Surviving Minnesota!

[CindyinSD]

I finally got to try duck... sort of. Peking duck. It was okay, but if that’s what duck tastes like I’m not sure it’s worth the work to process them. The restaurant had “crispy duck” too. Maybe I’ll go back and try that. Maybe it’ll knock my socks off... Otherwise the Fab Four might end up on permanent pest control duty.

John, Paul, George & Ringo (don’t ask which is who!)

 

[holm25]

We are in full swing calving season. Two of our babies. All is well here. Grandpa got pinned up against the wall by a cow that just calved. He is just fine luckily. Could have been a lot worse.

 

[duluthralphie]

Hey BC.

Nice thread... I am busy making a rooster coop run/pen so I can lock my turkeys up for winter. It is real redneck looking but will serve the purpose and is made 100% out of Junk wood!

Pictures to follow, use your imagination now,

 

[duluthralphie]

Remembering back a few days when BC said she was cutting the cord.

We did it today Dish TV does not make it easy to quit.

When they finally realize you will not give in and stay with them, they start the cancellation process. Then the charge 12 buck a box for every box they send you to return the equipment in.

For us it was $36 dollars ...Oh and the $480 credit they told us we had when they were trying to stop us from leaving cannot be applied towards "equipment return".......

Or we could pay the Dish guy that drives buy daily $50 to stop and pick it up.

Then at the end they hit us with another "termination" fee...

I am thinking of running a chicken service based on their methods.

Break down of chick fees:

Insemination fee ------- $2
Egg nest rental fee ---- $1
Egg transportation fee--- $2
Egg temporary home rental--- 50 cents a day
Egg bath and massage -------$1
Bath water disposal $1
Incubation fee------ $4
Manually turning the eggs 6 times daily- $3
Incubation termination fee----$2
rental area cleaning fee---$1
Hatching rack space rental $1
Used egg shell disposal fee--$3
Post hatch rest and relaxation treatment $3
Brooding area- $3
Waiter fees for food and drink --$2
gratuities 10% -- $2.80
Chick preparation and and set up ---$5
Delivery charges will be calculated later

Total charges without delivery fee or new chick charges $36.30

New chick costs based on breed from $3-50
Carbon offset fees $5
energy consumption fee $6
Correct sex insurance $12 (optional)
replacement insurance on chick in case of kid induced death $3-50 depending on breed. ( a one time replacement is all...)


Your new chick is

$3 ---$50 Enjoy..applicable fees will be applied.... delivery cartons fees not included

 

[duluthralphie]

 

[duluthralphie]

 

[MNChickMom]

We survived Hutch!
I showed a yokahamma cock (non recognized variety) and took 1st place. My cream legbar cockerel (accidently) too 1st place. My son showed a buckeye cockerel in junior division and he took best of breed best variety by default, as he was only person sowing buckeyes in junior. My daughter had a bummer weekend...she took 2nd place with her buff Orpington pulley. MOM felt guilty so mom may have bought her a birthday gift of 4 pullets and a cockerel.

 

[holm25]

My grandpa and I were working today and we were visiting and he said "well I figured out what you are getting for Christmas"

Me "oh what's that?"

Grandpa "well you have done a lot for me around the farm this last year and I figured I would let you have that heifer calf we had to pull last spring"


So I got a cow for Christmas!

 

[holm25]

We found some old pictures of my great grandpa today.. I love these pictures...

 

[holm25]

Guess who passed his English test. Got a 162 needed a 145 to pass.