Minnesota!

[lalaland]

Gummie Worms are my Bain. I covet Gummie worms. I get fat from Gummie worms. Why can't they make a 0 calorie, no corn syrup gummie worm?! LOL.

Great now I'm going to have to make a pit stop at the gas station for a bag of them. DAng it.

Seriously I buy the big jumbo Mumbo bags for Camping trips. They are the first food that disappears on the trip. Hmmmm....

had to laugh at that one because this afternoon I was keeping my very pregnant daughter who is a few days overdue occupied. We visited a tiny candy store and she wanted choc covered gummi bears. sounds gross to me, but the clerk just laughed and said that every time a pregnant woman came into the store, she wanted the choc covered gummi bears. Now choc covered potato chips, count me in.


I can't wait to make it to a runnings, never been. fleet farm I'm in about once a week - jeans, cat litter, nuts, canning jars, tools, gloves, screws, barn paint - it drives me nuts too that they do that huge toyland thing too.

going to put the snow fencing up this weekend to restrict the flock to the safer areas of the run. Now that all the scrub trees have lost their leaves, it is pretty open under the pines and too dangerous.

 

[willzpapa]

You should not lose any points most rednecks I know "me included" are all about coffee and sustainability lol

 

[KlopKlop]

had to laugh at that one because this afternoon I was keeping my very pregnant daughter who is a few days overdue occupied.  We visited a tiny candy store and she wanted choc covered gummi bears.  sounds gross to me, but the clerk just laughed and said that every time a pregnant woman came into the store, she wanted the choc covered gummi bears.  Now choc covered potato chips, count me in.


I can't wait to make it to a runnings, never been.  fleet farm I'm in about once a week - jeans, cat litter, nuts, canning jars, tools, gloves, screws, barn paint - it drives me nuts too that they do that huge toyland thing too.

going to put the snow fencing up this weekend to restrict the flock to the safer areas of the run.  Now that all the scrub trees have lost their leaves, it is pretty open under the pines and too dangerous.

It mostly irks me because it seems like every year they are moving out the lawn and garden stuff earlier and earlier for the dumb toyland. I needed tree wrap to cover my new apple trees and they had already taken it out of stock several weeks ago! I walked out in a huff and drove to lowes and bought some.

They need to stick to their roots as a farm and fleet supply store. They are trying too hard to compete with other big box retail stores.

Ralphie if you do sell the jacket maybe you can buy the company. I see the current Mr Mills Jr in charge is selling it to find his political career or something

 

[The BlanchRanch]

Oh please no!! Not my jacket!! Wait. So two hundred and some thousand? Do it!!!!

I will be coming up sooner than later. Friends giving has been moved up again because of the store opening. I will get a hold of you this weekend. Thanks!

 

[Mistahbue]

Do you guys prefer super bitter or acidic coffee? I like this stuff because it is mellow and rich

I like a bold yet smooth taste, I am not into the acidity of coffee,

I want to know I'm drinking coffee when I take a sip. And now I want a cup at 22:30 hours...

I got hooked on Community Coffee from when I worked in Baton Roue. Local family owned coffee.

I'm looking for an old Corning Ware stove top percolator. I don't think coffee makers brew coffee hit enough to my taste

 

[Mistahbue]

We've had this discussion before and I got sniggered at a bit....

But I profoundly believe that the loss of a flock mate does indeed affect those birds.  I don't know where my little factoid check off thingy is...but it's something like chickens cognitive recognition is up there.  It's greater than a 3 year old human's.  They can recognize up to 80 or 108 (I can't remember) flock mates.

Personally I've had hens fall off laying due to me culling an extra rooster and after predation of a broodermate (Fiona my CLB--has not laid since her sister disappeared memorial weekend.)

I swear I think she's grieving. I'm going to try and spend most of my day outside tomorrow. See if I can. Keep an eye on her. This morning I made her get off her roost. She wasn't happy with me. LOL

 

[Coffee 1st]

for the last few wks Ive had this dog trying to get in my fence he walks up and down looking for a way in.. I'm sure he can jump it if he really wants. my 2 dogs 5 lbs but they think the are 50 lbs... they always notify me that something is wrong and they seem to keep the dog from coming in... the hair on the dogs back is always standing up and he is barking. I think he is a mix of a border collie and German Shepard.. he wears a collar but looks like he was hit by a car his back leg doesn't seem to work very good.. anyways 1st couple times Ive shoooed him off. but he keeps coming around so i called the non emergency #,,, by the time they got here dog was gone again.. couple days ago i ended up finding out where the dog lives. 1 block over. so i went and talked to the woman drunk as h#ll I told her i have chickens and if she could keep a better eye on her dog.. TODAY it was digging under my fence i grabbed couple pans and went outside banging them together and the dog took off home,, so back i went and and yep drunk again it was so obvious. she said i don't know how he keeps getting off his chain.. urrggg told her i really didn't want to call animal control but if he gets one of my dogs or chickens then we really will have a problem..I also said he might need to go to the vet since he obviously has a bad leg.. it bothers me that people don't have control over their animals, if you cant control them and take care of them you shouldn't have them. im sure the dog is just bored and wants to *play* with the chickens,,, maybe she should take him for a walk or get him a fenced yard or even a kennel and not just tie him to a chain under a tree...

