Minnesota!

[scandiafowl]

It stays quite cool in the basement, especially where we keep the canned goods.  it is in a corner with 2 outside walls and we dont actively heat down there.  i would suspect its upper 50's down there maybe in the cold of winter.  

they have been down there since harvest laying out on newspaper drying/curing with all the rest of the taters.

You should be fine then.

 

[scandiafowl]

This is the NPR chicken, the one rescued from the DC streets

 

[duluthralphie]

Capitalism versus People -> People lose

Nuff said.

Socialism versus people> People lose

 

[KlopKlop]

This is the NPR chicken, the one rescued from the DC streets

What the heck is going on with the feathers on the feet!?! I have never seen anything like that!

I see in the back they have a speaker. must play NPR for the girls?

 

[scandiafowl]

Socialism versus people> People lose

Lest I become your least favorite person here, we need to acknowledge that we are political polar opposites. And you have far more power here than I do.

 

[duluthralphie]

We are polar opposites, I have no power.

We need to NOT bring our political views here.

 

[bantiesrule]

Maplewood here. I have a trio of bb red oeb's.

Anyone here selling any seramas? Hard to come by them in MN.

Have a great day everyone!

I also have OEGB's. My sister raises Seramas, she should have some for sale but I don't know what she charges. Since the swaps were shut down for this year, she has alot of extras. Extra peafowl also if anyone is interested. http://stcloud.craigslist.org/grd/5257379617.html

Welcome Prius. I think the reason Seramas are not common in Minnesota is due to their small size. They will need additional precautions in our cold winter elements.

My sister had alot of problems for the first few years she raised them (lots of colds and sinus problems-look ok one day, dead the next) but hasn't had any serious problems the last year or two. She raises them in an insulated coop with no heat, really no extra precautions or special treatment.

I want to fill my incubator up with eggs so much!! I miss the little peeping noises the chicks make!!

Ditto!!!!

 

[Cluckies]

Quote: speaking of playing music for the girls, I was listening to music on my phone, when some opera came on the other day when I was out with the girls and they all started shaking their heads, kinda like when they get mites, guess they didn't like it, lol

they do like it when I whistle though, they all stop what they are doing and look at me with their heads cocked...

 

[scandiafowl]

What the heck is going on with the feathers on the feet!?!  I have never seen anything like that!

I see in the back they have a speaker.  must play NPR for the girls?

Have been wondering that myself!

 

[KlopKlop]

Just mixed up 190 lbs of scratch for this winter. I went heavier on corn than usual (or more like, less other stuff). I usually throw several handfuls on the coop floor each evening as a treat which doubles as them stirring the bedding. I didnt chime in earlier when deep litter came up, but I am trying it. I just keep adding a bale of wood chips on top when it gets fairly dirty, about 1x a month. seems to be working so far. its definitly not composting but it doesnt stink and the girls seem to like digging holes in it. When it gets too deep i will dump it on the garden. I hope it lasts until spring so i dont have to muck out with snow on the ground. i have several inches to go until i reach the threshold of the door, so im doing ok.


Here is my mix:
100 lbs whole corn
50 lbs whole cleaned oats
40 lbs BOSS (it was on clearance at FF, 40 lbs same price as 25 lbs. turns out to be half chaff... now i see why it was clearance)

The last time i did this same mix but also 50 lbs of whole barley. turns out the chickens dont really care for that and its $20 a bag, so i omitted it. it lasted me over 6 months last time.