Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[MustLoveHens]

Evening all!!
Good Gravy it is hot! It's supposed to be hotter tomorrow!

The Girls are hot but holding their own and have been staying in the coop and keeping out of the run. I put the fan on them today.

I moved all the bunnies down to the basement. Not a moment to soon for Dimitri. I made his cage up and went to go get him to bring him in and he was not looking to good. he was very hot and his eyes looked glassy. I rushed him inside and held him in front of the AC unit for about 10 minutes. Once he got cooler he looked a little better. I set him in his cage and after about 30 mintues he was more perky and now her looks like his old bunny self. The does are all in one huge community pen and they seem rather fine with each other. So I figure that I'll keep them in the basement until it cools down.

The dogs are all fine too and staying in the house. They run outside do their business and run right back inside!

Tiki- I was a history major in collage. I loved American Revolutionary history and DH is a huge Civil War history buff. I can spot the wrong type of revolvers easier then rifles but I have to be paying attention to them. DH can tell at a glance. Cloths, hair styles and speech are the easiest to spot. Especially the word "hello". That one drives me nuts. I watched a western once with zippers on all the clothing, Jeesh! Zippers? Seriously?!?
Chickens are really easy to spot. In the Last Samurai at the very end the chickens were Barred Rocks. That was way wrong. They would have been a game fowl of some form.

CC-Hoped you waved my way when you passed Edgerton!

FT- Nice to know the horse is doing better. 20 years old! Wow! He looks younger then that even though he is thin.

Well gotts go bring in the rooster and turn off the lights in the coop and basement!
Later

 

[CasieD]

ytup, both.. the Mills is on the North end of Wausau on hwy K.. the other one is in Schofield just off hwy 29 East toward Green Bay..

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

No Blain's Farm and Fleet anywhere near Wausau...

Closest one in Chippewa Falls.
http://www.farmandfleet.com/stores/wisconsin.aspx

 

[CasieD]

Was gone a week up to Lac Vieux Desert by Land O'Lakes.. trying to finally catch up here... Had a great week with the family, wonderful weather and some nice fish too!

Dealing with the heat trying to keep the coops cool. Just ordered some misters from Amazon to help keep them cool, will be here tomorrow!
Surprised to still be getting 8-9 eggs a day from our 11 gals even with this weather. Gotta set up my new incubator this week and get ready for some eggs I picked up off ebay. Hoping to get a good hatch out of 20 Swedish Flower Hen and 10 Wheaten Marans.

My BIL was our chicken sitter while we were away on vacation and I didn't have him scoop the poop boards for the week. When we got home there was quite the pile and I found some worms in it. So now I'm looking into the different worming methods. Thinking I'll use Wazine-17 then follow up with Ivermectin 2 weeks later. Anyone else have any worming advice??

 

[BanditTheCat]

Hi everyone,

I am currently in the process of moving to Vernon, WI, in the Waukesha area. I'm looking to get some chickens. I want 6-8 dual-purpose chickens that will withstand a Wisconsin winter. I would also like some friendly chickens that will stay around the yard when let out. I've been looking at wyandottes and australorps.

What kind of chickens would you suggest?
Does anyone know of a local venue where I can buy these types of chickens?
(I have been looking at online hatcheries, but would like to stay local if possible)


Thank you,

Katie aka. BanditThe Cat

 

[kristip]

Ah Celtic...next time you are down this way...stopin. Did you hit the brewery? We have the trolley in town to take you up to the brewery now. Pretty nice.
Jim...your garden sounds wonderful. Still battling the weeds and need to get out there and hill my taters. Lost my broccoli to bunnies and weeds.

Trying to keep the chickens cool... Lots of fresh water and spraying with mist to keep them cool. Bought them a watermelon and they loved that. My 14 week olds are doing great with the big girls so that is a relief.
We went to the park early while it was cool and still sat there sweating. So since dh was home we went to see Brave, the new Disney movie. Couple scary scene but good story. Now trying to get some work done around the house before my sisters fly in next week to visit with their families. Only see them once a year or two so nice to see everyone.
Can't weed too much with everything so dry.
Looks to be hot the rest of the week too.

 

[jvls1942]

OK, I like hot weather, but tonight I have to admit,, I am uncomfortable.. tomorrow the window AC is going into my bedroom..

