Surviving Minnesota!

[I Love Layers]

You will love them, I love mine.

Nope WEFest equals crowds..Crowds equal no me.

So me!! We were at the grocery store there were about 6 kids from school, 2 teachers and a bunch of neighbors. My sister and I left in a hurry

 

[duluthralphie]

Winner

 

[lvie]

Goodmorning

 

[Cebarmlds]

Good morning

 

[I Love Layers]

My grandpa is having is heart surgery today. Headed to Bismarck for it.

A 10 year old boy from my old school, of 30 people, was killed yesterday in a Razor accident. He was pinned underneath it, a kid who is 18 was riding behind him, that kid tried to lift the razor off but couldn't called 911. The little boys dad was a bit behind them when he got there him and the older boy were able to get him out, then air lifted him to Bismarck and was pronounced dead on site.
Just really wakes you up to reality..

 

[duluthralphie]

Erli and Ivie, real talkative today.. Nothing else to say?

I was on the way to the doc so I did not have time to chat...I am excused, you two, not so much.

My grandpa is having is heart surgery today. Headed to Bismarck for it.

A 10 year old boy from my old school, of 30 people, was killed yesterday in a Razor accident. He was pinned underneath it, a kid who is 18 was riding behind him, that kid tried to lift the razor off but couldn't called 911. The little boys dad was a bit behind them when he got there him and the older boy were able to get him out, then air lifted him to Bismarck and was pronounced dead on site.
Just really wakes you up to reality..

Yep, it is, Good luck to your Gramps!...May it all go well.

 

[MNChickMom]

My grandpa is having is heart surgery today. Headed to Bismarck for it.

A 10 year old boy from my old school, of 30 people, was killed yesterday in a Razor accident. He was pinned underneath it, a kid who is 18 was riding behind him, that kid tried to lift the razor off but couldn't called 911. The little boys dad was a bit behind them when he got there him and the older boy were able to get him out, then air lifted him to Bismarck and was pronounced dead on site.
Just really wakes you up to reality..

Good luck to your Grandpa....may your school community cherish his memories.

 

[MNChickMom]

@duluthralphie

We have received numerous compliments on the 2 SS cockerels that we purchased from you. It appears they are the SS at the fair, unfortunately they are in the Market Pen, but hey the kids are having fun and learning lots.

 

[MinnesotaNice]

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Well I have only ever had one, but I still have her! Do you have some you need to give away?

I was going to try and buy her off of you! I lost my two females and my bachelor drake Frank) has been a mess since then. He waits for us at the door and won't go too far from us when we're outside. I had a hard time finding any adult female khaki's for sale. However, I made a random stop at the Anoka Ramsey feed store and she had 4 or 5 females around 3 months old. It was pretty sad how excited I got over them! Long story short, Frank has some girlfriends now and is acting more like a duck again. I do kind of miss watching him run towards me when I come home everyday.....

1st egg

Congrats! One of my favorite parts of chicken keeping =)

Also I am trying to find another breed to get into. Any ideas? I really like the Sumatras but havent made my final decision.

My son wants to get into Black Copper Marans. I think we'll set up a project pen for him and start looking at breeder options. We have 5 BCM's right now, but they're layer quality. I love them. I was pretty religious with the bag balm last year and didn't have any frostbite issues with their combs. But obviously a breed with a rose comb would be more ideal for our winters. We'll see.

I think Sumatra roosters are absolutely beautiful!

Just thought I would share some pics.


My Guineas are growing like weeds!




And a pied Guinea.


Our Purple ribbon birdy.


And tracks from the Timberwolf who is lurking around. We have giant hands so its a really big track! I will have to take a tape measure out later.


And my pen of Buckeyes started laying today!!

White and pied Guineas! Awesome! Like I always tell you, I can't decide if I think they're cute or ugly. Maybe both. I don't know.

And congrats again on your birds!

You are going to see Holm's at the fair??


I thought about going to the fair, for about 12 seconds. I am very anti-crowds so I decided to stay home.

Ralphie, if you strategically park outside the back entrance you really only have to walk through the doors and Sweet Martha's is right there. Grab a bucket and walk back out. Piece of cake.

Morning all. It's raining in God's country. I think I'll make a foo foo coffee. Tonight I need to make a feed run to Grand Rapids. And pick up camping food and supplies. The RV is heading to mcgregor for our annual summer family gathering.

I'll be heading up to Grand Rapids this weekend for a week or so. My family has a cabin up that way. Do you got to L & M for feed? That place gets me in trouble. Not only do you walk out of there with tractors and chainsaws, you also have a new jacket, gun, house decor, baby chicks, dog toys, and 20 boxes of cereal. Can't forget this fishing gear, kayak, and flowers. Lol

 

[duluthralphie]

@duluthralphie

We have received numerous compliments on the 2 SS cockerels that we purchased from you. It appears they are the SS at the fair, unfortunately they are in the Market Pen, but hey the kids are having fun and learning lots.

I am going up tomorrow to look at them. How did the Judge buy the market bird theory?