Surviving Minnesota!

[holm25]

This VWNer would love to demonstrate by coming to your breeding pens and selecting the quality cockerels. For herself.

HEY! That's my job!

 

[BantyChooks]

HEY! That's my job!

My job now. Go sit in the corner with your broken cats.

 

[holm25]

Maybe you need a cat door into the area.

One thing I do not have in my feed, barn or coops are rodents. I feed the indoor free range chicks from my Oct hatch on the floor and no mouse is brave enough to enter the barn for even a taste.

I see the cats patrolling all my buildings look for rodents I assume. Once in a while I see them with them, but that is mainly when they are coming from the woods or neighbors.

Knowing the quality of the cats I got from that used cat saleman, my cats could be importing rodents though.

I am gonna toss a cat in there with some food and water. I'm just worried he will harass my birds lol.

 

[duluthralphie]

I am gonna toss a cat in there with some food and water. I'm just worried he will harass my birds lol.

I have not had a problem (knock on wood) with the cats chasing or attacking the birds.

 

[holm25]

I have not had a problem (knock on wood) with the cats chasing or attacking the birds.

Neither have I. I'm just worried with the cats being in there locked up with birds like my Silkies or Cornish.

 

[holm25]

Speaking of cats we have six kittens that need to go. Either I will find them homes or they will have to meet Mr Ruger... Which I feel will be their fate as only one of these will let you get close...

 

[Elise Ferguson]

Hate to get down to business what with all the meowing going on

If you pull eggs out of the coop that are already cold but not frozen, do you put them right in the fridge or can they be left out on the counter where it's generally warmer?

My ladies are doing pretty good considering they didn't start laying until the middle of January, 3 hens totaling about 3 eggs every 2 days. And the rooster must have gotten lazy because after the first 2 eggs the next several did not appear to be fertilized.

 

[holm25]

Hate to get down to business what with all the meowing going on

If you pull eggs out of the coop that are already cold but not frozen, do you put them right in the fridge or can they be left out on the counter where it's generally warmer?

My ladies are doing pretty good considering they didn't start laying until the middle of January, 3 hens totaling about 3 eggs every 2 days. And the rooster must have gotten lazy because after the first 2 eggs the next several did not appear to be fertilized.

I don't keep frozen eggs. I throw them.

 

[BantyChooks]

Hate to get down to business what with all the meowing going on

If you pull eggs out of the coop that are already cold but not frozen, do you put them right in the fridge or can they be left out on the counter where it's generally warmer?

My ladies are doing pretty good considering they didn't start laying until the middle of January, 3 hens totaling about 3 eggs every 2 days. And the rooster must have gotten lazy because after the first 2 eggs the next several did not appear to be fertilized.

I do both. I don't see why it would matter.

 

[jerryse]

I do both. I don't see why it would matter.

X2 . I do use the frozen ones for breakfast sandwiches . Just found 2 frozen , cracked ones . Someone laid very late .