Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[aart]

Lovely lake effect gave us 4 hours of constant and fairly heavy snow this afternoon. Probably 3-4" total from last night until now.
45-50° with rain tomorrow will take care of all that.

 

[Chickin Fairy]

Lovely lake effect gave us 4 hours of constant and fairly heavy snow this afternoon. Probably 3-4" total from last night until now.
45-50° with rain tomorrow will take care of all that.

Same. It's still snowing here, it was supposed to switch to rain at 2 pm. Roads are a mess from what I hear.

 

[Sammster]

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After a couple of days pampering my Petri, she was put to rest with the rest of the girls. Leghorns at least for me, they get egg bound too often. Three years that she was my best layer and always next to me for everything. It has been a very rough day.

Oh, I'm sorry

 

[Dreamzchaser]

baño.
I think this wmis a coyote that decided to check out my property. Husband came out with shotgun and me with my 9mm. He got lost but have been up at night and checking every camera.
Girls came out to the light snow on the ground and were fine. But we got then in by 4pm.
Darn JLo is buzzing again to be a mama. Not happening yet.

 

[Sammster]

My spring chickens have been integrated with my established chickens for some time, but I was allowing them to sleep in separate coops at night, because integration was rough. Now, with winter on our heels, I was ready for them to start roosting together - so I closed up the small coop, denying them access. This is the younger girls' 3rd night in the big coop - and the 1st time they put themselves in on their own. I'm so proud of them. They are finally a happy flock ♡

 

[Dreamzchaser]

So far all os quiet again. Girls are fine but miserably molting. 3 to 4 eggs out of 20 hens. Of course there are 3 or 4 that are eggsless for the year but they are doing fine.

 

[Sally PB]

Button is still laying. I keep telling her to stop, molt, and grow feathers! Stormy, my other Blue Australorp, has finally started molting for real. The rest of the birds are either done, or past the worst of it.

One of the Black Australorps' faces is red, along with her comb and wattles. She's one of the three who will be 5 years old in March. I'm hoping she will start up laying after the Solstice (24 days!!!!) and inspire the rest of them to get going again.

 

[TheDandyLion]

Out of 5 hens, I've been getting 1 egg every 3rd day since mid-September. The SLW is molting very very slowly, but still has a bright red comb and never fully stopped laying. However, I got 2 eggs yesterday. Looking at them, I may have a 3rd laying again based on that combs are turning red again.

 

[Chickin Fairy]

My younger bantam (SLW) has continuously laid this year, even through her molt. I have one other hen who is laying, the rest are coming out of their molts or in the midst of it. Finally finished winterizing the coop and run yesterday, just in time for the snowstorm (Thursday night through next week apparently).

I've noticed that same bantam, who was at the bottom of the pecking order has started to push the older ladies around, and now it seems she's at the top. Not sure why they decided to rearrange themselves, but the big roost is almost completely empty at night now, except for a couple girls at the very end and the bantam and rooster snuggled together in the middle.

I made apple scrap vinegar this year and I really like it! The pH is 2.8 and it tastes like vinegar, but not as harsh as ACV. I put together my fire cider today and have 4 bottles of vinegar left.

Prepping for Thanksgiving host today. Dunno how we winded up hosting cuz we're hosting Christmas, too. But it's nice to have family coming here this year!

 

[Sally PB]

Thanksgiving is going to be here, just the two of us with Freya. And the chickens, though they won't be coming in the house.

Safe travels to all who are travelling! Best wishes and warm thoughts to everyone.