Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[chickwhispers]

Yes always use food grade DE. no matter how you use it for your animals.

 

[uchytil]

Nice buck Silly. Had two does under me. Had to pass since I could not (for the first time in history) get a private land doe permit for my own land. There are some nice scrapes though so we'll see.

The new DNR division radically reduced the quota this year. Anyway, heading north to my buddies with .06 and fly rod for some hunting and steelie fly fishing.

 

[preciouskitty]

Silly...timing is everything !

Nice buck

 

[ladyrsanti]

I tried making a dust bath for my chickens last winter and they never touched it. Then, to make matters worse, the plastic tub I bought got brittle in the cold and shattered into a hundred bits which I am still picking out of the compost pile.

So this is where the coop is today, not far, heheh. But it's only me working on it for the most part since it's dark after DH gets home and with me running robotics, driving my oldest to his robotics meetings, friends, Fusion, etc. I'm lucky to get a row of shingles done a day. Still, I'm really proud of my scaffolding work. I know it's not much to you men but here, I'm only 4'11" tall, not built and I made that so be impressed yeah? We're going to work really hard to get as much shingling done today as possible before the rain/thunderstorm/snow hits tonight and the rest of the weekend.






I respect the need to decrease the State's deer population but beyond that I have little interest in hunting dialog. That said, I must join in to point out that while driving my son to his friend's house yesterday evening, when each field parked a pick-up truck at its access point (and I felt fear that a stray bullet would strike us), that there was a field tucked by the expressway that was FULL of deer. Not only that but they looked like they were having a party, romping around giddily, almost like it was a holiday. It was a much needed laugh.

 

[preciouskitty]

Lady...wow. Just wow! That coop is gorgeous. You are doing an amazing job. Yep, feel free to pat yourself on the back!

As for the deer in the field you saw, kinda like the cartoon Opa posted, eh

 

[Jake Levi]

Nice roofing job ! Stay your courses!

Pun intended.

Gun season started here yesterday, it sounds like a shooting range. I wont be going out til net week. I stay in this weekend.

Come spring I am going to rehome about half my Icelandic flock, downsizing, two coming 2 yr old hens, 6-7 this years pullets, and a bright mottled rooster of this years hatch, maybe another, we'll see. A very nice starter flock of Icelandics for someone. I am mentioning this early just to get them the right home. These are very beautiful birds, and most of them if not all will be laying.

I want to concentrate on a smaller flock, I'll have 8 hens and pullets , and thats enough. Plus two roosters.

Jake

 

[preciouskitty]

Gun season started here yesterday, it sounds like a shooting range. I wont be going out til net week. I stay in this weekend.

Yep, that's how it's sounds around my house right now, too. In fact, yesterday I even had my hunter orange baseball cap on while in my yard, even though I wasn't hunting, since everyone in the farm fields &'woods around me was/is...

 

[chickwhispers]

Ladyr ...that is one awesome coop! I totally understand about the height issue. I'm 5'3" and am the only one building the Fort Knox run. My DSO helped put posts in the ground but then the project has been mine. Sometimes I can't help but think how much help it would be to have another 8 to twelve inches of reach! Due to numerous delays and setbacks for one reason or another there is light at the end of the tunnelfor me. Good luck to you in finishing up the roof today. May your work proceed swiftly.

 

[RaZ]

The new DNR division radically reduced the quota this year. Anyway, heading north to my buddies with .06 and fly rod for some hunting and steelie fly fishing.

There were some contentious discussions at the Ag Commission meetings over the last few months over tag limits and where DMUs would have different criteria depending on herd size. Even though DNR is overseen by MDARD, they still act as a mostly untouchable politically motivated organization and do what they (and their PACs) want to do.

So this is where the coop is today, not far, heheh. But it's only me working on it for the most part since it's dark after DH gets home and with me running robotics, driving my oldest to his robotics meetings, friends, Fusion, etc. I'm lucky to get a row of shingles done a day. Still, I'm really proud of my scaffolding work. I know it's not much to you men but here, I'm only 4'11" tall, not built and I made that so be impressed yeah? We're going to work really hard to get as much shingling done today as possible before the rain/thunderstorm/snow hits tonight and the rest of the weekend.

You should be proud of your efforts, that is one nice looking coop. And as one of the men here, it is "much" so kudos to you.
There are an awful lot of talented people on this forum, builders, artists, hunters, teachers, and more.

Gun season started here yesterday, it sounds like a shooting range. I wont be going out til net week. I stay in this weekend.

Yep, that's how it's sounds around my house right now, too. In fact, yesterday I even had my hunter orange baseball cap on while in my yard, even though I wasn't hunting, since everyone in the farm fields &'woods around me was/is...

Oh you country mice, the sound of gunfire for a few days once a year. Boo hoo. Down here in the city it is nearly all day every day and night. Yes, I am being flippant.
Ya'll be safe and wear that orange.

 

[mara1]

country mice

We have to think twice to go to the gas station. Wearing orange doesn't help here that just makes you an easy target.