Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[babylady4]

Have you ever...........put out warm water for the ducks to get clean/play in? Like for this weekend with temps getting to 30+ deg??

My white duck is no longer white- more of a yellow now. Everyone just looks kind of rough at this point. With the warm snap coming I thought it would be nice to put some warm water in a pool for them.

A good clean out of the huts, warm pool to play in...everyone will be happy, maybe?

We had Calls for a while. Had a freeze proof dog water dish for them to slop in all winter long: they loved it.

 

[bigzio]

Nice to see you stop by bl4. Been a while since I've
seen you.
Gonna be a cold Thursday coming up. I'm happy to hear it's
only for day or two.
Took 45 lbs of venison to Kropf's meats for sausage making.
They do a wonderful job at reasonable pricing. Picked up a 7lb
chunk of suet for feeding the wild birds @ .75 per lb, you
can't beat that!

Stay Safe ... bigz

 

[DoodlesDuckies]

I have a couple heated dog dishes. The test will be Thursday. I have added 8 more bales of straw to the hut to take up space/insulation. I allowed them to play in their pools the last 3 days. They will get dumped tonight after I put them in for the night. Going to be a rough few days.

Stay Warm folks!

 

[babylady4]

Hey BigZ!

Saw Cuties this weekend, she is doing amazing. It was nice to catch up.

Nice harvest of bucks this year at the in-laws property. Processing is done in house (helps when your son-in-law is a butcher).

Still have the OG chickens, they are all doing well.

Nothing really new here.

 

[bigzio]

Way to go Doodles in regard to being prepared for the cold snap that is coming. The ducks will be much happier for sure!
Good to hear the hunt was a success bl4 and cuties is doing well.
The hunt here was really good too. Nothing better than a freezer full of venison that is cut to perfection.

Stay safe ... bigz

 

[chikenscratch]

Hey BigZ and BL4!

I finally made a batch of Cindy's green goop. Haven't tried it yet but it wasn't as hard as I envisioned it would be.

Though we aren't gonna be as cold here, I still restocked all waters this morning getting ready for the cold snap too.

Keep warm all!

 

[Debbie292d]

I was happy to know at least the bird flu wasn't prevalent in Wisconsin in recent years, but now this farm in Barron County, WI has to euthanize 13,000 animals.

https://www.wkow.com/news/top-stori...cle_94fac6ba-b903-11ef-9841-375b2f8e4313.html

My understanding was if we ever suspect it here, to shut up about it and just do vitamin support. Depending on the strain and severity, it can be 0 to 100% fatal. We're far from anyone else, so we would like to try to save who we can and cull the obvious, very sickly ones.

 

[Amer]

I was happy to know at least the bird flu wasn't prevalent in Wisconsin in recent years, but now this farm in Barron County, WI has to euthanize 13,000 animals.

https://www.wkow.com/news/top-stori...cle_94fac6ba-b903-11ef-9841-375b2f8e4313.html

My understanding was if we ever suspect it here, to shut up about it and just do vitamin support. Depending on the strain and severity, it can be 0 to 100% fatal. We're far from anyone else, so we would like to try to save who we can and cull the obvious, very sickly ones.

Actually for HPAI it's a 90-100 percent mortality rate and it hits fast and hard (all dead within 48 hours) so once they start dying you don't really have a big moral decision to make but to euthanize the rest and start over.
If it mutates to humans it's over 50 percent mortality rate at times so it's a good thing to report it.

 

[Debbie292d]

Actually for HPAI it's a 90-100 percent mortality rate and it hits fast and hard (all dead within 48 hours) so once they start dying you don't really have a big moral decision to make but to euthanize the rest and start over.
If it mutates to humans it's over 50 percent mortality rate at times so it's a good thing to report it.

I don't know which article I was reading said less mortality with some strains but regardless, it's nothing I want here!

For the chickens, I got the Chinese Skullcap in today so tomorrow when it's not so unbearable outside, we're mixing that in the feed in 20# batches.

I don't suppose once it's in our area they'd take long to come here anyway as we're registered with the state.

 

[bigzio]

If you are registered (like we are) and an outbreak is within a certain distance (I believe like 60 kilometers), then your flock
will be checked for health. Good thing it's winter now and my flock is kept indoors the way the DNR wants folks to keep flocks until things settle down. My hopes are that they do, but
not holding my breath.
Free range is a priority here during nice weather. The benefits
it provides truly does make a flock healthier and will be the
normal practice again next spring.
Keeping wild bird feeders away from the flock is also a good
practice if you choose to do so like me.
It's wise to be fearful and take all precautions one can.

Stay Safe ... bigz