I have 3 guinea keets and they have all their feathers.  I have to get them outside because they are starting to fly out of their box in my house and I just can't have that LOL.

Anyway, the temperature here is 63 degrees and the night time lows are probably in the 50's.  The next couple of days will be in the 80's.  I have a cage that I will put them in for a couple weeks so that they don't just run off.

My question is, are the temps OK right now to put them out?

Thanks!

Country Blessings,
Jamie

The sunday before last, we were outside doing yardwork.  I heard a cat meowing frantically in the hay field next to us.  So I started calling it and I could see the vetch moving and then I saw a kitten tangled in the vetch.  I was about to go get him, but he got out and came running to me.  He is such a friendly loving kitten.  Either someone dropped him off, or he got here like this:

Saturday I went to a garage sale.  After a 5 mile drive, I was in the garage looking around, when in wanders that kitten!  I had ridden under my car or hood for that 5 miles!  The little pain in the rear is scared of nothing.  He's almost gotten run over twice by the tractor, and once last night by my 4 wheeler.  He'll just sit there while the wheel is rolling over him, what's up with that?

Here's a picture of the cute little guy (I may not be saying he's so cute if he doesn't stay out of my newly planted garden)

(He's not hissing, he's meowing)

We finally got some chicks!!  That means my husband HAS to get a coop built.   We're going to make a chicken tractor (post a link to pictures of yours in the comments section if you would, we need some good ideas).  We got 4 bantams and 3 guineas.  Don't know the sexes of them though.  We got them at Atwood's.  One of the bantams is black and has feathers on it's legs, so it might be a silkie.  They're just so cute.  Here is a picture of them the night we got home with them:

This is my son holding his favorites:

My son has already named them all.  The guineas are James, John & Matt.  The chicks are Licorice, Brownie, Cracker & Bubba.

Country Blessings,
Jamie

I'm ready to get some chickens!  I have decided that I want banties.  They'll be more for entertainment than anything else.  Of course, we'll use the eggs, but we're not real big egg eaters around here (husband is allergic and I don't like them).  But, I do cook with them and my son likes the occasional scrambled eggs.  My son is going to be able to start 4H next year and banties would be great for him to start with I think.

I'd love comments on the best kind to get, and ideas on where to get them from.  I know Atwoods has them, but I don't know what kind.  It just says bantams on the sign.

Country Blessings,
Jamie

Our new dog I posted about the other day.  She has started barking at night.  Last night, she barked for hours nonstop.  She does hear dogs barking from way down the road, and she hears coyotes sometimes.  There's got to be some way to stop her from the constant barking.  I know that going out and yelling at her isn't going to help, as it is just giving her attention.  She doesn't bark all day either, just mainly at night.  She's been spayed, and she is 1 1/2 to 2 years old.

I'd LOVE some advice on what to do to stop her from this, as I'm sure there are alot of you who have had to deal with this problem on your homestead.

Country Blessings,
Jamie