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Nileyears 71F
2380 posts
5/25/2023 9:33 am
Hi All, Just Checking In
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Nileyears 71F
4208 posts
5/25/2023 9:35 am

 Just noticed my last blog was in January. Guess I was gone longer than I thought.


TwilightSpirit 56F
1243 posts
5/25/2023 1:08 pm

 Darker has been Mia. No one is certain what has happened.
Glad to hear you are well but busy. It is always nice when people stop to say hi!


Nileyears replies on 5/26/2023 9:31 am:
Thanks for letting me know Twilight, his blogs were always something to look forward to. Sometimes I wish we could all live closer to each other to help each other out, but that's not the case here.

I hope all is well with you.

CRAZYHORSE230 78M
1690 posts
5/25/2023 1:46 pm
    Quoting Nileyears:
    Just noticed my last blog was in January. Guess I was gone longer than I thought.
hi. glad to see ur post. no one has heard any thing from darter or jd since latwe march . i think.

keep hatching eggs. i can see egg and chickens being beyond the budget for many. along with every thing else

stay safe
THE DAYS WILL END ... TIME WILL BE ETERNAL


myseek1 80F
1376 posts
5/25/2023 3:49 pm

 Hello again ! Nice to see you back on this site, Nile. I have also been busy and did not post any blog till this week. We had a lot of rain, and I could not finish all the work outside. But there is enough work in the house.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, what you do are in harmony - M. Gandhi


StarCandy1 69F
1793 posts
5/25/2023 5:10 pm

 welcome back ! Haven't heard anything about Darter ! I'm hoping he is getting medical attention. A while back he was in the hospital almost a month and a half. Just praying for him !


Steamboy_2472 64M
410 posts
5/25/2023 7:02 pm

 Welcome back sweetheart I haven't heard anything replies that is from emails I've sent him either, have known him a long time apparently he's not shown up on any obits lists yet but all we can do is wait


Rocketship 79F
18565 posts
5/26/2023 3:22 am

 Sounds like you're having a busy Spring.

Great to hear from you and see that all is well.... Warm Hugsss~~~


hermitinthecity 70M
1696 posts
5/26/2023 9:13 am

 Hi Nile, hope you got some chicken protection planned? Birds of prey, foxes etc, are not fun when they strike. Wishing you all the best for your project.
Judgment Day will be interesting - and all paths lead there.


Nileyears 71F
4208 posts
5/26/2023 9:37 am
    Quoting CRAZYHORSE230:
    hi. glad to see ur post. no one has heard any thing from darter or jd since latwe march . i think.

    keep hatching eggs. i can see egg and chickens being beyond the budget for many. along with every thing else

    stay safe
That's only a couple of months ago, I really hope he is working on his health and will show up again someday soon.

As far as my birds go, I need an army of them to keep the grasshopper population down. Slowly getting rid of the crazy Leghorns and working on having only the Easter Egger chickens, you know, the birds that lay the blue/green eggs. Calmer birds, not so flighty.


Nileyears 71F
4208 posts
5/26/2023 9:47 am
    Quoting myseek1:
    Hello again ! Nice to see you back on this site, Nile. I have also been busy and did not post any blog till this week. We had a lot of rain, and I could not finish all the work outside. But there is enough work in the house.
Nice to see you back too Myseek! The rain is needed, but I wish it didn't have to come all at once! My youngest daughter and I have been clearing a path to the back of the property, that's where she wants to build her home. Seems like she is trying to escape the world wanting to live way back there, it is a lot of work, but it's nice! Lots of trees, a creek, and far from the road.


Nileyears 71F
4208 posts
5/26/2023 9:51 am
    Quoting StarCandy1:
    welcome back ! Haven't heard anything about Darter ! I'm hoping he is getting medical attention. A while back he was in the hospital almost a month and a half. Just praying for him !
Thanks StarCandy. I'll join you in praying for him. I hope he is recovering!


Nileyears 71F
4208 posts
5/26/2023 9:55 am
    Quoting Steamboy_2472:
    Welcome back sweetheart I haven't heard anything replies that is from emails I've sent him either, have known him a long time apparently he's not shown up on any obits lists yet but all we can do is wait
Thanks Steamboy! I don't want to see Darter in any obit, I hope he is concentrating on his health and getting better.


Nileyears 71F
4208 posts
5/26/2023 9:58 am
    Quoting Rocketship:
    Sounds like you're having a busy Spring.

    Great to hear from you and see that all is well.... Warm Hugsss~~~
Spring is nonstop here, always something to do! I'm getting too old for this!

Hope all is well for you too Rocket! BIG HUGS!!!


Nileyears 71F
4208 posts
5/26/2023 10:11 am
    Quoting hermitinthecity:
    Hi Nile, hope you got some chicken protection planned? Birds of prey, foxes etc, are not fun when they strike. Wishing you all the best for your project.
Hi Hermit! I know about predators, they've been a constant battle here for over 20 years! When I can't be outside, the birds have a fenced area with chicken wire covering the top, keeps my birds in and hawks out. The only way something can get to them is to dig under the fence. When I'm working outside, I let them free range to eat all the bugs they want. A snake did get into the coop last week and ate some eggs, but it didn't live long.


Shartaun03 81F
6195 posts
5/26/2023 12:05 pm

 Nice to see you again Nileyears. Never seen blue eggs from a chicken. When I was growing up we had leghorns and only white eggs. They provided a lot of eggs for us to eat and fo y mom to bake with. Keep on trucking Nile!


Nileyears 71F
4208 posts
5/26/2023 7:59 pm
    Quoting Shartaun03:
    Nice to see you again Nileyears. Never seen blue eggs from a chicken. When I was growing up we had leghorns and only white eggs. They provided a lot of eggs for us to eat and fo y mom to bake with. Keep on trucking Nile!
Hi Shar, nice to see you here!

Growing up on a farm we had 300 Leghorn chickens, it was my job to take care of the birds, wash eggs and pack them in cartons for the distribution centers my grandpa used to sell them to. Dog gone, that was 6 decades ago, but the memories are still there.

I've always kept Leghorns as part of my flock because they are great egg layers, but decided to add Araucana chickens last year. I had some Araucana and Jungle fowl mixes about thirty years ago and decided to get them again last year, now I'm going to concentrate more on them than the Leghorns. Calmer birds and their green eggs, which they say are blue but look more on the green side to me, are delicious!


looklook 84M
3925 posts
6/3/2023 8:39 pm

 Good to read from you here again after a long time. Take care. Stay safe and cheerful always.




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