Minnesota!

[Mistahbue]

Quote: Thanks - we went ahead last night and put electrolytes in water last night -- and the food pack that came from hatchery has electrolytes in it. She's just curled up snoozing now. y'all know this is gonna kill me already if she don't make it?!

 

[Mistahbue]

re: investing in a barn before home improvements....we need a new roof and we're putting in a wood stove but that will have to wait because I want to fix up a shed that's just sitting there ....we don't need it for anything so I'm getting goats. And cattle panels for goat fencing. And possibly solar electric fence to keep the wolf away. I figure the shed is near the coop so I'll just make a bigger enclosure and the goats and chickens can hang out. I am striving to join the red neck club so I had my dh haul home 12 free pallets. It's a start.

laws y'all sound like us. we need new roof, new wood stove, redo insulation in basement..... working on 2 new dog shelters, aviary for winter plus raising another batch of day olds. And I've FINALLY got broody guineas!!!

Welcome to Hooterville

always on the lookout for pallets too - I'll pass along any locations for freebies that I find.

 

[Mistahbue]

Well I reckon the good Lord knew she wasn't destined for this world. She just breathed her last.

;'(

 

[scandiafowl]

Well I reckon the good Lord knew she wasn't destined for this world. She just breathed her last. ;'(

:-(

 

[duluthralphie]

Well I reckon the good Lord knew she wasn't destined for this world. She just breathed her last.

;'(

I know it is sad, It happens a lot with chicks...

I am glad Ole is ok. Bummer about his tail. I am impressed he held his own against a dog. I always thought he was feisty and I knew he was in good shape from running down and practicing unwanted sex on all my hens.

 

[duluthralphie]

I am working on writing an exam/questionaire for people wanting into the Redneck club. After all we do have to maintain our standards.

I have these questions so far and am willing to take suggestions..








Redneck Test:

7-12 points is probationary member
over 12 your in
under 7 tough luck

Give yourself a point for each of these true items:

1. I own an outhouse
2. I have a pickup truck older than 12 years old
3. I wear socks with sandals
4. I own a spear or pitch fork I have used to stab fish
5. I have cleaned a bullhead
6. I have a gun rack in one or more vehicles
7. I consider a snowmobile and 4-wheeler a vehicle
8. I have skun a fur bearing critter
9. I own an animal trap
10. I eat wild animals
11. I have drank too much cheap beer at least once
12. I have more than 1000 rounds of ammunition
13. I consider wearing camo dressing up
14. I have a stock tank for a bath tub
15. I have a relative related to me through both my parents
16. I know an Ice house is not for storing ice
17. I have used and enjoy tanerite
18. 8th grade was hardest 3 years of my life
19. People walk gingerly through my yard to avoid stepping in Poop
20. People avoid me because they know I will tell them about my poultry

Subtract 1 point for:

1. I own a suit
2. I have worn said suit more than once
3. I have an electric car
4. I have no dogs over 50 pounds
5. My dog is named Muffy, Buffy or Fluffy
6. I do not know what Tannerite is
7. Having never fished bullheads
8. I have never had a fishing, hunting or trapping license
9. I do not know what an outhouse is for
10. People have never rolled their eyes at me for mentioning my poultry
11. You have no idea what Shoot, shovel and shut-up (the 3 S's) refer too
12. I drink my beer warm or dark
13. I do not think "skun" is a word
14. Your home does not lack at least one of the following: Trim, walls, steps, sinks, or other major items

 

[cottonlouie]

Looks good so far. I'm probationary and that seems fair.

 

[The BlanchRanch]

ok, roosters - i saw video somewhere, maybe here, of a rooster kicking the stars out of a soccer ball. You really got a very good tutorial on how they use their spurs. That rooster wasn't going to let that soccer ball anywhere near his flock. off camera, someone was rolling the ball back into the flock area and that rooster would come running out and boot that thing out of there.

I really like this one.

 

[The BlanchRanch]

I have finished the "new" coop, which is actually the old coop/garage fixed up to be more usable.

I have to separate screen areas both having access to the same or separate runs. The front area is where I hope to winter the turkeys, (yea, sure that'll work)

I have another 8 nest boxes in the front part, and a hospital ward! 2 hospital beds with small nest one is dark to brood in if I want.

See you all later I have to run down to the concrete jungle for a few hours.

Pictures or it didn't happen.

 

[Cebarmlds]

I am working on writing an exam/questionaire for people wanting into the Redneck club. After all we do have to maintain our standards.

I have these questions so far and am willing to take suggestions..








Redneck Test:

7-12 points is probationary member
over 12 your in
under 7 tough luck

Give yourself a point for each of these true items:

1. I own an outhouse
2. I have a pickup truck older than 12 years old
3. I wear socks with sandals
4. I own a spear or pitch fork I have used to stab fish
5. I have cleaned a bullhead
6. I have a gun rack in one or more vehicles
7. I consider a snowmobile and 4-wheeler a vehicle
8. I have skun a fur bearing critter
9. I own an animal trap
10. I eat wild animals
11. I have drank too much cheap beer at least once
12. I have more than 1000 rounds of ammunition
13. I consider wearing camo dressing up
14. I have a stock tank for a bath tub
15. I have a relative related to me through both my parents
16. I know an Ice house is not for storing ice
17. I have used and enjoy tanerite
18. 8th grade was hardest 3 years of my life
19. People walk gingerly through my yard to avoid stepping in Poop
20. People avoid me because they know I will tell them about my poultry

Subtract 1 point for:

1. I own a suit
2. I have worn said suit more than once
3. I have an electric car
4. I have no dogs over 50 pounds
5. My dog is named Muffy, Buffy or Fluffy
6. I do not know what Tannerite is
7. Having never fished bullheads
8. I have never had a fishing, hunting or trapping license
9. I do not know what an outhouse is for
10. People have never rolled their eyes at me for mentioning my poultry
11. You have no idea what Shoot, shovel and shut-up (the 3 S's) refer too
12. I drink my beer warm or dark
13. I do not think "skun" is a word
14. Your home does not lack at least one of the following: Trim, walls, steps, sinks, or other major items

What about a potato gun-