Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[Farmerboy16]

Thanks everyone for the advice. I was not thinking of keep on living in the same house with my parents, but convert the old office in the pole barn to an "apartment". Its roomy enough for 2 bedrooms and other rooms. It already have water, air, etc.

Believe me, my mom is not like other MILs. She minds her own business.

 

[Amy PT]

I went to check on the kids in the backyard and found this happening. Chicken sledding. Wheeee!

 

[tdhenson86]

So, the small brooder is not doing its job anymore since it didn't have a lid, two of them jumped out when I pulled out the waterer to refill today. All 5 of my dogs were waiting for one to hit the floor!

A friend saw something like this so I said what the heck. I pulled out a rubbermaid tub and got to work. You can't see it well but I used hardware cloth to cover the openings, I hope that it works out Not the prettiest thing but it will work for now

Looks good to me! If it works, it works. Can't argue with that.

 

[MIchickens]

So...I've been reading about this imprinting theory.....so I thought...why not. I crawled into the brooder and spent some time with my peeps. Here's how it went.






Ohhh...and I gave them fresh water right after I got out....for those of you observant people....lol. They have 4 waterers.

 

[MIchickens]

So, the small brooder is not doing its job anymore since it didn't have a lid, two of them jumped out when I pulled out the waterer to refill today. All 5 of my dogs were waiting for one to hit the floor!

A friend saw something like this so I said what the heck. I pulled out a rubbermaid tub and got to work. You can't see it well but I used hardware cloth to cover the openings, I hope that it works out Not the prettiest thing but it will work for now

REDUCE-REUSE-RECYCLE....way to go! Looks good!

 

[Herducks]

Just saw this.....and the good fight continues.

Family Fights to Keep Farm Animals in Williamstown Township

http://www.wilx.com/home/headlines/...imals-in-Williamstown-Township-190963001.html

I hope they win!

 

[snowflake]

Anyone watch Doc Martin on PBS? LOVE IT! His Auntie has an organic chicken farm and I'm always looking around the plot and story to see her chickens. I think it was the first episode where she picked one up and snapped its neck for dinner. Reason enough to keep watching. There was another episode where she was battling the neighbor for spraying pesticides near her property, afraid she might loose her organic certification. Anyway, just a point of interest if you haven't watched it. British humour.

Speaking of the Brits. I've been "battling" a customer from the UK over a sample of yarn. She's doing her senior thesis in fashion design and set her eyes on one of my hanks for sale on Etsy. She is working with a straw element and the yarn I made was very straw-like in color. I don't like to take samples from hanks but I told her I would and then I got it out and the color didn't match the photo I'd posted of it last year. Two things were at play. First, the natural dye darkened some while in storage. It was dyed with walnuts from my yard. These things happen. It was still a rich and beautiful brown but not straw gold like my picture showed. So I took a new photo of it, wanting to be honest and kinda-sorta hoping she decided against me shipping a sample overseas and then changing her mind. But then the photo I posted to her didn't match the photo I had open in Photoshop. The color management settings were off. Talk about frustrating! When I finally got it sorted out and a new picture up, she decided she still wanted the sample. I had quoted her a low price, enough to cover shipping and a token for my trouble. When I went to make the label, the stinking Etsy shipping app tried to charge me three times what I'd charged her. WHA??? I know the rates are going up and services being dropped but geeze! Luckily my handy-dandy desktop shipping program and the ACTUAL post office was on the money and I got it printed for the lower, quoted price. That was probably really lucky too because I'm betting in the future, it's going to be the higher price - like $6 to send a 1 oz. letter to the UK.

But what a hassle. I hope she likes it because I'm *THIS CLOSE* to shutting down the Etsy shop. I had a return last month because the yarn apparently didn't match what the customer saw on their monitor despite every effort to match photo to product (and I ALWAYS have a disclaimer as such) and another return about the same time from a customer that thought the yarn was weak and poorly spun. UGH! When I got the yarn back, I promptly knit it into some leg warmers, strong and warm legwarmers. It was fine. I've never had these problems before and all of the sudden, BAM! It's so hard when you can't touch and see the yarn in person. I need to find venues to sell it locally so that people can see what they're getting, for real.

Anybody know a place? Heheh.

there is a very nice yarn shop in Rockford, I am not a knitter but my friend is and I have gone a couple times with her, you might make a trip over there and talk to them

 

[snowflake]

I went to check on the kids in the backyard and found this happening. Chicken sledding. Wheeee!

Sweet, she loves her chicks

So...I've been reading about this imprinting theory.....so I thought...why not. I crawled into the brooder and spent some time with my peeps. Here's how it went.






Ohhh...and I gave them fresh water right after I got out....for those of you observant people....lol. They have 4 waterers.

that is quit a nice LARGE brooder, love it, Funny how fast they learn to eat out of your hand

 

[naglady]

Don't get me wrong, you can incubate them...I've just heard that best would be at room temp

they are best at room temp, if your eggs are in the fridge you take them out 24-48 hrs before going into the incubator..

thanks fuzzybutt i am kinda hoping one of my new hens goes broody.


michicken i would be in with the chicks, looks like they love you, also nice brooder, i like that you recycled

snowflake that is so cute.

 

[naglady]

EVER. EVER. EVER. EVER. I just have to share a funny story about MIL's. Years ago, after my third and LAST child was born, my husband decided to "snip-snip" iykwim. His mother was terrified and in front of me (as if I weren't even there) asked him what would happen if *I* died and he wanted to have more children.

EVER!
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