Minnesota!

[Wild Child]

Update on the puppies: panda is going to her new home tonight! I'm going to spend some time with her and take some pictures... They move a lot so hopefully some will turn out

 

[lvie]

Of course, if you do buy one of those heaters you are gypping the Star News out of a news story when your place burns down..

if you are referring to our local Star News or Big Lake Whatever - they can't write anyway so it would not matter. I REALLY appreciate the warning though. The chicken guru's out there are pretty good at mentoring us plebs.

 

[duluthralphie]

I think I may have shot myself in the foot...
A few weeks back DW went away on a long girls weekend. I busted my buns to not only finish my own to-do list but also to clean the whole house, do all the laundry, dishes, and clean out her garage stall which has been full of crap for months.

She is leaving for a nursing home conference for the rest of the week and says to me 'I can't wait to see what you accomplish this time...'

I've set the standard to high

I suppose the house could use a little more cleaning

You are ruining it for all of us guys! knock that crap off.

I tell me DW before she goes things like.

"Do I have enough clean socks and undies to get by until you get back?"

"Do you have any meals made for me?"

"Is there gas in my car?"

"When will you be back?"


By asking these questions you make your DW think you need her and cannot survive without her. While some here might think I am helpless by these questions I am actually helping my DW feel needed and wanted.

When she gets back you make sure you have some spilled flour or other things on the floor. When she asks why you didn't clean it up, you tell her, I could not find the broom, mop, dish soap and whatever else was needed to do the job.


Try to do better KloKlop!

 

[duluthralphie]

if you are referring to our local Star News or Big Lake Whatever - they can't write anyway so it would not matter. I REALLY appreciate the warning though. The chicken guru's out there are pretty good at mentoring us plebs.

Yep that is the paper I meant.

If you need anything, I am not too far away.

I am going to try and set straw bales around a fount outside to see if I can have water for them all winter as they free range.

 

[The BlanchRanch]

Oh wow. I have been so bad. Not keeping up on my favorite BYCs thread. 105 posts. No way could I do all that reading right now. I hope later....

Some questions for everyone to chime in with opinions. I went to Fluegel's in Rosemont. The family has a pet / farm feed store and even make their own chicken feed.
During the conversation with one of the owners and proud owner of 200 cream legbars.

She said,
1. She refrigerates her eggs.
What do you guys think? Should, shouldn't? Does it make a difference?
I was told do not refrigerate.

2. Feather grower food makes no difference. But then again the crumble layer they make has 18% protein.
Yes no? What do you all think?

3. Deworming only needs to be done if they have blood in their poop or it is obvious.
You tell me.
I thought once a year to be safe.

So. Once again I am confused. So many opinions. But I would love to hear what you guys all think.

But I really want to hear everyone's opinion on this and the logic you have behind the opinions. I am still to new at this to have formed any real opinions of my own.

 

[Coffee 1st]

You have to show us pictures! Who doesn't love puppy pictures?

NOOO ... no puppy pictures... makes you want them more.... i have to tell myself just say No...

 

[Coffee 1st]

to late seen the puppy pics...they are adorable... should be easy enough to find homes.. new kittys new puppies is it spring already...

 

[Wild Child]

In in the car taking Panda up to her new home in Esko Mn. For her first car ride she's doing pretty well: she immediately fell asleep with her head on my lap. Darn she's making this hard!

 

[Minniechickmama]

I think I may have shot myself in the foot...
A few weeks back DW went away on a long girls weekend. I busted my buns to not only finish my own to-do list but also to clean the whole house, do all the laundry, dishes, and clean out her garage stall which has been full of crap for months.

She is leaving for a nursing home conference for the rest of the week and says to me 'I can't wait to see what you accomplish this time...'

I've set the standard to high

I suppose the house could use a little more cleaning

LMBO!!! You didn't go to that 'class' did you? The one that the old husbands have for the young grooms to be?? LOL
I wish my husband would do all that sometimes, but his idea of cleaning out means fill the dumpster very indiscriminately! We did clean in the garage together last week and I am continuing on with my half of it. The house. Hopeless.

 

[lalaland]

Oh wow. I have been so bad. Not keeping up on my favorite BYCs thread. 105 posts. No way could I do all that reading right now. I hope later....

Some questions for everyone to chime in with opinions. I went to Fluegel's in Rosemont. The family has a pet / farm feed store and even make their own chicken feed.
During the conversation with one of the owners and proud owner of 200 cream legbars.

She said,
1. She refrigerates her eggs.
What do you guys think? Should, shouldn't? Does it make a difference?
I was told do not refrigerate.

2. Feather grower food makes no difference. But then again the crumble layer they make has 18% protein.
Yes no? What do you all think?

3. Deworming only needs to be done if they have blood in their poop or it is obvious.
You tell me.
I thought once a year to be safe.

So. Once again I am confused. So many opinions. But I would love to hear what you guys all think.

But I really want to hear everyone's opinion on this and the logic you have behind the opinions. I am still to new at this to have formed any real opinions of my own.

welcome to the vast wide world of ways to raise chickens

I don't refrigerate, except in hot hot months when I have a lot of eggs on hands. In most of europe, it is illegal to sell refrigerated eggs. in the us, it is illegal to sell unrefrigerated eggs. as far as I can tell, no one is dying.

feather grower....is probably just high protein. there is a brand out there cashing in on the wave of chicken owners...high end stuff. your choice! I like higher protein year round and during molting I boost it up even higher.

deworming, I think I wrote a book on it in an earlier post a month or so ago on this thread. you can search worming on this thread.

you kind of have to try out and see what works for you. a lot like raising children, many different ways to do things, so many variables. very few hard and fast rules.
Hard and fast rules? water, feed, shelter.

edited to add: found post on worming here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/72771/minnesota/10930#post_15797061