Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[Hens and Roos]

Evening, just stopping in for a few minutes. Been extremely busy around here this summer, doesn't leave much time for reading and keeping up. Kids did great at Dane Co fair- DS(8) is now graduated out of cloverbuds and now can pick projects out of the complete list like DD and DS (11). In fact he has already started picking projects.

Our garden has been doing great, even without much rain- no time to water it either! We have picked lots of zucchini and have shredded and frozen much of it- the chickens sure love the scraps! Still have more coming, along with other types of squash and pumpkins. Yellow and green beans are coming great- picked 20 gals so far. Made pickled onions and 1 batch of pickled beets so far- still have another row of beets to do. Tomato plants are loaded and have started to turn red so we will have some to pick probably mid-week.

Have a unit to finish cleaning and have ready for Sept 1st- this one was left in very dirty condition- so have to scrub and repaint everything-after that 1 unit mid-Sept and 1 at the end of Sept left to get ready once renters are moved out.

All 3 kids have started soccer practice and DD will play volleyball once school starts.

Took Friday off and went to Mt. Olympus for the day with the kids, as DH and I were celebrating our 16th Anniversary and had a great time hanging out with the kids and no interruptions!

Below are some pictures of what DS(8) is going to be doing for his 4-H projects:

this is Jack Frost- his French Angora, he is extremely friendly and DD is planning to use the fiber he sheds for spinning.
this is his mealworm, Terry O provided him the worms to get it started, we just moved them to a bigger container and the container stays in our laundry room.
this is his younger pair of MG's- he named them Rick and Chirp

this is his other pair of MG's- Roger and Pip

these are his other babies, DD traded a friend of ours some of her layer hens for this group, they are 3 weeks old, 4 white, 2 black and 3 blue- not sure how many boys or girls yet!

Off to have some zucchini bread and ice-cream with the kids.

Have a good one!

 

[irishrovr]

Evening, just stopping in for a few minutes. Been extremely busy around here this summer, doesn't leave much time for reading and keeping up. Kids did great at Dane Co fair- DS(8) is now graduated out of cloverbuds and now can pick projects out of the complete list like DD and DS (11). In fact he has already started picking projects.

Our garden has been doing great, even without much rain- no time to water it either! We have picked lots of zucchini and have shredded and frozen much of it- the chickens sure love the scraps! Still have more coming, along with other types of squash and pumpkins. Yellow and green beans are coming great- picked 20 gals so far. Made pickled onions and 1 batch of pickled beets so far- still have another row of beets to do. Tomato plants are loaded and have started to turn red so we will have some to pick probably mid-week.

Have a unit to finish cleaning and have ready for Sept 1st- this one was left in very dirty condition- so have to scrub and repaint everything-after that 1 unit mid-Sept and 1 at the end of Sept left to get ready once renters are moved out.

All 3 kids have started soccer practice and DD will play volleyball once school starts.

Took Friday off and went to Mt. Olympus for the day with the kids, as DH and I were celebrating our 16th Anniversary and had a great time hanging out with the kids and no interruptions!

Below are some pictures of what DS(8) is going to be doing for his 4-H projects:

this is Jack Frost- his French Angora, he is extremely friendly and DD is planning to use the fiber he sheds for spinning.
this is his mealworm, Terry O provided him the worms to get it started, we just moved them to a bigger container and the container stays in our laundry room.
this is his younger pair of MG's- he named them Rick and Chirp

this is his other pair of MG's- Roger and Pip

these are his other babies, DD traded a friend of ours some of her layer hens for this group, they are 3 weeks old, 4 white, 2 black and 3 blue- not sure how many boys or girls yet!

Off to have some zucchini bread and ice-cream with the kids.

Have a good one!

Your son has some real beauties there!!

 

[babylady4]

Sitting up with a sick pooch tonight...... not how I thought I would end my day! Poor Trixie got into something that REALLY does not like her! She started throwing up late this afternoon, her face started to get puffy, and she has some weird hive-like bumps in the inside of her back leg..... so after doing some digging I gave her some benadryl and

...... she is resting right now. So since I gave her some meds and her breathing was a little wonky before she passed out (she was panting heavily)..... I'll be up for a while! Poor baby.....

So what better way to keep myself entertained? Why watch Storm Chasers of course!!!!

 

[babylady4]

Anybody want a cabinet incubator???

http://appleton.craigslist.org/grd/3950012321.html

 

[judge]

Hi all! Happy Birthday FT- hope you had a fabulous day

I lost another chick in the last day. Again I don't know where it went. DH thinks I should just put them in a brooder, but since they have been free range since the beginning I kind of feel bad doing that to them. Then again, I don't want to lose anymore. The latest was my favorite- she was a gray chick with barred wings and a yellow face

Went to my cousins wedding last night and had a ton of fun. DH couldn't find anyone to milk, so I had to go it alone.....again. He did however change his mind about the dress and said I looked nice. Everything was so beautiful, especially the bride. The bridesmaids dresses were so pretty, and I thought the color was so unique. Here is a picture of my cousin/best friend (she is the sister of the bride) and me last night.


