Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[Sally PB]

I have a couple of hens who are just starting to molt. Every morning, I think I'm going to open the coop and see that there has been a pillow fight overnight.

 

[Folly's place]

I have a bantam EE sitting on bantam EE eggs right now, hoping for some nice chicks, next week or a little later. I didn't decide to let this happen earlier in the year, so here we are...
Toads: slow moving for a reason, their skin exudes nasty tasting stuff, most animals only try one once, as you saw.
Florida has a different toad species that exudes very toxic goo, very unsafe, not just bad tasting. Glad they aren't here, and that we aren't there. One of the several reasons to not live in Florida!
Mary

 

[Chickin Fairy]

I have a bantam EE sitting on bantam EE eggs right now, hoping for some nice chicks, next week or a little later. I didn't decide to let this happen earlier in the year, so here we are...
Toads: slow moving for a reason, their skin exudes nasty tasting stuff, most animals only try one once, as you saw.
Florida has a different toad species that exudes very toxic goo, very unsafe, not just bad tasting. Glad they aren't here, and that we aren't there. One of the several reasons to not live in Florida!
Mary

That's the Cane Toad in Florida! And the Manchneel Tree will kill you, too. It's so interesting to me that Florida is so wild. Also, the Gumbo Limbo (nicknamed the Tourist Tree by locals) isn't toxic, but looks crazy! Don't eat random fruit in Florida!!

 

[Folly's place]

An important part of moving or visiting a new environment is learning ahead of time what's out there!
Long ago we moved to Okinawa for a couple of years, DH was in the army. Before getting there we read up about it's history, climate, dangers (many!) and how to swim/ snorkle safely. Necessary!!!
Mary