Minnesota!

[holm25]

I have seen those around this last year. The question is, do you know what all is planted in that one ?
One of my projects to finish before the snow flies is some raised beds by our patio to put herbs and some flowers in that I can hopefully put a hoop over and extend both ends of the season.

I think I will plant some herby stuff and purple lettuce.

 

[Minniechickmama]

We never got one to take to AI but that was at my other grandpas and can do it with a bull like we wanted too. I have been told holstein and jersey nulls can get nasty. But so can any other bull if it wants.The bull my grandpa sold about a month ago was really docile and his dad was even more docile.The guy who had the dad of my grandpas bulls got out of breeding cattle and when he sold his bull the guy that got him had no idea how they would get the bull in the trailer. my grandpas friend said you just watch and walked inside cameout with a length of sewing string put it around the bulls neck and walked him into the trailer. Haven't heard of a more docile bull to this day.

That is a pretty funny story. The sad thing is that a bull can be fine one day and the next be a berserker. We had a lady who came to milk cows for us who's husband had been mauled by a bull and spent most of his life in a wheelchair because of it.
We had a bull we raised from a calf and he was our little buddy, his name was Clyde, a big mostly white bull. Then one day, my brother was feeding the heifers and ended up trapped in the hay rack when Clyde decided he wasn't anyone's buddy any more. It was sad to ship him, but he was a danger at that point, and close to 2000 pounds. At least roosters generally give little signs that they are going to attack, and they are small enough a shovel can take care of a real nasty one.
I had never heard of a mean Jersey though. Shorthorns and Ayrshires though, plenty of those, and even the females had bad attitudes sometimes. Then again, a lot of us females do

 

[Minniechickmama]

I think I will plant some herby stuff and purple lettuce.

Succulents like Hens and Chicks would look cool in something like that too.

 

[scandiafowl]

I have seen those around this last year.  The question is, do you know what all is planted in that one ?

One of my projects to finish before the snow flies is some raised beds by our patio to put herbs and some flowers in that I can hopefully put a hoop over and extend both ends of the season.

Does anyone have a plan for it?

 

[Cluckies]

Good morning. Looks to be nice, but then more rain this evening. Don't know when I'm get those leaves up! What can you do?
KlopKlop, hope your project ends soon
So you can get back to important things!
Have a great day everyone!

 

[Cluckies]

One of next years few 4H projects. Now to make it... I DID NOT MAKE THIS ONE IT IS JUST A PIC TO SHOW WHAT I AM DOING!!

Does anyone have a plan for it?

Didn't Bogtown make one of these at the beginning of summer?

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Hey cluckies: I made a patio table for my chase lounge chairs. By pulling pallets apart. It took some time and patience for the pulling apart of the pallets. Lots of nails and so-so quality of the wood. Fun to see the finished project nonetheless.

Bulls are unpredictable for sure. My sister would feed our black angus bull a bushel of corn a day. Lol. Under dad's watchful eye of course. The bull liked her I guess. But then I sat on the deck at my cousins house a few years ago and they had let the cows go out to pasture in a ravine and they wanted to keep the bull up at the barn (for timing of calves) well we watch him push and shove a steel cattle gate bending it till it bowed and creased. And they finally let him go out with the girls. Those would have been early calves that next year born on snow. Dad always calved for April and May. Interestingly though living out west in Montana they calved a couple months earlier - mostly February or March.

 

[duluthralphie]

Holm I have never heard of AI not working. I always thought it was more effective than a bull. Some cows just do not take. I find the process to be gross and not for the weak of heart, But I have never been a fan of shoving a hand 3 feet up a cows butt. I have never done AI myself, the only time I have had to reach inside of a cow is when a calf was breach. I did it, not joyfully, if I could not pawn the job off on someone else.

As Minnie says it give you better genetics at a reasonable price. I do not think it is much more expensive than keeping a bull. The only thing is you do not get to grill the AI technician like you do the bull when his job is done.

Your bull story reminds me of one I heard years ago. A guy was complaining he had a great bull but it was so cross eyed it could not zero in on the cows. He mentioned it at church one Sunday, and a neighbor said he would come over and show him how to fix the eyes. He told him it would take about a week of simple treatments to be done..

The guy shows up and looks at the bull and says "Yep, he is cross eyed and we can fix him".

First the guy cut a length of garden hose about 5 feet long, then he shoved it up the bulls butt. He had the owner watch the bulls eyes to see if they uncrossed. The guy blew hard into the end of the hose and sure enough the bulls eyes straightened out.

The owner was ecstatic! The church guy told the owner to try it, to see if he could do it.

The owner then went behind the bull and pulled the length of hose out of the bulls butt and put the end the church guy had blown on into the bull. The church guy was dismayed and asked " what are you doing?"

The owner turned to the church guy and said " Well, you didn't think I was going to put my mouth on the end you put your lips on did you?"

 

[KlopKlop]

I have seen those around this last year.  The question is, do you know what all is planted in that one ?

One of my projects to finish before the snow flies is some raised beds by our patio to put herbs and some flowers in that I can hopefully put a hoop over and extend both ends of the season.

I think I see Rosemary, 2 kinds of basil, an oregano, and maybe a red romain? I'm only so so on my herbs

 

[duluthralphie]

Bulls are like boars. BC is right they are unpredictable and can kill in an instant. That was a point driven into us as kids over and over. It seemed every year you heard of someone being hurt or killed by a bull or boar.

I had a little CX attacked yesterday, I think by the turkey gang or guineas I am not sure. I let the CX's out for the first time since I was gone. They spent the entire time locked up in their new location. When I let them out the turkeys had followed me, I saw a little conflict between Ethel and Bert Jr. They both puffed and went at each other. I had to break them up for fear of them getting hurt.

I went to Monticello to visit Runnings. I was looking for a good winter waterer. I am thinking I will have to make one like BC did.

I made a feeder yesterday out of a 55 gallon barrel. I am hoping to get one that will hold two weeks worth of feed. We are going to Alabama in December when our son completes officer training and I want to make it as easy as possible on whomever I can find to watch my birds.

Today I am moving Ed back into the main coop. Ray will be going to the creamettes. I think the unnamed BA will be heading to the main coop with Ed.

Not sure what will happen to the other roosters, I am thinking of calling the nice Asian lady with the plastic lined trunk to take them.