Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[Dornes]

Well, I am thinking that if the second one dies they may send me two replacements and a meal maker, that would make the 3 minimum order requirement. If the other one makes it I will just get a refund. I am getting those chicks from you, Carol, so that can make up for it!

I hope you get that today, what a pain. And I agree, most of the people that work at the post offices are a bunch of incompetent morons anyways. I wonder how they keep their jobs and what exactly they have to do wrong in order for them to lose their jobs. My main carrier is a real winner. We will have a package or something that does not fit in the box and we will be home to meet him at the door, he will give us the box and if we ask if there is anything else he says no, but proceeds to put our paper mail in the box anyways! Now our driveway isn't really long or anything, but come on. If you are at the door why not give us the rest of our mail right away!? Yeesh!

What time do you want to meet tomorrow Carol? - Diana

 

[BlackBrookPoultry]

I have a great mail carrier. He always brings the paper mail down if I have a package that doesn't fit in the box. He even put a box of eggs in our truck once when we weren't home and left a note in the mailbox so we knew. He has even been known to open our unlocked house door and shove stuff in if we're gone. That would probably make some people mad, but I don't mind. He even saw me in town one day and said "oh come here I've got a package for you." We live in a town with less than 3000 people in it so its pretty laid back.
The carrier at my old house was a beast. She'd come barrelling up the driveway honking because there was no way her butt was getting out of that car. She would open her door and set it in the driveway if we weren't home!

I wanted to show you guys my Iowa Blue rooster. I'm not sure if I posted a picture on here yet or not. I love this chicken! He is so good with the ladies and is nice to humans too. I'd love for my kids to bring him to the fair but he's lacking the pencilling on his chest that I've read they're supposed to have.

 

[MustLoveHens]

Morning all!

Well, today is chicken bathing day! I've decided to take Valerie and Agatha and I will take Super Glue if she can "strategically" moult! Mr. Winston is turning into a talker so I think I will set up a Night Night Room for him. Then he will visit the girls during the day when no neighbors are home...or at least not asleep! He still sounds like he is off in the distance, but still, I don't want to take a change.

Aiden went to the vet today for his check up and annual heart worm test. He did great, especially for the nail trim. When Emmitt went, he screamed his little head off for his nail trim. The people in the waiting room looked at me like I was condoning his slaughter! Then when he came trotting out of the room, they could not believe he was 1) still alive and 2) that small!! But he did have rather Sexy Toes when he got done!!

I but frozen water jugs in with the rabbits and they all laid up against them so they are starting to get the idea on how to cool off.

Terri-that fuzzy rabbit you described sounds like an English Angora. I had one years ago when I was in4-H. Frosty was his name. He was the most awesome rabbit. I eventually re-homed him to a husband and wife with no kids. He and a dog here the only "kids" Frosty was house broken so he became a total house rabbit and he had a standing grooming appointment once a week at the dog groomers and a vet that specialized in rabbits and other cavies. I got a call one day from his Mom. She was in tears. She wanted to let me know that he passed away in his sleep. From what I calculated, Frosty was 16 or 17 when he died.

Dornes- I agree with you-I would let the hatchery know but take a refund. I have heard (and seen) that hatcheries will ship only 1 chick to cover the loss. When I had a DOA this year from a hatchery shipment, I just let it go and chalked it up to a loss. I did not want to get only one chick nor have to order more. I hope your little Hamberg makes it thought!

BPP-Nice roo! I say enter him anyway! To me, fair's seems to be a little more lax in the SOP then say the Poultry Nationals!

I think if your kids want to take him then he should go! Also, if he is that good he might be a great showmanship bird.

WCC-man that it so frustrating on your check issue! I have a great PO delivery person and a great PO, but I have very mixed feeling about the PO in general. I think it's a total crap shoot.

BL4-adorable chicks!

Raim-such a pretty mama hen and the goats are fabulous! Love the goat "toy"!!

Ok, I've got to go and get the baths done! Chat soon!

