Cup o' Joe and Tea Too

[igorsMistress]

Missouri has legislature to clamp down on the puppy mills. We talked to a friend who has a daughter who works for the task force that keeps an eye on the dog breeders. Unfortunately we were told that they are only clamping down on the big time indiscriminate breeders and puppy farms.

Meantime, the Amish breed and breed and breed more puppies and then don't take care of them.

Nothing more than another form of livestock to them.

I wouldnt like those people much. Not cool.

 

[BY Bob]

The female eggs would be hatched, male eggs sold in the market.

I sure hope that this works in that way and is cost effective. It is a better solution than what they are doing today.

 

[sourland]

I had 2" chicken wire covering my old run and the snow would mostly fall through. If it was wet/heavy is have to go knock it through, though.

Way back when I had 2" wire covering the tops of my ringneck pens. Upon occasion I would have to clear them from very heavy wet snow - most of the time they were fine. One problem with that size mesh is that the GHO would get the birds flying at night and decapitate them.

 

[007Sean]

Wait a minute...don't happy cows come from California?

Nope, Brenham, Texas! BlueBell Icecream!

 

[007Sean]

They're not stupid! They actually can be big sweeties. I have a lot of farm friends around here though I have yet to ride a cow...it's apparently possible.

Check out my Interview, you'll see me riding one of my show heifers!

 

[microchick]

I wouldnt like those people much. Not cool.

I respect their dedication to their communities and their faith...but that is where I draw the line.

I just got back from taking care of my birds. I have a stupid hen who is molting in the coldest month of the year! Talk about stupid. I noticed she was looking ratty and was afraid she had feather shaft mites. Nope. Pin feathers all over her body and feathers flying whenever she moves.

Talk about having a messed up biological clock...

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Check out my Interview, you'll see me riding one of my show heifers!

Ok, where do I find the interview? I feel like a stalker sifting through your profile.

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Way back when I had 2" wire covering the tops of my ringneck pens. Upon occasion I would have to clear them from very heavy wet snow - most of the time they were fine. One problem with that size mesh is that the GHO would get the birds flying at night and decapitate them.

Oh, jeez. Those owls are smart birds Did that happen any particular time of year? I know a guy that had pheasants and had the same issue (with netting, I think), but I believe it was hawks. I could be mistaken. I've had owl problems, but it was with the ducks and that pen had no cover but the trees. That was my own fault.

 

[ronott1]

I've read about dna testing eggs. Interesting. I wonder how much that will impact the cost.

the testing I read about was a feather sexing process-- likely a color-- that can be seen in the egg towards the end of incubation. It only works on sex link crosses so is limited to commercial production

With this process, a live chick in a shell is still destroyed though

 

[sourland]

I wouldnt like those people much. Not cool.

The Amish, like all people, are a mix of good, bad, and indifferent. In the long run anyone who does not take care of their stock will not be able to make a living off of them. The Amish family family selling 5 pups for $ 25 when the guy down the road is getting $250 apiece will not be breeding dogs for long. The Amish man who overworks and underfeeds his mules will run out of stock to work his fields. When we make blanket decisions about a group of people we sell them and ourselves short.