Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[Maah]

we used to gather at my moms every sunday, play cards or some other game, Miss those times. My daughter comes up with her girls and our son often stops over, some times his boys will come I enjoy seeing them all

At some point you may want to turn it into a pot luck though that is a lot of people for your Aunt to cook for and she may not want to ask for help....I had a friend that would do that but she often wished the others would bring dishes to pass. Just wouldn't say anything to them...

I do bring things on Thursdays... but usually nothing major. Sometimes I bring a pie, or our home canned pickles, or some potato salad, etc... whatever bit to participate. Actually, my 2 best recipes (Lemon Meringue Pie, & homemade pickles are my grandma's recipes that she taught me many years ago. They taste like home.).

My aunt LOVES cooking for Thursday dinners though & I can't take that away from her. She's always lived alone, never been married, and never had any kids of her own. So she really does look forward to trying out new recipes on us each week, and enjoys filling that void now that she's retired. Trust me, I've tried. I even try to help with the clean-up and dishes, but I'm usually shipped off back to the dining room with a cup of coffee instead.

I don't know how much longer we'll have for "Thursday dinners with grandma". I am dreading the days when I'll have to look back on this time with longing. It breaks my heart to see such a wonderful person have to age. We are truly blessed and thankful to still have this time with her, and that we're able to make the most of it.

 

[Brethren49619]

Looks like hatching is completed in the first round of incubation. Eight total, all within 24 hours from first to last. One silkie mix, others are first generation olive egger and easter egger.

 

[tdhenson86]

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My family gets together every Sunday. I just love it! Grandma's cooking is GREAT and it is nice to see family often in a world where people are moving further and further apart and kids grow up without ever even knowing their cousins...

 

[chickflick]

Oh my, the chicks and kids are sooooo cute!! Wish they can stay that way for awhile more.

Gloom and doom outside. Suppose to get a wintery mix tonight. Family is coming from Lansing tomorrow for a big birthday bash. DH, 2 DS, and DGS all have their birthdays this month, so we make it one big day of celebrating. So, been cooking the last couple of days.

Broke one hen of being broody, now I have another to break.

Going to be a busy week end. Have to empty one camper and pick up the new one on Wed. Going to start tearing our floors out to get ready for the new hardwood floors to go in. Don't look forward to the mess, but excited about the new floors. The ceramic floors are gonna be a b*#@% to get out. Anyone with nothing to do can come over and help. There's a lot of floor to rip out.

Have a great week end and be safe

 

[Opa]

I've been using the numbered plastic bandettes for several years and have be quite happy with them. http://www.cutlersupply.com/cart/in...h=6_89&zenid=531070d9a77de3f9cff9f8d9075d4e21

 

[gladahmae]

Super excited to get our first blue egg today! Sunny days = more girls laying!

 

[RaZ]

Gravy, my BLA laid a beautiful blue egg yesterday. She laid one last week that was more green but it was flat on one side and had a soft shell. But I'm happy that she is now coming outside and resumed the egg process.

She is the bantam that stayed in the coop all winter after the ducks left. Maybe she can hear the new ducklings and is venturing out to find her friends.

 

[justtricia]

Hi! Relatively new to BYC. Thought i would stop by MI thread and say hi! Will check it out more later. I am in SE Mi
I have 7 chickens - first time chicken mom. They are almost 6 weeks. We get our coop this weekend finally!

 

[Maah]

Hi! Relatively new to BYC. Thought i would stop by MI thread and say hi! Will check it out more later. I am in SE Mi
I have 7 chickens - first time chicken mom. They are almost 6 weeks. We get our coop this weekend finally!

Hi & Welcome!

 

[Kat9191]

Hi, we live SE Mi to, newbies also. My husband is building our coop, we have 12 of the little buggers , Isa Reds mostly. Have you decided on how to keep your coop warm next winter?