All my great projects went out the window today.. the lawn mower tire is still floating in the tub. the deck is still on the mower, and I stayed in the house.. had a chef salad, drank some lemon ade, and ate ice cream..

the Ace hdwe store in schofield used to be a Blaine's.. I still call it farm and home.. or was it farm and fleet ? It really doesn't matter, I hardly ever go there..

I sprayed the chickens with a fine mist for a bit.. some ran like it was acid, but some seemed to like it.. the puppies didn't quite know how to react. they really didn't seem to mind, but seemed like they would rather I didn't do that..

I think I will skip my glass of wine tonight and drink a couple of brewskis instead..

hang onto your hats,, it'e going to be a bumpy ride for the rest of the week.. I have a barrel of water waiting to go to the garden.. first thing in the morning project..

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

 

[babylady4]

Blah... thank goodness for the beach! The only way to survive this weather!

Ran the sprinkler for the ducks this afternoon; it is so funny to watch the babies try to catch the water spraying at them...

Just remember the keep drinking water everyone! I would hate for any of you to go through what I did on Saturday..... NOT FUN!

 

[Terri O]

Holy Hotness folks! Finally caught up! Welcome Bandit--PM me--I have those breeds and they are nearly POL (point of lay) I am not too far from you either.
I am kicking myself that I didnt let DH haul the window unit in...sweating here in my chair for sure. I just watched a movie and now need to go out and set traps again and close up...prolly have to water the third time. I too have been spraying y stock daily. Everyone has been loving it except for the rabbit. The pigeons spread their wings out and the quail and ducks are comical!
I am heading out now...this laptop is going to start my lap on fire if I type any longer!
Sweet dreams...I am glad I cook all week--at least there is AC in
that kitchen! Nighties--Terri O

 

[BlackBrookPoultry]

I have faverolles and a dorking in my utility room. They were so hot they refused to go in the coop to roost. The dorking has never taken the heat well. So they get to come inside so I'm not up all night worrying about them.

 

[Celtic Chick]

Hey CC... when you go bye-bye on the bike do you bring a chair? If so how? Or does DH just carry your skinny little butt when you stop somewhere? I've often wondered but forget to ask.

Good question, Cind. No, DH would have thrown his back out if he had to carry me all over creation. Bathroom breaks might get a little awkward for him too, come to think of it.

We have a trailer that we pull behind the bike that the chair fits into. Works pretty darn good, and the trailer even has a rack on it that you can strap a cooler or some luggage to. We've taken it up north already.

DrH, we had some dill coming up, but I forgot to water it & it shriveled up & died like darn near everything else around here.

Ang, no losses here, thankfully. Just plenty of waterer changes during the day and 4 fans running in the coop/carport. I put electrolytes in one waterer & dump ice in it during the day to keep it cool. (Yeah, I know it gets watered down).

Unk, sorry to hear about your battle wounds. Green lawns are overrated. Ours is a lovely shade of straw yellow & hasn't been cut in over a month.

FT, so sorry to hear about your brother's dog.

As for the horse, keep track of everything: your pics of him with dates taken, the date he was rescued, the date the vet examined him, etc.

Bl4, I sure hope you're recovered from your race. Getting overheated, dehydrated, etc. is no fun at all.

MLH, glad you got Dimitri inside in time. You're the one in Edgerton! I thought so but wasn't sure. Yes, I waved.

I waved to Carol too when we rode through Brooklyn.

Kristi, had I known where you lived, we would have. No, we didn't stop at the brewery this time, but we were at the BP just down the road for quite a while cooling off & taking a rest. Saw the trolley go by 4 times.

BanditTheCat! Whereabouts in Vernon are you moving to, if you don't mind me asking? That is around my neck of the woods. I love Aussies. Very friendly and excellent layers of large brown eggs.

Terri, how much you asking for an Aussie POL? I would love to get another to replace Alice.

I hope everyone & their critters managed to stay somewhat cool today. This heatwave is borderline brutal, and tomorrow it is supposed to be worse.

I just wish we would get some rain down here soon. Everything keeps going to the north or south of us. Watering everything is getting really old really quick. I'm glad the majority of my flowers are drought tolerant perennials, at least.

Well, I'd better feed these fur babies & get to bed. Sweet dreams, all!