Surviving Minnesota!

[ejb3810]

Ralphie, first egg from Appenzellers does not surprise, as I got a first pullet egg yesterday. It had a minor crack so is going to be used for breakfast for three small Chinese dogs.
-3 degrees this morning, but we are forecast for a heat wave to 16 for the high.
Ralphie, I forgot to mention that some of my racing pigeon friends claim that they use goose decoys as a hawk deterrent. They say they move the position of them each day and swear that it works. This as a result of my telling them that an Owl decoy seemed to be of no value as a deterrent.

 

[memphis]

Jerry....I'm interested in how your going to dry your wood. Any thoughts on how to rig up some sort of kiln?

 

[jerryse]

Jerry....I'm interested in how your going to dry your wood. Any thoughts on how to rig up some sort of kiln?

youtube ! Solar kiln plans or one with a dehumidifier . Ugh I think I caught the bug everyone has . Not feeling chipper today . Lumber thickness scale is confusing me a bit . There are like8 or 9 next to each other in columns . I will get used to it in time . I may just take it easy today .

 

[lvie]

Good morning Chickeners . . . . Still under the effects of Advil PM but did finally get some sleep (it had been three nights without it) Then I read the article about chickes / lights / melatonin. Interesting. Shut off allllll my lights and covered the digital clock and swallowed that sleep aid. The problem in waking up and being bright eyed in the morning. Yes - I have been up a couple of hours and doing stuff even though I am kind of dragging.

Really mad at one of my little dogs. He keeps peeing in the house! This morning was the straw that broke the camels back. He is in lock down without no parole. I let him go out whenever. About every two hours I check him again. I wonder if he has a bladder infection but then I remember that he never did achieve complete bladder control. Ugh!

 

[I Love Layers]

Both roosters are doing good but they both want back with the hens. Do you guys think it'd be better to let them out at the same time or different times?

 

[jerryse]

I planted some tomato seeds indoors the other day . Early I know but I had the urge . I will pot them up to large pots in time . Hey BC and Ralphie I am going to order some improved service berries /June berries . Some of those claim 3/4 fruit . I remember someone said something about SS with rose or cushion combs . Hmm my pullet is in with a silver duckling Leghorn with a rose comb . I guess I could set a few . Ralpie could try PC .

 

[duluthralphie]

I planted some tomato seeds indoors the other day . Early I know but I had the urge . I will pot them up to large pots in time . Hey BC and Ralphie I am going to order some improved service berries /June berries . Some of those claim 3/4 fruit . I remember someone said something about SS with rose or cushion combs . Hmm my pullet is in with a silver duckling Leghorn with a rose comb . I guess I could set a few . Ralpie could try PC .

I think the PC would work, but they have a larger frame and slightly different frame. I think anything to get rid of the single comb then back to SS for a couple generations and it would be gone. BUT I could not show them then. I have great hopes for them. Especially after the Judge in New Ulm heaped such praise on them, and he raises SS.

I only have 3 breeds that realistically have a chance to win, that is my Doms, SS and PC. I hate to mess with any of them. The things is I did none of the work to get them where they are. My Dom's had the work done by Duane Urch. ( I think they are amazing birds) , the PC the work was done by EJB, they are great birds but I will now for sure where they are next fall at the national Chanticler club show in Hutch. Leaving my SS that were nothing but dumb luck and keeping the right ones to breed. I hate to mess with them.

I am working on smaller black bar on the SS and getting rid of the red on the feather stalk. Cuddles id real good on those, but his tail is a little to high and my other breeder has a good tail set but his barring vacuums.


This was such a bad winter, one of my PC has frostbite on the front of his cushion comb. My non-breeding (soup) Dom rooster I kept for a spare might have to be put down He has frozen toes and feet. Not sure how he will get around. The kind thing might be doing him in.

What a weird bad winter for frostbite. I think this is the only year in the last 5 years , I have lost birds to frostbite and cold.


@ejb3810 My Appletini egg is pretty large for a pullet, I am going to try and hatch it, worse that can happen is it won't hatch. It is how well they do in the cold and how little they eat. I keep worrying they are not eating anything but they all seem healthy and happy.


Jerry what zones are those June berries for?

I am moving my SS hens inside this weekend so I can better control their mating. I need to build more cages.

Holm you and your family can come down tonight and spend the next 3 days in my "renters" house. She is gone, I could use the free labor.

I have goose decoys, I shall try them!

 

[holm25]

Both roosters are doing good but they both want back with the hens. Do you guys think it'd be better to let them out at the same time or different times?

I think one needs a new home... In my experience they will just keep fighting. But maybe it'll be different for you. Let them out at the same time but watch them

 

[duluthralphie]

Both roosters are doing good but they both want back with the hens. Do you guys think it'd be better to let them out at the same time or different times?

Stream the release life on Pay-for-view and take bets on the winner, Make soup out of the loser...

If you have questions how this all works, Call Michael Vick

 

[mnbrewdude]

This look like classic molting evidence to anyone? My flock is coming up on a year. Egg production dramatically reduced and this is from the last week. They don't look too terrible like some photos show...