meanwhile, back at the ranch...

Whoops! Kinda forgot to blog there for a bit. Hmm, let's see, what news do I have...

I updated Random Rosecombs. Finally! Yes! For the first time in like 8 years or something. It was outdated and ugly, and now it's bright and shiny and new. I added lots of pics that had only previously been on the blog, and I deleted a ton of stuff. I will endeavor to keep it updated.

It must be the time of year for wanting to unclutter things, I'm going through my room and studio again to see what I can either get rid of or throw away or pack up (um, or sell!). I'm obsessed with plastic storage boxes. Five dollars for the big ones at Big Lots! Oh my! I might even have to go back and buy MORE of them!

I went to a poultry show in Fresno on Saturday (remind me to stop doing this as a day trip, ugggh that's too long of a day!). My birds had their feathery little butts thoroughly kicked by some gorgeous competition, but I had a good time anyway (could have done without the food poisoning though, blarg!). My chickeny friends are good people, they mean a lot to me. :-) So that's it for the season for me, a whopping three shows. Kinda sad that I won't see most people for about a year. I don't know yet if I'll attend any fall shows in 2011. Best not to count on that happening...

The birds are in breeding pens now. I'll be hatching Black, BBRed, and Blue is kind of experimental. If someone urgently wants to raise Brassies/Blue Brassies I can ship eggs from them, but otherwise I'm really not planning to hatch any of them. They were pretty disappointing this last year, there is very little interest in them because they're non-standard colors, so... eh. Anyway, they're barely laying yet but I should be turning on the incubator in about two weeks I guess. Oy vey, it's hard to think about that already. The last couple years I haven't done this til June!

Next up in scrimshaw: another bee!