Minnesota!

[prius]

Maplewood here. I have a trio of bb red oeb's.

Anyone here selling any seramas? Hard to come by them in MN.

Have a great day everyone!

 

[scandiafowl]

*getting on my soapbox*
*clearing my throat*

A few more thoughts about organic food and fowl.

As much as it's trendy, supporting locally grown, natural, organic foods is good for the local community. Walmart is cheaper but the money goes to Arkansas, not much stays here. Eating foods that are minimally processed and close to the source is healthier by far.
Trader Joes is popular in the Twin Cities but they use their own label so I don't always trust them. I googled one of their "local" egg brands and could not find any indication that they were free range or organic.

Keep the big picture in mind and don't worry about kitchen scraps.

*getting off my soapbox*

 

[duluthralphie]

What a great day! I am actually working outside on the turkey roosting house. They refuse to use it if I call it a coop.

Ivie. While one of the dating sites might work to find a wife like that. I guess I meant, how do I get the wife I have to become like that?

She was not thrilled to hear I was going to have to look on one of those sites for a new her.

 

[duluthralphie]

*getting on my soapbox*
*clearing my throat*

A few more thoughts about organic food and fowl.

As much as it's trendy, supporting locally grown, natural, organic foods is good for the local community. Walmart is cheaper but the money goes to Arkansas, not much stays here. Eating foods that are minimally processed and close to the source is healthier by far.
Trader Joes is popular in the Twin Cities but they use their own label so I don't always trust them. I googled one of their "local" egg brands and could not find any indication that they were free range or organic.

Keep the big picture in mind and don't worry about kitchen scraps.

*getting off my soapbox*

**Stepping on soapbox**

I disagree, 99.9%

Traders Joe is based in California, how is that any better than Walmart? Both are national companies, both have local stores. The salaries stay locally, the lower prices help the locals.

I have Walmart stock, so I know a small percentage comes back to me.


**stepping off soapbox.**

 

[duluthralphie]

Maplewood here. I have a trio of bb red oeb's.

Anyone here selling any seramas? Hard to come by them in MN.

Have a great day everyone!

Welcome to the thread and BYC!

 

[KlopKlop]

Maplewood here. I have a trio of bb red oeb's.

Anyone here selling any seramas? Hard to come by them in MN.

Have a great day everyone!

Welcome to the thread! its always nice to meet other local chicken keepers! I am about 60 miles south of you.

 

[coldupnorth]

My week has been crazy, just crazy! So as some of you may remember, we got two young Nigerian Dwarf kids in August (a doeling and her whether brother). They were born the middle of April and have been so much fun to have. We really enjoy them. This is a picture from in August. Duchess and Gonzo!

I was doing chores on Monday all day, since its my day off. Around 6:30 pm I put the goats in their pen, fed the dogs, walked in the house to get some clean water for the goats (very picky about water). When I walked into the pen, Duchess was laying on the straw bleating at me, which is strange, and then I realized why - she was kidding. What???? Didn't know she was pregnant and didn't expect it because she is way, way too young. Gestation for goats are 145-150+ days. That means she was approximately 2 months old when she got pregnant. It is highly unusual, since 8 weeks is the earliest they can be fertile, but most are not. The friends that we got the goats from said that their buck and escaped into the doe pen 2x this summer for less than a day each but were flabbergasted that the tiny doeling was bred by him. Long story short, she had the baby in less than 15 minutes. Our friend came over to help me with them, since we've never had goats and I didn't know what to do (hubby was out of town, of course, too). She now has a little buckling at her side, named Walhart (or Wally). The goats are the DD for 4h, so she named him. She is feeding him, but I'm not sure if he is getting enough to eat since mom is so young and not really mature. Terrible time of year to have a little one, especially when you had no idea he was coming. It is not warm enough for him. Here are some pictures of Wally!



These were taken the night he was born. He is about a foot tall. His "coat" is the sleeve of a sweatshirt to help him stay warm. Don't want him mistaken for a deer, of course.

My week has revolved around making sure mom and son are doing well along with my work schedule, taking care of the chickens, hubbies pheasants, dogs, cats and single parenting it till yesterday. I'm exhausted and I need to get outside to get more yardwork and coop work done.

 

[ejb3810]

Welcome Prius. I think the reason Seramas are not common in Minnesota is due to their small size. They will need additional precautions in our cold winter elements.

 

[holm25]

Its so cute!!

 

[KlopKlop]

My week has been crazy, just crazy! So as some of you may remember, we got two young Nigerian Dwarf kids in August (a doeling and her whether brother). They were born the middle of April and have been so much fun to have. We really enjoy them. This is a picture from in August. Duchess and Gonzo!

I was doing chores on Monday all day, since its my day off. Around 6:30 pm I put the goats in their pen, fed the dogs, walked in the house to get some clean water for the goats (very picky about water). When I walked into the pen, Duchess was laying on the straw bleating at me, which is strange, and then I realized why - she was kidding. What???? Didn't know she was pregnant and didn't expect it because she is way, way too young. Gestation for goats are 145-150+ days. That means she was approximately 2 months old when she got pregnant. It is highly unusual, since 8 weeks is the earliest they can be fertile, but most are not. The friends that we got the goats from said that their buck and escaped into the doe pen 2x this summer for less than a day each but were flabbergasted that the tiny doeling was bred by him. Long story short, she had the baby in less than 15 minutes. Our friend came over to help me with them, since we've never had goats and I didn't know what to do (hubby was out of town, of course, too). She now has a little buckling at her side, named Walhart (or Wally). The goats are the DD for 4h, so she named him. She is feeding him, but I'm not sure if he is getting enough to eat since mom is so young and not really mature. Terrible time of year to have a little one, especially when you had no idea he was coming. It is not warm enough for him. Here are some pictures of Wally!



These were taken the night he was born. He is about a foot tall. His "coat" is the sleeve of a sweatshirt to help him stay warm. Don't want him mistaken for a deer, of course.

My week has revolved around making sure mom and son are doing well along with my work schedule, taking care of the chickens, hubbies pheasants, dogs, cats and single parenting it till yesterday. I'm exhausted and I need to get outside to get more yardwork and coop work done.

holy moley! what a surprise. He looks super cute, too!