PHEASANT CHICKS

[BobT]

I don't know if I agree with the banning of roadside mowing. From what I see around here, hens just don't build their nests in the ditches. There's too much road traffic. I see them after the hatches because they are out there picking rocks but I don't recall ever seeing a nest in a road ditch. I personally don't know where that idea comes from. On my property at least I know they nest in the grassy areas and frequent my alfalfa, wheat, and bean fields and accept for early morning or later afternoon they are rarely on the roads or in the ditches.

Just my observation.

Bob

[CaptainMusky]

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Amen. We'd better factor in a ruffed grouse hunt to northern MN too since the numbers are on the upswing.

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I agree 100%.

With the Ethanol craze and how that has made corn prices sky rocket, farmers will likely be turning it all into corn if their program expires. Who in the right mind wouldn't?

I think it is time for the ethanol producers to look at more viable sources than corn. It is too costly to produce the ethanol using corn and now all the downstream effects are being felt by all of us. Milk, poultry, meat, etc are all high and getting higher.

The really sad part is if it weren't for the government subsidies on E85 right now it wouldn't be any cheaper at the pump. What advantage is there?

[tybo]

In the last month I have seen many sets of chicks. Usually around 6-10 chicks per hen. They have reanged from just out of the eggs to the size of chukars.