Hope you all survive the heat this week. I hope we get some rain!

 

[denimandlace69]

Sorry but to the newbie from Lilly (I don't remember your username) How do you do at the Casino ??? I was sitting next to an old Farmer guy from Merrill last night and he started out with $100 and he was up to about $150 at one point. When I left he was down to about $62. He was so cute. He was playing the penny machine. His wife was someplace splurging on the nickel machines. His daughter was getting impatient though. He had her hitting the bet button sometimes !!! He said he goes there about once a month. 54 mile drive one way. He said he has won $2500 once and $7500 another time. Wonder how much he has spent ????
Don't know if I feel like getting dressed to go get a TShirt !!! Why in the H didn't I ask yesterday ????
Ok, done with this post. Don't want to go over my one page limit !!!

I don't think I've ever won a dime at Mole Lake. All we play are the slots. I usually sit in the restaurant with the kids and wait for my husband and his mother. They never win big. They actually do better at Potowotami in Milwaukee.

Is anyone going to that auction in October? I don't remember where, but I think it's near Antigo? Is it worth it and when is it?

 

[chikenscratch]

Happy birthday to ft and tomski

Thanks everyone for the comments. We got DS9 room painted today. Good thing we were planning to rehab his room anyway. DH had gone to maynards earlier that day to buy paint. So his room is now a light blue instead of Snoopy themed with 3 different colors. DD12 & 11 finally got their room cleaned and between DS room rehab and us starting the girls room, we have 3 full garbage cans. The girls decided that they want to take their clothes to Plato's closet to sell before taking them to goodwill. Smart thinkers.

We also had our first family meeting to discuss some changes and have a place to discuss plans, accomplishments, and problem solving. It went really well and ended on a high note and a game of BS.

Eggs are due at the end of this week. Hopefully a few hatch out for my 2 mommas.

 

[Cindlady]

Me again....

Colton... you may be able to save that chick with some work. I have saved an pullet with wry neck using Selenium tablets and vitamin E (I got the E from fish oil) You should be able to get them at Wal-Mart. As long as the chick will eat there is a chance. The pullet I saved is now happy, healthy, and laying! It took about 2 months though.

H&R.... Nice pics.... did the kids get anything? Or did I miss it? I wish I had a spinning wheel, that bun looks like it would have nice fiber! A friend of DH's just got 3 Alpacas, I could get all the fiber I want! I like to spin. You get into such a soothing trance like rhythm, makes the world go away! Has DD spun? Do you/she have a wheel?

Judge... can you put the chicks in a fenced in area with a mini coop? Or a tractor? Then they could still run some but be protected.

CS..... Slow down! Hope you dog feels better soon.

Never played at a casino, I would like to go sometime. Not into slots though.
I may have Marke's in my flock!

I just lost a pullet that had that paralyzed leg thing and another I'm not sure about. So far the only ones that showed any signs. F*#%!!!

Can guineas and turkeys get it?

I just spent 6 hours slicing tomatoes and filling 17 dehydrator trays. I just have 2 round Nestcos and one Ronco one with on fan. May have to fix that. Anyway, DH came home with 2 boxes of home grown tomatoes and I still can't use the kitchen sink. My canning supplies are buried in the garage where I can't reach them, so I had to do something with them. Well, dried tomatoes are nice, I guess I could make sauce with them later if I wanted to. I still have a box to do, hope they hold up until the first batch is dry!

Guess that's it.... Night All!

 

[momgille]

We are pulling all the carpet out and I was thinking about having the floors refinished but discovered now all the bedroom doors will be way short and we just replaced the hollow ones and bought some expensive solid oak ones... what to do... Think I will live with un-refinished through the winter and see how cold my tootsies get. But still going to put hardwood in the living room and have the dining room sanded to match...
Raspberries are about to pop and boy are there going to be a ton.
Couldn't wait 2 weeks for the Buckeyes so went to the guy in Stoughton and got a Cherry Egger and a Black Java...He is a nice guy, clean yard and smart not to let us in the barn for bio-security, but you can see into it that is neat and orderly as it can be considering there are chickens doing what chickens do doo doo.
Judge I see the difference between Classic and "Stylin" You are "Stylin" in a great way, I remember when I wore dresses that short and could still show my knees

You a hottie, sure your DH knows this... I agree tractor needs to be used... Understand it seems harsh since they been free ranging but its for their own good....We dont let kids play in the street.

Baby.. do you know anyone who uses poison for mice rats? Hopefully it was just something rotten she ate... Dogs are notorious the worse it smells the better they like it!

Cind never thought of drying but they sure will take up less room... maybe you can store them in oil like sun dried, bet they will be great...

Stay cool all I O I O so off to work I go

 

[JustJohn]

Anybody want a cabinet incubator???

http://appleton.craigslist.org/grd/3950012321.html

Looks like a hatcher, no turner good price though