Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[JustJohn]

TerriO

Yes he does have feathery feet/shanks. When do you want him? He is 5 months old and a gamer. He is willing to mate with any chicken. He gets his ***** kicked by the 2 old production reds though.

 

[Bigfamily4me]

Terri... are you telling me your

birthday was YESTERDAY? I think that sounds about right.

Happy Belated Birthday!!!

Yes we have the puppy reserved/claimed/etc etc. Sorry, I cant name it Terry or Terri. Doesn't fit with my sentimental master plan...

My head tells me to name him Cash. My heart says Shadow. I like Cash better (and my hubby loves Johnny Cash so it was to suck up to him). But when Halden follows me around, and seeks affection or closeness from me, we call him my shadow. This dog is meant to be his shadow. Hence the heart is saying Shadow it is. Not unsual or unique, but meaningful.

 

[mazojoe]

I'm missing 3 ducks. My muscovy girl, my female aussie and her male counter part. I saw them yesterday i think. but nothing all day today!

Also my pullets didnt get Bigz memo about laying through the winter without additional light. I'm lucky if I get an egg a day. That is just pure CRAP for how many birds I have. I need to get the lights on a timer. I'm not putting up with this all winter. Lazy birds...

We went and met therapy temperment puppies today. Watched them for a good 45 minutes as Halden buzzed around. I finally picked the one who seemed most consistently interested in Halden and I. So cute to see a little 4 wk old puppy follow my boy, stop by him, look up and wag his tiny tail. There are a few times when Halden slows down, and this puppy seemed very patient with him bopping all around, just waiting his turn to be noticed.




He wont be ready to go until Jan 11. But that's just fine with me. I'm glad to have had the opportunity to see how the pups interacted with Halden, and vice versa. Hate to just pick a puppy from a picture when its purpose is important.

that is a cute puppy, not sure you struck me as a poodle person, although they are suppose to be the most intelligent of dog breeds!

On another note, I sure hope you found them ducks! With this storm coming predators were moving, I caught my first ever coyote in the middle of the day! He was not caught in the morning and was not when I came back to the office for lunch, but sure enough was stuck when I left at 4!

 

[Bigfamily4me]

I think my ducks are gone for good. No sign of them anywhere. :-(

I'm not a mini or toy poodle person. I've never been a poodle person in general. But the standard has a longer muzzle (i like that). I also really like the idea of none of my kids being allergic to it. You just never know since I have allergies, what will show up in the kids. I also looked specifically for therapy dogs for autism and goldens and standard poodles were ranked highest. This line of standard poodles is much more for temperment and have a much lower instinct to hunt. Helpful with chickens around. Still needs to be trained to leave it, but its doable.

I'm gonna get real good at cutting poodle hair. May be you drop by and I'll take care of that beard of yours...

 

[delisha]

I think my ducks are gone for good. No sign of them anywhere. :-(

I'm not a mini or toy poodle person. I've never been a poodle person in general. But the standard has a longer muzzle (i like that). I also really like the idea of none of my kids being allergic to it. You just never know since I have allergies, what will show up in the kids. I also looked specifically for therapy dogs for autism and goldens and standard poodles were ranked highest. This line of standard poodles is much more for temperment and have a much lower instinct to hunt. Helpful with chickens around. Still needs to be trained to leave it, but its doable.

I'm gonna get real good at cutting poodle hair. May be you drop by and I'll take care of that beard of yours...

 

[Hens and Roos]

Thanks for sharing all the pics TO. I was wondering how the Buckeyes were doing. Thanks for sharing a pic of him ( I think he looks nice).... You must of really worked fast to be able to capture all those pics during halftime, eh!

Forgot to ask you H&R...what are the size of your breeding pens and what ratio of hens to roo do you use? And how long do you allow the roo to stay with the hens in the breeding pens?

bigz

Our outdoor run area is 12' x 5' for each of the 3 pens. Inside we have it divided into 3 areas as well- 2 are 3.75' X 7' and 1 is 4.5' x 10' (our building is 10' x 12') We have 3 upper cages that are roughly 30 inches deep and as wide as the run they are in. This allows us to keep birds separate as needed. We try to keep birds in trios- 1 roo and 2 hens. We keep them together in these groups until we feel we hatched enough chicks for DD to chose from. Last year we separated them by the end of March.

 

[mazojoe]

I think my ducks are gone for good. No sign of them anywhere. :-(

I'm not a mini or toy poodle person. I've never been a poodle person in general. But the standard has a longer muzzle (i like that). I also really like the idea of none of my kids being allergic to it. You just never know since I have allergies, what will show up in the kids. I also looked specifically for therapy dogs for autism and goldens and standard poodles were ranked highest. This line of standard poodles is much more for temperment and have a much lower instinct to hunt. Helpful with chickens around. Still needs to be trained to leave it, but its doable.

I'm gonna get real good at cutting poodle hair. May be you drop by and I'll take care of that beard of yours...

HA, the beard and hair is high and tight for the holidays and so grandma is happy! A cleaned up look keeps grandma happy happy happy for the holidays thats all I got to say about that Jack!
(my worst best Phil and Sy Robertson impressions!)

 

[Bigfamily4me]

HA, the beard and hair is high and tight for the holidays and so grandma is happy! A cleaned up look keeps grandma happy happy happy for the holidays thats all I got to say about that Jack!
(my worst best Phil and Sy Robertson impressions!)

it really was quite a bad impression too...

 

[mazojoe]

it really was quite a bad impression too...

but i said it while stroking my beard!

 

[jvls1942]

good early PM, I am chilled, tired and quite satisfied with myself..

I got the tractor drained, radiator off, trip to fleet for bolts, home by 1 and just finished putting the pump on , re-tightened the alternator belt, and got the radiator re-installed,, I MIGHT get er done before the snow gets here..

Next I have to install the reservoirs and hook up a couple of hoses.. then fill up all fluids and I should be good to go..

I managed to accidentally drain the water out of the gear case.. Long story short, the water was sitting on the bottom of the reservoir and it came out first.. when oil started coming out, I shut off the flow.. I collected 2 inches of water in the bottom of a 5 gallon pail.. prolly a little more than a quart..

I did buy a 200 W magnetic heater also.. I think it will be more efficient than that little toe warmer I was using..

It is difficult to see if the oil is "milky", If it is, it should still be OK for these cold months.. I will change it next spring if it needs it..

the geese are still laying eggs.. and the chickens are still giving about 2 doz a day.. what a weird winter so far.. the lakes are not even frozen over yet.. usually you can go ice fishing around Thanksgiving..

........mybowlofoatmealhaswornoffneedtoeatsomesupper....