Surviving Minnesota!

[duluthralphie]

100% free ranging birds last about a day or two here...If they are not in a pen or coop they are somethings dinner..

 

[BantyChooks]

100% free ranging birds last about a day or two here...If they are not in a pen or coop they are somethings dinner..

My neighbours had a pair of entirely free ranging Silkies for a whole summer and spring. Unfortunately they did get eaten recently.

 

[duluthralphie]

My shortest free ranger was the rooster that escaped from me while moving him to a different pen in 20 below weather. I searched for him for 30 minutes or so.....went in warmed up came back out and found his head and prints of an owls wings in the snow.....

 

[MagpieDucks]

There is a large waterfowl breeder in southern mn that one of my poultry friends keeps recommending to me, but I can't remember his name. I know he has aylesbury, Saxony, Rouen, Pomeranian, embden, etc . Anybody know? I can always just ask my friend again...




BTW, did anybody go to new ulm this past weekend?

 

[Cluckies]

Man that wind was brutal today!

What is the statute of limitations on mouse murder in Minnesota? I think it's been more than 10 years

Last fall I was a mouse killing machine. I lost count, they were in my run, then they worked their way into the walls of my henhouse, throwing out insulation in pieces. We can't have that, the chickens will eat that foam insulation. So I trapped most of them, threw a nest of babies in the freezer, as it just puts them to sleep, then dead. ( I had heard this is how breeders euthanize deformed/malformed puppies, so that it is painless). The last mouse was up in the walls and I could't get him out. I put a packet of desiccant in there and plugged up the holes... I got this idea as my dh found some mummified mice that had gotten into his desiccant in his shop drawers in the garage. Soooooo Erlibrd, if you are going to be put away over one mouse, I'll be there awhile...

 

[duluthralphie]

Maybe I can put half a power hacksaw in 2 cakes ...one for each of you.

 

[fjordchick]

Don't really like to kill anything that isn't causing harm or a ruckus in the barn, but Opossums are a different story, open season or not EPM is bad stuff.

Still have 2 too many Lavender Orp rooster if anyone is interested, going to keep 1, the dachshund is afraid of them. They were born in April.

Take care,
Warren

 

[jerryse]

Morning . I win .

 

[I Love Layers]

Morning. Its warmed up here, so Banty I can give your gloves back

 

[MNChickMom]

Good Morning! It's finally Friday at work.