Consolidated Kansas

[maidenwolfx80]

Quote: Wow buy eggs?? I guess we come to that point at times... What do you do with your roos that are no longer breeding?

 

[chicken danz]

Just talked to the vet. He said Tyg was a acting a little brighter this morning but still not eating or drinking. He is going to recheck her levels in the morning. It was just enough to raise my hopes a little. I do so hope she pulls through. I let him know my wishes. I just hope it doesn't come to putting her down.
Yeah Medawinks that is the cat I brought outside the other day. My sweet girl. I missed her so much last night. She always sleeps with me.
Here is a picture of her around Christmas a couple years back.


Marc those are beautiful horses but I seriously doubt many of us could ever afford one. I would love to see one in person. It doesn't sound like they've been in the U.S. that long. I love pretty things.
As soon as you started your post about using bleach I knew what the outcome was going to be!

My chinese customers are having family this weekend. They want 4 roosters. Looks like I am going to be downsizing the rooster pen some. They also want a ton of eggs and duck eggs.
I have maybe 20 red star eggs in the hatcher right now. Due to hatch today or tomorrow. The last bunch I hatched all sold without me trying. I am thinking about buying some hamps and some white rocks to breed my own. I'm just not sure if it would be worthwhile to breed them or just buy chicks for future layers. Of course I will have to see how these offspring mixed with brahma produce as well. I just want to keep some layers going so I don't have lulls in eating egg production.

 

[chicken danz]

I just went out and checked the Victor mouse trap again. This time there were 13 mice in it. I am wondering if people who said it worked well once and not again had caught all their mice the first time. I noticed many were city dwellers. So far I'm elated!

 

[JosieChick]

And COMPLETELY off-topic, does anyone have access in the near Wichita area to a Gypsy Vanner horse or 2 ?? Tks all.

There is someone up in KC that is selling a couple. I think she has her 4 year old stud listed for $14,000. He is stunning! Wish I had a whole bunch of money to buy one but I don't think I could keep up with all that gorgeous hair!

Just talked to the vet. He said Tyg was a acting a little brighter this morning but still not eating or drinking. He is going to recheck her levels in the morning. It was just enough to raise my hopes a little. I do so hope she pulls through. I let him know my wishes. I just hope it doesn't come to putting her down.
Yeah Medawinks that is the cat I brought outside the other day. My sweet girl. I missed her so much last night. She always sleeps with me.
Here is a picture of her around Christmas a couple years back.


Marc those are beautiful horses but I seriously doubt many of us could ever afford one. I would love to see one in person. It doesn't sound like they've been in the U.S. that long. I love pretty things.
As soon as you started your post about using bleach I knew what the outcome was going to be!

My chinese customers are having family this weekend. They want 4 roosters. Looks like I am going to be downsizing the rooster pen some. They also want a ton of eggs and duck eggs.
I have maybe 20 red star eggs in the hatcher right now. Due to hatch today or tomorrow. The last bunch I hatched all sold without me trying. I am thinking about buying some hamps and some white rocks to breed my own. I'm just not sure if it would be worthwhile to breed them or just buy chicks for future layers. Of course I will have to see how these offspring mixed with brahma produce as well. I just want to keep some layers going so I don't have lulls in eating egg production.

Such a pretty girl!

I just went out and checked the Victor mouse trap again. This time there were 13 mice in it. I am wondering if people who said it worked well once and not again had caught all their mice the first time. I noticed many were city dwellers. So far I'm elated!

Does it kill them? If so I may need to get some of these. Nothing that can hurt outside kitties?

 

[sunflowerparrot]

I just went out and checked the Victor mouse trap again. This time there were 13 mice in it. I am wondering if people who said it worked well once and not again had caught all their mice the first time. I noticed many were city dwellers. So far I'm elated!

Can you post a photo of the mouse trap? I'm wanting one but want to make sure I'm getting the right one - there are many by that company. Thanks.

 

[chicken danz]

Actually these traps are made for live release. I like them cause the cats, dogs, and even baby chicks can't get into them or get hurt. No chemicals and no poisons. Just mechanical. I just dumped the mice in a bucket of water and let them drown. DH dumped them out of the trap yesterday into the water, but I just dumped the entire trap in the water this morning so I didn't have to open it with them alive. It is galvanized so it shouldn't hurt it. I wanted to wash it out afterward any way. I'm loving this so far. It's already paid for itself. Supposedly you don't have to bait it is you put it against a wall or something where they run. But why catch one or two accidentally when you can catch a dozen or so with bait? The mouse obviously are loving the cheese and peanut butter. I hate those nasty disease carrying rodents.

