Surviving Minnesota!

[MNChickMom]

Good Morning All,
Boss called in sick at 6:00am. We have big compensation study to present to the board. It looks like we turned into I! Oh well......

All are invited to CCD on Sunday. I will not be preaching any type of religion.

I have a buckeye cockerel that thinks he is king pin and his pullets hate him. They remain on the roost bar far away from him. I think it is time to send him out of his breeding pen for a while.

Have been working with a bunch of new 4H kids.....amping them up for showing poultry. Yesterday was the official last day to sign up so my email was exploding. It is all good because we can change this world one poultry lover at a time.

Garden may be limited to squash this year. We have an invasive plant known as Elephant Ear growing. They get to be 12 - 14 feet tall and have taken over again this year. They are a bulb with a tube and it reproduces like nothing I have ever seen before. We thought we had it killed off about 4 years ago so I planted my raspberries in that spot.....well this year I have only 4 raspberry shoots and about 400 elephant ear shoots. I'm thinking it is time to call in the big guns and dig out the entire area with a mini backhoe and invest in the real round up weed killer from the farm. Anyone have any other ideas?

Edit to Add: CCD = Cockerel Culling Day

 

[MNChickMom]

2 toad eggs today!!!


I locked them in the gun safe to keep someone from eating them.

Hey Judy - your breakfast is in a climate controlled safe. Love, Devoted Husband

 

[holm25]

Oh my gosh for birds in the feeders today. Have indigo buntings, grosbeaks, finches and a lot of orioles

 

[jerryse]

Last night after supper I walked past a maple tree and something hit the ground and ran off . Squirrel was eating maple seeds . I did a move like I was about to step on a snake .

 

[Molpet]

2 toad eggs today!!!


I locked them in the gun safe to keep someone from eating them.

 

[jerryse]

So today I almost stepped on a snake . Did a little dance again .

 

[Tfred1399]

All is well here. Flock good and healthy, 6 hens giving 4 or 5 eggs daily, so if need be, we can get Judy's omelette needs covered.

The young rooster that we kept crows like a son of a gun. On and off all day. They neighbors are less than thrilled. They were fine with Sentry. He didnt so too much crowing beyond daybreak. I had hoped that getting rid of his competition would get the crowing to a minimum. Any ideas?

 

[Molpet]

So today I almost stepped on a snake . Did a little dance again .

I was moving some weed barrier and almost stepped on a 4' garder snake. Under the weed barrier were vole runs. I told him he was welcome to stay. I did jump a bit.

 

[bobbi-j]

I was moving some weed barrier and almost stepped on a 4' garder snake. Under the weed barrier were vole runs. I told him he was welcome to stay. I did jump a bit.

I don't mind snakes, but that sudden movement under my feet does make me jump a little.

 

[jerryse]

Morning . I win Ralphie .