Surviving Minnesota!

[MNChickMom]

This mornings temp! So not ready for this!

 

[duluthralphie]

Still a tad above 60 here..........


















I think it might be cooler outdoors

 

[holm25]

MNchickmom that temp looks nice.

 

[jerryse]

Still a tad above 60 here..........


















I think it might be cooler outdoors

Well it is sunny here now finally . Cold outside but about 70 inside .

 

[duluthralphie]

I spent the day moving birds, picking breeders and losers.
I have a couple of maybes running around. Maybes might breed if they do not lose their heads somehow.

Hoover is a maybe. He was not happy being picked up and moved out of what he thought was his pen. The Buckeye Rooster needs a hen....He is a maybe, however, he appears to have a good chance of keeping his head. I do not trust Toads to live through the breeding season. However, Hoover has a distinct disadvantage to a long life. He appears to have juicy drumsticks and thighs....

I should give up on chanticlers. They look great as yearling but when they get older they just are lacking something.... but I think I know what they are lacking......But......morals and all get in the way.....I picked a cockerel as the chick Daddy.

Legbars look good. I picked the one eyed rooster to be the chickies daddy.....I have a good reserve or two there... I did not sort white legbars today. I am a pen short. I will make one in next few days.

Speckled Sussex were a challenge. I ended up picking the one Hoover's cruel past owner showed at the fair. I have another one of Cuddle's kids in reserve there. The reserve has slightly better color, less white...But his tail is too low. The body on the one I got from the people PETA complained about had a larger body and is more dual purpose I think.

I stayed out in the coop until dark. I like watching the jockeying for position on the new roosts. I wonder why one spot is better than another?

I have way too many roosters. Good thing I have that Meat grinder from Amazon. I also have too many turkeys, but I will wait until Easter to remove the excess brain cells from the neck and body on them.

 

[holm25]

Anyone interested in a beef steer?? 1100lbs just needs to be finished.

 

[holm25]

This pigeon is a wee bit of an a-X2s-hole. The pair is coming inside when babies hatch so he better get himself together lol.

 

[camboy77]

That is a long ways out of the way for you to pick me up....and I am just a tad askeered to get in a van with you......

Come on Ralphie his driving isn’t that bad I had him drive over 800 miles and no problems and there even was snow on the road. Maybe he just didn’t like that minivan he just needs a Ford Escape to drive and all will be fine.

 

[MNChickMom]

This pigeon is a wee bit of an a-X2s-hole. The pair is coming inside when babies hatch so he better get himself together lol.
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Hopefully fertilized!

 

[holm25]

Hopefully fertilized!