Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[Sally PB]

I saw a snake that MAY have been a Michigan rattlesnake a few days ago. It had the pattern, but I didn't stop to look for very long. I just said a loud "EEEEEK!" and it slithered away without a rattle. (shudders)

 

[chickflick]

Dream, you can't move to the north pole. You don't like the cold either!
Monday night, hubby and I went to dig up some mature rose of sharon bushes someone wanted gone. Moved into house 6 months ago and yard was so overgrown. He didn't even know what he all had. So, he's now thinning out what he has too many of. Dug up 4 about four foot bushes. Took a little baby too. Had to get them in the ground quick. Just popped in my flower garden. The spot I want them isn't ready yet. I was glowing quite a bit.
Stay cool, my friends. Hope to see you at Chickenstock next weekend!!

 

[RaZ]

Better 62 than 90+!
Mary

Um, Nope!

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

Technology is so advanced these days,lol

However, ended up going nowhere today. It is so hot is not even funny. I have to go and get some watermelons and stuff for the girls for sure. Let them out for about 20 min but it was so hot, I brought them back in and I am inside. Ac at 60 but still at 70. It is working very hard to push it,lol I even turned on the one on my bedroom to see if that helps.
Nothing done in the yard either. I need to move to the north pole I guess,lol

From the N pole (or as close to it from MI) : Save a trip. its hot here, too

 

[Sarahmacc1]

Hey guys, with the weather so hot I’m worried about leaving the chickens in their coop. We have an omlet plastic coop and it’s so for this crazy overnight temperatures. They have a cage that is secured around the coops and bolted into the ground. Just thinking the heat is more dangerous than one night with door open?

 

[1muttsfan]

Now we are under a tornado watch. Weird weather never ending.

I don't know if just bolting that run down is going to make it secure. Foxes and weasels can easily dig under fences. If it is enclosed on the underside as well, possibly. I can't tell quite what kind of wire that is made of.

 

[Sarahmacc1]

Now we are under a tornado watch. Weird weather never ending.

I don't know if just bolting that run down is going to make it secure. Foxes and weasels can easily dig under fences. If it is enclosed on the underside as well, possibly. I can't tell quite what kind of wire that is made of.

Something could dig but there is a cage that connects the top to the bottom and it goes out 6 inches on the ground so the animal would have to be smart enough to dig away from the edge to get under. It’s a pretty decent metal, not chicken wire, but more like a dog crate.

 

[Folly's place]

Raccoons will reach through that wire and pull birds out piecemeal, and big dogs could demolish it. You might be lucky, or not.
The weather is miserable!
Electric poultry fencing! Look at Premier1supplies.com.
Mary

 

[Sarahmacc1]

Thank you all! Going to lock it up. I have Cane Corsos and they haven’t gotten in yet. So I felt pretty confident but they don’t have 10 hours unsupervised like a predator would overnight.

Found out I can take a part out to allow for more ventilation which I will do,
Still a small risk but best option

 

[aart]

Now we are under a tornado watch. Weird weather never ending.

Big nasty front coming in from across the lake, Wisconsin got a dose of it.