Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[Sally PB]

It sure was a gorgeous day! We got some wood cut and stacked, and it's nice dry stuff, probably good to burn this year.

I rearranged the run a bit, moving the food shelter to take advantage of the wind break shower curtains I put up yesterday. I'm glad I got the really long heavy duty extension cord. It'll reach, no problem, and the heated waterer is good to go any time the weather demands it.

 

[Folly's place]

We got the sheet vinyl up on the run walls today. Not needed yet, but nice to be doing it on such a beautiful day! And I got some weeds out of the yard, and an unwanted volunteer mulberry. They sprout everywhere!
It was peaceful in the flock, removing that one extra cockerel made a difference!
Mary

 

[electrycmonk]

So, folks…. Who’s had their 1st Frost so far?

how close was it to this forecast:

 

[Sally PB]

When I looked online, Belding has its first fall frost anywhere between October 1-10 on average.

Our first frost was November 1. SMH.

 

[Folly's place]

Near Lansing, and ours was October 25th. Very late this year!

 

[snowflake]

Wow! Pretty active here lately. We processed 30-ish chickens here today and 33 last Saturday. The ones today we are keeping and making chicken burger from it, the ones last Saturday all found homes in other peoples' freezers.
Update on that easter egger cockerel that I posted earlier.View attachment 2890483

he is beautiful!!

 

[snowflake]

I like having the almost-clear polycarbonate panels on the roof of the main part of my run. I am very aware that I will probably have to put some kind of shade cloth up in the spring/summer to keep it from being an oven, even with lots of ventilation.

Not this Wednesday. That's the only day I have something going on this week.

Just throwing this out... the seed pods from the redbud tree are edible!

Did some baking today.
Good ol chocolate chips and then I made some white chocolate chip & cherry cookies.
Think I need a hot cup of coffee, a couple cookies, and then a nap!
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That is not nice, look but can't eat. Need to taste what you see, they look so good

 

[aart]

how close was it to this forecast:

Marquette 10 days later than Lansing?!?

 

[IttyBittyBirdy]

That is not nice, look but can't eat. Need to taste what you see, they look so good

Next time I'll have to make a bigger batch! I had a hard enough time getting them out if the oven and onto cooling racks without eating them!

 

[electrycmonk]

Marquette 10 days later than Lansing?!?

It is amusing….