Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[vickiw]

Up early and it was SNOWING!!! . Going back to bed. See you all in the spring.

 

[judge]

Well my suspicions were confirmed this morning. My chanteclers are egg eaters. They were both in the same nest box with a broken egg, and yolk all over their guilty, snow white faces. Darn it.

 

[Terri O]

Good morning all!
I was rudely awakened by a horn this morning! Thinking that because it was still raining my geese were on the road; I stumbled downstairs only to see a man standing in my yard! Sheesh, it was the guy coming to buy a goat at 6:45AM!

So I had to get my coveralls on and catch her up for him. THey had the kids along and I sold them 2 pigeons too. Then the woman wanted a rooster so I basically GAVE her the Black Austrolorpe I had saved back for breeding this year. He turned out to be a "BBB". (big black b@stard) So I was not sad to see him go but really wanted more than $5 for him! THis guy is a pretty good customer though....and I am not sad that I dont have to watch my back when I go into that pen! So that was my morning....and I am tired and the coffee is gone. I think I will be making another pot for sure.

I decided to do chores while I was waiting for Behn to do his "culture thing" and his little boys "helped" me. I was sad to find my best buckeye hen dead inside the pen. No sign of anything just dead! She was a good weight too. I have no idea what happened...maybe a heart attack though she was only 3 or so. Good thing I have a lot of eggs collected. I am setting them today...but I am very worried that they wont hatch in time for the bash....yeah wasnt someone talking about last minute? I think we might be bringing them along in egg form! (maybe I can turn the bator up a few degrees and grow them fast?) LOL!

Judge they might not be egg eaters. You might have just had a softshelled one that broke and they were being opportunistic feeders (kinda like skunks

) OMG--did I just SAY that?????
You could try putting them in a separate cage to see if they really are.

Psycho that is pretty early to get up to go to a swap...you must be real excited! I think it is a smart decision to set up BEFORE purchasing. Everything seems to go a little better when done in the correct order! I think it's funny that Cind was probably just getting in her Jammies and you were walking out of the house. And BL4 was just getting up! LOL--we are a crazy bunch for sure.

OK--I need to make PIE---I have to find out where the strawberries went or I have to go to the store and get more.
Have a great day>>>I sure hope it gets light out again soon! Where is the forcasted sunshine anyhow? TErriO

 

[kjgoodman]

Cccoollld today no baby chick outings this weekend! Rode the ponies at 7:30 with a hat, turtleneck, sweatshirt and a coat! Lucky us, we have 2!!! Baseball games to sit through today with this wind, should be a good time for everyone !!!! Batters, pitchers and Audience alike!

BigFam, you are a very strong lady and Halden is a very lucky boy to have you. I am blessed with 4 healthy children, our last there was some concern during pregnancy, I learned then that Although I am sure we would have dealt with whatever came our way, I don't think I would have taken it well. I totally get your piece at a time acceptance. God has given you a special child and you will do and are doing a great job.

Well time to put on the layers to attend a so called summer sport

 

[zeke]

Well my suspicions were confirmed this morning. My chanteclers are egg eaters. They were both in the same nest box with a broken egg, and yolk all over their guilty, snow white faces. Darn it.

have you tried the old golf ball trick,,,,,,I used it one time and had good results,,, good luck

 

[Twizzlebee]

Just out of curiosity, does anyone maybe want to trade for some 3/4 phoenix hatching eggs? I want some hatching eggs to add variety to my flock. We have 3 in the bator from the pair and all 3 are developing.



These are the last summer. The roo has RIR in him, but the hens are pure silver phoenix's. His tail is longer now. I'm in stoughton

 

[zeke]

T.O. 6.45 goat sale? the early worm gets the bird! He had better be a good customer sheeesh!
Bigfam, Im sure you are a wonderful Mom. I can only imagine the challenges you and your family are facing Special prayers for you and yours.

Cooties; how about the bator. gotter her all ready to go!

A couple of nights ago during a rain I was lookin out the windows and in the 3 acre hay field behind the barn stood 23 deer gulpin down that fresh spring hay faster than in can grow,,, Last night did a head count on the farm.. 31 total This happens in spring on occasion but not usually in this great of numbers.. Good thing cause I m going to have to put some venison in the freezer cause 2 nights ago a mink or a weasel got into my coop and all He!! broke loose.

7 hens and my last LF roo D.O.A. Down to 6 hens and old rusty, a bantam roo that doesn t know he s a bantam...... Going to F F today to get some wire small wire,,, see what I can do I ve had chickens on this farm for 20 yrs and this is the first time I ve had to deal with this.. I m not sure witch is worse. Having birds just disappear or walking in a coop to find that kind of a mess all at once....

