Minnesota!

[lalaland]

waiting on camp day reports.

 

[lvie]

That was one of the Meth Boys, I cannot really tell the apart. You will see them tomorrow, they are nice birds and getting huge. They want to be friendly, but I am trying to not get too attached to them after all they are just food.



I suggest you try trickery. Trickery is the foundation of a strong marriage. Buy a few thousand cockroaches and release them in your current house. If she has them exterminated, buy and release more. At some point she will get tired of them and say, she cannot seem to beat the cockroaches and maybe you should just buy a new place.

Easy as pie!




Take it back to Menards, they will give you an in store credit without a receipt as long as they still sell the product.

IF you know the date (or close to it) and the card or check you used - you can print the receipt off of the computer they have that is there for all to use. It was so easy to do I was pleasantly surprised.

 

[Cluckies]

its my turn to whine about only 3 posts! sat down with a glass of wine and .....only 3!!!

I'm beat. worked on the quail pen - simple design but really hard to screw in frame when nothing to hold it. Had to go to town for a couple 2x4's. I'm stymied by the door...so still have work to do.

Dug up a lilac bush that was overtaking the doorway, and dug a new hole and planted it.

Took out the pen in the coop for Ralphie's creamer roo, and put it outside on a frame for Petunia, who is broody.

Dug up a big garlic bed, planted armenian and chesnok, and a little german. I was disappointed in the german, the cloves were way too small for planting. THe chickens helped me, until I realized they were really trying to distract me while the rest of the flock munched on the brussel sprouts.

Dug up the sweet potatoes. First time I've ever tried them, and they were small. A first I thought I didn't get any, but then I realized they go really deep, much deeper than potatoes.

Did laundry and hung it out.

Mowed a couple of acres.

Caught grasshoppers for the quails. My chickens are disappointed, I used to catch hoppers for them.

I miss being younger. I'm wiped out and I used to be able to do this and then head out for the evening. Now I'm headed for a hot bath and bed!

Wow, what a day! how did you have enough time for all that? running around like this?

waiting on camp day reports.

Me too!

 

[lalaland]

hmmm, maybe everyone is around the firepit .......

 

[Coffee 1st]

Wow what a Day,,, I'm exhausted, my shoulders are burning,feet are aching, I was wet,smelly, I only cried for a little bit but don't think anyone noticed or they were just to polite to say anything, my fingers are so tired i can barely type but with that said i had such a good time, I feel like i put in a good days work, meet some new good friends, I was thankful to be a part of today, Ralphie (not real name BUT he will ALWAYS be Ralphie to me) and Judy are terrific people I absolutely love Judy I can see her being a great friend,,,She is very kind and makes you feel at home.. Ralphie is just as funny and kind and answers any questions that he is asked, He is a great teacher.. YES we all know this will go straight to his head..LOL...His mother is Fantastic and was also full of knowledge and was more then willing to stand next to me and teach me.. And trust me that woman for her age can work as hard as the best of them.. I was trying to keep up with her... I should have stood at the other end of the table..LOL... it was nice to meet Jeff (blanch ranch) and Terry (aussie girl) Thank You also Jeff for making me feel comfortable it was nice to spend the day with you, You seem like a very nice guy it was nice to have another BYC buddy there.. I again would like to say Thank You for letting me be apart of your Camp Day today Ralphie I do know today had to have been hard on you. Your Birds were Beautiful and i could tell they were well cared for. When I was holding a few they even felt like they were snuggling into my chest like they were content being in my arms. I was trying to send my Love and thankfulness to them through my spirit ( if that makes any sense). and on that note i will end this post and try to download a few pics..

 

[Rhetts]

They are all together in one barn, but the chickens are in a section of the barn that is fenced off. I have African geese and I have heard their knobs can freeze, so shouldn't I have a heat lamp for them? And are mallards just as hardy as domestics?

I have Africans and I did not have any issues with their knobs freezing. I only give them enough water to drink, clear their noses and wash with, no swimming or dunking in the winter. I let them free range during the day as much or as little as they wanted and then locked them up at night in their house. If we were expecting extreme weather or temps I would cover the house with a tarp. This year I will move all water fowl to the barn and see if that works a tad easier for us and chore time. I had kept the ducks and geese separate last year.
Like previously stated I would try to close in a section just for the bantams and try to retain some of that heat you would be putting in there but make sure you have plenty of ventilation for that moist air to get out!! And having the water for the fowl outside will be a big help to keep the barn dryer.

 

[Coffee 1st]

Trying to post these pics from my iPhone hope they turn out ok... Well let's start with the OOPPSS your busted pics ... LOL..

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[Bogtown Chick]

Coffee 1st so fun to hear the first camp day report come in.

Weird. I typed a big long summary of my day and I don't see hide nor hair of it.

I woke for 1/2 hour this am at 5:00 to see the boys off with our baby yellow lab. Told them to go easy on her and I guess she did fabulous. DH would have to go in the river with her at first but then she'd see the duck and get it the rest of the way . Some hunters just down a ways set up near by and don't you know they were calling their dog 'Sadie' ! DH said he had to call ours a couple times back. She was a little confused obviously.

Boys got back with Sadie Mae. Made brunch.

Mowed lawn backwards so I could rake up lines of grass and leaves for the run.

Hung laundry on the line
Dad came over with vegetables from his garden. Had beers with him and watched chicken tv. He left. I finished raking yard. Spent time down at the Time Machine watching chickens. Rearranging hay bales.

Cleaned pots off the deck ( tomatoes and flowers) cleaned some weeds out of landscaping rocks.
DH took kids out fishing sunfish.
Made hamburger and rice soup.
Made peanut butter cookies.
Cut bars of soap from a batch last night.

Made mikes hard lemonade and peach smoothie. Drinking that now and waiting for more camp reports.

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Trying to post these pics from my iPhone hope they turn out ok... Well let's start with the OOPPSS your busted pics ... LOL..

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I can understand the equipment ... But the bar stool has me buffaloed for somebody who likes red so much!!!!!

 

[Coffee 1st]

Coffee 1st so fun to hear the first camp day report come in.

Weird. I typed a big long summary of my day and I don't see hide nor hair of it.

I woke for 1/2 hour this am at 5:00 to see the boys off with our baby yellow lab. Told them to go easy on her and I guess she did fabulous. DH would have to go in the river with her at first but then she'd see the duck and get it the rest of the way . Some hunters just down a ways set up near by and don't you know they were calling their dog 'Sadie' ! DH said he had to call ours a couple times back. She was a little confused obviously.

Boys got back with Sadie Mae. Made brunch.

Mowed lawn backwards so I could rake up lines of grass and leaves for the run.

Hung laundry on the line
Dad came over with vegetables from his garden. Had beers with him and watched chicken tv. He left. I finished raking yard. Spent time down at the Time Machine watching chickens. Rearranging hay bales.

Cleaned pots off the deck ( tomatoes and flowers) cleaned some weeds out of landscaping rocks.
DH took kids out fishing sunfish.
Made hamburger and rice soup.
Made peanut butter cookies.
Cut bars of soap from a batch last night.

Made mikes hard lemonade and peach smoothie. Drinking that now and waiting for more camp reports.

sounds like you had a busy day also,,,making more tired reading it... sounds like its time for you to relax also....maybe next time we will see you at camp...I for sure will go again if invited...