Surviving Minnesota!

[Cebarmlds]

What city?    The BIG one or Brainerd?         Not that it is any of my business.  Good luck at the eye Doc.   Feel free to stop and say Hi if you drive by.  I might even make you coffee or offer you a beverage.





BTW Henry's Hard Orange soda is giving Mike's a run for it's money here lately.

Sure, orange soda sounds delicious.

 

[Bogtown Chick]

These are the ones with milk . Watched a video and the guy said to touch your tongue to the milk to test edibility . Said some are quite hot and inedible . Yes it was hot . So no new edibles today .

Jerry come up north! We'll go 'shroom hunting.

 

[lvie]

Good afternoon - I am the first one on in the afternoon!

I read all the threads and Holms - congratulations! I am glad as I did not make two more yesterday and my excuse is that my back hurt! Much better today! Still healing.

Been reading my new Chicken Magazine I received in the mail yesterday. Much good information. Enjoying that while I sit on my butt trying to manipulate which way to turn to get up off zee butt. Very interesting, this growing older stuff.

Okay - gonna run off to Runnings where they will load what I want into the cart for me and then into my vehicle. What I will do when I get home I haven't decided yet. But I can nab a runner going down the highway right? Naw, I have three strong males next door. My DH is in and out. Something will work out. Gotta get some protein into my girls and maybe those few that are not laying will start.

Bye.

 

[jerryse]

Jerry come up north! We'll go 'shroom hunting.

Deal ! I will be up the 27th to the 12th . Sawyer coming 29th . I will find the time to go . I would like to be able to add to my list of edibles .

 

[chickenlover292]

Sorry, i haven't been able to get on here much, here is an update on things around the farm.

The baby chicks that i got in the spring are now in the new chicken coop that we built, we will be transferring all of the birds in there next spring.

Beekeeping has been going great, we bought new extracting equipment that will decrease the time it takes to extract the honey. There is a beekeeping group on facebook that is based out of Fargo called Beedazzled, we meet every month and talk bees.

News that is not about the farm, I got my instruction permit, so I am able to drive!!!!

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Deal ! I will be up the 27th to the 12th . Sawyer coming 29th . I will find the time to go . I would like to be able to add to my list of edibles .

Sounds good. I may drag DS with as well. He's interested in it all, too. He's my partner in crime in alot of my adventures. I hope things hold on a bit as far as rot and mushrooms still popping up. That might be the tail end of things. I've got a few spots we can try. I'm not that good...but I'm getting better...

 

[I Love Layers]

Getting my cochins on Thursday or Friday!!!

 

[Violetsfeathers]

Getting my cochins on Thursday or Friday!!!

Post pics!

 

[lvie]

So I go over to Runnings to get the chick food as I said I was going to do. I increased their oyster shell, their Omega 3's, and their protein as in BOSS and meal worms. Hopefully Regina will start laying and a couple of the other hens that are being lazy. THEN! I was doing the usual talk talk with the girls at Runnings and they mentioned that a person had special ordered 50 Gold Comets (I call these ISA's) and the hatchery sent an additional 50. So they were looking for homes for the extra chicks so I took six and while I was there another person took 20. They were the right price. But I don't like the time of year for them. I do not have the facilities for early winter chicks. Maybe I can get the DH to run electric to that little coop and then I can heat the water and maybe put a light bulb in it so those new chicks can go out there sooner than later. Of course not til the first of November at six weeks - I dunno - how do you transition them at that time of year?

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Ivie if they have their feathers at 6 weeks they'll be fine. Feathers are the bomb for cold nights.

Edited to say I didnt want to sound to brusque there. I know what you are saying now. Most hens in feathers have this cooling down period September/October. And you're talking chicks from heat lamps right into the cold. You could try changing the bulbs -->lessening the wattage of the light bulbs gradually at the end when the feathers are good and in. To try to climatize them.