 

[bigzio]

Afternoon All....thanks for all the great pics with the stories...Hope everyone is well.

Congrats on the award Doc...it's quite fitting for sure....prolly sometime next week for the sparegoose. Al thinks it might be done by the end of June. I'll give a holler when I know more. Thinkin it will weigh ten lbs

I gotta get going on movin the peeps out. Seem to all be friendly. That point 2012 Black Ale is tasty. Had to check it out.

 

[MustLoveHens]

Hi all!

I got Agatha and Valerie all bathed for tomorrow's show! Aggie loved her bath and the blow dry was a hit. Valerie would clearly rather have been any where but in the bath tub.

Now, I have a serious question for y'all......Winston, my beloved Little Roo has found his voice! Yeah!! Well, not so Yeah-he won't shut up!!!

. I would like to find a home for Winston and Agatha

Do any of you happen to want to be the future home of Winston and Aggie? Aggie loves Winston and Winston pals around with Aggie. Winston is a tiny Bantam Old English Game Fowl of some form and is supper beyond sweet and nice. Loves to be picked up and held and kissed and cooed to. Aggie on the other hand does not. She is a bantam, Silver Sebright. I will get some pics for you guys to see them. I would rather keep Winston but since we are "under the chicken radar" so to speak, I don't want to draw extra attention to our other chickens and thus run the risk of having to get rid of all of them.

I will be at Richland Center tomorrow for the Badger Poultry Club Show if any one in that area is interested. I will plan on bringing Winston and Aggie will already be there. If no one wants Winston, then I will plan on putting him in a sale cage to see if I can find him a home him at the show. Winston and Aggie are free to a good home but at the show I'll place a price on him to give him "value". But if your a BYC person, let me know and they are yours for the taking. Aggie and Winston came from the bantam assorted bin at TSC. I got them March 19th, 2011 as friends for Super Glue so they are 2 1/2 months old.

Oh well i'm at it, I think I'll also sell two of my Barnevelder pullets. If anyone is interested in those let me know. They arrived at my PO April 1st, 2011 so they are just two months old.

PM if your interested! Thanks!!

 

[Dr HaHa]

Thanks Bigz! YES let me know on the aspergrass [my personal spelling except with an extra s] would want to get most of it in the freezer but some is going to be recycled.

Black Ale? Sounds yummie! Know they have several different flavors these days but will stick to my blue cans/bottles and some occaisional Bock. Still miss the 8 packs for all day ice fishin! 6 is not enough and 12 is way too many. And now all twist tops, that's just so wrong! I'd drink Bud if I wanted twist tops. NAAA not happenin! MLH hope you do well at the showing! Don't remember Agatha but do remember that hen Valerie! She has my vote! That's a great idea on the frozen water jugs! Can just see them sideling up to them, relief in their lil eyes. Glad to hear Aiden got a clean bill! BBP that is one handsome boy! Glad to hear he's a good roo! Buster is a great roo with his girls, every night he comes out and ushers them into the coop and won't give up until he knows their all in safe and sound. The more I think about it the better chance he has, just wish I could break him of his tude with humans. Seems to be getting better with Spring passing. Maybe it's just me hoping. Dornes sorry to hear you have a mail carrier with "issues"! Sucks to be them! We have a great one, I leave her a doz. in the box once it a great while. L has talked to her when she delivers at her work and turns out she has some show birds, need to catch her one day and find out what she's into maybe can get her on here. WCc that whole fiasco just can't get any more weird, now waiting to hear the cops just showed up and your going to jail for mail fraud.

Oh Raim what a pic of Brahmamama! You should submit that for pic of the month! Just too special! Well now on to me. I smell really BAD! Got PO'd after not gettin the limb saw running like it should and went and did a bad naughty/good thing. Yup new Husky saw. Cuts circles around that POS Poulan. I knew it was a POS when I bought it but didn't have the cash at the time. Paid $125 for it 6 years ago and I was constantly having to make carb adjustments. Guess I got my moneys worth but there is no substitue for quality and less aggerrrvation in your life! Ran it out of gas at 11 o'clock, kept thinkin come on come on run out! Got done puttin a nice addition to the kindling row in at noon. I was done! Couldn't see out of my sweat soaked glasses anymore. Any of you buyin any of this malarky? Well it's all true

L just came home she's headed to Delavan to see her fam so better go give her a salty kiss!

