Surviving Minnesota!

[I Love Layers]

She could be! Ahhhhh.....green grass......sigh......

What's up with her that you think she could be priced that low ?

 

[I Love Layers]

So at the b ball game tonight the scoreboard went crazy. As you can see below the score was off by 104 points

It took them about 3 minutes to fix it and while they're doing thst our players are out there having a picnic with the other team

we are white and blue

 

[Cluckies]

I accidentally fed my girls moldy grass today (I think), not realizing it. before bed their crops were spongy so that was very weird, so I was thinking about it while scrapbooking what could be wrong. I came home and smelled the fodder and it smells moldy some. Is there anything I can do to help them? did I just kill my girls?

I can't find anything on this and what do to...

 

[Cebarmlds]

I accidentally fed my girls moldy grass today (I think), not realizing it. before bed their crops were spongy so that was very weird, so I was thinking about it while scrapbooking what could be wrong. I came home and smelled the fodder and it smells moldy some. Is there anything I can do to help them? did I just kill my girls?

I can't find anything on this and what do to...

I'm not sure what to do but I'd give ACV in the water twice what is usually used. So 2T per gallon.

How are they now, this morning?

 

[lvie]

Good Morning chickeners . . . . Erlibird - do you have to go to work on this day? If so, there is never any rest for the weary.

Ralphie - thats what a couple of my hens are looking like. I brought the BA in yesterday afternoon and washed her bottom. Her tummy looked red and she had a crusty scab just about her vent. At first I thought it was her vent. Then I let her dry off and put her back outside. She was so happy to be back with the flock. I watched her do the rounds inside the covered run to make sure everything was as it should be.

Those Juneberries should be okay in our kind of shade. Yes there are spots where the shade is heavy but most is dappled. Now how are you going to get fruit before the birds Ralphie? May I suggest a frame with chicken wire over the entire plant. You maybe able to make some jelly at some point in time if you get them before the birds.

Oh My Gosh- The two cutest balls of fluff ended up in my yard yesterday, early evening. Our lab chased them up a tree. The 'guys' came in telling me about them. Later I went out to do something with the hens and I could hear these little meows. So I called them and one came to me. I did not realize that there were two. Maybe six weeks old. One is multi colors and the other is black and white. I KNOW they are barn cats for across the highway. Outdoor cats never survive long on this highway. Anyway, I held the one that came to me tightly as I crossed the street (I did not want to get scratched) After I crossed is when I noticed the black and white little gipper. No one was home so I walked back to the barn and gave them some food to distract them so I could get back across the highway without them following. I will go over and talk with the neighbor at some point today so he knows. They were so pea-pickin cute. IF they come over here again I am going to cage them and bring them to you Ralphie.

 

[Cebarmlds]

Good Morning chickeners . . . . Erlibird - do you have to go to work on this day? If so, there is never any rest for the weary.

Ralphie - thats what a couple of my hens are looking like. I brought the BA in yesterday afternoon and washed her bottom. Her tummy looked red and she had a crusty scab just about her vent. At first I thought it was her vent. Then I let her dry off and put her back outside. She was so happy to be back with the flock. I watched her do the rounds inside the covered run to make sure everything was as it should be.

Those Juneberries should be okay in our kind of shade. Yes there are spots where the shade is heavy but most is dappled. Now how are you going to get fruit before the birds Ralphie? May I suggest a frame with chicken wire over the entire plant. You maybe able to make some jelly at some point in time if you get them before the birds.

Oh My Gosh- The two cutest balls of fluff ended up in my yard yesterday, early evening. Our lab chased them up a tree. The 'guys' came in telling me about them. Later I went out to do something with the hens and I could hear these little meows. So I called them and one came to me. I did not realize that there were two. Maybe six weeks old. One is multi colors and the other is black and white. I KNOW they are barn cats for across the highway. Outdoor cats never survive long on this highway. Anyway, I held the one that came to me tightly as I crossed the street (I did not want to get scratched) After I crossed is when I noticed the black and white little gipper. No one was home so I walked back to the barn and gave them some food to distract them so I could get back across the highway without them following. I will go over and talk with the neighbor at some point today so he knows. They were so pea-pickin cute. IF they come over here again I am going to cage them and bring them to you Ralphie.

No work Ivie. You wanted to say 'no rest for the wicked' didn't you?

Hoping those kitties stay off the road.

 

[duluthralphie]

Good Morning....

 

[Cluckies]

Good morning. I'm going out to check then in a minute. Lay night I had then drink water with Epson salt, only thing I could find even close as to what to do, supposee to flush their sysyem. Only 3 of the 5 world drink on the roost though. We'll see...

 

[duluthralphie]

Good Morning....

I wanted to get that in before Jerry got his in.

Cluckies good luck on the chickens. I have no idea, I doubt you "killed" them. They are lot


I would guess chickens are a lot tougher than we think. They usually come through these little mishaps just fine.



Ivie Have you checked for Mites, fleas or other little critters? Poor little kittens, that highway is a true "roadkill alley". I doubt I have ever driven it without seeing a freshly killed something on it.

No work Ivie. You wanted to say 'no rest for the wicked' didn't you?

Hoping those kitties stay off the road.

CAT FIGHT!!!!!!



She did erlibrd, she has always said you were evil and wicked. No idea why. She is just "catty"....




Ivie Look how erlibrd jumped on that cute innocent statement. She is evil!!!!

(Cat fights are so fun to watch)

My job as peace keeper is done here, now...

I candled eggs for Tuesday hatch. I pulled 63 eggs! I saved around 30. So disappointing. My hatch at best now has:
6 Doms
3 toads
1 maran ( which is doubtful)
5 Yokies
5 Polish
16 legbar
Some of those I could not see through so I left them in. Very disappointing.

A lot of them were quitters. Most just never started. A lot of the polish had the red blood ring.
I will be boiling the throw aways today and squishing and crushing them for the butcher rooster and guineas.



Holm should be on his way here today. I talked to him last night. Ethel Jr is moving. Along with another red-blue bronze.

I set eggs yesterday. LOTS and LOTS of cracked eggs, that I did not notice until the pre-incubation candling. I also noticed a lot of yolks were broken or air sacs wobbly. It is just hard getting good eggs this time of the year. Lights or not.

Well, time to get more coffee.....

 

[MNChickMom]

Good morning all!