Broke!

Yes, I am broke now.....LOL

Swap meet was a very big success. Buy noon Saturday, I had sold all the roosters I took to sell. It was so crowded by noon that it was very difficult to get to the different booths. But otherwise it was a really nice turn out.

I bought a Blue Leghorn Pullet, for my Black and Blue Leghorn breeding program. She is perfect and just what I was looking for. I only paid $5.00 for her, so that was a plus to.

I also bought a pair of Brd. Buff Silkies for mom. She had been looking for some Buff silkies and I found some nice birds (Unusual for Swap Meet). They are not show quality, but they definetly are breeder quality. It looks like we will have a nice flock of silkies come next spring.

My mom also bough a pair of English Angora Rabbits, for her Spinning venture. She got a four year old blonde doe and a year old tortis shell buck. They are so soft!!!! Mom is hoping to start spinning and making clothing here very soon. I have already ordered a scarf and a pair of socks! We will also be breeding them to sell at the Swap Meets and rabbit shows.

So needless to say between me and mom we are now broke! But it was really worth it to get some good birds. I plan on getting some pictures up sometime today or tomorow of all the new aditions.

Swap Meet

Well, I just wanted to post a short note on the Swap Meet.

I just got back from the Swap Meet, while all the venders and sellers were not yet set up, its is a very nice turn out. There are a lot of Rabbits, and Ducks. Not so many chickens, mostly everyone's extra cockerels.......(Me too!)...;-) There are quite a few puppies, goats, Llamas, horses.....ect. Even some skunks???? Yea, don't ask!....lol

If you plan on coming out, I would recommend getting their early, as the lines are going to be long and you are going to have to park a mile away. Also the fee to park is $5.00, so keep that in mind when attending.

Good Luck everyone!

Southern Ohio Poultry Association, Fall Swap Meet 2008

Hey everyone.

Its time for the Lucasville Swap Meet again, October 11th and 12th. It looks like it is going to be a very nice weekend.

Saturday Oct. 11th. Partly Sunny and Nice. High of 83°F, Low of 57°F.
Sunday Oct. 12th. Mostly Sunny and Very Warm. High of 81°F, Low of 58°F.

So if you are planning on coming out, looks like it is going to a very good Swap. I would recommend getting their early, as good weather tends to bring out a very large crowd come noon.

I will be selling there in the poultry building, some extra roosters.

Senator Obama on "Meet the Press"!

I couldn't belive this when I read it! This really makes me mad! I want to share this with everyone, so that the world knows the truth. May God bless this country and give the people the wisdom to do the right thing in this years election!

From Sunday's Televised 'Meet the Press' Senator Obama was asked

about his stance on the American Flag. Obama Explains National Anthem Stance

Sun, 07 Sept. 2008 11:48:04 EST, General Bill Ginn' USAF (ret.) asked Obama
to explain why he doesn't follow protocol when the National Anthem is played.

The General also stated to the Senator that according to the United States Code,

Title 36, Chapter 10, Sec. 171... During rendition of the national anthem when the flag is displayed, all present except those in uniform are expected to stand at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. At the very least, 'Stand and Face It'

Senator Obama Live on Sunday states, 'As I've said about the flag pin, I don't want to be perceived as taking sides, Obama said. 'There are a lot of people in the world to whom the American flag is a symbol of oppression. And the anthem itself conveys a war-like message. You know, the bombs bursting in air and all. It should be swapped for something less parochial and less bellicose. I like the song 'I'd Like To Teach the World To Sing.' If that were our anthem, then I might salute it.'We should consider to reinvent our National Anthem as well as to redesign our Flag to better offer our enemies hope and love. It's my intention, if elected, to disarm America to the level of acceptance to our Middle East Brethren. If we as a Nation of warring people, should conduct ourselves as the nations of Islam, whereas peace prevails. Perhaps a state or period of mutual concord between our governments. When I become President, I will seek a pact or agreement to end hostilities between those who have been at war or in a state of enmity, and a freedom from
disquieting oppressive thoughts. We as a Nation have placed upon the nations of Islam an unfair injustice. My wife disre spects the Flag for many personal reasons. Together she and I have attended several flag burning ceremonies in the past, many years ago. She has her views and I have mine'. Of course now, I have found myself about to become the President of the United States and I have put aside my hatred. I will use my power to bring CHANGE to this Nation, and offer the people a new path of hope. My wife and I look forward to becoming our Country's First Family. Indeed, CHANGE is about to overwhelm the United States of America.


