Surviving Minnesota!

[Bogtown Chick]

It is raining here again. We got 8 tenths of an inch yesterday in my rain gauge. The forecast is prediction of rain most of the day.
With reservations I have moved some of my flocks and integrated a rooster with the free range flock. this means that I have a Buff Chantecler and Partridge Chantecler rooster in the same flock of hens. I was concerned that there would be excessive fighting, but the transition has gone quite smoothly. Both of these roosters are very docile.

I have much nursery work to do, but I am not enthused to go out in the rain to do it. My wife brought home about 40 clumps of Stella D Oro hemerocallis which should be divided and potted. Probably enough material for 120 pots. There are also a half dozen Blueberry plants and a couple Wiegela plants to be potted up. These all came from a landscape redesign project. This is the type of thing I am forced to contend with in the summer. I am thankful that she hauled as many of the hemerocallis clumps to another nursery that she does business with, or my workload would be that much greater. All of this nursery work reduces my fun time.

Ed. I will trade you work loads today.

 

[bantiesrule]

I am glad that teacher got his karma.
I had a couple bb teachers and hope they got what was due them.

I am lots older than BC and remember 55 mph! I remember the days country cops would help push a car load of buzzed teenagers out of the ditch and say you kids be careful now !! (beer cans rolling around the floor of the back seat)

My late husband's best friend had a brother-in-law was the "local law", my husband would talk about how he (the bil) would pick up a six pack and both of them and drive them around in the squad car. He said it was the easiest way to keep an eye on them.

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I remember 55mph as a little kid. When I started driving myself though...65 mph was in place when in the metro. But only there. WAY TOO FAST for a country bumpkin~! LOL Ain't that the truth!

P. S. Minnesotans drive insanely fast. Was told that by a New Yorker.

I had a Cassette tape of the Eagles that I ran in my car in college. Round and Round and Round. Best Band ever! RIP Glen Frye. My sister (who became a teenager years before me even though she is only 2 years older) had a cassette of the Eagles that she played over and over and over. As much as she played it, you would think I'd be sooooo sick of them, but I still like 'em. I think Take It Easy was my favorite.

He is a stunner. Hello Andy. And what a sweet baby boy roo.

We got a big dumping of water last night. I have a mini flood around my coop. I have the run burmed up and the coop on blocks...so no worries. But It does make access warrant waterproof boots.

I am busy as of late with lots of "real job" work and not the kind of work I really enjoy which would be at home doing chicken projects. My kids are running hard this week with trap shoot events and BB practice for a Pacesetters tournament in Collegeville. And my Car's AC compressor just got replaced...so being without a car for day and 1/2 is crimping my style. And the cost of replacement. $$$$$ Nutso. I-Owe, I-Owe it's off to work I go.

I may get a chance at Roger's son who was first egg to hatch in the classroom project. He was all roo only days old. while the others ate he stood alert. I think he's a natural like his Papa. We'll see how 'Loretta' turns out I guess.

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Banties The Eagles were actually before my time...but their greatest hits album is timeless and I listened to it well in to the 90s and now even in the 2010's it gets air time in the car. My kids are aware they are the best band of all time.

We would rotate them along with Boston's greatest hits. Round and Round and Round.... Def Lepard too....

 

[lvie]

Banties The Eagles were actually before my time...but their greatest hits album is timeless and I listened to it well in to the 90s and now even in the 2010's it gets air time in the car. My kids are aware they are the best band of all time.

We would rotate them along with Boston's greatest hits. Round and Round and Round.... Def Lepard too....

As a gift one year my DH received the DVD of the Eagles Australian tour. Fantastic. We play it and watch it a couple times a year. Funny story; my nephew is coming to visit me one weekend from Northern Minnesota. He calls me on his way down to ask what we are going to do on that friday night. I responded 'oh I don't know, maybe we will watch the Eagles and have a couple of drinks.' He is thinking OOOOkkkkkkay. This is my Aunty and if she wants to watch the eagles I guess I can do that. We still laugh about that. He found the DVD on the net and bought it because he liked it that much.

 

[duluthralphie]

JERRY!!!


I know your on your great Train travels, but if you happen to see this go to this thread..


https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1114350/sexing-cream-legbars-2-chicks-in-question/10


Let me know what you think. I think someone got sold a bill of goods or Ole got loose there. They are asking the sex of their CLB chicks, I am thinking they should be asking the breed of the chicks instead...

 

[I Love Layers]

I think I'm going to have to sell the appenzeller roosters.
They continue to fight with my other roosters. And my other roosters could care less but they Appenzellers start it whenever I let them out.
Today I let them out and the alpha appenzeller went for Buckbeak, a huge Chantecler x Silver laced Wyanndotte (RJ's son), Buckbeak ignored him but after he grabbed his waddle Buckbeak started fighting, in the midst of this the other appenzeller goes for Iggy, another huge rooster who is a White Californian x Chantecler and also RJ's son, then RJ my main rooster, who I'd a fully grown chantecler, grabbed the appenzeller fighting Buckbeak by the neck and threw him a few feet. Then did the same to the one fighting Iggy.

Then the Appenzellers came back for more fighting, at this point I grabbed the fishing net and scooped them up..

 

[holm25]

http://fargo.craigslist.org/grd/5637921341.html

http://fargo.craigslist.org/grd/5637931873.html


Anyone interested in any of these? We could make a trade for the geese. IDK... I'm to tired to think right now. I need some fufu coffee.

 

[I Love Layers]

http://fargo.craigslist.org/grd/5637921341.html

http://fargo.craigslist.org/grd/5637931873.html


Anyone interested in any of these? We could make a trade for the geese. IDK... I'm to tired to think right now. I need some fufu coffee.

I may know someone interested in the geese. I will text them

 

[holm25]

I may know someone interested in the geese. I will text them

OK. If they are PM u and u can give them my number.

 

[I Love Layers]

I just sent them the link. I think they may have found some already though...