Surviving Minnesota!

[I Love Layers]

Here was the proposal

 

[jerryse]

Morning . Rainy . Been very busy . I have a helper so keeps me busy . Roof is almost done . Just need it to dry off . Gable trim . 2 one foot pieces at the end and ridge cap to do . Maybe later today . Found Arctic raspberries when felling a tree . 6 inch tall ground cover berry . Trampled them felling tree . Very early as they had green berries . They will recover . Never seen them before .

 

[MNChickMom]

In North Dakota there are very few people NPIP certified, in fact I don't know if there are two people who are. There has not been an outbreak in 50 years, and honestly the state didn't realize birds needed to be tested to show until about 10 years ago therr was never a problem, and I can gurantee some counties still do not test. Many states have waived testing for shows under different bylaws, or have taken some action and some of those states include states with a large commercial poultry population.
So yes I was all for waiving it for a couple months, otherwise many people including myself would not be able to show. Currently it was an estimated 1004 birds were not tested, that was without 10 counties reporting numbers, so we would have almost no birds shown. Also because unlike someone who lives in Minnesota we would have to pay on the low side $65 per bird to have a serology test done, because I live farther west my test per bird would actually be around the $135 range. I was either not going to show along with almost everyone else in the state or I was going to push to get this waived.
Seeing as no one opposed including the 5 or more veterinarians in the room, and a representative from the Game and Fish I would say everyone is fine with it.

Wow! You have got drive girl! I would add this to your work portfolio.

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Barnie Boy. Gawd he’s already gorgeous...

His sweet girl. Velda or Loretta (taking votes)

The MMMs. Yah, I see the wattles. ‘She' treats her good friend Edith Pilaf there too already.
La vie en rose, la comb en rose aussi. Zut alors!

Pullets said the little L & M Girl. Pullets the L & M sign said. 50% People. 50%.

 

[holm25]

I vote Loretta. Bird are looking good.

 

[Cebarmlds]

Loretta

 

[CindyinSD]

Definitely Loretta. Sing it, Loretta!

 

[Bogtown Chick]

I like Loretta Lynn too. Loretta it is. I don't think I like Barney either....will think on that one. Names have not come to me like they should this year. I'm losing my touch.

 

[CindyinSD]

If you don’t like Barney you could go formal with Barnabas...

 

[memphis]

My rooster was named Gregory Peck. We called him Mr. Peck. I always thought Russell Crow would be a fun name.