Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[1muttsfan]

Haha, That works until you step in a fresh one

 

[Chickin Fairy]

Well, now that we're speaking of fitness trackers... Hubby got me an Oura ring for Christmas, so I've been learning it and I'm really amazed at how well it tracks my sleep and stress (and my cycle)! It'll take about a month to fully calibrate, but it is really fascinating. I use FitBit to track my exercise. I walk/run intervals in the mornings (easing back into it) for 30 minutes. This morning I burned 284 cals. I think the trackers are much more accurate (especially now) than the phone or treadmill. My treadmill is always way low, but that's because it doesn't measure heart rate or intensity.

It's so cold. I know, I'm preaching to the choir. So cold I had to bring my waterer in to thaw because my heat plate failed It seems to work better at higher temps. The birds are in the coop most of the day, unless I bribe them with treats to come out. Out of 7 hens, I'm getting 3 eggs a day. I wasn't expecting that and randomly opened up the nesting box to find a BUNCH of frozen eggs (first pic). I had kind of written them off for laying at all in the winter because they are almost 4 now, and I expect them to start slowing down.

Nice to get a few fresh eggs a day, I water glassed a ton last year so I wouldn't have to buy any and those are holding up well.

I will say, even though it is cold, it is still so beautiful and quiet outside, as long as you don't stay out too long