Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[jvls1942]

The chickens are going on coop arrest. I have gotten no eggs to 2 eggs for the last 4 days. Seeing as how all my chickens (except two) are under a year old, there shoud be no reason for the complete drop off. They discovered the woods this week behind the shed/coop. I have a suspicion that the brush in there is WAY more fun to lay eggs in. I'm not going to be able to fill to my few egg orders this week!

I moved the chicks into the brooder in the coop. I'm going to have to come up with a CHEAP way to heat their water. a few weeks back i bought a heated bucket for the goats, a heated of bowl for the ducks and a heated base for the chickens h20. I still don't have anything for the silkies water...

advice on the cheapest way to do this?

Jim... Did you know that by cutting out the orange juice all together (all juice actually), having old fashioned slow cooking oatmeal for breakfast everyday, and donuts once a week, you can lose 10 lbs in a month? It's not a fad diet. It's just the juice is where you were really doing yourself injustice. The donuts once a week not a huge deal. That's what we call moderation. Try EASING into this change in diet phase. For one month, follow these three things. Don't weight yourself for the 30 days. On day 31, take off all your clothes, gingerly step on the scale before having breakfast, and see what happens. You might be pleasantly surprised! (And if I'm wrong, I'm sure you'll tell me!)

OSHA got my hubby this last week. We can expect the ticket to be $3,500-$5,000. Yeah, things are NOT looking up over here...

yeah, I know the juice was high in sugar.. I did cut out all juice, soda, and only one cuppa per day.. I have been doing the one cuppa for a long time.. somebody asked about that.. coffee makes my blood pressure jump up immediately.. I am switching to green tea.. I screwed myself today.. by mistake I grabbed one of those herbal tea bags.. yuck !!
and I am cutting out the do-nuts altogether.. I really don't need them.. they were just my lazy way of getting out of cooking breakfast..

I am eating oatmeal each morning w/a handful of raisins for sweetener.. No milk, thank you..

I hope to get so skinny that I might fall through my a$$hole and hang myself..

 

[Bigfamily4me]

Jim... That last line is so gross and so funny....

 

[babylady4]

Jim you crack me up.

If you want REALLY good oatmeal, get the Steel cut or Scottish oats. They take a little longer to cook on the stove (around 20 min) or if you like, mix them up in some water/milk the night before and just zap them for a few in the AM. Yummy! Of course, drink more water.....

Had a nice visit with the kids and the BF tonight. They made me watch Family Guy. I was enjoying a comedy special with Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, and Larry the Cable Guy earlier. I think I prefer them.

Off to bed for me. Operation clean sweep starts tomorrow....... I'll ask you guys if you want any furniture I am going to get rid of first. I have a Willow Branch rocking chair I have no need for. It has a small branch broken off the bottom of it but otherwise in good condition. I have no need or place to put it so if anyone would like it....... send me a PM.

 

[Celtic Chick]

Jim, you crack me up too!

Chickenscratch, I can hatch you out a few lavender or black orps if you'd like some of those too.

Hmmm, was going to comment more, but CRS kicked in. Oh well. Sweet dreams, all!

 

[Cindlady]

Hi All!

Too tired to reply to everyone tonight.(We need a sleepy smiley)

DH entered a raffle last week he won 5th prize! A Crock Pot! Now I have 4 and the Nesco! LOL It's a 4qt. so I'll "retire" my old one of that size. We do enough pot lucks that I don't want to get rid of it all together. Today's pot luck at his church he took 3 slow cookers so it may still come in handy.

Night All!


OK, couldn't sleep.... but I found this....
http://racine.craigslist.org/grd/3451007186.html

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For Sale are a pair of Mandarin Ducks and Call Ducks

Mandarin Ducks $35 for the pair
Call Ducks $10 each



There were some Mini Rex Buns listed too in other posts.
for more information or to see call 262-27nine-5013

 

[delisha]

I use plug in dog waters for winter water. I put a bucket inside it so it is easy to remove and fill.
5 gallon bucket with cup waters attached at the bottom and a purchased bird bath heater tossed inside..

 

[stevetone]

Really? 2,789 PAGES? How am I supposed to read all of this?

So, I am skipping to the back of the book. Did I miss anything?

Nothing else really to say, other than, at least for my neck of the woods in SC Wisco, I see snow finally in the long range forecast. Now I really have to complete that coop renovation...

 

[delisha]

Hello Steve..tons of reading..

 

[Dr HaHa]

Good Froggy Morning!

stevetone! You've got a lot of company down that way. Jim hope the sugery goes perfectly! 4 cups and still not awake. Made a huge mistake at 4 AM got up to go and it woke them up. Nap today for sure. A lot of running today. Bank, Vet, Retirement home, Rapids. CRS maybe back later. After a nap.

 

[jvls1942]

good AM,, now I am really awake,, I just spilled cold tea down the front of my shirt ,, WOW !!

I got to try out my new trailer racks yesterday. I did better than expected.. I figured I could haul 24 bales of straw.. I made 3 layers of 9 to make it 27.. I think I could push it to another layer to make it 36..
I got these bales as part of the trade I made for a puppy..

DrH, thinking of moving into that retirement home ?? they don't have any logs to cut there, ya know .. and no tractors allowed.. yeah, I can just see you going there..

I rolled out of bed at 5AM.. Nice and quiet around here at that time.. I noticed that the chicken coop light is out..

kicked both dogs outside overnight.. they are always so happy when I let them back in..
Dora will be grinning from ear to ear..

puppy, (still not named) goes in for his booster shot on Wed.. I am anxious to see how much he has gained.. He is growing so fast that we can notice it almost daily..

I saw one of Dora's pups yesterday.. she is already as big as Dora..

..........jimgoingtogomakesomeoatmeal.........