Minnesota!

[KlopKlop]

I was hiking on the superior trail in George Crosby manitou park and I think I found several lobster mushrooms, there were about the size of my fist each. I took a photo but there isn't enough signal to upload it. If I would have been more sure I would have picked one. I only recognize it based on the photo I saw here recently.

 

[KlopKlop]

 

[lalaland]

Yesterday I was doing dishes and 10 feet from my kitchen window a wolf ran in to a circle of hens. He got 2. Ran off with one in his mouth while I was yelling. I gotta tell you, all day while I was out and about outside I felt jumpy. I guess the chickens will stay in the pen, not that it provides much protection. I made a delicious bread pudding to try to ease my stress and sadness. It was really tasty, but I'd rather have my chickens back. I'm not looking forward to having them picked off one by one.

Cottonlouie, that is hard news. Hang in there! My flock is also on temporary lockdown.

 

[lalaland]

ok...there have been a lot of jabs at government workers lately. I"ve worked private company, private sector corps, national corporations, small mom and pop companies, non-profits and yup, government.

It is a bunch of hooey to say all of anything are bad or good.

DNR are hardworking folks - and yes there are some morons there just like everywhere else.

anyway.....you know what government is? It is your street, your library, often your fire and police service, your schools, your town hall, your freeways, your public health dept, your parks, etc......

ok, stepping off the box. just please remember that some of us, me included right now, work for the government.

 

[ejb3810]

I have worked for the government, and so my perspective is somewhat different than the normal or abnormal disenchanted taxpayer.
lalaland all those things you have listed are good and paid for with tax dollars. The government does not produce money from thin air.
You are right that there is good and bad in most places and situations, and there are some good public employees. In my experience most of the government workers I have worked with and come in contact with would need to change substantially to achieve much in the private sector.
With that I will quit bashing government employees and go sit by my phone waiting for my return call from the DNR.

 

[Rhetts]

Thanks everyone for your thoughts and suggestions. I really appreciate it!!

I am still working on what to do to fortify what the smaller chickens are in. I think I will move them daily until I can secure them to my satisfaction for 24 hours. I have a 4x8 brooder box I made that is inside a building. I will move them in the evenings to that box and then in the morning back outside. Again, will be temporary until I can get something more secure round the clock. They are far too small to be moved in to the main coop with the older chickens so I will have to make this work for awhile.

 

[duluthralphie]

Instead of sharing bad news I decided to share a good thing!


Remember the barred rock hen I thought had a prolapsed uterus or whatever it is called, I had thought about doing her in, practicing euthanasia. I did not see her for a couple days. She came around tonight for chicken TV. She picked a few treats, stood next to me and "talked" to me a little.

Her butt looks better, it is no longer sunken in, the feathers cover the worst of it. She looks perkier, holds her head up instead of drooping it. I know she is not laying eggs yet and may never again, but I am happy she is alive, she is such a sweetheart to me. Anyways, the good news is I think she will live now, Unless there is an infection or something that will kill her over time.

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Oh I'm glad to hear this Ralphie. That's scary what happened to her. I guess just let nature take it's course from here on out if she looks perkier.

KlopKlop you found one. That's definitely a lobster mushroom. They market at about $50/lb. if it's firm like a raw potato harvest it and enjoy. If it's getting spongy and crumbly then it's not worth the effort of cleaning and cooking it.

My sister is a financial worker at Scott county and she gets to see some rough cases and her "favorite" the fraudulent cases. She's become so disenchanted with it all she is thinking about finding a different job.

 

[KlopKlop]

Oh I'm glad to hear this Ralphie. That's scary what happened to her. I guess just let nature take it's course from here on out if she looks perkier.

KlopKlop you found one. That's definitely a lobster mushroom. They market at about $50/lb. if it's firm like a raw potato harvest it and enjoy. If it's getting spongy and crumbly then it's not worth the effort of cleaning and cooking it.

My sister is a financial worker at Scott county and she gets to see some rough cases and her "favorite" the fraudulent cases. She's become so disenchanted with it all she is thinking about finding a different job.

Too bad I was many miles gone by the time I posted that. There were probably 6 or 7 the size pictured and several more that were just popping out of the ground

 

[Bogtown Chick]

You'll find more up there if you do more hiking. Fall is a great season for mushrooming.
Edited to say that this lobster mushrooms taste great simply sautéed in butter and a dash of olive oil and garlic salt. Pretty basic prep.