Minnesota!

[scandiafowl]

What is a rosemary basil aioli? Or what is an aioli?

Aioli is similar to mayonaise but prepared differently and includes garlic.

 

[Wild Child]

What is a rosemary basil aioli? Or what is an aioli?

Aioli sounds a lot like alveoli to me

 

[duluthralphie]

What is a rosemary basil aioli? Or what is an aioli?

I think in the central Minnesota counties. like Todd and Morrison it is known as a Pizza

 

[Rhetts]

How many of you use supplemental light for egg laying in the winter and how many of you do not? I was just told today that I should be starting the lights to keep the girls laying because the days are already getting shorter. That seems a little extreme. I was tossing the idea around of NOT doing any light this winter and let them be. If they lay great and if not, that is OK too. What do you all think?

 

[Cluckies]

My chickens (the creamettes) lay diamond encrusted eggs.. Everyone knows that..

This is true, when you pay a kings ransom for a breeding trio of birds, they had better lay diamond encrusted eggs!

 

[Cluckies]

How many of you use supplemental light for egg laying in the winter and how many of you do not? I was just told today that I should be starting the lights to keep the girls laying because the days are already getting shorter. That seems a little extreme. I was tossing the idea around of NOT doing any light this winter and let them be. If they lay great and if not, that is OK too. What do you all think?

I don't light, I give them a break in the winter, I think winter is brutal enough in Minnesota with out the added stress of being forced to lay eggs. Keep in mind, my ladies are pets

and I do not sell their eggs. So i'm not judging

 

[Rhetts]

Cluckies-do you get any eggs during the winter?

 

[Cluckies]

Last year I had 3 out of six lay through the winter (1SLW, 1 BO, and 1 Golden Comet). Silly Goose (EE) started in September and quit in November. Mother (SLW) got sick in Nov/Dec and she quit at that time, started laying again in March, and Baby (EE) didn't even start laying until January... She was the same age as the rest. She is the one that had laying issues from the beginning and couldn't get it right (rubber or thin shelled eggs). she passed away about a month ago, I think it was related.

My guess is If Mother did not get sick she would have continued to lay like the other SLW.

The ones that did lay, did slow down however, instead of 3-5 eggs a day (from 5), i'd get 0-2 (from 3). Keep in mind, they were first year layers, so they may not lay this winter.

 

[Rhetts]

Sorry you lost Baby! I remember you talking about the egg issues with her.

I don't want to make a big deal out of getting eggs all through the winter. (certain people in the family seem to think it is a contest on egg tallies for the day) I have the newest chicks that will come to point of lay at the end of Oct or early Nov at the soonest. I have a few breeds in my older flock that are light years from starting it seems. So I am not really all about eggs eggs eggs. I don't want to stress them out any more than needed. The older flock seems to get worked up easier. They had some issues a couple months ago with the light turning off. I have not tried to see if they got over that or not. That was the first time I thought maybe I won't use light this winter.

Do birds live longer if they are not laying through the winters?

 

[holm25]

Good news everyone. I have sold my geese, ducks and Welsummer Trio!! I also gave away 26 chickens that I will be able to see you regularly since they are a family and friends. We are keeping about 20 layers and Mike oceans and a pair of Muscovy and our turkeys at my grandpas. Sadly my aunt went in cause some more trouble and decided she wanted to keep 20 of the hands instead and we take 10. But that and a quick we're taking as many as we want in the end she can have the rest. Sadly there going to be living 50 miles from where the chickens are. Alright no I'll be back in 2 weeks to come get on because they can take care of them and but that's okay with me. I'm super disappointed but we are going to start building our flock backup and and will get more geese next spring. So if people stay true I will have made a hundred and twelve bucks off of my birds and that's only not even half of them. Inam going to keep one of the pekin ducklings. It has a lamp and I'm not comfortable selling hurt birds. I am excited because my guess pekins and wellsummers are going to be going to a breeder and be put to good use.