Surviving Minnesota!

[Cluckies]

Has anyone figured out what makes a nest box better than another one?
I have two banks of boxes, one on the back wall that use to be the favorite. The bottom row and closest to the corner was it. Then I put up a second bank when I made it possible to split my coop into two separate areas. I did this so I could control breeding. Now the new bank is the favorite, the lower corner closets to the outside. It is an open front coop. ( no wall) just a huge door made out of hardware wire so the air is dry. cold but dry. If someone ever figures out what they want and why please let me know. We will put on a training session and can split the tuition fees. fairly, say 80% for me 20 for you.

As far as I can figure with mine, whoever lays first gets to pick the box, and the rest just follow suit... So mine has no rhyme nor reason, they use them all, but only usually the same one on a given day. They are so silly.

It is snowing hard. the ground now has a trace on it...Cluckies it is headed your way... ( she lives about 8-10 miles as the crow flies the direction the wind is blowing..)

It got here

I would help my wife more with laundry, dishes and other household chores, but I find she likes to feel needed and if I did those things she would no longer feel needed. I could never do that to my wife..

For that reason I do nothing, no matter how badly I want too.

Hahahah!

I think the hollering is what induced the alarm clock. Then I went out of the house to work. I work - you work. You like playing hockey don't you? Therefore, I work. I could not WAIT til they started driving. Those 4:00 a.m. hockey prctices were much easier on my body once they could drive.

Mine also woke up to her own alarm clock from age 11 on as I wasn't there... But I hear you about the 4am hockey practices, and having to drive home from a game and wait at the arena until after midnight for the bus to come back so we could drive her home. Loved when she got her license! We got to drive straight home from the game, and she had to drive herself to early practice, and home from afternoon practice. Don't miss any of that (except watching her play)

By the way, i should tell you guys my plan B for turkeys. If i can't sell DW on BBBs i will just order BBWs in place of one batch of CXs next year and see if she notices until it is much too late

She probably just think they were REALLY BIG chickens haha

Good plan!

I am, and will always be, your enabler.

(sound familiar)

I am wondering what I will do with my turkeys next year. I had 2 toms and 4 hens this year and now have 22. of the 22, 12 are hens. I could end up with a lot of birds next year.

I think Kloppers is looking for some turkeys...

When does your stove arrive klop? Are you planning on saving your wood ashes for winter dusting pits?

I would love to have a wood burning stove for ashes to add to my dusting areas.

I just had to run down to the basement for an emergency cable fix. Turns out those rascally kittens were having a hay day batting at a dangling cable down there and dislodged the cable that comes in from the antenna and goes to the converter from its crimp on end. what a bunch of little goofy fuzz balls!

Oh my goodness, they are getting to be little kids, always into trouble!

so cute!


So I was eating supper, the puppy wanted my green beans. I told him to wait and I would get him some green beans when I was finished. He sat there all nice the rest of the time I was eating. The minute I put down my fork and was finished, he started barking. he wouldn't stop until I got up and got him some green beans. Sometimes he is too smart for his own good! man he loves those green beans! Stinker.

My buddy.

 

[Cluckies]

Well i wrote a saga but with these fat fingers i hit the wrong key, and there it was... Gone. Ugh. I will just share a few photos of our homestead.





That will do for now.
Stay warm!!

OMG, these are wonderful!!!! love them all, but especially the piglet one!!

 

[KlopKlop]

I probably owe you guys some kitten photos, but my iphone is in the shop for some warranty work. The camera's were taking very poor photos. The apple guy says that it looked like a bunch of crud was building up in the lens but fortunately it is covered under warranty. The bad news is that they had to mail it in for service, so i'm on an old crappy phone until then. The good news is that it should then take excellent photos for you guys

 

[Cluckies]

Quote: Need to get your de-icer and pump on a thermo-cube, sits there until needed, then kicks on, mine kicked in last night, everything was still liquid this morning and this evening. Good stuff. It will be interesting to see if the cups stay unfrozen, I don't know anyone who has tried to use them through the winter. are they like these ones?

https://www.popscreen.com/prod/MTgx...ups-Chicken-Hen-Automatic-Drinker-Fitting-USA

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Thanks for sharing a snippet of your farm crazy feathers. Nice photos and the little piglets are adorable.

Cluckies your buddy looks cozy tonight.

 

[KlopKlop]

Need to get your de-icer and pump on a thermo-cube, sits there until needed, then kicks on, mine kicked in last night, everything was still liquid this morning and this evening. Good stuff. It will be interesting to see if the cups stay unfrozen, I don't know anyone who has tried to use them through the winter. are they like these ones?

https://www.popscreen.com/prod/MTgx...ups-Chicken-Hen-Automatic-Drinker-Fitting-USA

That is the kind i have. spring loaded and no issues with leaks. I have 2 tapped into the bottom of several 5 gallon pails and use them for my broilers. they chickens learned very quickly to use it, so i have no doubt my layers would figure it out.

 

[Cluckies]

and the thread maplebendfarmmn!

 

[duluthralphie]

Need to get your de-icer and pump on a thermo-cube, sits there until needed, then kicks on, mine kicked in last night, everything was still liquid this morning and this evening. Good stuff. It will be interesting to see if the cups stay unfrozen, I don't know anyone who has tried to use them through the winter. are they like these ones?

https://www.popscreen.com/prod/MTgx...ups-Chicken-Hen-Automatic-Drinker-Fitting-USA

Them be the ones!

I tired the gravity flow ones without the spring but they were junk. these work good when it is above freezing. I am going to experiment with them. I would think there should be enough heat in the water to keep them thawed. But as of today, it appears I think wrongly.

 

[duluthralphie]

Crazyfeather, I want those piglets too!

 

[duluthralphie]

That is the kind i have. spring loaded and no issues with leaks. I have 2 tapped into the bottom of several 5 gallon pails and use them for my broilers. they chickens learned very quickly to use it, so i have no doubt my layers would figure it out.

I have some of those without the springs, they leak like crazy! These are great, like you said.