 

[Frizzler]

Wow! So many nice pics on here the last week or so. I'm a picture person, love 'em!

On the subject of mail order chicks-I'd just do a refund and see if you can find someone in WI that sells them. I don't think I'll ever do mail order chicks again. Had a super bad experience with it this spring. I really wanted a bunch of Dominiques and had the thought of ordering them, but just don't want the hassle again, so I ordered some eggs off Ebay. Out of 15 eggs, 11 are good! Woo hoo!!!

I absolutely hate the whole USPS! One reason for my bad mail order experience. They're just so backwards. On the other hand, I love my mail carrier. She always waves when she's at the mailbox and when she comes up to the house we chat for a couple minutes. Found out that her mom had a huge chicken farm with hundreds of chickens. Too cool!

Also have an update on the baby bunny front. We're down to just one baby. The other morning I went to check on the 3 babies and found 2 of them dead. Argh! They seemed really mushy, so after some reading I found that it could have been an infection from them not going pee after eating. Guess that's mama's job, so guess what I get to make the last baby do??? Yeah... I've decided that when I do give it a name, it will be Lucky. I'm waiting to name it until it's eyes open. Whenever I name a baby it dies, so eye opening should be a safe point.

Busy weekend ahead here. 2 birthday parties for DD to attend, then a retirement party. At least DD gets to stay with G-ma and G-pa tonight, so I'll be having some cold ones. I'll have one for each of you

. Wish there was a smiley with a frosty mug of brew.

 

[nonsuch]

Hi, I'm enjoying reading all the Wisconsin posts. Tomorrow is the Badger Poultry Show! Hopefully, I'll get a chance to meet a few other BYC Wisconsin Cheeseheads. I'm going to try to get there early. Richland Center is 125 miles so we hope to be there around 9:00 ish? Does anyone know how big the show will be? Number of entries? I'm used to Horse and Dog Shows, not Poultry Shows. I would also like to learn more about showing Chickens; entries, grooming, what you actually do at the shows (are they judged in cages)?

I'll stop by the Nutrena Booth and say Hi!

 

[raimnel]

only 2 (out of 9 total, 3 that made it to "lockdown") of DS's chicks hatched, 1 welsummer, and the other looks like its out of the cochin coop at that farm.

we go a chance that it's a frizzle

ok I just called the guy he got them from and found out that the other coop in windote (sp?) NO FEATHERS on feet! this little "girl"

has MAJOR feathers on her feet

it's a cochin! with a possiblity of frizzle!

:doing a happy dance:

ok back out I go, I put both mamas on the floor in a nest that I made up for each of them, their close enough that the babies go back and forth between the 2 mamas! Ooo Ooo did I tell u how many babies we HAVE????? 12

heres to hopeing that they keep them safe and my kids (and I) don't step on them.

later, I gotta make supper too, I'm hungry. IDK what I've ate all day????

later

 

[Dooner]

Tomorrow we are going to put the floor on the corner foundation blocks, hope they line up ok. Then we are bolting the four walls in place and when the company comes for my DGD 4yo bday party, i am going to sucker the men into lifting the roof, carry it to the backyard and put in place about 90%. I need to leave a bit of room to get the inside paneling in. PLEASE send me positive coop thoughts. Like I said, I am not a carpenter and I need to think positive.

Funny story, I have been letting the girls out into a collapsible dog pen when i am in the yard working. It has not taken them long to figure out how to jump the fence and then we have to chase them down. My 4 yo DGD decided that if she did a "chicken ballet dance" they would be easier to catch. She proceeded to create some special chicken moves and danced all around. (in case u r wonering, it did not work, but was a good memory!)