Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[chickflick]

11 hens and 9 eggs yesterday! Out of the five nest boxes I have IN the coop, 8 were laid in the rabbit hutch. I caught 3 hens nesting at one time in there once. Wonder what gossip they were spreading while waiting to lay.

 

[riss]

Where have everybody been? I don't think I've ever seen this thread this slow.

I have been busy with work. Been working a lot of hours lately and soon to be more possibly now that spring and summer is coming along and we are going to be busy

 

[Sally PB]

Wh-wh-what IS that stuff? Outside? Bright, yellowish... Making dark patches on the ground next to trees?

Oh, whew, never mind! It's gone now.

 

[chickflick]

All I've seen is lots of dark clouds

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

We are still thawing out from this weeks ice storm. An entire substation that feeds a large area near me was out of commission. Several neighbors still without power. Trees still falling from the freeze, melt, freeze cycles. I wonder if flowing sap makes them prone to breakage with added weight from ice and sap. Thoughts??
My generator did not kick on for some unknown reason when we lost power but thankfully our power was restored after 8 hrs. This has me concerned for when baby chicks arrive in 3 weeks, so I went out and bought a case of hand warmers.
I’m hoping that is the end of freezing rain here..it’s just not that common for us to get 1/2 inch ice storms in the northern UP.
Thankfully it’s sunny and not too breezy today.

 

[RaZ]

Just heard on the radio that AI was found in several bird species in Michigan. Canada geese, tundra swan, snowy owl, and a few others that I didn't catch.

And if that news isn't depressing enough then you'll love the snow forecast for this weekend.

Anybody have some good news? I need a pick-me-up.

 

[troyer]

Just heard on the radio that AI was found in several bird species in Michigan. Canada geese, tundra swan, snowy owl, and a few others that I didn't catch.

And if that news isn't depressing enough then you'll love the snow forecast for this weekend.

Anybody have some good news? I need a pick-me-up.

Is there a possibilty that the whole wild bird population that can get AI, has a certain version of AI and has largely developed immunity to it?

 

[Sally PB]

Anybody have some good news? I need a pick-me-up.

Yeah, me too.

3 months to Chickenstock. People only, or people and birds, I'm ready to have a great picnic.

 

[1muttsfan]

There are many variants of Influenza, and not all of them are the highly contagious and pathogenic strain that is of current concern in birds. This one is much worse in poultry than in wild birds. Having one variant does not necessarily protects against infection with other variants - just like you can get more than one cold in a season. I had the flu twice one year, bad both times, even after being vaccinated - different strains with different pathogenicity and severity.

 

[1muttsfan]

The Mackinac Bridge is closed to traffic again today due to falling ice, it was closed most of yesterday as well. Lots of folks in town driving aimlessly around. Funny video on UpNorthLive showing some fool making a run for it - they drove around the barriers on the Mack City side and headed north on the southbound side. Caught within a short distance.
https://upnorthlive.com/news/local/caught-on-camera-driver-crossing-mackinac-bridge-while-closed