Surviving Minnesota!

[MinnesotaNice]

Morning all.

Ralphie, I have a good one for you.....true story.....


Random person: Are the eggs you're selling fertile?

Me: No, as indicated in the ad, they are not fertile and are for eating.

Random person: Do you have a rooster?

Me: No.

Random person: I'll buy 5 dozen fertile eggs from you.

Me: My eggs are not fertile. As mentioned, I don't have a rooster.

*crickets*

Random person: When will they be fertile?

Me: Are you #&%$ing kidding me?

*crickets*

 

[ejb3810]

Is anyone in this group planning to attend the swap in Hutchinson? I am not but wonder if anyone is and would be willing to give a report as to what was there and how the prices were?

Mn Nice, I loved the above post. the joys of dealing with people who are ignorant of the facts of life !

 

[duluthralphie]

Is anyone in this group planning to attend the swap in Hutchinson? I am not but wonder if anyone is and would be willing to give a report as to what was there and how the prices were?

Mn Nice, I loved the above post. the joys of dealing with people who are ignorant of the facts of life !

My Dear wife decided to go visit relatives in Wisconsin so I am stuck here alone!~ I wanted her help testing birds this weekend, BUT alas I guess going to Wisconsin is more important in her book,,,,

MnNice... send them to me I have roosters galore. most of which have joined the ranks of pets.. (Jerry and EJB please ignore this, I would hate to have you think less of me)

 

[BantyChooks]

My Dear wife decided to go visit relatives in Wisconsin so I am stuck here alone!~   I wanted her help testing birds this weekend, BUT alas I guess going to Wisconsin is more important in her book,,,,




MnNice... send them to me I have roosters galore. most of which have joined the ranks of pets.. (Jerry and EJB please ignore this, I would hate to have you think less of me)

She's only your dear wife when she's gone, eh?

Writing that down in my blackmail book... Now you can't claim you don't have chickens as pets.

 

[destiny_56085]

My mom and brother are going to the Game Breeders swap. Brother is taking his American Show Racers along to sell and I might send some silkie juveniles along. Unfortunately I'm stuck working all weekend. Its a big dart tournament at work and people have been drunk since yesterday afternoon. They are there til sunday night. Most have alcohol up in their rooms too so bar staff can't seem to regulate much. I gotta try to be nice.

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Oh I hope Judy has a good time in Wisconsin. No Laundry and no looking over your shoulder as you type in "Amazon" on your computer's search bar.

Ruh roh.


Those are fine looking meat birds...those Toads, Ralphie. I'm enjoying the photos and videos. If I was in the market for walking around meat birds, I would get those. For sure.
I hope your one boy does okay after chasing skinny hen.

I was paying more attention to ditches and sides of the roads. We have loads of snow yet. Big piles. It might be a while before there is grass.
Dag-nabbit. Erli you and I are in this together...

Oh how Lovely Ivie to visit the St. Cloud Sewing Center several times this week. LOL. Shoot. Good thing they are nice people. Hard to get mad at nice people.

DH headed to the cities for our Income Tax appointment. He then spends the night at Grand Casino and has his alone-man-time. I've got the kids and the house to myself. Will be doing mountains of laundry after a super busy week of BB. No school on Monday. Kind of excited for a nice long weekend with the kiddos. Need to make soap and I'm making a pretty pair of wool socks with a new pattern. I like doing socks. they are kind of like a knitting obstacle course.

As of last night the kids have their summer jobs lined up already. Check. Got that off the list and am glad for that. Good employed teenagers. I'm relieved. Less time for Shenanigans. They like their cash...so they know what they need to do.

Chickens: Will do major coop clean out this weekend. Take down the shop vac too. Yuck. Cooties. The birds are looking good though right now. I suppose we'll get a new hatch here everyday....so they are itty bitty. Next drops coming up next week. and reapplying reapplying NuStock/Eucalyptus. I also have added garlic powder to their feed and fresh garlic to the water. The coop smells very sulfuric. Good. Hoping it sends them scurrying off as it's suppose to be unappetizing to the bugs. We'll see. #chickenproblems

 

[EMorical]

Does anybody have a favorite nesting box "thread" they could point me to....? Or some photos of their own? Thanks!

Glorious day yesterday in SW NoDak....the snow is disappearing nicely. Should be gardening by next week

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Morning all.

Ralphie, I have a good one for you.....true story.....


Random person: Are the eggs you're selling fertile?

Me: No, as indicated in the ad, they are not fertile and are for eating.

Random person: Do you have a rooster?

Me: No.

Random person: I'll buy 5 dozen fertile eggs from you.

Me: My eggs are not fertile. As mentioned, I don't have a rooster.

*crickets*

Random person: When will they be fertile?

Me: Are you #&%$ing kidding me?

*crickets*

I am astounded to people's lack of terminology or common sense or what it is. It blows me away.

Here is something I get very often:

The set up I have a Boy and a Girl born on the same day. The boy is short and blonde. The girl is tall and brunette.

Acquaintance: "Oh so they're twins?!"

Me: Yes.

Acquaintance: "Are they identical twins?"

Me: Umm...No.... One is a boy, One is a Girl. They are fraternal. (Also thinking in my head hair color, and other obvious differences in looks)

Acquaintance: "Oh that makes sense, I guess."

Me to myself. (I guess)

I mean I didn't do very well in college genetics. I've shared my story of average grades. But come on....

 

[Bogtown Chick]

EMorical there has to be a few. Try the search bar. That's what I would do. I'm searching for Nest box ideas myself. That is a major construction project I skimped out on last fall. I suppose I'll be regretting that decision this spring with the new layers. I would also go into the coop pages. People have some amazing talent these days.

 

[EMorical]

EMorical there has to be a few. Try the search bar. That's what I would do. I'm searching for Nest box ideas myself. That is a major construction project I skimped out on last fall. I suppose I'll be regretting that decision this spring with the new layers. I would also go into the coop pages. People have some amazing talent these days.

Sweet! Glad someone else is on the same bandwagon as me

..... Keep me posted on if you find any goodies! Yeah - I do like to meander around the forum and search stuff but sometimes I find myself 3 hours later and still not really found anything helpful. I usually get distracted by the pictures and ratings and feedback of the breeds on the right hand side and end up there. The life of a chicken addict *sigh* .....