Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[yochickiemomma]

hmmmm guess I should have said drove further south. It would help If I looked up where the fest was at first. lol oh well I still want to go next year. Road trip!

 

[Folly's place]

I do have three cute Belgian d'Uccle milliefleur pullets, hatched here with a broody hen this summer. They are extra and could move elsewhere. I'm near Perry, and travel to Novi often. Let me know. Mary

 

[Folly's place]

Good morning! We are a quiet group this week. Everyone enjoying fall? The trees are beautiful, love it! My coop still isn't stained, but there is still time... Mary

 

[yochickiemomma]

Good morning Mary! Too bad you are too far away I live east of Traverse City. If I had a job scheduled down that way soon Id make it work but unfortunately I don't. Maybe next year you'll have extra pullets at Fowlfest I plan on taking a road trip and attending.

 

[aart]

Yes, enjoying the cooler weather for sure, not too much color around here yet.
Getting a lot done outside now it's not so frickin hot, tho there's tons more to do.

Bought myself a present, the trailer I've wanted for years.
Needed to move this Hoop Coop Tractor from the place I loaned it to this summer
(guy was supposed to 'field test' it, but he never moved it once....SMH)
and borrowing a trailer again was a PITA(long story) I didn't want to go thru again.
Good lessons learned there, at least he took 5 cockerels off my hands.

I have sold/bartered the HCT to a local farmette,
will be delivered to them on Saturday to house turkeys,
then might get used as a goat/sheep shelter over the winter.

Good excuse for a new toy/tool, eh?
Then trailer will be used to bring home a bunch of wood chips to add to run,
with some boards and a large tarp added.
Not sure what else it will get used for,
it's a nice one basically brand new(6 mos old and used lightly),
I can always sell it if I don't use it much in the next couple years.




This was a test load I did by myself earlier this morning with a partially built HCT.
Was pretty easy, the other one(above) was much heavier but 2 of us got 'er done.

 

[1muttsfan]

Wish I had some broads to hold my loads down

 

[lovechicks1293]

eeep! my dad brought home a bunch of wood for our chicken coop. it's happening soon!

 

[lovechicks1293]

Good morning! We are a quiet group this week. Everyone enjoying fall? The trees are beautiful, love it! My coop still isn't stained, but there is still time... Mary

good morning! or afternoon, rather

i love fall....apples, apple cider, apple donuts...camp fires...

 

[lovechicks1293]

Yes, enjoying the cooler weather for sure, not too much color around here yet.
Getting a lot done outside now it's not so frickin hot, tho there's tons more to do.

Bought myself a present, the trailer I've wanted for years.
Needed to move this Hoop Coop Tractor from the place I loaned it to this summer
(guy was supposed to 'field test' it, but he never moved it once....SMH)
and borrowing a trailer again was a PITA(long story) I didn't want to go thru again.
Good lessons learned there, at least he took 5 cockerels off my hands.

I have sold/bartered the HCT to a local farmette,
will be delivered to them on Saturday to house turkeys,
then might get used as a goat/sheep shelter over the winter.

Good excuse for a new toy/tool, eh?
Then trailer will be used to bring home a bunch of wood chips to add to run,
with some broads and a large tarp added.
Not sure what else it will get used for,
it's a nice one basically brand new(6 mos old and used lightly),
I can always sell it if I don't use it much in the next couple years.




This was a test load I did by myself earlier this morning with a partially built HCT.
Was pretty easy, the other one(above) was much heavier but 2 of us got 'er done.

that looks pretty cool!

 

[SunshineMary]

Good grief, I thought ducks and chickens slowed down/stopped laying when the days got shorter. My girls are all coming into lay now, and boy are they laying! I can barely use them all up. Even the dogs have been getting scrambled eggs for breakfast.

Congrats on getting started on your coop, lovechicks.

Nice trailer, aart. Kinda jealous tbh.