WHAAAAAAAT the Hell !!!

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, you heard it right. This could possibly be our next President.

I, for one, am speechless.



Dale Lindsborg,

The Blog

Hey Ya'll!

Just some more news on the blog. I have added a couple new elements to the blog. Its not done yet, I would love to hear your feedback on what you think would be good to add to the blog. I am thinking of adding a photo album, and a video album. I don't want to have so many pictures on the main blog that it takes two hours to load. So I though a photo album would be faster.

I will also be taking reservations for birds starting in January. I will be breeding SC White Leghorn, Cream Light Brown and Light Brown Dutch bantams, Brd. Splash and Blue Silkies. If your are interesting in purchasing some birds for this coming spring just let me know early.

I will be at the Ohio National show in November and look forward to seing everyone there! Its going to be a very good show, with the Brown Leghorn Nationals.

If anyone knows of where I can get ahold of some SC Black Leghron Bantams please let me know. I have a male and would like two females to start working with the blacks.

Till Next Time!

Southern Ohio Poultry Association Fall Show 2008

Here are some pictures I took from the Lucasville Show October 4-5, 2008.
My Wins.

BV, BB, SC White Leghorn Pullet, This is my first BB Leghorn Win!!!

BB, Brd. Splash Silkie Pullet. (Only silkie in the open show)

RV, RB, Light Brown Dutch Cockerel.

Some random Pictures from the rest of the show.

RV, SC White Leghorn Cockerel.

BB, Reserve AOCCL, Dark Cornish Pullet.

BB, Best SCCL, Champion Junior Bantam, Light Brown Dutch Pullet.
RV, RB, Light Brown Dutch Cockerel, Junior Show.

Champion Row

BB, Best SCCL, Black Japanese Cockerel by Kevin and Cristy Blanch.

BB, Best RCCL, Champion Bantam, Golden Sebright Hen by Carey Bantams of FL.

BB, Reserve SCCL, White Plymouth Rock Cockerel by Tom Gladhill.

BB, Reserve RCCL, Black Rosecomb Pullet.

BV, RB, SC Light Brown Leghorn Hen by Ken and Marry Aho.

Award Listing

BV, BB, Light Brown Dutch Cock by Johnny Sprouse.

BV, Black Dutch Pullet by Johnny Sprouse.

BV, Blue Light Brown Dutch Pullet.

RV, Blue Light Brown Dutch Cockerel.

BV, Blue Cream Light Brown Dutch Pullet.

RV, Blue Cream Light Brown Dutch Cock.

RV, Black Dutch Hen by Johnny Sprouse.

BV, Cream Light Brown Dutch Pullet by Laura Haggarty.

RV, Cream Light Brown Dutch Cock.

One very big Gray Saddleback Pomeranian Goose!!!!

That's all for now.

My Website

Hey all!

I have some news. Due to the recent economic failure, I have decided to discontinue all my credit cards. Due to this I will no longer be able to have a website. So instead, I will be using my Blog as my website. I will upload all my pictures information onto this site. Its free and much easier to use and update. I hope this does not cause to much confusion, as I would rather not have to do all this. But Its another bill I don't have to pay. Everything else will stay the same, the e-mail and such. I will be doing quite a bit of posting the next few days getting everything worked out.

Billy Goats!

Billy Goats!
I don't know how many of you have or have owned billy goats (Intact male goat) but the have a very unique smell! This smell is very potent, with a good 1/4 mile reach. Well, during "rut season" the Bucks (Billy Goats) go through a four to five month cycle were there capable of breeding. Not only do they become more "nasty" but they become more "smelly". There is no way to describe this smell unless you have smelled it. When working with a buck in rut one has to take many precautions, such as.
1. Wear very old clothes, ones you don't care if they need to be thrown away.
2. Some form of mask, to help with the smell.
3. Sturdy disposable gloves.
These are some of the precautions I use prior to handling a billy goat. Once the smell touches any object, be it clothes or skin. The smell can and will linger for up to two days. Even after washing over a dozen times you will still smell the billy goat on you and the clothes.

