Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[jvls1942]

good day, I have to say this,, that had to be the shortest post EVER from Sandi ,,FT,,
Now we have to find DrH..

I did work outside for awhile,, I got one door put together, except for the wire,, It is still frozen to the ground .. I willhave to take Ollie back there and hook a chain to the roll and give it a jerk..

I have to go to F&F and buy 4ea 6 inch long construction screws .. I fastened the rails to the stiles with them.

Pang brought two dozen eggs today for hatching.. she wants me to find a GQF sportsman incubator for her. or one similar,,

anybody hearing of one, let me know.. she is willing to travel..

....jiminwisc.......

eat: I tried that ad for BO chicks from Craig's list.. I cannot send my reply to them with the info provided.. I wanted to know how many they had ? how much ? and if I could get hatching eggs from them.. Cind, can you help me ?

 

[babylady4]

good day, I have to say this,, that had to be the shortest post EVER from Sandi ,,FT,,
Now we have to find DrH..

No kidding!

 

[judge]

Good evening all!
The chick seems to have made little progress on the walking part, but is getting a little more feisty. I think it is the ugliest chick I have ever seen! It looks like an Ewok. I'll have to try to post a picture. I have made peace with the fact that we will probably cull it, but I want to wait a day or so before making that choice.
Went to TSC to buy a friend for the little ( and I mean little) barred rock mix chick. They were out of chicks, so I will have to try to find one somewhere else. Anyone have any chicks who is close to me?
But- they were not out of ducklings, so we came home with 4 Indian Runner ducklings. Have no idea what to do with those, but they sure are cute!

 

[bigzio]

Evening To Everyone...nice to hear that you are still alive frenchie. Hope you can make the bash.

Angie...dooner wasen't at the bash last year. He was at the 2011 bash. Hope you can make this year dooner, and you to angie.

Thought of you yesterday Cind. Wis foodie on pbs did a show on Burlington and featured some local orchards like Brightonwoods. Nice set up. He is VP of wis apple growers assoc....smart guy.

Nice pics mel...where's the X-rated from inside the cars?

Took a short half hour walk looking for sheds. Found a set from a fork horn. Still alot of ice and snow in the woods.

If I mentioned this before then it's just old age...anyway, folks looking for a good bee keeping discussion group...simply google homesteadingtoday.com and scroll to the bee keepers portion.

Have a great week, and stop again frenchie....bring Doc with ya, eh!

bigz

 

[Bigfamily4me]

Hey Brent... My kids have requested lots of beef jerky for the Bash. "But not that spicy stuff... Yuck!" luv my kiddos lol

I must have a predator problem. I noticed yesterday one of my silkies was missing from the shed. I figured she might have gotten stuck under something. But I couldn't find her anywhere. Now today my last 2 ducks are gone!!!

I went to open up the shed this morning and a skunk has dug under the sliding door and got in. I didnt see it, but i smelled its prescence. I know there is a spot in back the farm cats seem to get in. But could a farm cat carry off a silkie leaving no evidence? And the ducks weren't in the coop last night. I heard my Sydney talking to me from the backyard around 9pm. I would think they had flown off, except my Cayuga can't fly. Body too big to get off the ground more than a hover. My ducks are ALWAYS around. They have never been out of sight like this. Again, no evidence of an attack. It sucks. My ducks were always out, all winter long. Walking around leaving me webbed foot prints all over. I even loved the sound of pitter pattering webbed feet as Syd came stalking my feet. He would walk me to the door like a proper gentleman even. Sorry for going on about it. I've gotten thicker skin about the chickens. But those 2 ducks really grew on me and even made winter enjoyable to watch.

I've got to get this littlest one to bed. He's falling asleep on me as we speak.

 

[sunshinemartini]

Good evening all!
The chick seems to have made little progress on the walking part, but is getting a little more feisty. I think it is the ugliest chick I have ever seen! It looks like an Ewok. I'll have to try to post a picture. I have made peace with the fact that we will probably cull it, but I want to wait a day or so before making that choice.
Went to TSC to buy a friend for the little ( and I mean little) barred rock mix chick. They were out of chicks, so I will have to try to find one somewhere else. Anyone have any chicks who is close to me?
But- they were not out of ducklings, so we came home with 4 Indian Runner ducklings. Have no idea what to do with those, but they sure are cute!

Yes, post the ugly chick pic!!!

Speaking of ugly chicks....this one came in my "mixed bag o' chicks"...the one in the center, I don't think it's a chicken...or it's "some other kinda chicken" . It's tiny...tinier then all the others by about 2/3. It's also very "torpedo-y" shaped....and fast...holy cripes is it fast. It's neck feathers are more like a collar....on the long side. Any guesses as to what it is?

 

[Amyable]

My ducks are ALWAYS around. They have never been out of sight like this. Again, no evidence of an attack. It sucks. My ducks were always out, all winter long. Walking around leaving me webbed foot prints all over. I even loved the sound of pitter pattering webbed feet as Syd came stalking my feet. He would walk me to the door like a proper gentleman even. Sorry for going on about it. I've gotten thicker skin about the chickens. But those 2 ducks really grew on me and even made winter enjoyable to watch.

I know just how you feel. Ducks are somehow happier and more endearing than chickens, at least I think so. They might still turn up! And you're not the only one being ignored on swap eggs......

Judge, if those were the same ducks that TSC had on Fri, they're not Runners, but Pekins. If they don't stand straight up like bowling pins, not Runners. Tell the truth, I was not impressed with the Runners I hatched last year, very standoffish and skittish. Pekins are very friendly though. I'm sure you'll fall in love!

 

[Cindlady]

FRENCHIE!!!!!!!!

You got some 'splain' to do girl! Make us worry like this!

Jim.... I forwarded your name and E-mail addy to him.

CU all latter.

 

[jvls1942]

Hey Brent... My kids have requested lots of beef jerky for the Bash. "But not that spicy stuff... Yuck!"

luv my kiddos lol

I must have a predator problem. I noticed yesterday one of my silkies was missing from the shed. I figured she might have gotten stuck under something. But I couldn't find her anywhere. Now today my last 2 ducks are gone!!!

I went to open up the shed this morning and a skunk has dug under the sliding door and got in. I didnt see it, but i smelled its prescence. I know there is a spot in back the farm cats seem to get in. But could a farm cat carry off a silkie leaving no evidence? And the ducks weren't in the coop last night. I heard my Sydney talking to me from the backyard around 9pm. I would think they had flown off, except my Cayuga can't fly. Body too big to get off the ground more than a hover. My ducks are ALWAYS around. They have never been out of sight like this. Again, no evidence of an attack. It sucks. My ducks were always out, all winter long. Walking around leaving me webbed foot prints all over. I even loved the sound of pitter pattering webbed feet as Syd came stalking my feet. He would walk me to the door like a proper gentleman even. Sorry for going on about it. I've gotten thicker skin about the chickens. But those 2 ducks really grew on me and even made winter enjoyable to watch.

I've got to get this littlest one to bed. He's falling asleep on me as we speak.

well, according to all the experts,, we can rule the skunk out..

 

[jvls1942]

FRENCHIE!!!!!!!!

You got some 'splain' to do girl! Make us worry like this!

Jim.... I forwarded your name and E-mail addy to him.

CU all latter.

thank you Cind.. I hope they respond ,, soon,, Annie is all set to call in a chick order tomorrow..