Surviving Minnesota!

[duluthralphie]

Nope, Not me. My name is not Holm...


However, I do know a flock of 20-30 guineas will scare the poop right out of a bear! Guineas start screaming and the bear start running...



This weather is ridiculous! I am ready for fall now.

 

[Siggie]

Nope, Not me. My name is not Holm...


However, I do know a flock of 20-30 guineas will scare the poop right out of a bear! Guineas start screaming and the bear start running...



This weather is ridiculous! I am ready for fall now.

LOL....no way could not keep that many! Do you guys have smoke in the air? It got pretty windy today and now its so smokey Its crazy that the smoke could travel so far...feel so bad for all those people.

 

[jermoatc]

Hello fellow Minnesotans. I finally actually made the move to MN from CO and I am about ready to start my backyard flock again. I am wondering who lives within a reasonable distance of Mankato and hatches? What breeds do you have available? I am interested in Easter eggers, Barred rocks, Chantecler, New Hampshire, Australorp, orpington, primarily but I would like to see who has other cold hardy breeds as well.

Duluthralphie I know we have talked in the past. What breeds are you hatching??

 

[Violetsfeathers]

Hello fellow Minnesotans. I finally actually made the move to MN from CO and I am about ready to start my backyard flock again. I am wondering who lives within a reasonable distance of Mankato and hatches? What breeds do you have available? I am interested in Easter eggers, Barred rocks, Chantecler, New Hampshire, Australorp, orpington, primarily but I would like to see who has other cold hardy breeds as well. 

Duluthralphie I know we have talked in the past. What breeds are you hatching??

Welcome!
I might have Cochin bantam hatching eggs next spring. But the parents are from a hatchery.

 

[Violetsfeathers]

Marshmallow rejected her chicks today, she wouldn't let them roost with her anymore so I had to put up a new roost. When I left Pumpkin and the chicks were on the same roost. Marshmallow had one all to herself.

Dot even roosted tonight, maybe it's to hot.
Usually when I block off the nest boxes she slept in front of her favorite one. She still makes broody clucks.

If had had my phone with me I would've taken pics. Marshmallow did a wonderful job of raising her chicks to be freindly.

 

[MNChickMom]

Hello fellow Minnesotans. I finally actually made the move to MN from CO and I am about ready to start my backyard flock again. I am wondering who lives within a reasonable distance of Mankato and hatches? What breeds do you have available? I am interested in Easter eggers, Barred rocks, Chantecler, New Hampshire, Australorp, orpington, primarily but I would like to see who has other cold hardy breeds as well. 

Duluthralphie I know we have talked in the past. What breeds are you hatching??

I purchased some day old or maybe they were couple of days old from ralphie, they are 4 weeks old now and he is standing behind his birds 100% and I paid full value for them he is not paying me to advertise in any way shape or form.they are doing fantastic!

 

[duluthralphie]

Hello fellow Minnesotans. I finally actually made the move to MN from CO and I am about ready to start my backyard flock again. I am wondering who lives within a reasonable distance of Mankato and hatches? What breeds do you have available? I am interested in Easter eggers, Barred rocks, Chantecler, New Hampshire, Australorp, orpington, primarily but I would like to see who has other cold hardy breeds as well.

Duluthralphie I know we have talked in the past. What breeds are you hatching??

I have EE, Black australorp, Speckled Sussex, Partridge Chanticler, but I am not doing well on them, they do not seem to want to hatch. My Cream Legbars, Turkeys and I could always hatch some mixes, but my rooster for them is "Son Of Ole" so he Is an EE..

 

[duluthralphie]

I purchased some day old or maybe they were couple of days old from ralphie, they are 4 weeks old now and he is standing behind his birds 100% and I paid full value for them he is not paying me to advertise in any way shape or form.they are doing fantastic!

Thanks!!! that was nice of you to say.

 

[duluthralphie]

OH and I have 3 Guinea eggs to hatch, still, they did not give me one today.


Also I lost a Creamette from my breeders today. When I went to collect eggs I had a "funny" egg that was a broken glob, but not really broken...If that makes any sense...

Then I saw a hen laying on the floor and I thought she might be making a nest there or went broody, Looking closer I saw she was dead. I looked her over and saw nothing wrong with her. I will be watching the other 3 in her pen very closely the next few days. I did notice they were not outside like the rest today, so maybe she just was stupid and stayed in the hot little breeding box/coop and over heated.

 

[NathanZee]

That's cool!

My neighbor had his pigeons out yesterday - made me think of you. I don't know if their wings are clipped or if they're just that tame, but they sit on the coop roof and hang out.


I thought about getting some Guineas due to the abundance of ticks we've been seeing. I picked quite a few off of the dog yesterday.

I think I saw this in Holm's yard last year:

Cool! Do you know what kind he has? We let our pigeons out a few days ago, they are starting to fly around a little bit. But then one died today, it seemed like his neck was broken or he was having seizures.