Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[tsetse9]

Oh yeah, pig iron. Never thought of that. Learn something new every day. reminds me of Fayette. Anyone ever go out there to the ghost town/furnaces? One of my favorite places in MI. I could visit every year and not get tired of it, between the ghost town and the lake. *sigh* I want another vacation please.

We happened to stop there on our way home from escanaba a couple years ago. I LOVED it. So many cool old buildings. We didnt have much time but it was well worth stopping there.

 

[Jake Levi]

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Chickens? Yes. New hatched Icelandics, some older Icelandics, Delawares, and Iowa Blues, and waiting on some Icelandic and Delawares still in the incubator.

 

[gaitngirl]

Idk off hand, but that is one of the forms for chickens. I hope you didn't just bring it home to your girls with those boxes. It's one of those ones that's carried in dander, and blows for miles!  I would NOT use those boxes if you haven't already.  Perhaps overkill, but that's one of the few of the chicken diseases that actually scare me. 
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Same here Fuzz! I bleached the uknowhat out of it (got all the nooks and crannies) and I'm replacing some of the wood. Then the whole thing will be painted before going into the coop. I've dealt with Mareks and lost 2 lots of 2 - 3 month olds that were (thank goodness) quarantined when it started presenting. 8 marans from a guy up in Montrose spread it to the healthy bunch that was also in the quarantine coop.

 

[Lisa and girls]

My jj is keeping her left eye closed. No smell, no bubbles, just acting like it hurts. Been that way since this afternoon. Not sure what to do. Maybe she got something in it or something? Thinking of taking a warm damp cloth out in the morning to see if that helps. Any other thoughts or suggestions?

 

[Opa]

Last nite, while trying to eat our supper, a large house fly continually tried it best to irritate me. Since a fly swatter wasn't close at hand, and I wasn't willing to stop eating to look for one, It did manage to distract me from completely enjoying a meal of predominately items from our garden. That thing was fortunate that my father lisn't still with us, as he would have hunted it unmercifully. He hated flies more than anyone I've ever know.

After supper I procured a fly swatter and continued to sit at the table reading for three hours. Now once again back at the table, the fly has yet to show its self. I wonder if flies possess some sixth sense that allows them to avoid my wrath?

My old JRT is lying on the floor at my feet in exactly the same spot she held last nite. I haven't yet been able to detect any signs of life but I won't check until after 8am. For months now her sleep habits make it appear as if she has paid the boatman. She is 17 years old and it would not be unexpected but I still dread that morning's arrival. My fervent wish is for her to go quietly in the night . With my other JRT the situation required that I dispatch her immediately rather than waiting for morning to take her to the vet and I held Granny's Bichon while the vet euthanized her. Each was equally difficult even for someone as supposed hard and stoic as I.

 

[nluoma]

Last nite, while trying to eat our supper, a large house fly continually tried it best to irritate me. Since a fly swatter wasn't close at hand, and I wasn't willing to stop eating to look for one, It did manage to distract me from completely enjoying a meal of predominately items from our garden. That thing was fortunate that my father lisn't still with us, as he would have hunted it unmercifully. He hated flies more than anyone I've ever know.

We've been lucky with flies this year--our latest rescue cat thinks it's her duty to dispatch all flying, buzzing, or for that matter moving, creatures in our house. When she can't find flies or other bugs, she's after tails, toes, or any computer cable that she can find. Makes meals enjoyable, but bed time dangerous if you don't keep your feet under the covers.

 

[snowflake]

bout 20 pages behind,will catch up later
had grand daughter last sun. mon. and tues. then thurs AM drove up to New Era to pick up neices for the rest of the week, mom came and picked them up Sun. night.
Sat. son-in-law went to Indeana with 10 yr old grand-daughter to pick up a puppy for her birthday, She picked one out for me too, They are St. Bernard,Austrailian cattle dog mix, cutest little fuzzy balls of fur. Monday AM hit the vet and got them D-everythinged, seems to ignore the chickens so far and Minx the cat is not happy about the intruder.

Opa I sympathize with you on the dogs, very hard to put our last 2 down,very old and unable to get up any more, that was 2 yrs ago, I missed having a dog, maybe after JRT goes you could rescue an older dog, Over 2 and they have a hard time placing

nluoma, love your cat story.

birds are all waiting at the run door, just had a good rain, should be some yummy bugs out ther

 

[SillyChicken]

Each was equally difficult even for someone as supposed hard and stoic as I.

mmmmmhhhmmm....hard candy shell, soft gooey center... we know!

My dad is the same way.. I remember when we were little he'd say NO MORE CATS... and the next thing you know he's at the door with a tiny orphaned kitten in his hand... lol!

I'll be going with my dad who's in his upper 70's to walk the bridge over memorial weekend. I worry about him driving all the way up there himself and back. So when he asked me if I wanted to join him I did have other plans, but I got to thinking, it could be my last opportunity to do something with him so I will be going and driving!

Yesterday I found a young hen in the yard that was defiantly sick. I picked her up and couldn't see anything outwardly wrong with her. She had some wet green pooh on her feathers so I quarantined her right away. Empty crop, clear eyes. Couldn't really move, shivering. I decided to just put her down and dispose of her body rather than risk spreading what ever she had.
Everyone else seem fine.

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

mmmmmhhhmmm....hard candy shell, soft gooey center... we know!

Agree!!

 

[RaZ]

I'm having the same concerns with my Samoyed, Majick. His hind quarters are failing him and he sleeps in awkward positions. He can hardly move some days and it causes my heart to stop each time I see him like that. Then other days he is almost frisky.

Have to work on suppressing those pesky emotions.