 

[cubbysan]

And COMPLETELY off-topic, does anyone have access in the near Wichita area to a Gypsy Vanner horse or 2 ?? Tks all.

I love these horse! In the Lees Summit, MO Parade last year, there was a handful of them. I seem to remember a banner saying there was a Gypsey Vanner and another similar breed local club. If that helps you at all.

 

[sharol]

I gotta get one of those traps. where did you find it?

Sharol

Actually these traps are made for live release. I like them cause the cats, dogs, and even baby chicks can't get into them or get hurt. No chemicals and no poisons. Just mechanical. I just dumped the mice in a bucket of water and let them drown. DH dumped them out of the trap yesterday into the water, but I just dumped the entire trap in the water this morning so I didn't have to open it with them alive. It is galvanized so it shouldn't hurt it. I wanted to wash it out afterward any way. I'm loving this so far. It's already paid for itself. Supposedly you don't have to bait it is you put it against a wall or something where they run. But why catch one or two accidentally when you can catch a dozen or so with bait? The mouse obviously are loving the cheese and peanut butter. I hate those nasty disease carrying rodents.

 

[Trish44]

Well we were in OKC all day yesterday, we had to take our granddaughter back down to the dentist to get her permanent crown put on. It was a very, very long day & we didn't get back until last night about 11:15. It didn't turn out to be the best trip overall, she was kind of bratty for some reason. I'm going to have to talk to my son about coming to see her more often because when she does get to see him she tends to act up & then there is the crying & sobbing when we have to leave to come home. It's just bad right now because he does need to work as much as he can with bills he has had to try to catch up on plus his girlfriend is very ill. I found out yesterday she is not doing well at all & they postponed her surgery for the thyroid cancer until next Tues. It just doesn't sound good at all, we'll know more after the surgery & what the plan is after that. My son is very stressed as you can imagine over it all.

I tried an experiment with letting my 2 month old guineas out to free-range this morning & it didn't work out at all. They would have done fine if Jasmine would have left them alone, but every time I turned my back while doing chores she went after them. I caught her with one of the birds in her mouth twice & had to rescue it. I guess they're not old enough to fly well yet & get away from things, so I'll wait longer & see what happens. I don't know what to think about Jasmine going after them or what she thinks she is doing. The chickens free-range all over the place around them all day long & they don't bother them, but they've been with them since they were little puppies. They obviously know the difference between a guinea & a chicken. Of course those goofy guineas are noisy too & are always making some kind of sounds. I don't know if the dogs see them as just a wild bird & therefore fair game or what & I don't know how to break them of it. I have to be able to let the guineas loose eventually to do the job I got them for. We have ticks like crazy here & I need them to get out & eat them, but I won't just feed the birds to the dogs.

Josie, I was out of town when I read that post on the Farm Swap, I'm sorry that gal wrote that post, it seems like there is always someone who is a know-it-all & has to debate or argue about something. We have had some drama like that on the Poultry Swap too & had to break up the ensuing argument over it. I haven't even had the chance yet today to go on FB with having to catch up on chores, but I will after lunch. I have to get my DH lunch & get him off to work, but I will address it when I get a chance. I don't know why some people feel the need to write things like that.

 

[chicken danz]

I gotta get one of those traps. where did you find it?

Sharol

I found this one at the stoplight store but they have them on Amazon and on the victor web site. There is a much cheaper version made by someone else but when reading about it I don't think the mechanism is as good. Sounds like it doesn't work as well.
Here is a link to the Victor one.
http://www.amazon.com/Victor-Tin-Mo...400&sr=8-8&keywords=victor+tin+cat+mouse+trap
http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/v..._medium=link&gclid=CO-m5bL2xLICFQGDnQodZhIA6w
The second link becomes a lot cheaper the more you order. I would seriously think about ordering a whole case for myself just to cover all the houses. So far I am really impressed! Be sure to get one with a window in it because you do want to be able to see inside.