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  1. jvls1942

    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    yep, goats can sneak up on you. way back when i had goats i started out with one female. then somehow i got a billy. then people started giving me goats for free , just to get rid of them. then spring came around. we had kids all over the place. i think we had about 20 goats . i butchered a few...
  2. jvls1942

    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    that's it Sebastopol another breed that is quite mild is Toulouse. I had a Toulouse gander that would take any small cheeping baby and protect it. geese, ducks or chickens. 18F here at noon. i just made a batch of cowboy beans. used some Nueske's smoked bacon. that stuff is potent. lol i fried...
  3. jvls1942

    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    it is 11 above. but the house feels cool. i think i would be looking on market place for geese Africans are noisy. my pilgrims i didn't care for. they never tamed down. of course i didn't raise them from babies, so that is probably why . i had some of those curly geese. i forget the name. they...
  4. jvls1942

    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    9 below zero this morning. a heat wave.. welcome wichix :frow whick end of the state are you at ?
  5. jvls1942

    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    8 below zero this morning funny how you can feel the difference in the way the air in the house feels. Annie went to town yesterday. I stayed home. too cold. however i did start the car and warmed it up for her. cat tracks in the snow. i don't know why he felt like taking a brisk stroll.
  6. jvls1942

    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    3 above this morning. i just know Annie is going to want to go to town. I do not. usually adult geese don't have a problem accepting babies. especially the drakes. at least that is how mine were. adulesents are the ones to watch my embdens were the most docile of any breed. a few of them...
  7. jvls1942

    Helpful hints for building coops

    yesterday our high was 8 below it is 14 below this morning. cappy, i hope they take your furniture to the right place. i worked for a small moving company when i was in high school. once we moved two homes in one day. they were 80 miles apart . the second move was to the first one we moved out.
  8. jvls1942

    Helpful hints for building coops

    another start to another cold day. 26 below zero. it has warmed up to 15 below now. thanks, Annie made it home ok. I don't ride along when the roads are bad. i want to die peacefully in bed in my sleep. lol not much news from here. i have to think about bottling the wine. i think i will put 4...
  9. jvls1942

    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    sunday. another cold start to another cold day. 26 below zero. it has warmed up to 15 below no chickens here . nothing but the wild cat in the upstairs of the garage. Annie is moving around better each day. still plenty sore. not much news from here. all i have been doing is staying in and...
  10. jvls1942

    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    another cold start to the day. 28 F below zero. I can't get used to the tv guys saying "negative" degrees. sounds so awkward to me. ggs turned 3 this week. gs has moved back in with us. i guess the honeymoon is over. i am glad he is here. my computer has gone wonky . one of these days...
  11. jvls1942

    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    sorry to hear of all the losses. the lettuce looks promising. this summer I am going to try head lettuce. i am also going to try onions from seeds. a few herbs regular sized carrots. no beets. bell peppers. no squash in tubs. Annie went to the dr for xray on her hip. nothing cracked there...
  12. jvls1942

    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    hi cuties . like a blast from the past. still winter here. last tuesday Annie slipped on the ice. went to the er. nothing broken. has a big bruise on her hip. she is stiff and sore. getting better though. no going anywhere today. 3 inches of new snow on top of black ice. GS saw a semi jack...
  13. jvls1942

    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    sorry about Ziva. she had a good life though. she would never have lived that long if she was born outside and wild. Annie is healing slowly. discovered a fist sized bruise on her left thigh . it is also going away. we sent Kalib out with a ton of salt to put onto the ice ridge that got...
  14. jvls1942

    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    Barb, the new vet sounds promising. yesterday Annie slipped on the ice. she spent 3 hours at the er. nothing fractured. she should be fine in a few days. winter sucks. this morning at 6am the farmers were in the field driving a big piece of machinery . t he lights shined into our bedroom window...
  15. jvls1942

    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    i don't know what happened . i sent a post but it doesn' t show up here. ins tead of writing another long post i will make this just a sample and see what happens.
  16. jvls1942

    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    good fff to everyone. 33 and raining supposed to turn to snow i have no reason to go out got a flu shot. first time in so long i can't remember the last one. didn't want it, but the mrs insisted.
  17. jvls1942

    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    33 and raining. supposed to turn to snow sorry to hear about the sick animals and people wednesday i had my annual physical. all is well with me. i did put on a couple of pounds Annie went to town. she can find any excuse to go
  18. jvls1942

    Helpful hints for building coops

    we are suffering from a heat wave. almost above freezing. had freezing rain this morning. roads have been bad. city streets are worse. Annie went to town. I stayed home. she said they are playing bumper cars on every intersection. a few of the stop lights have been wiped out. in the extreme...
  19. jvls1942

    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Annie went to town . I stayed home. the roads are bad and the city streets are worse. she said they are playing bumper cars on every intersection. people are blaming the slippery streets. the problem is they don't slow down. had freezing rain this morning. GS made it home from work OK. made...
  20. jvls1942

    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    Annie went to town yesterday. I stayed home. the roads around here are still slippery and the streets in town are worse. She said they are playing bumper cars at all of the intersections. we need a good warm up to fix the problem. salt is not working and i don't think the city has any sand...
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