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Ok, I may feel like a window licker after this, but what is DLM?
Ok, I may feel like a window licker after this, but what is DLM?
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George have you guys decided to give the swap another go ? If so any dates set ?
I've got a black powder rifle to get sighted in before tomorrows Ground Hog day egg shoot at the Greene County Fish and Game. It's a hoot, only open sited muzzle loaders, flint or percussion, patched round ball only I believe, single projectile anyway. The stretch a line across the range on posts, suspended below this are single lines attached to eggs hanging about a foot off the ground. When your number comes up, about ten of you come to the firing like, each picking an egg on the closest line, about 10 yards out. If you break your egg they give you a playing card, good for a frozen chicken at the end of the shoot. Each time you come up to shoot you pick the next farthest line past your last successfull shot, at 10 yard intervals out to 50 yards. If you are having an off day you stay at the 10 yard line all day. It doesn't sound that tough but shooting standing off hand at a white egg hanging in the breeze especially if there is snow, or wind, will let you know who the shooters are. Plus several side shoots to take up the time between egg rounds, for bacon, or sausage, or such. Brindle I know your old man would fit right in there.
Gary, we are... we had been trying to come to a new contract agreement with the fairgrounds... not sure if it's 100% locked in but I think the dates are going to be April 30-May 1 for the spring, and fall swap on Sept 24-25. We are scrapping the June swap for now... it was too hot & low turnout.
Never heard of the egg shoot... that's just around the corner from my office. I don't do black powder at all.
I wish you guys and the Dayton club's fall swaps would not be on the same weekend, again. I expect there are alot of logistics involved in changing everything required.
As to the egg shoot, it's pretty entertaining. There will be some dressed in period clothes, been some pretty cold shoots for a man in a kilt.
George have you guys decided to give the swap another go ? If so any dates set ?
I've got a black powder rifle to get sighted in before tomorrows Ground Hog day egg shoot at the Greene County Fish and Game. It's a hoot, only open sited muzzle loaders, flint or percussion, patched round ball only I believe, single projectile anyway. The stretch a line across the range on posts, suspended below this are single lines attached to eggs hanging about a foot off the ground. When your number comes up, about ten of you come to the firing like, each picking an egg on the closest line, about 10 yards out. If you break your egg they give you a playing card, good for a frozen chicken at the end of the shoot. Each time you come up to shoot you pick the next farthest line past your last successfull shot, at 10 yard intervals out to 50 yards. If you are having an off day you stay at the 10 yard line all day. It doesn't sound that tough but shooting standing off hand at a white egg hanging in the breeze especially if there is snow, or wind, will let you know who the shooters are. Plus several side shoots to take up the time between egg rounds, for bacon, or sausage, or such. Brindle I know your old man would fit right in there.
Gary, we are... we had been trying to come to a new contract agreement with the fairgrounds... not sure if it's 100% locked in but I think the dates are going to be April 30-May 1 for the spring, and fall swap on Sept 24-25. We are scrapping the June swap for now... it was too hot & low turnout.
Never heard of the egg shoot... that's just around the corner from my office. I don't do black powder at all.
I wish you guys and the Dayton club's fall swaps would not be on the same weekend, again. I expect there are alot of logistics involved in changing everything required.
As to the egg shoot, it's pretty entertaining. There will be some dressed in period clothes, been some pretty cold shoots for a man in a kilt.
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Gary, we are... we had been trying to come to a new contract agreement with the fairgrounds... not sure if it's 100% locked in but I think the dates are going to be April 30-May 1 for the spring, and fall swap on Sept 24-25. We are scrapping the June swap for now... it was too hot & low turnout.
Never heard of the egg shoot... that's just around the corner from my office. I don't do black powder at all.
I wish you guys and the Dayton club's fall swaps would not be on the same weekend, again. I expect there are alot of logistics involved in changing everything required.
As to the egg shoot, it's pretty entertaining. There will be some dressed in period clothes, been some pretty cold shoots for a man in a kilt.
I have found that a strategically placed wool sock helps with the traditional kilt wearer on especially cold days. This applies to loin cloths also.
Gary, we are... we had been trying to come to a new contract agreement with the fairgrounds... not sure if it's 100% locked in but I think the dates are going to be April 30-May 1 for the spring, and fall swap on Sept 24-25. We are scrapping the June swap for now... it was too hot & low turnout.
Never heard of the egg shoot... that's just around the corner from my office. I don't do black powder at all.
I wish you guys and the Dayton club's fall swaps would not be on the same weekend, again. I expect there are alot of logistics involved in changing everything required.
As to the egg shoot, it's pretty entertaining. There will be some dressed in period clothes, been some pretty cold shoots for a man in a kilt.
I have found that a strategically placed wool sock helps with the traditional kilt wearer on especially cold days. This applies to loin cloths also.
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Ok, I may feel like a window licker after this, but what is DLM?
Deep Litter Method. Get on the short bus now!!!!!!
good one Momma!!! You are not supposed to "clean" the bedding out. Your supposed to let it build up and turn it over consistently and add new bedding-its for warmth and such. Im sorry it is just filthy..smelly and gross and I dont let my birds muck around in all that crap! I can't. I like it clean-clean enough that when I walk in the pens I dont get it all over my shoes and such. I felt like such a DB after cleaning but boy when I was done I sat back and smelled the pine freshness and enjoyed watching all the birds just going nuts digging around. 6 bags of shavings gone in 3 hours!! 3 bags to go for the other side! Mark is going to have one heck of a compost pile by Spring!
Ok, I may feel like a window licker after this, but what is DLM?
Deep Litter Method. Get on the short bus now!!!!!!
