1 green, 2 brown

swam normal routine.

1 green, 3 brown.
Swam new routine.

Friday 3 brown.

Thursday 1 green, 1 brown.
Out of town previous week.

1 green, 3 brown.
Swam new routine.

Monday 1 green, 2 brown
Had shot of cortizone in thumb, didn't fix problem, although I do think the diagnosis of tendinitus is probably correct.

Sunday 1 brown - swam new routine

1 green, 2 brown

Friday 1 green 3 brown

Thursday 1 brown

1 green, 3 brown.

Swam new routine.

3 brown,

swam new routine. made appointment to see doctor about wrist/thumb pain, will see if there is any help possible.

1 green.

processed the final 4 meat birds today. My son did the scalding/plucking and didn't get weights.

Sunday 3 brown.

2 green 4 brown. I'm surprised at 2 greens two days in a row - both ameracaunas are producing obviously.

2 green, 1 brown.

Swam new routine.

3 brown

Wednesday 3 brown, 1 green.
Swam new routine.

3 brown, 1 green

processed 4 more meat birds. 4 to go, next Tuesday.

8 lbs 14 oz -> 5 lbs 4 oz
8 lbs 8 oz -> 5 lbs 3 oz
8 lbs 6 oz -> 5 lbs 3 oz
7 lbs 8 oz -> 4 lbs 8 oz

Monday 2 brown

1 green, 2 brown.

Caught skunk in live trap. Footprints of original egg thief were raccoon, no question. So will be re setting trap to catch raccoon.

2 brown, 1 green.

Have a live trap for the raccoon. Will release a few miles away. So no judicious application of a .22 short.

3 brown.

Swam mile. Actually I did change my routine a bit on Wednesday - I previously had been kicking along with arm strokes 1 length of every 3. I'm now kicking the entire first lap, then on the return length of every lap - that is I've upped my workout to kick over half the time.

5 brown, 1 green.

I swam usual Wednesday.

1 brown

Tuesday 3 brown.

Processed 3 meat birds
Live weight quartered weight
8 lb 8 oz 5 lb 5 oz
8 lb 5 lb 1 oz
6 lb 4 oz 4 lb 4 oz

1 brown, 1 green.

Raccoon problems. Probably will require a judicious application of a .22 short.

2 brown.

One of the meat birds is getting pecked on her thighs. This is a worrisome development as it means the birds have tasted blood and may begin cannibalizing her. She should be slaughtered soon and a close eye kept for new pecking by/on the other birds.

Sunday 1 brown egg canibalized

Saturday 3 brown.

2 brown.

One of the three older RI Reds escaped, I put her back in the segregated area. Feed consumption is way down since the slaughter on Tuesday. That 9 pound bird must have been eating a lot of feed, and he's gone as well as 5 other meat birds. I only need to refill feeders once a day... still topping off water twice a day, but water consumption has also dropped a lot, waterers still have some water in them when I top them off.

Current flock is 12 meat birds (Cornish X Rock, Cornish Roaster), 3 RI Red, 1 Barred Rock from early cohort, 2 RI Red, 3 Barred Rock from later cohort. I believe all the meat birds are from the second cohort.

I have yet to slaughter a duck or a stewing hen. It's on the agenda eventually. I'm also meditating on this year's brooding experience and thinking about next year's chicks... 20 meat birds,4 RI Red, 3 Aruacauna + free exotic is likely a single order - arrive end of March (memorial day BBQ chicken!)