Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[jvls1942]

it is a spectacular year for blossoming trees
this is our volunteer 45 to 50 year old apple tree
it grew between the pines. the branches on the opposite side are long ago dead and gone.
each of the two trunks porduce a different kind of apple.
3/5 of the blossoms are from the left trunk.
you might be able to see a line where the blossoms meet.
the bottom of the branches are 7 feet from the ground. it is a tall tree.
there are lots of different kinds of bees.
I hope the frost holds off.

 

[jvls1942]

we got the sump pump installed and it is running great
had enough time afterward to make a rhubarb pie

 

[bigzio]

We make rhubarb crunch here instead of pies.
Maybe have to try a pie and see if I like them or not.
Plenty of rain here to get the potatoes and onions off to a great start.
Plenty to plant yet. Glad it's early yet in the planting season.

Stay Safe ... bigz

 

[TOR]

I have some rhubard, maybe i make something, planted couple years ago. Some sweet corn planted, wife has alot of garden planted and I have a mystery chick that popped up in the barn. Looks couple days old maybe 3? Daughter found it. Looked in barn lots hiding spots, cant find a hen sitting, do have a broody she due about 10 days. She is in the nesting box.
Count hens tonight had one go missing while ago, confused.
Suppose ill need go farm fleet go buy it a buddy, chicken math.

 

[TOR]

So picked up chick at farm fleet, New Hampshire. ( dont have that variety) .70 cents cheap enough. It was more feathered than the chick daughter found.
Wife and I are wondering if someone is messing with us?

 

[bigzio]

If you are missing a hen TOR, you might have a broody hiding somewhere and the chick escaped the nest. Good thing you found it and are able to save it. I doubt anyone is messing with you. Time will tell what you will discover. Always something new and fun on the farm, eh!

Stay Safe ..... bigz

 

[TOR]

The broody hen has a chick now, guess I was few days off lost track. Been BZ. Wonder if chick hatched, she got off nest another hen went in and ate broken egg shell. Still missing hen. She still has few eggs to go. She gets off nest ill bring rest eggs to incubator.
Once she gets off nest I will try to give her the other 2 I have in basement.

 

[jvls1942]

sneak the first two under the hen before she gets off of the nest. do it at night. chickens can't count.

 

[TOR]

sneak the first two under the hen before she gets off of the nest. do it at night. chickens can't count.

Was thinking about it

 

[Badger Farm]

Howdy from lower Bayfield County! We have six chicks in the brooder, ranging in age from 7 to 3 weeks. The bigger girls are nearly ready to integrate into the flock. Just treating one for middle toes who are a bit wonky. Our girls are laying everyday, and I’ll be at Taste of Barnes June 15 selling eggs. However…

I’m at my wits end trying to treat our New Hampshire, Divine, for defeathering mites. We did a Permawhatever dip, also sprayed down the coop and cleaned out the bedding, sprayed with bleach. No change in her appearance. So I tried slathering her bare areas with Dawn dish soap, and then dipping her in water to clean her off, and slathered more on her bare areas. No matter what I do, it doesn’t seem to help. She’s fine otherwise - eats like a champ, lays eggs. What else can I do? Thanks!