Good Morning all,
Things have been uber busy in the Cental MN region. We have built 1 expansion mobile tractor coop and purchased a 6 foot by 9 foot fancy outdoor coop. This is in addition to the indoor insulated coop that has been around for awhile. YES Chicken MATH is working well in Benton County.
My kids have successfully wrapped the neighbor woman around their pinky. Neighbor woman will allow her kids to lease some birds from us and her 3 kids will be able to show birds in 4H this year. This was a big accomplishment as the neighbors are as follows: Mom (City Girl from Twin Cities), Dad (Maticulous Country boy from Benton County), 11 year old Daughter (semi city girl), 9 year old Son (Country to the Core) and 7 year old Daughter (Country Girl with Spunk).
My daughter is in stiff competition with Ralphie....she will make certain her PC's will be in prestine condition come the first week of August.....Either that or she will drive her mother crazy with all these different feed regimines and water options available. She recently finished her LQ&E training (animal ethics) and intends to utilize some of her knowledge she derived there.
We have noted an increase in the Bald Eagle Population in our pasture by double. We now have 2 pair of Bald Eagles who have called our pasture home. While they are majestic and all.....it sure makes for expensive chicken rearing....anyone have extra dog kennels or fencing available.
Raccoons seem to think it is ok to call our yard home as well.....so I trapped one and husband shot another. (The nice coon hunting neighbor needs to be called again....but he is busy with his 8 kids under 10....so I will cut him a little slack and only call him when I have one trapped. Sometimes he likes to use the trapped coons as training for the hounds.)
Anyone heard of buckeyes molting at 5-6 weeks of age. We purchased 6 from Urch on Valentine's Day they feathered beautifully then boom molt.
Things have been uber busy in the Cental MN region. We have built 1 expansion mobile tractor coop and purchased a 6 foot by 9 foot fancy outdoor coop. This is in addition to the indoor insulated coop that has been around for awhile. YES Chicken MATH is working well in Benton County.
My kids have successfully wrapped the neighbor woman around their pinky. Neighbor woman will allow her kids to lease some birds from us and her 3 kids will be able to show birds in 4H this year. This was a big accomplishment as the neighbors are as follows: Mom (City Girl from Twin Cities), Dad (Maticulous Country boy from Benton County), 11 year old Daughter (semi city girl), 9 year old Son (Country to the Core) and 7 year old Daughter (Country Girl with Spunk).
My daughter is in stiff competition with Ralphie....she will make certain her PC's will be in prestine condition come the first week of August.....Either that or she will drive her mother crazy with all these different feed regimines and water options available. She recently finished her LQ&E training (animal ethics) and intends to utilize some of her knowledge she derived there.
We have noted an increase in the Bald Eagle Population in our pasture by double. We now have 2 pair of Bald Eagles who have called our pasture home. While they are majestic and all.....it sure makes for expensive chicken rearing....anyone have extra dog kennels or fencing available.
Raccoons seem to think it is ok to call our yard home as well.....so I trapped one and husband shot another. (The nice coon hunting neighbor needs to be called again....but he is busy with his 8 kids under 10....so I will cut him a little slack and only call him when I have one trapped. Sometimes he likes to use the trapped coons as training for the hounds.)
Anyone heard of buckeyes molting at 5-6 weeks of age. We purchased 6 from Urch on Valentine's Day they feathered beautifully then boom molt.
