Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[Folly's place]

We are a quiet group again; too busy shoveling that white stuff? Not me, I'm going to let it melt, or at least deal with it when it finally stops coming down.
Today was a 'snow day' for me, didn't drive off to work, and I'm glad. Nasty roads out there. It's beautiful, but not so fun.
Mary

 

[Leahs Mom]

@Folly's place
How far are you from the Indiana line? I'm not too far from South Bend, about 1/2 mile south of the line.

It's snowing right now (thought it was supposed to stop by now). I'm just at the edge of lake effect and we get it sometimes but not always, depending on the way the wind's blowing

 

[1muttsfan]

Six inches today, high of 12 degrees. Is winter over soon?

 

[Folly's place]

I'm between Lansing and Flint, not so far north, and generally milder weather than 'up north' or Wisconsin.
I'm already over winter, looking forward to spring!
Mary

 

[Folly's place]

I think we got almost 12" today! Mary

 

[bigmrg74]

We are a quiet group again; too busy shoveling that white stuff? Not me, I'm going to let it melt, or at least deal with it when it finally stops coming down.
Today was a 'snow day' for me, didn't drive off to work, and I'm glad. Nasty roads out there. It's beautiful, but not so fun.
Mary

I've been too damn busy lately. A lot of stalls out in the barn to help out our neighbor who's doing chores and stalls for mom while she recovers from her surgery. At this point, it's pretty much me being out there helping to keep Mom from being out there and making sure that she doesn't do more than what she should be doing. I kinda think her surgeon would have a fit about her going through the stalls and dusting out the cobwebs with a broom. Gotta keep an eye on her.

And like 2 weeks ago I threw my back out. Got out of the car and it kinda felt like it wanted to go then, got to work and was being kinda careful with it. One of my other coworkers had an opening right after I was done so I opted to snag that. felt great during the session. It was right after the session when I moved to get up off the table is when my back all seized up and I was all but down for the count. Took me a while to get over that. Worst part about that is that it kept me from finishing up my idea for a sunroom area for my girls, basically my smaller coop all rewrapped in plastic to be bit of a greenhouse, with maybe the kiddie pool in it with sand for dustbathing. Still haven't been able to find time with decent weather to get that done.

But in other good news, we had our Amish roof contractor guy stop in this week and today he had a bunch of the materials he needs for the roof dropped off at our place. With a little luck, he might be able to get started on the barn roof sometime between Christmas and New Years. If not then, most likely in January then. Will be glad to have that taken care of.

 

[aart]

Yep, moving snow...can't just let it sit, would be a hazardous mess if it partially melted then refroze.<shudder> My driveway is fairly steep up to a 55mph road, tricky and demands traction. Mobility issues demand that I keep the coop path compulsively shoveled.

Wet snow doesn't throw, ground's still warm enough to make it tough.
Luckily thrower on garden tractor can 'plow'....well, push...got most the first 6" cleared, got cold enough a day later with the next 12" to throw it.
We got another 1-3 last night, that I might let melt.
6F this morning 39F Saturday...SMH.

I used to love winter, less so since I can't play in it any more.
Chickens have not left the coop since the 12" snow fall,
despite shoveling out part of the run.

 

[chickflick]

Every one is busy shopping and wrapping and shoveling snow! lol I shoveled twice yesterday. Figure it's easier to shovel 4 inches at a time than 8 at once. Need to go out again and shovel some more. Be safe everyone. Don't over do on the shoveling. Good Day

 

[aart]

Figure it's easier to shovel 4 inches at a time than 8 at once.

Absolutely! Or even 2 inches.

 

[dyorto]

I haven’t posted in a long while. I think the change over discouraged me I had my first chicken death yesterday. She was found laying in the nesting box. I was worried it had gotten too cold, but the 10 others are doing just fine.
It was acting strange the night before. I had to move it up to the roost because it was in the nest box after dark. I also had what looked like a broken egg but no shell, so maybe it had an egg break inside?