Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[fuzzybutt love]

For the spraddle, maybe something here may be useful? It depends on age, not severity as to whether it can be cured. If it's young yet this stuff works!
Chicks, Diseases and helps
**Spraddle

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/41693/spraddle-leg-splay-leg-treatment-instructions/30

http://www.2ndchance.info/spraddle.htm

https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry


I have had a tendon slip on one of my hatching babies (she got stuck on another egg shell and tugged too hard) I taped and massaged and got it to snap back , put her in a chick "donut" thingy to keep her upright and still; overnight and she was better!

 

[RaZ]

Had I known that there was a party as Sam's today, I would have driven out.

Instead I wasted a good part of the day cutting a hole in my garage wall for a window. What I found was that the $5 window I had was too big for the place I wanted to put it. It seems that the wall was an addition to the corner of the garage. So rather than try to deal with a gang nailed post of three 2x4s, I went out an bought a cheap window that would fit the space. That lemon turned into lemonade when I found a window that fit the new door.

The old $5 window is now on the front of the garage and the new ones fit on the side. Looks like I have a new, well-lit space for a grow-out coop if I ever need it.

The camera perspective seems off. The door and window are actually plumb. The horizontal lines are actually level.

 

[Stacykins]

My excitement for the day was rounding up a clearly lost dog in Escanaba. He was on Main Street, running through traffic. Nearly got hit several times, so I gave chase on foot.

Caught him when my mother took her SUV to cut off his escape down an alleyway. Once he knew he had nowhere left, he sat down when asked. He let me clip a leash to his collar (faded, no tags, has a bandana too), and accepted some water from a bowl (one is kept in the vehicle for our dogs). When I told him 'up', he jumped into the back of the SUV with no problem. He isn't neutered. But he looks healthy, not over or underweight. He has a docked tail, which seems a little out of place on him.

I brought him to the Delta Animal Shelter, which accepts lost animals. He was friendly enough while the paperwork was getting done (my mother had him outside on the leash). But when it was time to bring him back to the kennels, he would not go with me. In fact, he dragged me back to the SUV and was jumping up and scratching on the door! It took quite a bit of coaxing to get him to come with me. He even rumbled a little when he realize he wasn't going back into the vehicle. I don't blame him. Strange people, a car ride, then the sights, sounds, and smells of the shelter probably worried him.

If he isn't claimed, his new name will be Jet (they asked me to think of a name whilst the paperwork was getting done) . He certainly was able to jet away quickly when followed! The shelter workers did tell me he wasn't likely microchipped, because he wasn't neutered. Even so, I hope his owner comes forward. If not, they'll find him a great home. My mother is friends with a regular volunteer there, so she'll get an update on him. No, I can't adopt him if he isn't claimed! Two rescue dogs already.

His picture has been shared on a few lost and found facebook pages.

 

[Opa]

Raz, didn't you know that after you reach a certain age every day has to be considered a party, just hopefully not a farewell party where I am the honoree instead of an attendee.

Hope said you could have joined her's and Granny's green bean snapping and canning party.

 

[RaZ]

I have reached the age that every day is a party.
Every meal is a feast.
Every dollar is a fortune
And any smile from a pretty lady is an imaginary love affair.

 

[GrandRapidsGirl]

About culling. I had my first experience with it today and although I felt just awful about having to do it,I do feel that the method I chose was very humane ( and tidy.) I chose the carbon dioxide gasmethod for small animal euthanization and my sweet hen just "fell asleep". I used a cooler with hardware cloth folded to keep her off the bottom and put a lot of baking soda in the bottom, wrapped her in a towel and fed her treats while she got used to sitting in the cooler. To put her to sleep I poured white vinegar onto yhe baking soda ( she was propped up on the hardware cloth so she didn't get wet. If you only do a little vinegar at a time the co2 slowly fills the cooler from the bottom up and the hen just gets drowsy and falls asleep. The lid can even be cracked and she can be petted until she is sleeping comfortably. At that point I added a lot m I re vinegar and shut the lid. After about minute I heard just a little thump ( her final death thro ). Nothing after that she went peacefully and without pain. I feel good that her suffering is over. But I must say, s8nce she is not just a chicken but a loved pet, this was surely the hardest thing I have ever made myself do.

 

[Opa]

In the event that someone else is awake at this ungodly hour I have refrained from consuming the last piece of cake. The coffee is hot and strong and if by chance I've drunk the entire pot before you've gotten any, our coffee maker can have a fresh pot brewed in less than 3 minutes.

The first of the apples in my orchard are starting to drop so a portion of today will be dedicated to apple picking. We will peel, slice, and freeze quite a few for pies. Dehydrated some for snacking and perhaps for using for fried apple pies. Tomorrow I hopefully will press some for cider and wine.

As described in the old fable, we have entered the grasshopper and ant portion of summer. The time of year that you'd like to be playing but so many things are becoming ripe and need to be preserved or store by some means so that we will be able to enjoy them in the heart of winter.

 

[NovaAman]

GRgirl, THANKS! Yes, it's hard, and the method you just posted sounds like a done deal for me! I can't do the dislocation, I can't play whack a mole with em... But, I do have both of those other items and a tote. This I can do. Thanks! THANKS!

 

[taprock]

Tap, I got one of these and it works great

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000WZ4KO0/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thanks, I did discover the young meat roos playing mouse football later on.

The first of the apples in my orchard are starting to drop so a portion of today will be dedicated to apple picking. We will peel, slice, and freeze quite a few for pies. Dehydrated some for snacking and perhaps for using for fried apple pies. Tomorrow I hopefully will press some for cider and wine.

The deer have been sampling our apples and so I have gone out to test all the trees and while the deer think they taste great, we still have a bit longer to go until they are ripe enough for my taste buds. I am very happy to have any apples this year, but the size and quality is not as good as two years ago. I would guess the temperatures and lack of rain .

 

[Lisa and girls]

GRgirl, THANKS! Yes, it's hard, and the method you just posted sounds like a done deal for me! I can't do the dislocation, I can't play whack a mole with em... But, I do have both of those other items and a tote. This I can do. Thanks! THANKS!

X2. That's great info. Never an easy thing to do. Thanks for sharing.