Surviving Minnesota!

[BantyChooks]

Grats BC on being recognized as a National Coop designer!!!



Good luck on the Chicks Ivie...



My misery continues. I have been trying to get a little done each day. BUT my Mexican Water vacation continues, I have been done so long my back is out now. So it is flexeral and Tramadol for me and walking lie 112 year old...

I went to check on my birds and Neither Judy or my Mother noticed the guinea Gulag which had over 100 birds in it had only 4 left...Something got in and of course the cameras got bumped so noting shows. I am not sure if I will have any birds in a month at this rate. I moved some indoors to assure I keep the breeders. I cannot find a way anything got in, Judy walked around and said she coule not either..BUT I suspect her ability to notice chicken things beings she did not notice 96 missing birds...

I am going to lay another 4 ft piece of hardware cloth around the ground and bottom of the fencing again.


I am wondering if something is climbing the fence and going in through the netting on top. Very frustrating..

My Cream Legbar rooster had a limp when I looked at him, Untreated Bumblefoot... So I started treating him last night. He is inside now too.

I just wanted to say Hi, I am sounding too much like a downer to be allowed to type longer!..Have a good one..

Sorry. How did Judy not notice 90 missing birds??
Awful timing, I hope you feel better soon....

 

[duluthralphie]

This is a good question, however, it is best I not push the inquiry.....She was already in tears when I just told her the pen was 96 birds short.....

 

[BantyChooks]

You think a coon would take that many birds in such a short time, or are you suspecting something else now?

 

[I Love Layers]

Congratulations BC! That is really cool!

Good luck with the chicks Ivie!

Hope you get better Ralphie. The person I got my chanteclers from had the same thing happen to her with all of her Chanties. Someone was taking care of them and there were originally about 90 birds and two weeks later she really went out and looked and there were about 10 left.

We finished haying yesterday. We made probably around 20 stacks, in each stack there are about 3 bales. And we made 3 bales. We did not cut anything that was not worth it. I think last year we made around 90 bales and over 100 stacks. We did not cut either areas above the creek. Thankfully we have some hay left from this winter. If we do not get any snow this year the cows are staying in the corrals over the winter so that they do not graze and ruin the pastures for the spring.

 

[duluthralphie]

You think a coon would take that many birds in such a short time, or are you suspecting something else now?

I am at a lose, I am really thinking a fisher with cubs. I have noticed or it has dawned on me I have no grey squirrels around here anymore. I had so many I was sending them to Squirrel heaven to help fill heaven with its quota...

Now I can find one. If my back was not out I would be fort Knoxing everything....

Also BC, Erli and the rest of you try not to judge me too hard but I am on the verge of locking my cats up, dogs up and using poison. In as safe a manner as I can. I simply cannot afford to lose this many birds. At just 10 bucks a bird..The Asian bird market price I am out a few thousand this year, not to mention the show birds I have lost. I was going to be shipping a dozen mature White legbars out of state, I had to cancel that order alone was $450.

 

[BantyChooks]

I am at a lose, I am really thinking a fisher with cubs. I have noticed or it has dawned on me I have no grey squirrels around here anymore. I had so many I was sending them to Squirrel heaven to help fill heaven with its quota...

Now I can find one. If my back was not out I would be fort Knoxing everything....

Also BC, Erli and the rest of you try not to judge me too hard but I am on the verge of locking my cats up, dogs up and using poison. In as safe a manner as I can. I simply cannot afford to lose this many birds. At just 10 bucks a bird..The Asian bird market price I am out a few thousand this year, not to mention the show birds I have lost. I was going to be shipping a dozen mature White legbars out of state, I had to cancel that order alone was $450.

I don't think anyone will judge you for using poison at this point. That's a lot of money to lose.

 

[holm25]

Ralphie many frown upon poison but it really is one of the best ways... I am gonna mix up a batch of "Mountain Dew" for the coons tonight... A little fly poison mixed with Mountain Dew and marshmallows... We find them laying dead by the dish... I was going to avoid poison and just trap them but after they got Ethel Kr the other night I decided I wouldn't feel all that bad for them anymore..

 

[duluthralphie]

Ralphie many frown upon poison but it really is one of the best ways... I am gonna mix up a batch of "Mountain Dew" for the coons tonight... A little fly poison mixed with Mountain Dew and marshmallows... We find them laying dead by the dish... I was going to avoid poison and just trap them but after they got Ethel Kr the other night I decided I wouldn't feel all that bad for them anymore..

I feel like you do..

I hate poison, but I have never had so many predators as this year.. I have no neighbor dogs to worry about, I have even thought of putting it inside the Guinea Gulag so only the critter breaking in would get it.

 

[Nikasha]

Oh man, Ralphie! Hope you don't lose any more!

lvie - sorry to hear about the little chick. Hope all goes well with the rest of them.

 

[duluthralphie]

How many of you on this thread have Cream legbars?

I am especially looking for those of you with Cocks, that would be willing to show them in Oct. They do not need to be perfect show birds, all they need is to not be "disqualified" We need 4 in each class to be shown. I only have 3 roosters, Mine are all winter trimmed. I am going to check with the Judge and see if she reads that as a disqualification or just a huge point deduction.

Thanks