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At least the original version, with John Wayne, has been on quite a bit lately. And I have been watching it. Sometimes whole, sometimes just bits of it. I'm not really a movie fan-boy. Even the movies I like I misquote the lines all the time, and rarely know the actors or actresses. They aren't all that important. As I was watching it this last time I realized why I like it so much. The movie, in an exaggerated way, discusses my relationship with women. Not all women are always that fussy and I'm not always that "mean" (if you consider the main character mean). But it gets the point across. Heck, I even get a bit of a kick out of women when they are that way, when it entertains me (usually at some other guy's expense). Just... saying.
Feeling good tonight. Really good. If it weren't dark I would be out mowing. Like that first time I was feeling good, and it was night, I am right back there. Hopefully that means I can continue with my projects and chores. I am hoping to mow when I get back tomorrow evening. I can't guarantee it because I doubt if I will sleep tonight which would make it an extremely long haul. Then again, if I get back by 17:00, if a nap is needed and I can do a two hour deal, I might still get to some mowing. Who knows.
Down time was needed, it seems. Maybe even going off the medication farm then coming back on kick started something. Medicine, health, and life are just weird birds, we just don't really know these things. But now it is time to get to work. After mowing, I really hope to get the coop roof on. Oh, I know, I've been saying that was just to keep the building in order but you damned rightly ought to have known that meant I want to get chickens. Just a few, probably just for either meat or eggs (whichever is easiest to start). I just didn't want to out and out say it as I will never quite be sure I am ready for such an undertaking. If I do get the coop roof up, I will then be considering chickens as soon as August. Possibly sooner, but I will want water and feeding arranged before I even get the dratted fowl. Something, should I fail, will sustain them for a few days, reliably. I will also want to clear the area of some debris, get rid of the old roofing, and create a decent sized run and maybe a side area for a layer. Lots to figure out before I make purchase of that first bird. It starts with a new roof.
Darn but it feels to good to... well... feel good! I want to dance. Well, not alone. Bah, it means I'll have to go find my own Mattie Ross. Hey, even if she starts out an Angelina Jolie... trust me... I'll turn her into a Mattie before you know it. I take Shakespeare and turn it on it's ear. That's probably why when I'm near the artsie, fartsie, and Hollywood types I hear... "Philistine!"... Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it, pilgrim. Har!
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ReplyDeleteA half dozen laying hens is a good place to start. Add in a rooster at some point to have fertile eggs, and the meat chickens will follow naturally.
I'm not sure what your predator situation looks like, but no matter, you need to make sure the coop is completely predator-proof, especially against such ingenious creatures as raccoons. That probably means a chicken door that is closed in the evening and opened in the morning, because making a run totally predator proof is near impossible.
I think I could probably handle a half dozen hens. I like women anyway, especially when I can shut them in for the night. Actually, there are many corollaries between women and chickens, more so the more muslim one gets and in more ways than one. Whoa, slipped off into weird land there. Just woke up from my nap.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure if buying or building a feeder and even a water system would be less expensive. But surety would have to come in there. Hmm, from what I have seen, I am betting dollars to donuts there is good info about those by diy'ers on the web.