Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[delisha]

Happy Fathersday


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Originally Posted by Angiebubs

DDelisha You have mentioned using LABS in your coop before? The only LABS I know of is FF...What is this LABS you speak of? (LOL Feel like Im speaking a foriegn language!)

Jim told me the other day he has been chewing the same piece of gum for 3 years,,,,,"just doesn't loose it's flavor"

That is so gross!

 

[babylady4]

Happy Father's Day!!!!! (Wish mine was worthy of the title....)

DrH, you have nothing to apologize for; we all get it.

Cind, we have not had any TV coming into the house since 2007. Right now the kids watch whatever is on Netflix. We do not have an antenna so we do not get any of the local stations either. Might have to fix that one of these days........ but you can't miss what you don't have! Getting rid of cable was GREAT! You get much more done around the house, and my kids became experts at using the library. We also started watching all of the movies we own.

Jim, Jelly Belly will be contacting you soon for their new flavor of Bertie Bott's Beans...... Chicken Sh!t...

I have a request from the BF; he is looking for two non-white female turkey's that would be appx one year old. He has a tom that lost his girl to a fox. He is also looking to re-home a Toulouse gander. PM me about either.

The kids want me to pick up an E-cig for DH for Father's day....... I wonder if he would even use it. Wish he would.....

Almost out of coffee; time to kick the youngest DS off the desktop so I can get the pictures off my camera!

Later!

 

[cuties]

HAPPY FATHERS DAY!!!!!!

we put in some of our eggs and a lot of to's eggs. They are due tomorrow, but we already have a couple pips!!!
What a nice fathers day present

 

[Terri O]

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY
TO ALL OF YOU DADS OUT THERE!

DD got a jar of super hot, pain is good Habanero sauce for DH...I got him a Duck Dynasty mat for the camper. I think he liked both.

The kids are now gone...ah! LOL! I have chicks pipping at Cuties place and ducks hatching here...sorry about those geese though Amy and Julie...I still have only the one! Dont know what is happening with them.

Made lots of HB eggs today for breakfast...that time of year, I am glad that I didnt well that dozen is all I am going to say!

Jim, I'm with you...I kinda like that squishy feeling too! The coop floor is not where I get my fix however. My place is devoid of vegetation where the animals are for the most part, so it is a mixture of mud, water and I imagine (but try not to) shite. I have been told that I have the only farm with mud all year--even when it's freezing outside! I must admit that we do leave the water run quite a bit...but the waterbirds sure love it!

I guess it's time to go and feed said birds...DH wants to go to the car show in Beaver Dam today (500 entries--whooo-hooo!...NOT) I sure hope DS will go with him...

Have a great day...TerriOthinkingaboutmakinganotherpotta

 

[Hens and Roos]

Happy Father's Day!!

Kids gave DH the movie- Monsters Inc. early so we watched it last night

Trying a new way of grilling chicken today- wrapped them in foil so we'll see how they turn out.

Worked on planting more of our garden, have carrots, peas, beans and squash left to plant....taking a break from the sun.

Best go check the chicken and see about making some sides to go with it.

 

[Terri O]

I hear that Cheryl--I am taking a break from the sun too! I discovered a funny thing today...actually I expected it...
I had a chicken and a duck sitting on a clutch of eggs, of course the hen took over that babies...those Muskovy hens are WIMPS!

She/they hatched 9 with 4 bad eggs and two ?s. I took two ducklings and the eggs and gave them to a duck that cant seem to hatch anything...she has accepted them so far...


THis is a gray turkey that I kept. The most curious thing EVER.


OK--break is over--taking the BING challenge! LOL!
TerriO

 

[vickiw]

HI AND HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL THE DADS!!

Ok, so here's how I am able to walk barefoot in my coop with only the occasional "squish" between the toes. First, I have a catch board covered with wood chips under my roost, I have vinyl covered floor that I keep covered with a nice thick layer of straw and of course DE under all. The biggest thing I probably do tho is every morning I enter the coop with a bucket that has two cat litter scoops always in it making it easy to scoop up anything out of the straw and wood chips. Honestly tho, my girls are big help in that department too. Don't know if it's because of the conditions they were rescued from or what but ever since I let them out of their coop for the first time, they have always waited to empty their ceca til they were outside. Sometimes barely making it to the bottom of the ramp! good chookies . Anyway, that's how I keep my coop clean. Oh, and I probably do a complete clean out more often than needed. Now, if I can just get them to stop pooping on their favorite sunning spot, which happens to be the steps off the side of the porch that leads to the garden/coop area!!!!

I am going to start feeding FF as soon as I work out the logistics. My two big girls for no reason I can come up with stopped laying must be at least a month ago now. No molt, etc. My Aussie had seemed to develop water belly (talked about this before) but seems a lot better now, tho her tummy is still a bit bigger than it should be I think, but otherwise looks really good and the other, my black star named Soup, seems to have no problems that would have caused her to stop laying. I am actually glad she is taking a break because she was having a lot of yuck in her eggs since I got her and had gotten worse over the winter but she wouldn't quit laying even when she was molting. Been no change in feed other than I backed off their treats once they could finally get outside again. That's why, among others, that I have decided to switch to FF. I would like to switch my 11week olds to FF as well, thus the logistics part.

Any suggestions, instructions from those of you already doing FF will be greatly appreciated!!!

 

[Amyb874]

I was told any age can/should eat ff. I have all my chicks 2wk/5wk on both ff and dry starter.
I wonder tho about the poops... Sometimes watery sometimes firm turds, is that normal or not? How to fix it?

 

[Amyb874]

Happy fathers day to all the dads!
If theres anyone who processes their chickens on my area(Belleville), I was wondering if I could come and help and learn. Ive watched videos and we process our own venison, but the two are definately NOT the same.

 

[Amyb874]

(yep, me again!) Little posts work best for me, otherwise they seem to get messed up. Sorry.
Also, my apologies for not saying thank you to Delisha and Vicki for sharing ' clean coop' info! I also use straw/wood shavings on my coop floor,will likely start a bucket! Thx. I have my roost closed off with chicken wire, but they are just starting to use it. I didn't build a ramp for it. I have a 2x4 on it's side on the floor (supported), but mostly they still sleep on the floor.
Jim - your gum comment had me LOL too!