Surviving Minnesota!

[KlopKlop]

I'm considering joining the Easter hatch along thread. A load of BYCers are setting eggs to hatch for the day before easter. Set day is March 5th.

I would probably set Buckeye x CX eggs if I can differentiate them from the other eggs to see what I get
Or maybe try to get coturnix eggs from my neighbor

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Kloppers we have a local family that feeds the deer and they have lots of hunting land. And they usually have a prized buck shot every year...but they go through the expense of corn feeding them all year long. Total Pain in the Butt...because I have hit one of their deer zooming across to his corn source!

And many other people have too.

Finally they sort of taped up their yard with electric fence or some such that the deer need to come in from a different way other than the highway and it seems to have reduced the incidents. But all that are local ...we know when we go by to look for the deer coming off the highway by that house. Total PITA.


electrical advice:

Last night I installed two light switches--pretty straight forward--in the bathroom downstairs. Then I went to install the light fixtures so I'd have something to work by other than a utility light. All seemed to be going well and I had light when I heard a small 'pop' in the furthest of the sconce fixture and it was dark. Reset the breaker for that room nothing. unwired all fixtures and switches. Flipped the breaker (which has a green test button btw)--nothing. At this point is it a blown breaker and I need an electrician to rewire that?

Crap.

 

[KlopKlop]

Kloppers we have a local family that feeds the deer and they have lots of hunting land.  And they usually have a prized buck shot every year...but they go through the expense of corn feeding them all year long.  Total Pain in the Butt...because I have hit one of their deer zooming across to his corn source!

And many other people have too.

Finally they sort of taped up their yard with electric fence or some such that the deer need to come in from a different way other than the highway and it seems to have reduced the incidents.  But all that are local ...we know when we go by to look for the  deer coming off the highway by that house.  Total PITA.


electrical advice:

Last night I installed two light switches--pretty straight forward--in the bathroom downstairs.  Then I went to install the light fixtures so I'd have something to work by other than a utility light.  All seemed to be going well and I had light when I heard a small 'pop' in the furthest of the sconce fixture and it was dark.  Reset the breaker for that room nothing.  unwired all fixtures and switches.  Flipped the breaker (which has a green test button btw)--nothing.  At this point is it a blown breaker and I need an electrician to rewire that? 

Crap. 

On the deer - sounds very similar to this place I drive by except I think it is an older lady who just likes to see them. The bad thing is that they are less than 50 feet from the highway and the woods is on the opposite side. Their house is surrounded by open fields, so guess where the deer come from.... I think it is fine they like to feed them but not at risk of me hitting deer.

On the electrical- sounds like your breaker is a GFCI or AFCI breaker. They function similar to GFCI outlet units. If the sconce arced or grounded out bad enough it could have burned up the breaker. If you were trying to reset it right after the pop it may also have needed time to cool off. Try it again after it has set for a bit.

Hopefully you didn't burn it up as they can be spendy, at least relative to the older non-fault checking breakers. I think code requires them now in all residential circuits.

 

[jerryse]

Kloppers we have a local family that feeds the deer and they have lots of hunting land. And they usually have a prized buck shot every year...but they go through the expense of corn feeding them all year long. Total Pain in the Butt...because I have hit one of their deer zooming across to his corn source!

And many other people have too.

Finally they sort of taped up their yard with electric fence or some such that the deer need to come in from a different way other than the highway and it seems to have reduced the incidents. But all that are local ...we know when we go by to look for the deer coming off the highway by that house. Total PITA.


electrical advice:

Last night I installed two light switches--pretty straight forward--in the bathroom downstairs. Then I went to install the light fixtures so I'd have something to work by other than a utility light. All seemed to be going well and I had light when I heard a small 'pop' in the furthest of the sconce fixture and it was dark. Reset the breaker for that room nothing. unwired all fixtures and switches. Flipped the breaker (which has a green test button btw)--nothing. At this point is it a blown breaker and I need an electrician to rewire that?

Crap.

Is it illegal to feed deer in MN or is it just baiting that is illegal ? In IL both are Illegal .

Did you by chance wire something wrong ? Double check your wiring . You may have put a positive to a negative post . White wire to silver screw and black to gold screw . Luckily you can get by the permit and EL inspector . My inspector was a real pain . I wired my shed myself . Never again in MN . I wired my whole house in IL and passed without any problem .

 

[memphis]

Rhetts...how is the moma to be this morning? Any significant changes? Did you all enter the "Win Win Win" contest?? Its got to be a trick question....right.....

 

[jerryse]

I candled last weeks eggs and 2 clear out of 12 . Did not set any this week . I needed house eggs . 23 due to hatch tuesday . Saving eggs again for next week .

 

[holm25]

Rhetts...how is the moma to be this morning?  Any significant changes?  Did you all enter the "Win Win Win" contest??  Its got to be a trick question....right.....

I have a feeling I won!!

 

[Rhetts]

Rhetts...how is the moma to be this morning? Any significant changes? Did you all enter the "Win Win Win" contest?? Its got to be a trick question....right.....

She has been laying down since I have been up for the day. BIL should be here any time to go in there and physically look her over. From the monitor she looks the same. My BIL did say he was feeling her teats/udder and he said he can feel milk. He didn't try to get any out of the teat but said he felt it go back up. SOOOOOOOOOOOO........................if there is milk, there should be calf soon right?

I would love to enter that contest. Winning proves to be the issue. DH has something about meeting strangers I talk to on the internet and didn't think driving to a man's house I have never met to pick up 'chicks' sounded very safe. What a party pooper!!

 

[Bogtown Chick]

I believe this family has to pull the feed a month before and around deer hunting season. It is definitely illegal to feed them/bait them during deer hunting season.

Thanks Kloppers I wonder if I have to buy the spendy breaker. It is for the bathroom where I was wiring switches and lights. and the breaker has the little green test button. I've pushed that and then switched it back and forth and nothing. I've removed all the switches and fixtures and retried. Nothing. So I have an electrician call put out. I had ground wires on green screws. White with Silver. Black with brass. Black with Black. White with White. One thing...on the fixture bracket that went on the fixture box...it didn't seem to size up correctly and wiggled a bit and so I'm not sure if wires touched or came out of the wiring nut ...but that's when it popped.

Jerry I'm sure I know who inspected your garage. Was he older and in the latest style suburban?

 

[Rhetts]

The house is beginning to fill with the smells of our impending supper. Home grown pork roast, potatoes, carrots, onions all taking a bath in the crock pot. MMmmm can't wait to whip up some gravy and dig in tonight.