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[scandiafowl]

Siri is not a man!   She is a she...

Siri is gender fluid, unlike Google maps which is strictly female.

Perhaps she is more to your liking?

 

[ejb3810]

John Roth welcome to the group. You are located in the same area as some very successful breeders and showmen of Light Brahmas, Moderns and Silver Spangled Hamburgs.

Ralphie have a good time on your Togo trip. I advise that you use caution up there, as there have been many sightings of Sasquatch in that area lately. If you bring along some Jack Link jerky as a peace offering you may be ok?

Egg production is down here as a result of weather, broodiness and molt. It is that time of year.

 

[scandiafowl]

Wanted to share a fun resource:

When you commute as much as I do, Scandia <~> Minneapolis, and dislike commerical radio, podcasts make a great option.

Found the Urban Chicken Podcast, which is not ony about urban chickening, but chicken breed history and other cool stuff.
Today I learned that the Buckeye Chicken is the only breed developed by a woman!
The feminist chicken!

 

[duluthralphie]

Edited because I misread the original. I am wearing my old glasses right now since my correct prescription ones are upstairs and i don't feel like going to get them. That is my story and I am sticking to it!

Ralphie, I never said white eggers were the only nutjob fowl, just that they are reliably batcrap crazy.

Ahhh, I missed the lawyeresse in your statement. Nice job! Actually if egg whiteness was based on craziness guinea eggs would glow in the night like a full moon.

 

[duluthralphie]

Siri is gender fluid, unlike Google maps which is strictly female.

Perhaps she is more to your liking?

I understand how a "tree hugger" can accept that, but as a "non tree hugger" It goes against my principles............


Actually I was amazed as I did not know I could change her voice to a him... I am so tech savvy though, I have made my wife jealous, I have changed the "car" on my GPS to an airplane. She wants me to tell her how, but if I don't I have the upper hand and she looks at me with wide eye amazement at my abilities.

 

[duluthralphie]

John Roth welcome to the group. You are located in the same area as some very successful breeders and showmen of Light Brahmas, Moderns and Silver Spangled Hamburgs.

Ralphie have a good time on your Togo trip. I advise that you use caution up there, as there have been many sightings of Sasquatch in that area lately. If you bring along some Jack Link jerky as a peace offering you may be ok?

Egg production is down here as a result of weather, broodiness and molt. It is that time of year.

Thanks... I know my local Sasqutch well, he is not crazy about Links stuff, but he does like Mike's hard lemonade while we are dipping our lines.

 

[KlopKlop]

Egg production is down here as a result of weather, broodiness and molt.  It is that time of year.

Do you feed anything different or special to your hens during molt? I have 10 Australop hens that are molting and I've been giving them extra black oil sunflower seeds and added some high protein broiler food to their layer mash in hopes the higher protein will keep egg counts up.

 

[scandiafowl]

I understand how a "tree hugger" can accept that, but as a "non tree hugger"  It goes against my principles............


 Actually I was amazed as I did not know I could change her voice to a him...   I am so tech savvy though, I have made my wife jealous, I have changed the "car" on my GPS to an airplane. She wants me to tell her how, but if I don't I have the upper hand and she looks at me with wide eye amazement at my abilities.

And which principles are we talking about?
*smile*

 

[duluthralphie]

And which principles are we talking about?
*smile*

The ones that will require I carry my chainsaw to the cabin...... rofl





And completely off topic, my little brother the college professor of all things that are "bunk stuff', (or some other words beginning with the same letters) just got back from Germany, he was shocked to find out you are required to have a chainsaw license before you can own one there, I found it funny because he espouses everything European but this was too much for even him.


I am packing while watching BYC, the news and drinking my coffee, We are bringing are last CX with us to the cabin, a 9.5 pound beauty (dressed). We raised 50 Cx's last year and had 40 of them in the freezer. We only have a small bag of cut ups left. My current CX's will be so happy to know there is room at the freezer camp for all of them.

 

[ejb3810]

KlopKlop, to answer your question regarding special feeding. No I do not feed anything special at any time of year. My base feed is a 16% layer pellet and in addition I give mixed corn and black oil sunflower, which the birds really go for. Other than special breeders in closed pens, all of my birds free range. The result is that they find high protein in the form of insects and etc. as well as green forage and seeds.
My birds are very healthy and vigorous. My philosophy is that nature will provide most of what they require and sunshine + fresh air are essential to their well being.
I do not wish to raise alternates of canaries, parakeets or parrots. I will KISS.