 

[aussiegal318]

Yuk. I'd buy the can for the can. Dump
Out the coffee and use it for nails.

Ick, Fogers. I used to love Caribou Mahogany, but when the company sold the coffee changed. I don't like the burnt taste of Starbucks, but they have Cafe Verona decaf that's good.

The little critter finally finds the opening at the gate and gets away.

All I see is the white of a fluffy bum.

Which explains the panicky behavior.

I was thinking skunk.

Daffodil our diamond encrusted egg hatched to cute chick to CLB who just started laying, as succombed to a hawk yesterday. Got the text from my friend that they lost her. Darn hawks. Well shoot... She didn't last very long.

That's too bad!

lol, I misread your original post and thought it was dunn brothers you preferred not to grace with your patronage. But it was starbucks! but, I am equally ignorant about starbucks.

I like local companies regardless. I hate hate hate the global conglomeratization of the world, where you get the same old same old regardless of where you travel. San Francisco is considering putting some $$ towards supporting local businesses that make San Fran what it is (or was). Minneapolis development bucks go to national retailers, so the pottery barn folks can get $$$$ for store build outs, etc, but the teeny tiny I'm going for bust entrepeneur wont qualify because they have no track record. Thats why in these retail developments you find the same danged store as everywhere else, nothing interesting or unique.

I like Urban Eggplant in St. Paul, a funny little store into sustainability. They sell chicks! plus organic feed I can't afford, and all kinds of cool gardening gizmos, things to ferment stuff (beer, sauerkraut, whatever), bee stuff, etc. (between my comments on coffee and sustainability, bet I lose redneck points)

I will pay more to shop small. I know there is no way for a small business to compete at the price game, so we offer service at our store. The Urban Eggplant sounds interesting. I just don't get to St. Paul.

From top to bottom:
1. Banty Cochin
2. Banty Cochin
3. Swedish Flower Pot
4. Swedish Flower Pot
5. Red Star
6. Australorp

I've never seen a Swedish Flower POT chicken

It mostly irks me because it seems like every year they are moving out the lawn and garden stuff earlier and earlier for the dumb toyland. I needed tree wrap to cover my new apple trees and they had already taken it out of stock several weeks ago! I walked out in a huff and drove to lowes and bought some.

They need to stick to their roots as a farm and fleet supply store. They are trying too hard to compete with other big box retail stores.

Ralphie if you do sell the jacket maybe you can buy the company. I see the current Mr Mills Jr in charge is selling it to find his political career or something

I Hate the early arrival of holidays stuff!

They extended the hyperbaric therapy for another 2 wks. I have managed to paint the outside of the new coop. I'm hoping for a nice weekend.

 

[Coffee 1st]

I ordered 14 lbs of Chubby`s Dried Meal worms.. don't know how many meal worms that is but it sounds like enough for 8 girls.. I want to make some of those blocks for the winter and thought i would add some of those.

 

[aussiegal318]

for the last few wks Ive had this dog trying to get in my fence he walks up and down looking for a way in.. I'm sure he can jump it if he really wants. my 2 dogs 5 lbs but they think the are 50 lbs... they always notify me that something is wrong and they seem to keep the dog from coming in... the hair on the dogs back is always standing up and he is barking. I think he is a mix of a border collie and German Shepard.. he wears a collar but looks like he was hit by a car his back leg doesn't seem to work very good.. anyways 1st couple times Ive shoooed him off. but he keeps coming around so i called the non emergency #,,, by the time they got here dog was gone again.. couple days ago i ended up finding out where the dog lives. 1 block over. so i went and talked to the woman drunk as h#ll I told her i have chickens and if she could keep a better eye on her dog.. TODAY it was digging under my fence i grabbed couple pans and went outside banging them together and the dog took off home,, so back i went and and yep drunk again it was so obvious. she said i don't know how he keeps getting off his chain.. urrggg told her i really didn't want to call animal control but if he gets one of my dogs or chickens then we really will have a problem..I also said he might need to go to the vet since he obviously has a bad leg.. it bothers me that people don't have control over their animals, if you cant control them and take care of them you shouldn't have them. im sure the dog is just bored and wants to *play* with the chickens,,, maybe she should take him for a walk or get him a fenced yard or even a kennel and not just tie him to a chain under a tree...

I would call animal control in hopes of finding a better home. If she turns the dog over instead of paying then a rescue can be contacted & the dog can be evaluated for placement. If you do call let them know the whole situation & your dealings with her & her condition. They may not be able to do anything, but it helps to have reports on file if they need to removed the dog later,or worse it bites someone. Situations like these break my heart & the real victim is the dog.