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hello everybody! i'm wondering if anyone here raises quail and if you need to have a game license to raise them. if you do a link would be an AWESOME thing to put on there! i have another question regarding flock certification, i show my birds at our local fair and i am sick and tired of getting...

FC, you get what my ODD (oldest dear daughter) lovingly refers to as "barnyard specials"! We have a Americauna or Aracauna and New Hampshire mix chick right now. Roo is a beautiful NH and the hen is (we think) Americauna. I say we think she is the mom because she was sitting on the egg when DH...

Was wondering if you had all heard the news about banning shows & swaps outside of fairs, and of course you're all on top of it! Guess that means the Wisconsin International Show in Portage in September is a no go...? My two oldest are studying for the Avian Quiz Bowl that is normally held at...

Oh don't know if I mentioned this or not... DD's two Silkie hens (one white, one partridge) are sitting on a huge clutch of Silkie and guinea eggs. They look rather silly, these two little bantam fuzzy girls sitting on a mountain of eggs! DD said yesterday one of the eggs was outside of the...

Firstchic, sorry about your loss! It's hard, but unfortunately it does happen, despite our best efforts sometimes. I hope it's nothing contagious and that all the rest of your birds are alright. My oldest DD's first guinea keet that hatched didn't make it out of the shell completely and died...

DH just texted me that we have a guinea hatching. Yeah! Our first guinea that tried to hatch didn't make it out of that tough shell. The guinea shells are super tough and hard to crack. I'll be headed home from work in just a bit to check it out. (I work 1/2 days on Fridays during the summer -...

OMGosh, irish!! I NEED these shoes! I so wish I had seen these before Mothers Day! LOL My ODD would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these and would probably wear them to school.

Love the quilt! I have done a few quilts myself, back in the day, but I was living at home then with mom & dad. My mom's a fairly accomplished quilter, so she helped and taught me along the way. I made an Ohio Star quilt in red, white & blue for my DH for Christmas before we were married. It's...

Hope everybody had a lovely holiday weekend! Thanks to all the veterans and those who gave their lives for our great country! We were very busy. Had a baby shower on Sunday for my sister-in-law who is due in July with baby #1. Don't know gender so it's very exciting. My dad marched in the...

The funny thing is I go to another site that has nothing to do with chickens and the same abbreviations (DH/DS/DD etc) are used there too. Maybe it's an interwebz thing? I was shocked to see the same ones here, though, I won't lie about that. ODD (oldest dear daughter) is expecting some guinea...

Momg - I almost spit my milk all over my keyboard!! LOL Give a lady some warning will ya?

Welcome, Megan! We've driven past that big grain elevator a lot, but never ordered anything from them. I hope your chicks work out wonderfully for you. What have you planted in your vineyard? Are you going to make your own wine? Angela

Hi browncow, I'm originally from Plymouth, so I'd be happy to help answer questions about that town if you have any. Angela

Hey all, Sorry been MIA since I just joined. Life's busy with the kids in school, work, etc. etc. etc. Can't keep track of personals, I have the worst head cold right now. Bah. My oldest had 2 chicks hatch this weekend, she was super eggcited!! They are New Hampshire/Americauna or Auracauna...

Well, this weekend is "war on groundhogs" as declared by my hubby. I asked him if I played the Kenny Loggins song from Caddyshack, would that help inspire him? He's had a busy morning buying flowering plants for our hanging baskets and pots around the house. Sounds like this week will be a...

Hey iMagen, I'm in Sheboygan County. My DH is the super gardener. He loves Honey Crisp, so we got two full sized HC trees about 3 or 4 years ago. Actually got some nice sized fruit on them last year, too. DH made a ton of applesauce. The kids love, love, love it. They fight over the empty jar to...

Well, we only have one cherry tree. It's blossoming out now (white blossoms - very fragrant). So that doesn't need a mate and is self-pollinating. I believe pear and apple trees need a cross pollinator tree to bear fruit. We have a Macintosh apple tree, one variety I can't remember, and then two...

Hey Firstchic, We live in Sheboygan County. My hubs and I have a small hobby farm (about 5 acres) that we have plenty full. We've lived out there almost 13 years now. Besides hubby & myself we have 5 kids ages 13 to almost 2 years old. We have random outdoor cats, 6 or so sheep (including 2...

Hey everyone, new member here, glad to find a Cheesehead group! As far as toughness, my husband always brines our homegrown chicken, which helps a lot. If you google "brine for chicken" you should find lots of simple brine recipes. I know the recipe he uses has soy sauce in it, and it always...