Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[Peep-Chicken]

Pretty fish. Glad u have a topped tank. Betas just love to jump dont they?

IT'S THE WHITE STUFF! NOOOO! I hoped my chickens would never see the day...

 

[preciouskitty]

IT'S THE WHITE STUFF! NOOOO! I hoped my chickens would never see the day...

I know! And it is sticking to the grass here..& the coop roof

 

[ClucksnDucksMI]

How sad is it that I can't wait to get home to see how my chickies did with their first snow day?!?!?

 

[Opa]

Today was going to be slacker slaughter day. I had intended to put down a dozen birds and take their carcasses to the Nature Center to use to feed their raptors. It's a shame to put down beautiful healthy birds but with the price of feed it just isn't practical. However, like many plans it went awry.

Yesterday I cleaned the chicken coop, rearranged the storage building so that summer items are in the back and the snow shovels and snow blower are acessable when needed. When I finished I thought perhaps I had overtaxed my arm that I just had the surgery on. As the evening progressed my arm started to swell and ache. By 9pm it had swollen to the point that it was impossible to bend it and the pain had moved into my shoulder as well.

After a fitful night of trying to sleep I went to the doctor this morning. It turns out that I have developed a post operative infection and the exercise may have caused it to break loose. It is a serious situation and they have placed me on a regime of strong antibiotics that hopefully will stop the infection..

Due to how the corn was planted on my hunting property we hadn't been able to access our woods until this past Saturday. When we checked we found that we need cut a path to our blinds through all of the storm felled trees. We had intended to spend all day tomorrow and Wednesday getting things ready.

Now with severe swelling of my arm, and the doctor's admonition not to do anything strenuous, that isn't going to happen. This not only affects my hunting but that of David and my best friend Bob. I really felt bad calling Bob to cancel but this is serious enough that I can't risk it. Not only was blind preparation impossible, there is a real good change that I won't be able to make opening day.

It sure willl seem odd not hunting opening day. It will be the first one I've missed in 37 years. I may go to the farm anyway and spend the time with my old friend while David hunts. At least that way I won't completely miss the annual experience.

 

[1muttsfan]

Opa!! Take care of yourself - don't make me come down there

 

[Totalcolour]

. . .and I had a friend say she just goes out and skins it, brings it in and throws it in the pot? I do as much organic n homemade as possible, meat is the most expensive, this is y I want to learn to do some of my own animals.

You can't just skin it and throw it in the pot, you still have to take the guts out or it's very icky

 

[snowflake]

Ha, out of about 50 hens I have, I am getting a big fat ZERO eggs. Yup, that is right, ZERO eggs! 99% of my girls are half naked as they are molting like crazy!

you guys make me feel so much better, 1/2 to young, the other 1/2 hardest molt we have had, 50 birds and 2or3 eggs every other day

The original intent of the holiday was to commerate the end of the Great War and the sacrifice of so many. Sadly, many other conflicts required further involvement by our patriots.

x2, thanks to you that go and those that stay behind and wait

 

[Opa]

rem

I served six years and when compared to how many years I have enjoyed the benefits of our country it seems like a small price to have paid. Two days each year the nation comes together to honor our veterans. While it is wonderful that we are remembered, the families of the fallen, the trials of the wounded should be remembered every day.

 

[chickflick]

Take care of yourself, Sam! Hope you heal quickly!

 

[lbrykowski2011]

Take care Sam, don't overdue it, infections can be very serious!! You'll be hunting again soon enough