Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[Terri O]

All this sad stuff for September! We need something really HAPPY for October........wait for it......we would like to announce the 2nd (for this year) get together of the Cheeseheads of BYC! THis will just be a mini-meet so to speak. It would be nice to meet up with some of the newest members and there cant be a better way to do it than to have a Chickenstock! SO the meet up can be either on 10-23 (Saturday) or 10-24 (Sunday) Does anyone that is planning on traveling to the meet-up have any preference? My vote is for Saturday. This will be held at the Horsemen's campground just outside of Palmyra, WI. I dont even have to contact them to know that chickens are welcome, as are dogs, horses and even obnoxious little campers! The fee applies as it did at our June chickenstock, this is a state park. (if you want to learn a new hobby, I have a letterbox planted here and there are several others in the area! (google letterboxing))
I am excited! Everyone join in the discussion and let's PLAN!

Well, now I am just too excited and I cant even type...I do want to show you today's activities though first, Puppy exercise time!

And now...harvest for today:

The potatoes are some of the ones from the last pic when I dug them but everything else is from today! We are eating a whole bunch of it with our steaks for our Labor Day BBQ--thought I was going to have many people here...just me and DH--we have A LOT to eat!

Two kids went back to college and the other is working tonight...of course she and her BF want plates made so they "can eat together after work" AWWWWW--isnt that cute? So I will cook and save....again...

Ok--off to make all that food into something good to eat! I am scheming and thinking of what we might do for a gift exchange....since we all seem to be such good cooks we could do something with food...home canned goods? Home baked food.....wheels are turning! Terri O

 

[bigzio]

Good Labor Day End To All....The gardens are still full of carrots, beets and wheel barrows of winter squash...thanks for the kind words Doc. We have over 1,000 canning jars in the mix, with the pantry and the relation....All MY Jars....it's the policy to bring your jars back or you ain't getten no more. Hope you used the hot water bath for the relish. The jars scream sealed with relish like really nothing other.
I'm puter stupid, but I'll share a pic of the pantry for canning jars that I built over 30 years ago.
I'll also have jennie scan the actual instructions for the same. It holds like 1,000 jars. Mine is almost full. I really feel blessed....Fordmommy, if you're happy, I'am too.

The fire pit was rockin with apple wood. Sure smells good. The rain came in, and we went in too.

Have a good week coming up.... ~ bigzio

 

[Buck Creek Chickens]

for anyone looking for swaps/shows this fall, here you go, ths list can and prolly be added to

sept 11
West Central Wis. Pigeon & Poultry Club Summer Swap. Wheaton Park & Fire Station, located about 7 miles west of Chippewa Falls on State Hwy 29. 6 a.m. Admission fee $2 per car. All sellers of poultry, including waterfowl, and farm raised game birds must show a copy of NPIP certification or a copy of a negative pullorum test. No blood testing will be done on site. Contact Dan Paff at 715/723-2750.

Jackson County 4-H Small Animal Auction, Black River Falls fairgrounds. 10 am, registration starts at 6 am. Pullorum testing and scrapie tags available nearby. Contact Rene Rommel at [email protected] cell:715-299-0377 or Nancy at [email protected].

Northern Poultry Rabbit and Pigeon Club (NPPRC) Feather and Fur Swap. Menominee County Annex Building on US-41, Stephenson, MI. 8 am - noon. No admission fee for sellers or buyers. Contact Joe at 715/582-3679, Chris or Sheryl at 715/987-0249, Sandi at 715/735-7120 or Mary or Doug at 906/753-4153.

Wisconsin State Rabbit Breeders Assn. Annual All Breed Show. Waupaca Cty. Fairgrounds, Weyauwega, WI. Contact Dennis Roloff at 715/467-2272 or [email protected]

sept 25
Fox Valley Rabbit Club Havana Show. Waupaca Cty. Fairgrounds, Weyauwega, WI. Contact Tanya Zimmerman at 715/823-5020 or [email protected]

sept 25-26
Wisconsin International Poultry Club Show. Columbia Cty. Fairgrounds, Portage, WI. www.wisconsinpoultry.org for more information.

oct 9
Wisconsin Bird Lover's & Exotics Club Small Animal & Bird Annual Swap. Clark County Fairgrounds, Neillsville, WI. 6am –noon (open at 5 am to vendors), $2 entrance fee,$5 fee for vendors. Large raffle. All animals need to meet state & federal regulations. Contact Randy at 920-729-0901.

Northern Poultry Rabbit and Pigeon Club (NPPRC) Feather and Fur Swap. Peshtigo Feed Mill, Peshtigo, WI. 8 am - noon. No admission fee for sellers or buyers. Contact Joe at 715/582-3679, Chris or Sheryl at 715/987-0249, Sandi at 715/735-7120 or Mary or Doug at 906/753-4153.

oct 16-17

Beaver Dam Pigeon & Bantam Poultry Show and Swap. Dodge Cty. Fairgrounds, Beaver Dam, WI. Contact Mike Smith at 920/887-2396.

oct 30-31

Wisconsin Bird & Game Breeders Show & Swap. Fond du Lac Cty. Fairgrounds, Fond du Lac, WI. $3 admission. Contact Jim Bleuer at 920-685-6553.

 

[Buck Creek Chickens]

can i ask a favor, stop the pic's of the garden stuff, my garden was completely drowned out this year and those pic's make me sad on what I lost

 

[GrandmaAnn]

Hellooooo...... Terri has PM'd me, so I thought I'd stop in just to post and introduce myself. As you can tell, I live in Wisconsin - on the western edge. I won't be posting very often, but I'll try to keep up on the thread. My time seems to fly away before I know it. Had a great day today taking all the grandkids to the zoo. We managed to not loose any of them!

Now, I'm resting up for tomorrow when I'll be babysitting 3 of them.

Terri - your produce looks beautiful, and I love that old stove. The puppies are adorable.

 

[Terri O]

Oh BCC--you just have to come down to the Chickenfest in October at Palmyra! We can all bring some of our produce and it will be like you grew it yourself! Ya know we all like to share...
Supper is finally on--yeah! I have to go and get those Brussels in the steam...talk soon! Terri O

 

[fordmommy]

Terri. We'll be there!

And we'll be going to Weyauwega this weekend. Anyone else?

 

[Buck Creek Chickens]

I'll be at the Food & Energy Fair at Ledge View Nature Center from 9 am to 3 pm, manning a booth with my chickens talking about having chickens in your backyard, if anyone is interested in pullet chicks I'll have 25 of them there for sale.

anyone know how to make yellow jacket bites feel better, I just went to close up and a mess of yellow jackets just got in my hair and bite me oowww

 

[GothChick]

Just wondering how exactly the poultry swaps work. I am really trying hard to find some Black Copper Marans, some Easter Eggers, and some Olive Eggers. I'm really trying to get as many different colored eggs as possible. I am interested in going to some of the swaps in Wisconsin just listed but I'm not sure how they work or if I will be able to find any of the ones I am looking for. Is it worth the drive? I think most of them a pretty far from Manitowoc so I don't want to drive for nothing. Thanks!

 

[Buck Creek Chickens]

with swaps you never really know what will be there, but going to the bigger ones will give you a better chance, Beaver Dam, Fon du Lac are 2 of the big ones. and what you do is get there early walk around and see what for sale