Keeping this in mind, today was goat de-worming and hoof trimming day. Such a lovely day. I got through all the goats including the does, with right know smell just about as strong as the billy goat. When it came time to get the billy goat out and on to the milk stand for the trimming. The way our pasture is set up, you have to go through the doe pasture to an adjacent pasture were the buck is. Meaning you have to lead the buck through the doe pasture to get to the milk stand. I decided to try and manage this all by myself! As you can imagine it was not a pritty site. I don't mean to brag but I only weigh 105lbs. Were as the billy goat weighs 130lbs. Once I got the lead on his collar I commenced to leading him through the doe pasture. Yea.........right!!!!! It took me about 3 minutes to get to the bottom gate and get it open. Trying to keep all the does from running out, while trying to hold the billy goat with one hand. Once I got through the gate the latch decided that it was going to get stuck and the buck decided he wanted back in the pasture. Weather or not it meant jumping over me to get there....... :-(

Once I got the latch fixed and the buck on the milk stand, I got a nice strong wif of that lovely billy goat smell. Its enough to make your eyes water. I got all of his hooves trimmed but one, the front left. This leg, how can I say it, it's "NASTY". I'm not going to go into detail as to why it is, but its just nasty! Luckily the buck was content just sitting there eating making the process of trimming got quite quickly. While the billy goat was eating I ran and got some help before attempting to put him back in the pasture.

Yes, I did learn my lesson!

After all this, I imediatly whent inside and took a cold shower! As I type this I can still smell the "billy goat smell" on me.....*sigh*. I just love this time of year. But now that its done I don't have to worrie about it till next month. :-) Yea!!!!

I just thought you all might find some hummor in this little story. I know I did, well after it was all over.....lol

Computer Problems and Show Time.

Let me start off by saying that I hate Computers!

They are nothing but trouble....Grrr. About two weeks ago my computer decided it was not going to turn on. The computer being a Dell Laptop at under a year old meaning I was still under warranty until September 1st. Yea, close call!!! Anyways, I contacted Dell, explained the problem and come to find out that my hard drive was done. So they sent me a replacement hard drive and now my computer is up and running again. Sounds good hu? Turns out that when you have to replace a new hard drive all the information that was on the orginial goes with that hard drive. Nedless to say I lost all the information on the old hard drive. I'm currently in the process of sending the old HD of and having a computer store try and retrieve as much information as possible. But If they can't get any information off of it, I have lost everything. I didn't think my brand new computer would crash so soon so I didn't think to make any backup discs. Learned my lesson on that one. Fortunatly, most of the music I had on my MP3 player and I have been able to get all my songs back. But I lost most of my old pictures and documents.... Oh, well I guess this gives me a chance to start new.

Anyways as for the chickens. I have some really nice birds coming along this year. Mostly Leghorns, some dutch and a very nice silkie pullet. I'm really looking forward to this fall show season, since this bunch of birds are the best I have ever owned. I'ts really exciting to know that you are actually winning with birds you have breed, hatched and condition yourself. I'm also looking forward to getting to talk with all the other exhibitors and hopefully clerk for a couple judges. I always learn the most listening to the more experienced breeders and clerking for a judge, its a lot of fun. The first show I will be attending will be the Southern Ohio Poultry Association Annual Fall Show October 4-5th 2008. I look forward to seeing you all there!

Here are a couple pictures of some very promising young birds.

Brd. Splash Silkie Pullet

SC White Leghorn Bantam Pullet (Layed her first Egg Today!)

Light Brown Dutch Bantam Cockerel

SC White Leghorn Pullet

Here is our little DD. She is really starting to fill out nicely. I can't wait to see her in Milk in next year!
Thats about it for today. I will be updating the website here shortly, once I get all my pcitures uploaded, and I will be adding a video to the Training your Harness goat page, hopefully. I might even upload some pictures of my art I have been working on, well see. Until next time!

I'm Still Here.

Hello All!

I am still around, although I have to admit I am a poor blogger. I really don't have an excuse. Trust me you haven't missed much. Not a lot has happened since my last post. We had the county fair last week and I will upload some pictures her for you all. I promise to post more often from now on.Pack Goat Show

Horse Show

Meat Goat Show

Meat Goat Champion Row

Miniature Horse

Tempest Fair Ride

Farris Wheel Fair Ride

Boat Fair Ride

Miniature Horse Cart

Practicing for the Horse Show

Alpaca Show

Grand Champion Fancy Poultry, Black Rosecomb Bantam Pair

Fancy Poultry Show

The Casino Fair Ride

The Scat Fair Ride

Well, thats all for now. I have updated my website, so check that out. Also check out the For Sale page, as I have a couple of animals for sale there.