WOAH - never heard of them - searched -- really nice looking chickens!

 

[farmerjan]

I have been eyeing them since 2 years ago.... there was a lady with a few, and I bought a big live trap...talked to @Mini Horses and was thinking about them...... and when I went back... she had sold them.... and they were like $20-25 a piece.... the person with them today... had $175/pair ..... on them..... WHOA.....

I have always like Lakenvelders... which are basically the black and white version...never bred them.... but, they are recognized by the American Poultry Assoc... but these Vorwerk's are not... There is controversy as to their origins... but they are the same as a black and white Lakenvelder... but RED instead of the white..... and some places even call them Red Lakenvelders..... I LOVE the contrast of the deep solid red body color and the black hackles and saddles.... there is no "shading"... the color is abrupt in the contrast...

So, I want to play with the color/breed... and being able to get hatching eggs in the early spring... and NOT having to have them shipped so no shaking and rough handling... ought to be a much greater chance of hatchability.... even at the high prices of hatching eggs... I will gladly pay a real good price and get a bunch.... and then see where that leads...
Plus will have my black langshan bantams... she just started laying again after moulting... and the large fowl buff leghorns... that I just like the solid even buff color..... and the New Hampshires... Probably should stop there... Almost bought 5 big black Langshans today... wanted to think about it... and after the 3 "girls" left... @Mini Horses and I went back to get the guineas, and she got apples for her milking goat..... she likes apples better than grain???? Neat.... I was just tired enough that I did not go back to find them.... I am still "winded" from this "cold" or whatever it is/was... price was right, $100 for a male and 4 females... but, I really don't need them right now...
So, that was my day... no big huge expenditures...

 

[farmerjan]

It was clouding up, then heard some thunder.... Went out and got the laundry off the line... put the windows up on all the vehicles... then took the diesel truck with the bags of feed DS had gotten me the other day when I didn't go because of the vet and the cow... and went to the barn with a bottle. Sweetheart 319 was behind the barn, hollering a bit for her baby(s)..... took a little persuading to get her to come around the side and in the gate... but she went right in the barn... and "Lil Bit" went right on her... then her own calf went on her... So, I got Lil Bit on the bottle to make sure 5319, was getting enough, and then when she finished her 2/3 bottle, she went over on the cow too. 319 just calmly stood right there and ate her grain... and I forked her a little of the hay I had picked up the other day, plus what was in the bunk... Left her in for the night...
I unloaded the 6 bags and got them dumped in the cans... still had some but they fit... and then came on home...
It has thundered, and a couple quick flashes of lightning... way off to the west... Looked at radar when I got in; it was staying well west and went up along the WV border... looks like they got some rain over there... and we got nothing... Still a chance for some to develop tonight... and somwhere in the 30% chance through mid week...
Sure could use it...

 

[drstratton]

I have been eyeing them since 2 years ago.... there was a lady with a few, and I bought a big live trap...talked to @Mini Horses and was thinking about them...... and when I went back... she had sold them.... and they were like $20-25 a piece.... the person with them today... had $175/pair ..... on them..... WHOA.....

I have always like Lakenvelders... which are basically the black and white version...never bred them.... but, they are recognized by the American Poultry Assoc... but these Vorwerk's are not... There is controversy as to their origins... but they are the same as a black and white Lakenvelder... but RED instead of the white..... and some places even call them Red Lakenvelders..... I LOVE the contrast of the deep solid red body color and the black hackles and saddles.... there is no "shading"... the color is abrupt in the contrast...

So, I want to play with the color/breed... and being able to get hatching eggs in the early spring... and NOT having to have them shipped so no shaking and rough handling... ought to be a much greater chance of hatchability.... even at the high prices of hatching eggs... I will gladly pay a real good price and get a bunch.... and then see where that leads...
Plus will have my black langshan bantams... she just started laying again after moulting... and the large fowl buff leghorns... that I just like the solid even buff color..... and the New Hampshires... Probably should stop there... Almost bought 5 big black Langshans today... wanted to think about it... and after the 3 "girls" left... @Mini Horses and I went back to get the guineas, and she got apples for her milking goat..... she likes apples better than grain???? Neat.... I was just tired enough that I did not go back to find them.... I am still "winded" from this "cold" or whatever it is/was... price was right, $100 for a male and 4 females... but, I really don't need them right now...
So, that was my day... no big huge expenditures...

They are very striking! Now that you're posting pictures it will be exciting follow along when you hatch them.

 

[drstratton]

It was clouding up, then heard some thunder.... Went out and got the laundry off the line... put the windows up on all the vehicles... then took the diesel truck with the bags of feed DS had gotten me the other day when I didn't go because of the vet and the cow... and went to the barn with a bottle. Sweetheart 319 was behind the barn, hollering a bit for her baby(s)..... took a little persuading to get her to come around the side and in the gate... but she went right in the barn... and "Lil Bit" went right on her... then her own calf went on her... So, I got Lil Bit on the bottle to make sure 5319, was getting enough, and then when she finished her 2/3 bottle, she went over on the cow too. 319 just calmly stood right there and ate her grain... and I forked her a little of the hay I had picked up the other day, plus what was in the bunk... Left her in for the night...
I unloaded the 6 bags and got them dumped in the cans... still had some but they fit... and then came on home...
It has thundered, and a couple quick flashes of lightning... way off to the west... Looked at radar when I got in; it was staying well west and went up along the WV border... looks like they got some rain over there... and we got nothing... Still a chance for some to develop tonight... and somwhere in the 30% chance through mid week...
Sure could use it...

Sounds like she's accepting the 2nd baby.

Hope you get some rain.

 

[farmerjan]

Sounds like she's accepting the 2nd baby.

Hope you get some rain.

Keeping my fingers crossed... being half holstein half angus... but built taller and lankier like the holstein part...., hoping she comes into more milk too.... she was a baby calf we grafted on a cow who had a dead calf... came off a dairy 2 1/2 yrs ago... before they got stupid high expensive... Really hoping she can do the 2... and will have to keep up the grain so that she doesn't drop weight either... and will breed back... but if she manages to take and feed both, she will get a pass for most anything else....