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Ok, I may feel like a window licker after this, but what is DLM?
Nat, as to the deep litter method. Keeping the litter dry and fluffed for lack of a better word is key. I find a little scratch thrown in the litter in the morning and again late in the day on cold days goes along way toward keeping things stirred up and dry. Not enough to affect their protien level, but gives them to do, especially if the weather is not fit to be out. Sometimes young birds are little slow at really working the litter, or if too many birds in a pen, it can get away from you.
Ok, I may feel like a window licker after this, but what is DLM?
Nat, as to the deep litter method. Keeping the litter dry and fluffed for lack of a better word is key. I find a little scratch thrown in the litter in the morning and again late in the day on cold days goes along way toward keeping things stirred up and dry. Not enough to affect their protien level, but gives them to do, especially if the weather is not fit to be out. Sometimes young birds are little slow at really working the litter, or if too many birds in a pen, it can get away from you.
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Ok, I may feel like a window licker after this, but what is DLM?
Nat, as to the deep litter method. Keeping the litter dry and fluffed for lack of a better word is key. I find a little scratch thrown in the litter in the morning and again late in the day on cold days goes along way toward keeping things stirred up and dry. Not enough to affect their protien level, but gives them to do, especially if the weather is not fit to be out. Sometimes young birds are little slow at really working the litter, or if too many birds in a pen, it can get away from you.
Hmmm, have to try the scratch in my growout. I like it nice and deep in there, but it's a pain in the tail to climb in there and keep it worked up. Thanks for the tip.
Ok, I may feel like a window licker after this, but what is DLM?
Nat, as to the deep litter method. Keeping the litter dry and fluffed for lack of a better word is key. I find a little scratch thrown in the litter in the morning and again late in the day on cold days goes along way toward keeping things stirred up and dry. Not enough to affect their protien level, but gives them to do, especially if the weather is not fit to be out. Sometimes young birds are little slow at really working the litter, or if too many birds in a pen, it can get away from you.
Hmmm, have to try the scratch in my growout. I like it nice and deep in there, but it's a pain in the tail to climb in there and keep it worked up. Thanks for the tip.
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John would love something like that! He shoots extremely well open sights and heaven knows he has the BP rifles. Too bad there isn't more stuff like that down here.
John would love something like that! He shoots extremely well open sights and heaven knows he has the BP rifles. Too bad there isn't more stuff like that down here.
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Ok, I may feel like a window licker after this, but what is DLM?
Nat, as to the deep litter method. Keeping the litter dry and fluffed for lack of a better word is key. I find a little scratch thrown in the litter in the morning and again late in the day on cold days goes along way toward keeping things stirred up and dry. Not enough to affect their protien level, but gives them to do, especially if the weather is not fit to be out. Sometimes young birds are little slow at really working the litter, or if too many birds in a pen, it can get away from you.
Thank you...I do all that-scratch -Boss-lots of other special treats ( whatever I can give them to try and persuade them to dig around) I stir it up 4x a week. Usually every night if I see any getting matted down. I think I have lazy birds LOL...I did it all last year too with the same results
I put a good layer of DE on the floors then all the fresh bedding on it. I make sure floors are dry when new stuff gets put in-when the weather permits. Alot of my birds are spazzes- knocking over waterers and trashing the bedding-pretty sure thats the problem. The only pens I havent had this issue in in the Brahmas!!! Im hooked-if they are like that all the time Im slowly weaning to them and their kind. I love all my other birds but these guys are the easiest to have -quiet-calm and happy! The roo lets me walk right up to him and hold him and the hens are the same--they just talk so lightly to me-they love boss
Thats the only time I see them get excited-when tey see me coming with the treat cup-I gave them yogurt and scrambeled eggs the others day-OMG what a riot watching them eat. I can just picture what they were thinking
" OOh that looks good!"
"yeah, but looks messy"
"I dont know??? I think Im going to go for it"
"ooh be careful"
" Mom will clean me up- I dont care"
FOOD FIGHT!!!!!! woohooo
"why is mom laughing?"
"Ummm... maybe because you have egg up your nose?"
LOL
Ok, I may feel like a window licker after this, but what is DLM?
Nat, as to the deep litter method. Keeping the litter dry and fluffed for lack of a better word is key. I find a little scratch thrown in the litter in the morning and again late in the day on cold days goes along way toward keeping things stirred up and dry. Not enough to affect their protien level, but gives them to do, especially if the weather is not fit to be out. Sometimes young birds are little slow at really working the litter, or if too many birds in a pen, it can get away from you.
Thank you...I do all that-scratch -Boss-lots of other special treats ( whatever I can give them to try and persuade them to dig around) I stir it up 4x a week. Usually every night if I see any getting matted down. I think I have lazy birds LOL...I did it all last year too with the same results
Thats the only time I see them get excited-when tey see me coming with the treat cup-I gave them yogurt and scrambeled eggs the others day-OMG what a riot watching them eat. I can just picture what they were thinking" OOh that looks good!"
"yeah, but looks messy"
"I dont know??? I think Im going to go for it"
"ooh be careful"
" Mom will clean me up- I dont care"
FOOD FIGHT!!!!!! woohooo
"why is mom laughing?"
"Ummm... maybe because you have egg up your nose?"
LOL
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I have found that a strategically placed wool sock helps with the traditional kilt wearer on especially cold days. This applies to loin cloths also.
I'm impressed there's anything to put a wool sock on, if it's that cold.
I have found that a strategically placed wool sock helps with the traditional kilt wearer on especially cold days. This applies to loin cloths also.
I'm impressed there's anything to put a wool sock on, if it's that cold.
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