Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[jvls1942]

I consider my guineas expendable.. I usually have from 24 to 30 in the spring.. by fall I would consider myself lucky to have half of them left.. this year I have 6 left..
guineas are not noisy all the time.. I don't mind their chatter.
I would rather listen to them than pick ticks off the dogs..
Our Dora had lymes.. it stiffened up her rear end so bad that she had trouble going up just one step into the house..

anybody wishing to mysteriously drop off guineas at my house are hereby welcome.. pm me for my address..

I would give up my chickens before giving up the guineas..

.........jiminwisc.........
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[Daethen]

Cleaned the coop today. The girls have all fresh nests and shavings for the floor. Put cardboard up on the inside of the coop to stop the breezes and it works pretty well.

We give all our dogs the lymes shot and switched to an oral medication for fleas and ticks. We were having a flea problem with the inside dogs and the shepherd was lousy with ticks. My vet told me that things like frontline just don't really work. Once we gave the dogs the oral it was a week and no more fleas and ticks. A bit expensive but I now swear by it.

 

[Cindlady]

Hi All!

Yea, just hanging in there.

Night All.

 

[jvls1942]

GOOD MORNING !!

been up since 4:3o .. all cuppa'd up and raring to go..

Bro Dave is coming today to get started on the replacement of all copper water lines.. going to switch it all over to PEX..
I will have a nice pile of copper scrap when we get finished..

I should take a before and after picture of the utility room..

Now for some breakfast of fresh eggs and toast, first ..
might even find an Italian sausage to fry up, too..

..........jiminwisc........

 

[corewassen87]

Soinds like a fantastic morning on your end. Mine on the other hand not so much. I get to crawl under my truck and put on a new starter. Atleast it's not cold as all get out and windy as a mother.....

 

[jvls1942]

Soinds like a fantastic morning on your end. Mine on the other hand not so much. I get to crawl under my truck and put on a new starter. Atleast it's not cold as all get out and windy as a mother.....

I did the starter thing a week ago on my Blazer.. lucky for me my DD had the car and took it to a friend of her's and he put the starter in,,

not really so fantastic here,, we were out of Italian sausage, so I had to use ham for my omelete ..

got up at 4:3o ,, now I am ready for a nap .. will have to do it quickly, bro Dave just called and will be here within an hour..

........jiminwisc.......

 

[Daethen]

Might be too early to tell, but only got one egg before 10 am. Usually have at least 5 by then. I may have upset them by cleaning the coop yesterday.

 

[bigzio]

Fish Fry Friday to everyone...I think you will find Dae that your eggs will come later in the day for a while...It takes a hen usually around 25 hours to produce a egg...so the timing will run later, until they resort back to morning laying again.

Feels like Winter today for sure.

Shrimp and oven fries tonight.

bigz

 

[babylady4]

Another town is allowing chickens. Our neighbor to the East, Fremont.

Too bad I live here surrounded by ignorant pig heads.

 

[Firstchic]

Merry Christmas to all BYC folks and especially WI Cheeseheads. Chickens are fine, laying like all get out. DS end of season work has ended and because of changes in UC, cannot get UC. But, Jan 2 he will be over the road driving 18 wheeler, we will miss him at home but a guys gotta do what a guys gotta do.