Go in to build some tighter pens,,,Good thing I ve got those 50 chicks coming up.. I was going to sell a few of them,,,, might just have to keep em now..
On a brighter note the lilacs r gettin ready to bloom,,, [Spring is hear,!,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I think] I order 2 honey bee hives and they should be here next wknd. Just in time for all the flowers.. Sure hope I have better luck with bees than I do with chickens

All that being said I still feel blessed .. Better days ahead......... right?


zekeissueingawarningtoallevilverminanywerenearmyfarmweaselsminkskunksracoonspreparetomeetyourmaker!

 

[199787]

T.O. 6.45 goat sale? the early worm gets the bird! He had better be a good customer sheeesh!
Bigfam, Im sure you are a wonderful Mom. I can only imagine the challenges you and your family are facing Special prayers for you and yours.

Cooties; how about the bator. gotter her all ready to go!

A couple of nights ago during a rain I was lookin out the windows and in the 3 acre hay field behind the barn stood 23 deer gulpin down that fresh spring hay faster than in can grow,,, Last night did a head count on the farm.. 31 total This happens in spring on occasion but not usually in this great of numbers.. Good thing cause I m going to have to put some venison in the freezer cause 2 nights ago a mink or a weasel got into my coop and all He!! broke loose.

7 hens and my last LF roo D.O.A. Down to 6 hens and old rusty, a bantam roo that doesn t know he s a bantam...... Going to F F today to get some wire small wire,,, see what I can do I ve had chickens on this farm for 20 yrs and this is the first time I ve had to deal with this.. I m not sure witch is worse. Having birds just disappear or walking in a coop to find that kind of a mess all at once....

Go in to build some tighter pens,,,Good thing I ve got those 50 chicks coming up.. I was going to sell a few of them,,,, might just have to keep em now..
On a brighter note the lilacs r gettin ready to bloom,,, [Spring is hear,!,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I think] I order 2 honey bee hives and they should be here next wknd. Just in time for all the flowers.. Sure hope I have better luck with bees than I do with chickens

All that being said I still feel blessed .. Better days ahead......... right?




zekeissueingawarningtoallevilverminanywerenearmyfarmweaselsminkskunksracoonspreparetomeetyourmaker!

Wow! So sorry to hear about the hens! That's just terrible and something we all fear. Hope figure out how it got in there... Yup, better days ahead.

Prayers for you Bigfam.

TerryO, I set yours on the 7th, and I thought I was cutting it close

. Sorry about your hen.

 

[JustJohn]

T.O. 6.45 goat sale? the early worm gets the bird! He had better be a good customer sheeesh!
Bigfam, Im sure you are a wonderful Mom. I can only imagine the challenges you and your family are facing Special prayers for you and yours.

Cooties; how about the bator. gotter her all ready to go!

A couple of nights ago during a rain I was lookin out the windows and in the 3 acre hay field behind the barn stood 23 deer gulpin down that fresh spring hay faster than in can grow,,, Last night did a head count on the farm.. 31 total This happens in spring on occasion but not usually in this great of numbers.. Good thing cause I m going to have to put some venison in the freezer cause 2 nights ago a mink or a weasel got into my coop and all He!! broke loose.

7 hens and my last LF roo D.O.A. Down to 6 hens and old rusty, a bantam roo that doesn t know he s a bantam...... Going to F F today to get some wire small wire,,, see what I can do I ve had chickens on this farm for 20 yrs and this is the first time I ve had to deal with this.. I m not sure witch is worse. Having birds just disappear or walking in a coop to find that kind of a mess all at once....

Go in to build some tighter pens,,,Good thing I ve got those 50 chicks coming up.. I was going to sell a few of them,,,, might just have to keep em now..
On a brighter note the lilacs r gettin ready to bloom,,, [Spring is hear,!,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I think] I order 2 honey bee hives and they should be here next wknd. Just in time for all the flowers.. Sure hope I have better luck with bees than I do with chickens

All that being said I still feel blessed .. Better days ahead......... right?


zekeissueingawarningtoallevilverminanywerenearmyfarmweaselsminkskunksracoonspreparetomeetyourmaker!

I will be rehoming some birds before winter if you need some. I also have a Roo you can have he is a good flock protector here, but he is an extra mutt.

 

[vickiw]

Oh Zeke, that is my nightmare!!!! Fortunately, I guess, we had seen ermine near the house before in winter and our neighbors had lost a couple hens to weasels just before we built our coop so I was especially paranoid not having even the tiniest cracks.

So sorry for everyone's losses.

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