Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[SillyChicken]

DH is wearing my b-day gift at his gig tonight! Me likey!
I have a name and number for a person doing chicken processing between Napoleon / Manchester area. I took some birds there a few weeks ago, he charged 3$ a bird! Did a nice job. I'll post it later.
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[Opa]

As hard as it is to believe we actually made all day without rain. Got the entire yard mowed, most of the trimming done with the weed eater, and work in the garden weeding and tying up all the plants that the storm knocked down. It's finally starting to look like a garden.







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The TSC in Howell had the Fence Alerts last year, not sure but I think I saw them this year.

My replacement laying flock that hatched Feb 27th has started laying. They're ISA browns and black sex link. Two pullet eggs so far. Sure is better than the 28 weeks to lay for Welsmmers.

 

[snowflake]

As hard as it is to believe we actually made all day without rain. Got the entire yard mowed, most of the trimming done with the weed eater, and work in the garden weeding and tying up all the plants that the storm knocked down. It's finally starting to look like a garden.







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The TSC in Howell had the Fence Alerts last year, not sure but I think I saw them this year.

My replacement laying flock that hatched Feb 27th has started laying. They're ISA browns and black sex link. Two pullet eggs so far. Sure is better than the 28 weeks to lay for Welsmmers.

your garden is beautiful!!!
thank you I will check TSC Monday

 

[RaZ]

Garden looks good, Sam. I have some leaning corn plants but I think I'll let them be for now. One tomato plant has small fruits already. Squash and pumpkins are growing like crazy.

I didn't do outside chores other than poo patrol.
I went to an aquatic plant seminar in the morning and then picked up a couch from a dear friend.

As I struggled to bring the couch into the house, someone called the cops and reported that I had parked my truck on the front lawn.

 

[Opa]

Raz, did you forget to get a couch moving permit?

 

[RaZ]

Well I was so busy herding the goats that I forgot to apply.

 

[Trefoil]

Garden looks good, Sam. I have some leaning corn plants but I think I'll let them be for now. One tomato plant has small fruits already. Squash and pumpkins are growing like crazy.

I didn't do outside chores other than poo patrol.
I went to an aquatic plant seminar in the morning and then picked up a couch from a dear friend.

As I struggled to bring the couch into the house, someone called the cops and reported that I had parked my truck on the front lawn.

WOW, that's fast. Did you con them into helping you with the couch? Help aside, It sounds like its time for your "neighbors" to learn about payback.
Sam- your garden's great.

 

[morrisonmanor]

Anyone know where I can find information about swap meets, auctions or poultry shows? Thanks in advance

 

[tdhenson86]

Goat is healing pretty well she is holding her head up now and will drink

she should be good

YAY!!!

I used to have the ends of my dogs leads go right in the house under the door. Would put them on before I opened the door. Nothing like trying to chase a bird dog and a pit bull through the neighborhood. LOL. They were such good dogs though, no one was ever worried. Just me. I have a brit spaniel that I'd take with me to deliver papers. This was in the middle of the night, so when I'd get to the condos that I delivered, I'd take Beregond with me, and he got to enjoy a walk. Never a dull moment for him. He'd head straight for the duck ponds, never got any, but I ended up having the worst case of wet dog smell in my car from him... Baby on the other hand, he was not so fond of ponds. When we moved to this house, the neighbors had chickens, and if Baby would get loose, or one of their chickens was in the run, never had an incident. Even the wild turkeys would get in the dog run, and Baby couldn't give a rip about them either. Put a raccoon or a possum... He'd go bat sh.. LOL

Anyway, on to broody related news. Had a claw go through a developing egg today. Was a bummer, was a fav egg. The marans eggs ( i think) are good. BUT now Little Pretty and Beulah are sharing two eggs. LOL Really trying to limit the numbers this year. Beulah is a good mama... She's just chosen to brood with Little Pretty, and LP has been sitting on eggs for a week now. I am afraid that if I tried to give Beulah her own eggs next to LP, she'd abandon them when LP's start hatching. Can I move her to a different location? No... have the phoenix in the broody coop now, LP is in the grow out coop, The big coop is empty, but Beulah likes the grow out, and will keep going back to it, and no I can't lock her in the big coop, cuz then the other girls couldn't get in to lay, and Ekta is brooding in the garage and is being a demon. She's got 10 days to go.

I am thinking I might just have to build a nest box in the run itself just so I can keep the coops for broodies and babies.

I'm glad the puppy situation worked out!

 

[RaZ]

WOW, that's fast. Did you con them into helping you with the couch? Help aside, It sounds like its time for your "neighbors" to learn about payback.
Sam- your garden's great.

In my life experience, I've found that you need to help yourself first so you are strong enough to help others.
And the best "payback" is living well.