Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[Huntmaster]

Was hot and humid very early here this morning so I picked some large zucchinis and froze them. Gave them to the turkeys this afternoon when it was really hot. They went to town on them. They all stopped panting after that so I know it was relief for them. I always plant a big garden half for me and half for the turkeys. I raid the garden for them about 2 times a week and they love it all. Also saves on a little bit of feed.

 

[Folly's place]

Today was insurance adjuster day; we are getting a new roof on the house, and my car will get repaired soon, all about the hail we had June 11th. Fun! Not part of our plan for the year, but here we are. And the rain! Water in the garage and damp floor in the basement.
Happily we've missed the tornadoes, at least so far.
The April chicks are really growing, soon it will be time to move some of them on.
Porcelain d'Uccles, anyone? Cute, but too many here. And some white Chanteclers, especially extra cockerels.
Mary

 

[Huntmaster]

You can also lead a French drain to a dry well, there are manufactured ones, or they can be as simple as a deep hole filled with rock and pea stone, then covered with landscape fabric and then dirt and lawn.

I would run a eves on that side of coop. And run down spout to a small run of tile away from house to a dry well would be a lot easier than digging and stoning French drain along house. That way all water is away from foundation of house and not always splashing down and making a mess on side of house and coop.

 

[Dreamzchaser]

I guess this is good news: If one of my three chicks (supposedly sexed pullets) is a cockerel, my neighbor will take him for her flock.

I am sooo hoping I got three girls. Something in my gut says I didn't. Maybe it's just acid indigestion.

 

[Sally PB]

^^

 

[Sally PB]

Yesterday, I put the heater plate on its side next to the wall of the brooder. That way, the chicks could still snuggle next to it to get warm.


They were totally freaked out by the "big scary black thing over there" and never went close to it. They huddled in the opposite corner all night. I think that might answer the question about if they still need heat.

They're in the mudroom, and when the door to it is closed, it stays around 75 degrees this time of year. So I think I can turn off the heat today. Yay!

I'll be building the grow out pen in the coop this weekend. I probably won't move them out for a couple weeks, but then I'll have time to add on to the run as well.

I have about 89 sf in the run out there now. I plan to add on about 64 more sf. I have the frame -- more "green house that never got built" frame from the neighbor. I have a couple rolls of 1/2" hardware cloth that I've accumulated, and several rolls of chicken wire. I might buy a roll of 2x3 fencing, because I like how sturdy that is; I have the current run walls covered with that, then hardware cloth over it. The two challenges will be: getting the frame up (need DH's help and he has lots of projects of his own) and building a new end piece. The profile of the new frame is totally different from the existing one.

 

[aart]

I think I have a good idea from memory. I'm basing it off a cabin I saw for sale that was like $19,000 so I figured it'll probably be better if I just build one

Best of Luck!

 

[Sally PB]

Be sure to post lots of pictures! I eager to see how it goes.

 

[riss]

Be sure to post lots of pictures! I eager to see how it goes.

I will. Just waiting for friday. I got family coming over too so my cousins are gonna help me get started

 

[RaZ]

I found a new (to me) snake today. Any idea what this species is? Maybe 6 inches long and thin as a pencil. I'm glad the chickens didn't find it.