Surviving Minnesota!

[holm25]

I did some reading about turkey AI in Storeys guide to raising turkeys. But Ralph chickened out on that so that was a waist of my time...

I am kidding it doesn't look like a fun job.... Poor tom... And hen... They must feel violated afterwards...

 

[holm25]

Here's some orpingtons, I believe with Crele coloring

Those are some beautiful English Crele Orps! I need some!!

 

[KlopKlop]

Holm you poor kid!  LOL.  Ahem...time to get back to your studies.  Have you figured out Kloppers Pig Pen?!

Someone told me 'just make it out of pallets' like I could conjur those out of thin air. I don't know about you guys but I have a hard time getting very many pallets of decent size around here
I'm hoping to make 2 50' x 50' pens for rotations

 

[duluthralphie]

I am artistically challenged.

I do not see the subtle or subtile (if you are British) differences in those and the penciled ones I had shown the other day.

I think I have some EE's that look like that. Muffin has that color kind of.

 

[duluthralphie]

Someone told me 'just make it out of pallets' like I could conjur those out of thin air. I don't know about you guys but I have a hard time getting very many pallets of decent size around here
I'm hoping to make 2 50' x 50' pens for rotations

I think I saw a sign in St Cloud for free pallets and they had about a million and a half stacked there. I am going back to look next time I am in St Cloud, I could use some.

 

[jerryse]

These are single barred . The bottom one is now old enough to breed . So he is the daddy of the eggs I set .

Ralphie those trailing berries are either dewberry or Alaskan raspberry . My dewberries are like blackberries only trailing .
The Boysen was a cross of the California dewberry and a raspberry . Turns out the California dewberry ( rubus ursin ) has male and female
plants . So that cross was as easy as planting a female ursin among raspberries . There are many polidy levels among brambles making things complex for crossing . I am assuming dewberry are compatible with raspberries .

Ralphie we may have to do some trading . I could graft some trees for you and you could get me starts of berry .

 

[KlopKlop]

I think I saw a sign in St Cloud for free pallets and they had about a million and a half stacked there. I am going back to look next time I am in St Cloud, I could use some.

Hauling a truck load of free pallets 220 miles may not be cheaper than buying fence or other scraps in the local area

 

[Rhetts]

Klop-we used field fencing and one row of electric at the bottom or snout level and they never got out. I plan to use that area again this year so making the large purchase of fencing would trickle down through the years. I can also use the area in winter for calves or water fowl.

this is what we bought:
http://www.menards.com/main/buildin...4436710504-c-5769.htm?tid=4139657519157280544

 

[Rhetts]

Craigslist usually has someone giving away pallets at least my local. check the different categories sometimes they are found in odd places.

 

[duluthralphie]

These are single barred . The bottom one is now old enough to breed . So he is the daddy of the eggs I set .

Ralphie those trailing berries are either dewberry or Alaskan raspberry . My dewberries are like blackberries only trailing .
The Boysen was a cross of the California dewberry and a raspberry . Turns out the California dewberry ( rubus ursin ) has male and female
plants . So that cross was as easy as planting a female ursin among raspberries . There are many polidy levels among brambles making things complex for crossing . I am assuming dewberry are compatible with raspberries .

Ralphie we may have to do some trading . I could graft some trees for you and you could get me starts of berry .

You are welcome to any berries I have. Maybe those are dew berries. I know I have hoards of wild raspberries on my driveway. I di not bother picking them asI am not a fan of them and the bugs are unbearable. I also have some wild blueberries and some wild strawberries. I wish I knew how to grow them, They are so good!


You would be welcome to go bullhead fishing with me too Jerryse. I am always looking for a Minnesota Bullhead fishing partner.