Greetings from California

[BantyMom]

lol, I was looking for woodworkers on the Central Coast (of California) and google returned the link for this site. Strangely enough, I was wondering if there were woodworking forums around just yesterday!

So, by way of introduction:

I'm just an old teacher (1st grade mostly) who enjoys biting off more than she can chew just about all the time.

Ongoing interests include Scottish Country Dancing and raising six different breeds of show chickens.

I have quite a collection of poultry enclosures (of various degrees of sturdiness and usefulness).

Current irons in the fire encompass the many facets of remodeling a bedroom, living room, and two bathrooms. Currently, I am trying to come up with the perfect wainscoting for one of them (am always wondering if it looks right)

I use Google Sketchup a LOT! Imagine me jumping up and down when I found a place for it right here!

Have I told you all too much? I hope not. I hope someone will have a few questions.

Cheers, then,
Banty

[munruben]

Hi Banty and welcome, you sound like just the kind of person we like to have as a member.:2tsup: Welcome aboard.

[woodie2]

Welcome aboard BantyMum.
I hope you enjoy the forums as much as I do. You get a lot of information on this forum,
Welcome again.

[Christos]

Welcome to the forum.

[Old farmer]

I add my welcome, BantyMom, and No, you did not give too much information.

I do wonder what you do in your spare time. Fall into bed exhausted?

Would you care to tell us the breeds of your poultry, please?

[Fencepost2]

Welcome Banty. The Renovation forum accessed through the left hand sidebar may also be of interest to you, although with bathroom plumbing renovations it will be important to watch out for differences in US and Oz plumbing.

[paul k]

Hi BantyMom its amazing what you can do with a little help.

paul , k

[Howard Van Huis]

How about half way around and back again! :rolleyes: I live in Holland Mi. :B Enjoy the forum.!

[artme]

G'day BantyMom and welcome to the ratbaggery, good to have you here.:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

Sounds like you have a pretty full plate so good luck with all that you try.

[BantyMom]

I add my welcome, BantyMom, and No, you did not give too much information.

I do wonder what you do in your spare time. Fall into bed exhausted?

Would you care to tell us the breeds of your poultry, please?

Thank you everyone for the kind welcome.

I am always running behind. It's taking forever to remodel the house.

My raise bantam silver Phoenix; black Silkies; white-crested black Polish; black, blue, and silver Araucanas; various colors of Belgain Bearded d'Uccles (and am working on breading a variety that is only so far found in Australia); and black Orpingtons.

Here are links to pictures of some of them:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v718/BantyMom/MCCB%202006/PICT0064.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v718/BantyMom/MCCB%202006/ce33e01a.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v718/BantyMom/MCCB%202006/e80b204e.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v718/BantyMom/Misc%20Chicken%20Pics/P1010341-for-web.jpg

[rotten_66]

Welcome BantyMom,

Like the look of your birds, especially the polish, I have backyard birds for egg production not show standard. At the present have a wyandotte, leghorns, barnevelder x welsummer, and a few "parentage: your guess is as good as mine", for a total of nine girls running around.

Good to see the two hobbies combining in your chicken tractor as well,

Ron

[munruben]

Beautiful birds Banty, well done..:2tsup:

[jerryc]

Welcome BantyMom,

Ain't into chooks meself, but renovating a house? You are right that it takes a long time. Started my renovations when I moved in in 1969. Still got a bit to do. That's the trouble when you have other interests.

Jerry

[Christos]

Thank you for sharing the chooks, obvious not for eating.

[Dommo]

welcome aboard Bantymom:2tsup: don't forget to keep us up to date with teh reno's!!

[artme]

Thank you for sharing the chooks, obvious not for eating.

Let me at 'em!!:D:D:p

[Christos]

Let me at 'em!!:D:D:p

Another chook lover. :)

[BantyMom]

Some people do eat my extra roosters, though you would think there isn't much on one. But I can't keep all the boys, so, I generally don't ask what they are going to do with them.

Here are pics of two of my Araucanas at a show.

[Old farmer]

BantyMom, If I am remembering correctly, in an earlier post you mentioned you were awaiting an Australian breed bird. Would that be an Australorp, please?

[BantyMom]

I am working on making a new variety (color) of Belgian Bearded d'Uccle that you have in Australia (and France) that we don't have here called "Ermine" (though some call it "Silver") and it's very pretty, a white bird with black spots all over.

These two are Mille Fleur color (roo and hen):
http://www.quakerfarm.com/MilleFleur.jpg
http://www.lakenvelderfarm.com/photo/millie.JPG

If you genetically change the buff color to white, you get ermine:
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGK/Millies/SilMFdUccP.JPEG

On this page you can see all the possible colors:
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGK/Millies/BRKMilleFleur.html

I don't have Australorps (great birds!), though I do have Orpingtons, which was one of the breeds used to develop the Australorp but which are fatter.

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGK/Orps/BOrpBISCklUK.JPEG
(though mine are black)

:)