Wisconsin "Cheeseheads" - Page 1988

Hi all!

BBP... thanks about the Freedom Rangers. I'll look into them but I thought they took longer.

raim... bet the kids will love their new digs!

H&R... I just found out an anti-egg eater trick from one of the guys I sold a rooster to. Sprinkle some baking soda on their feed. I tried it and it dose work! Must be something in it that they need.

Bf4... Congrats on getting the coop done!

mazo.... We have oil too to heat a boiler for radiant heat. Oil is up so much we heated all winter with wood! (Different system)

Bad news on the chicken front! When I went out to feed and water this afternoon Lacy was dead!  She was laying under the roost cold and stiff. She had no signs of illness, seemed just fine last night, DH said she seemed fine when he let them out this morning.  She just ...died. She was the hen that hatched the last batch of chicks.

Speaking of hatching... as of 5pm... nothing from Storky's nest,

Well, still have stuff to do... night all!

Good Morning Everybody! Can tell it's spring a lot of stink finger goin around.  Cind sorry to hear about your hen your not alone. Found Bit*h dead yesterday morning. Knew it was coming and was gonna cull her before leaving for up nort so Donny didn't have to deal with it. Already forgot who was talking about hinging their window. I hinged mine on the top too from the inside then added hooks and eyes so they can be left open even in the rain. Works great! Tons to do today starting with making a bunch of B'fast burrito's.  Good luck this morning Bigz!!!!! Smack a big one! CC if you right click on the smiley click cut then allow access it removes the smiley then add it back in if you want and the cursor shows up on the right side and you can type away. Gotta go!  

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Originally Posted by Bigfamily4me 

F@ck.... My baby girls, Rocket and Comet, are mutilated in the mini coop. Today was moving day to the secure big coop....

oh no, how bad are they?  Is it bigger chicks picking on smaller chicks?

I would LOVE to have central heating and air!  We burn wood for the most part and didn't use a single bit of oil from October 2010 - early March.  We got lazy though and filled the oil tank and have been using the oil as backup when it wasn't quite cold enough to build a fire, but to chilly to have no heat.  No a/c at all when we moved in and since bought 2 window units that at least make the downstairs portion of the house livable in the worst of summer.  Last summer was really hard for me because I was so pregnant.  (baby was born on sept 10th!) AND it was the first summer I'd EVER not had central air because we had just moved out here the fall before.  We rent this place though, so no C/A in our future.  I honestly can't complain.  We love this place and the opportunities that we have to live a country life that we could not afford if we had to buy!  Our landlord is also our neighbor, we get along wonderfully!  And we have learned a lot from him on gardening.  He even plows the garden and helps us rotatil it.  Which is a huge help!  Cause it's a really big garden!  But this house we rent was his parents since around 1920 and they he lived here until a couple of years ago when he built a new house next door... so he knows the land really well and is a huge resource of information!  Anyway, rabbit trailed from saying we heat with wood and would love central air!  LOL

Cindlady - I'm sorry about Lacy.  :(

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Originally Posted by Bigfamily4me 

F@ck.... My baby girls, Rocket and Comet, are mutilated in the mini coop. Today was moving day to the secure big coop....

I'm so sorry!  What is getting at your chickens?

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Originally Posted by Bigfamily4me 


Oh no... I called them my baby girls because they came running to see me whenever i was outside. These are my oldest two. My free rangers. And I'm going to post a pic as to how it got into the coop. I don't know WHAT kind of predator could do it. They ripped a board in half, two feet up off the ground.
I am incredibly sad... But ultra p!ssed too! I can totally see how people can shoot animals that try to kill their chickens....

raccoon is the only animal around here that can do that!  I have had them rip wire off a 4x4 post and it was stapled on! Get a live trap and get trapping, they will be back!

Cind they will LOVE the upstairs! much more room lol  right now the biggest "floor space" in my house is MY king size bed.  so the kids go sit on MY bed and play. lol

anybody else interested in getting a Tshirt for the bash?  PM me a size and color (lighter colors) so I can get to ordering.  heres a pic pf what they look like.  but you can't sign on the black T UNLESS we sign it using silver sharpie then when you get home you can go over each signature with fabric paint.  Later all