Surviving Minnesota!

duluthralphie said:

It was not part of ours, I remember her having to vow to never covet my bleach though....... Ours had something about fishing in it too, I think I am being shorted on that come to think of it...

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CindyinSD said:

This one’s for you, Ralphie

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duluthralphie said:

It was not part of ours, I remember her having to vow to never covet my bleach though....... Ours had something about fishing in it too, I think I am being shorted on that come to think of it...

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CindyinSD said:

DH also has trouble understanding that there needs to be a boss and that I am the one most qualified.

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duluthralphie said:

I candled eggs..This year stinks.

19 chicken eggs to hatch on the 16th. One was good the rest some quitters. most were non-starters. I candled Turkey eggs while I was at it. Half were no good, the vast majority of those were non starters. I have 25-30 to hatch on the 23rd.

So I have no choice but to set more eggs....Chickens and turkeys. I set cream legbars, Doms and Speckled Sussex...and one lone Chanticler egg. Feed gobbling non-producers.

I made some changes today. New rooster all around. I lost one rooster during the changing of the guard. I think the EE ( Ole the 4th) did not like being turned out and replaced with a legbar. I want bluer eggs...(which means I will have to hatch some EE eggs too this year). Ole the 4th took it out on a Dom. Oh well, I had too many roosters anyways.

Why do roosters think they should attack hen turkeys? They always lose to them and the hens never give up once provoked......

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CindyinSD said:

Maybe the rooster juice got... I dunno... frozen or something? Those poor boys are feeling the need for some BTUs to get their furnaces stoked again.

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MNChickMom said:

I don’t know what you are all complaining about.... I just told my dear husband we need to put an addition on the 3 sided barn. He smiled and nodded his head. In my book that is the same as a “yes dear”.

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CindyinSD said:

We’re building a turkey house (for winter lodging) a root cellar & a greenhouse (hopefully). He hasn’t got the slightest inkling. It’s a secret. It’s too cold. I don’t want to worry him.

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