Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[swampducks]

Oh well, I feel better now.

This is why I don't run things. I can panic.

My husband was over there at the Township office. I know I told you that they had people calling but that wasn't to rent the pavilion it was about the get together. They just wanted to know what was going on because they hadn't heard anything more.

 

[BackyardFarmMom]

can you define what "really rough" would look like?

I only buy the canned if I'm not feeling well and I buy Campbell's Select. And I hear you on making our own. Since the rest of this week is supposed to be on the cool side there might be a crock pot soup day in there. Just love homemade. Nothing better!

I can't answer for byfm, but really rough to me is when you see blood start to fly. There will be some nips and stuff, but if it becomes a full on battle and one gets pinned, I step in.

I have stepped in after the SG roos pinned and rolled an EE, and then stood on him and tried to rip feathers out. There is trying to be dominate or mate, and then there is juust plain being evil!

My EE is "special" after having been pinned the first time by a BR roo. I am going to start treating him for wry neck to see if that may be the issue. I read it could be caused by stress and I found a great thread on here. Nuggets case is not nearly as severe as the one on the thread but I am going to try. Couldn't hurt at this piont.

 

[laura877]

My Jeep is in the shop. Threw a rod as a result of DH not putting oil in it while he was using it. Ouch, was the first thought. Found a good local shop, and should have gotten it back last weekend if everything went well.

Hubby just went thru this too. He bought a 2001 small chevy truck brand new, has 160,000 on it and the engine goes. Fortunately he is a mechanic by second nature and was able to rebuild it. I was just without a vehicle for weeks. I say weeks because he didn't want to touch it and just kept driving my van. finally he saw there was no alternative and dug into tearing it apart. He only had 1 bolt left over too. :~)

 

[gladahmae]

well, i don't think they are being quite that mean. I cut up a few left-over summer squash, some egg plant, 7 or 8 tomatos from the garden, and a biig scoop of scratch and spread it all over the new run. There has been some chasing and the big girls running them off of the tomatos, etc but no bad attacks. Yet. It's pretty windy today, so I think they're concentrating more on finding a place outdoors that's protected from the wind than with beating on the new ones. The marans are both doing a good job of running away though

One of my BSL keeps going in the coop and squaking a TON! They're about 17wks. Hoping for eggs soon!

 

[Living the Simple Life]

I am SOOO excited. We accepted an offer on our house today. It is (of course) less than we had hoped, but we will still be walking away with a tiny bit of money....better than having to bring money to the table. Not the situation we had wanted, but life takes you around corners that you never expected. We never expected to be selling, but due to my brother's death, we are inheriting his house/farm. This was my grandmother's farm (where my mother grew up). Not quite 12 acres, but big enough. It is bittersweet. We are super happy to be moving to the farm (we would have bought it if my brother hadn't), but sad because we miss him everyday. While we are losing all the equity in our house (stupid economy and foreclosures!!! Grrrr!!!) we know that in the long run we will be much further ahead putting that payment in the bank instead of the hands of the mortgage company.

Still a long road ahead, appraisal, inspections, etc. but WE HAVE AN OFFER!!!!!

 

[ladyrsanti]

A ton going on right now. I pop in to read but haven't had much chance to write.

We enjoyed the Fallasburg Fall Festival as well. I bought some spinning fiber, Christmas presents and a really neat 5' welded sunflower made out of scrap metal that is in place out in my flower garden currently. The seed head is comprised of a copper bottom fry pan. The Alto Harvest Fest is this weekend and then the weekend after that I have been summoned back to my hometown in Monroe Co. to dedicate that town's sign (I designed it back when we lived there). No free weekends in the foreseeable future.

My youngest son had five teeth pulled at the oral surgeon's this morning and I'm not sure who was worse off, him or me having to watch him. He was terrified of getting the laughing gas of all things, not the teeth getting pulled. But he did great and is already back at school.

I have maybe seven layers out there in the barn right now, out of eleven. We average about four or five eggs a day. No real issues yet except one laid a shell-less egg once. Bit of a mess but it hasn't happened since so I'm just hoping she works it out alright. Not sure who it was.

We are also converting our heating from fuel oil to propane this week so I'll be having workers coming and going for a few days. I hate having strangers in my house, especially ones that require payments. But anything to get that bomb out from under the dining room! It will be nice. Then there are gutters coming next week, roof ventilation and windows before winter... hopefully. Not so good on the wallet but we've had some set aside for the move so...

Anyway, hoping all are well. It's cold and WINDY here right now with intermittent rain. The clouds have hung dark and heavy today, like snow clouds. Fall is definitely on its way.

 

[laura877]

putting that payment in the bank instead of the hands of the mortgage company.

I don't know how old you are but my DH and I went with a financial planner for the first time in our lives. I never wanted to because I didn't think that we could afford seeing one. I didn't realize that it doesn't cost to talk with one or to set up a financial plan. These people get paid from their company that they work for. I wish that I had done this 40 years ago. But at the age of 65 and 61, we are finally letting someone that knows the ins and outs of finances, avoiding taxes, etc, take over. I strongly recommend squirrling away as much as you can.

Back in the 1970's, my mom put as much into her IRA that was allowed back then...$1000. a yr. She got $6800.00 put away and never added to it. She got 1 mutual fund and one stock and never sold either. When she died in 2006, she had taken $100,000 out of the account and there was still $140,000. left in it. Not bad for 6800.00. in 30 yrs.

 

[1muttsfan]

I am SOOO excited. We accepted an offer on our house today. It is (of course) less than we had hoped, but we will still be walking away with a tiny bit of money....better than having to bring money to the table. Not the situation we had wanted, but life takes you around corners that you never expected. We never expected to be selling, but due to my brother's death, we are inheriting his house/farm.

That is so great! I would love to get hold of a 12 acre farm, although the circumstances are sad I bet he would be happy you guys have it.

Lady, you are so busy!

 

[fuzzybutt love]

He is beautiful! I really like that blue with the dark red.

 

[Living the Simple Life]

I am SOOO excited. We accepted an offer on our house today. It is (of course) less than we had hoped, but we will still be walking away with a tiny bit of money....better than having to bring money to the table. Not the situation we had wanted, but life takes you around corners that you never expected. We never expected to be selling, but due to my brother's death, we are inheriting his house/farm.

That is so great! I would love to get hold of a 12 acre farm, although the circumstances are sad I bet he would be happy you guys have it.


Thanks! I know that he would be glad it is still in the family...it is going on 100 years in the family. I have so many happy memories from my childhood at that farm, I spent a ton of time with my grandma when I was growing up. I love the land. We have a lot of work ahead of us. The outbuildings need LOTS of attention and the house needs some updating but know that I will be there until my end days, it will all happen eventually. A major priority however will be getting the barn ready for.....wait for it.....CHICKENS!!!! I know there will be some challenges ahead, but we are so ready to make our dreams of bringing it back as a working farm a reality. In the '30s my grandfather would get 1,000 (yes, a thousand) broiler chicks and raise them. He had people who drove from Detroit for his birds. His coop was so well constructed that in the '40s the family whitewashed the inside and lived in it while the house was majorly renovated. That coop is long gone, sure wish there was a picture of it somewhere.....guess I just have to rely on other people's memories.