Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[No More Empty Nest]

Welcome to the cheeseheads twendt! Hope everything continues to go well for you.
No additional light for the flocks here either....I always have luck with pullets laying all Winter their first year before they have their first molt....the older birds are taking their annual break till the days get longer.
Is it Spring yet?
At least there is a Race to watch today.

bigz

My husband watches the same races you do. I was planing our trip to visit my brother down in Texas and told him I wanted to take it slow and stop to see things along the way now that we're retired. His idea? He's checking to see if there will be any races he can go to!

 

[bigzio]

That's smart thinking on his part for sure. I always pick the #2 and #22 car....was really nice to see my Ford #2 car win yesterday, considering how far back he was when the race started.
Terrible drifts here from the wind yesterday...I needed to shovel my path to the coops again....chest high in places....enough winter now...come on Spring!

bigz

 

[twendt]

Welcome! I'm in SE WI too, but in the city that allows chickens, lol. I have 4 bantams, all 27 weeks and no eggs yet. There are 3 other people with chickens in our neighborhood too, one being my daughter. She lives down the street from us (I'm a lucky Mom).

Edited because I read farther and saw your pictures! Nice coop and nice chickens! What's all the green stuff on the ground???

Yeah, Right?? I am sooooo tired of winter, ICE AND SNOW!!! I think my girls are too, I only got 2 eggs today, when I've been getting 4-6 daily from 6 hens....

 

[ParkfieldFarm]

Hey all (and welcome twendt!)! We're back and settling in after MOSES. It seems like it was a really long time, but it was only two days. We rented a van to get up to La Crosse and haul the crew up there (we always drive two cars everywhere because we don't have a vehicle big enough for the six of us). The kids complained a LOT. Well, two of the kids. The other two weren't too bad, but one of the boys was on my last nerve--everything was about him. I guess that's what being 13 is about. Next year maybe we'll rent the van and send the van and the kids to grandpa's.

There was SO MUCH information crammed into our heads over the weekend. We're still percolating through it. We came home with stacks of literature, two new books (on heritage breeds from the Livestock Conservancy) and seed saving, and a notebook full of ideas and things to research. We've got so much to do, but it's really exciting to be here at the beginning of this journey. We sent out our CSA brochures (and if anyone here lives within a half hour/45min of Marshall and is interested in an every-other-week CSA hit me up).

I've been worried about Morris the dorking rooster--I've been periodically checking egg fertility and coming up with nuthin'. I saw him mount one of the ladies today and....I think he's doing it wrong. If I have to collect rooster semen I'm going to be very put out. Though I did check another egg today and...maybe? I'll include a pic here. Give me your best idea, guys. We only have the five silver-grey Dorkings and they. Are. Gorgeous. I will do anything and everything to get chicks out of these guys. I had a friend come over too and he said he's never seen better looking Dorkings, so it's nice to have my high opinion seconded.

Anywhoo...back to it. I'll put a pic of us from MOSES, too. Three guesses who the cranky dude is. Hehe.

 

[No More Empty Nest]

Hey all (and welcome twendt!)! We're back and settling in after MOSES. It seems like it was a really long time, but it was only two days. We rented a van to get up to La Crosse and haul the crew up there (we always drive two cars everywhere because we don't have a vehicle big enough for the six of us). The kids complained a LOT. Well, two of the kids. The other two weren't too bad, but one of the boys was on my last nerve--everything was about him. I guess that's what being 13 is about. Next year maybe we'll rent the van and send the van and the kids to grandpa's.

There was SO MUCH information crammed into our heads over the weekend. We're still percolating through it. We came home with stacks of literature, two new books (on heritage breeds from the Livestock Conservancy) and seed saving, and a notebook full of ideas and things to research. We've got so much to do, but it's really exciting to be here at the beginning of this journey. We sent out our CSA brochures (and if anyone here lives within a half hour/45min of Marshall and is interested in an every-other-week CSA hit me up).

I've been worried about Morris the dorking rooster--I've been periodically checking egg fertility and coming up with nuthin'. I saw him mount one of the ladies today and....I think he's doing it wrong. If I have to collect rooster semen I'm going to be very put out. Though I did check another egg today and...maybe? I'll include a pic here. Give me your best idea, guys. We only have the five silver-grey Dorkings and they. Are. Gorgeous. I will do anything and everything to get chicks out of these guys. I had a friend come over too and he said he's never seen better looking Dorkings, so it's nice to have my high opinion seconded.

Anywhoo...back to it. I'll put a pic of us from MOSES, too. Three guesses who the cranky dude is. Hehe.

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Good looking family! Glad you had a good time and got lots of information.
I have no idea about fertility tho.

 

[ParkfieldFarm]

Oh. Huh. Looks like I've been here ten years. Whoa.

 

[wyoDreamer]

They say time flies when you are having fun - you seem to be having way more fun than me, lol!

 

[babylady4]

Looking at the pic of that egg; I don’t think it is fertile..... I do not see the bullseye mark.

More ice and snow...... give it a rest already!

 

[bigzio]

Just finished clearing the snow at Camp again. I can't even remember how many times I had to clear the snow this year, or how many times I needed to refill the gas can..... time for balmy weather in my eyes.
All 7 pullets laid yesterday. I have 2 that lay blue, one olive, and 4 brown...makes for a pretty lookin doz when you pop the egg carton top.
Stay Warm.... bigz

 

[ParkfieldFarm]

Thanks bl4...I think he's 'doing' it wrong.