Sitting with a cup of coffee. (coffee lovers)

[Woodsdweller]

It would depend on the amount of time the virus could survive outside the host. I know when research on Aids came out many people were also concerned with this because it is a blood born pathogen but they say there are 2 reasons mosquitos can't trans mit it 1) Aid virus is very fragile outside the human body and will die quickly and 2) mosquitos have an in "straw" and an out "straw" when they bite. They inject with one, and suck out blood with the other so in theory you should not be in contact with the blood they have already tasted.

That is why I do the annoying multiple quotes. Otherwise I would forget too!

Cool video. We have at least 3 hanging around our feeder right now. We shall see how many come this year.

1. If any research was "allowed" to be published stating mosquitoes transmit HIV. The panic and ensuing depletion of insecticide stores, would decimate the entire insect community dooming mankind to extinction, due to no crop pollination.
2. Mosquitoes transmit other diseases, so the in straw and out straw argument may be flawed.

Now back to the weather. Take it away Fred.

 

[Woodsdweller]

There was a farm and garden center that we frequented, that had a reader board sign that often had advice on when to plant certain things. We thought that perhaps, we ought to let them know when our yard was getting dog-holed; we thought it would be awfully funny to see the sign read, "Top says it's time to treat for grubs now."

 

[perchie.girl]

Way below freezing the other night but starting to warm up again this morning and should get up near 50o F which is a huge improvement. Looks like we might have another week or so of spring again. Hope it holds this time, I have 150 or so onion sets that arrived in the mail the other day that need to get in the ground but I need for the ground to stay thawed out for a day or two first. We also need some rain. Supposed to have gotten some last night but the air was just too dry for it to hit the ground. Oh well, at least the sun is shining so it will be a good day to get a little work done outside.

I have a bully to try and deal with today. My top hen has decided to go from Queen Elizabeth to Ghengis Kuhn. Particularly targeting one of my year old BA's. She goes after the other girls, all except my little matriarch hen, Miss Noodle of course, mostly at treat time but she seems to go after after my BA Pepper for getting too close to the food, for walking too close to her or just for the heck of it. Poor miss Pepper doesn't have any feathers left on the top of her head and I had to spray her with Blu-kote last night to help her heal and to hide the bald spot. My bully has pulled feathers out of the top of the heads of a couple other girls too but not nearly as severely. I'm hoping the frost is out deep enough to let me drive a couple fence posts so I can put the "time out" pen back together for my tyrannt.
Her attacks have been escalating and I want to put a stop to them before they get worse. I don't want to resort to peepers, but I have them ready if I need to.

I resolved bullying issues by doing more than one feeding station.... Guineas are BIG bullies but when I set up several feeding stations the drama ended... O there were a few normal squabbles but when one got pushed off they just went to another feeder.

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

Quote:
They use Beagles to find termites in houses.... and to sniff out cancer in humans.... Why not Grass grubs.... AWESOME.

You could hire her out.

deb

 

[Alaskan]

OK, it has been two pages since the awesome pic was posted

 

[Bunnylady]

OK, it has been two pages since the awesome pic was posted

Alaskan! I hardly recognized you - too little coffee, and too much snow?

 

[chickisoup]

I resolved bullying issues by doing more than one feeding station.... Guineas are BIG bullies but when I set up several feeding stations the drama ended... O there were a few normal squabbles but when one got pushed off they just went to another feeder.

deb

yep, already do that but my Boss hen just runs back and forth attacking her favorite targets as they run back and forth trying to grab some food. I got fed up with it last night and I made her stay back and watch everybody else get some yummy mealworms and then I gave her hers.

 

[Chicken Ladies]

OK, it has been two pages since the awesome pic was posted

Love the awesome picture

 

[chickwhispers]

Sorry been gone so long! I'm come back to the greatest bunch of coffe drinkers EVER! And read about Zombies, handcuffs and hernias! Oh my!
I started reading all the posts then decided the night would be gone so I skimmed the last few pages!
I hope surgery goes well for your husband chicki! If he hasn't had it already. Sorry about your last checkup. I hope you are back to 100% soon! Congrats on some Spring weather finally!

Lots of great pictures and stories!! Especially the the one about the pigs! @pollitos2013 That was too funny to read!

Welcom to all the new coffee drinkers and members!

 

[Alaskan]

Good to see you again!