Surviving Minnesota!

[jerryse]

I thought they all came up from roots or suckers. I didn't think the suckers ran very far, not like strawberries, but still from roots. But to be hinest, I have never looked very closely, normally I am just chopping the things with my brush hog to get them out of my way.

Each type or species has its own method of asexual reproduction . Reds at least the tame ones sucker as do our wild blackberry . Black raspberry the new canes grow and bend towards the ground and root when the tip touches the ground . Trailing thornless blackberries are really more of a dewberry and root like strawberry runners . We do not have wild reds here in Illinois only blacks grow wild here . The wild ones up there may sucker I just have not paid attention .

 

[lalaland]

Hey Ralphie,
I posted pics of your beautiful creamette roo on the original minnesota thread, here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/72771/minnesota/19010#post_16615019

 

[duluthralphie]

Hey Ralphie,
I posted pics of your beautiful creamette roo on the original minnesota thread, here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/72771/minnesota/19010#post_16615019

Cool, He looks good except his tail comes off at a little steeper angle than I would like. He should give you some great babies!!

 

[duluthralphie]

I have moved my Cluck. It caused a minor uproar. I looked again and she was again on the nest. I picked her up, and she started screaming "rape" in chicken. The Ed got upset and started telling me off and was not a happy rooster,

That upset the other PC hen and she started squawking a sick egg song. That song got all the other roosters upset and they started cussing at me in chicken..

The hen refused to shut up while I carried her to her new quarters, which caused the turkey Toms to get in on it, They followed me, gobbling and making lots of racket....

All over one cluck!

I put her in a small cage in the shed, no bedding, just paper feed sacks under the cage for easy clean up. I gave her some water and feed (small cage feeder) and turned a light on bright pointed at her, for the next few days she will lose day/night orientation in hopes she gives up the broodiness.

 

[holm25]

BIG NEWS! MAMA COW IS IN LABOR! SHE HAS DROPPED HER WATER AND THE BAG FELL OFF AND ARE NOW WAITING FOR THE CALF TO COME THE REST OF THE WAY!! SHE IS CRAZY! WE CANT GET CLOSE OR SGE CHARGES US SO U WONT GET SNUGGLE PICS WITH THE CALF!



Aussie I dont know how many Buckeyes I am getting from Minnie. Glad to see your on!

 

[duluthralphie]

BIG NEWS! MAMA COW IS IN LABOR! SHE HAS DROPPED HER WATER AND THE BAG FELL OFF AND ARE NOW WAITING FOR THE CALF TO COME THE REST OF THE WAY!! SHE IS CRAZY! WE CANT GET CLOSE OR SGE CHARGES US SO U WONT GET SNUGGLE PICS WITH THE CALF!



Aussie I dont know how many Buckeyes I am getting from Minnie. Glad to see your on!

LOL,, when I read this I got to the "BAG FELL OFF"...


And thought on no the poor cow...... Then I realized what you meant.,,I was picturing a udderless cow,,,

 

[holm25]

Woo hoo!! First calf of 2016! I think its a heifer considering its so small!

 

[duluthralphie]

Did you know it was going to be a baldy? Nice little guy/gal..

 

[memphis]

Congrats Holm! Just darling!

 

[holm25]

Did you know it was going to be a baldy?  Nice little guy/gal..

Yeah we knew it would be baldy. Thanks