Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[fuzzybutt love]

My birds are all moulting early too. I do think it's an early winter unfortunately.

 

[RaZ]

OR, you've got an iron belly.

That could be. I've eaten some pretty weird stuff in my time.

Sadly, I broke down and bought some store eggs today.

 

[NovaAman]

My coop/run looks like a pillow exploded. I figured it was mostly from the cockerel being put in there place, but the garage is the same... I'd prefer a harder winter. Last winter there wasn't enough snow here and we used so much more LP..

 

[Trefoil]

Preciouskitty, just checked the PC guide (and the hubby) you are right. It would take longer. My hubby is a stay at home dad, so he does most of the canning. I have done it with him in the past, but follow his lead. When I did most of the canning, I made soup. When I made jam I did a water bath.
I just figured I could bust out the PC to show nova how to do it (when hubby home too ;-) )

Trefoil, thanks for the pekin info!
We are somewhat split between two houses right now. Our "city house" doesn't allow chickens (kind of) our city does, but our association doesn't. But I would like to sneak a duck of two into the pond behind our house and house them at night. And hopefully get a few eggs too. Our "country house" has our chickens. We are not up there terribly much. Often just on weekends. So would like something with wings here too. Are Pekin ducks self sufficient if left for a few days?

Mine aren't. If I don't lock them up at night they get taken out by predators.

That could be. I've eaten some pretty weird stuff in my time.

Sadly, I broke down and bought some store eggs today.

Say it ain't so

 

[chickflick]

My coop also looks like a pillow factory exploded. And the garage and the yard. Don't mind a cold hard winter if we had a hot, sun shining summer

 

[RaZ]

Say it ain't so

Sadly I did buy eggs at the store. It has been many weeks (months) since I've had a real egg. Ashli gave me some about a month ago and I ate them in 2 days. I've been jonesing for eggs ever since and gave in for a substitute. I did buy the so-called "organic" eggs.

 

[Folly's place]

Raz, so sorry about the eggs. Anyone close enough to supply the real thing? I live in Perry and work in Novi, so pretty far away. Right now I've got nearly no eggs, thanks to an evil fox this spring. I do have a group of white and one partridge Chantecler cockrels. Thet are now adolescent beasts, and will be in the freezer Thursday. If anyone is looking for a big beautiful cockrel, let me know ASAP. Mary

 

[Folly's place]

Raz, so sorry about the eggs. Anyone close enough to supply the real thing? I live in Perry and work in Novi, so pretty far away. Right now I've got nearly no eggs, thanks to an evil fox this spring. I do have a group of white and one partridge Chantecler cockrels. Thet are now adolescent beasts, and will be in the freezer Thursday. If anyone is looking for a big beautiful cockrel, let me know ASAP. Mary

 

[yorkchick]

That could be. I've eaten some pretty weird stuff in my time. Sadly, I broke down and bought some store eggs today.

Raz, for heaven's sake! Friends don't let friends eat store bought eggs! Do you still volunteer at Matthaei? I am volunteering pretty frequently just around the corner at the Humane Society. I would be very happy to bring you some eggs any time. (edited for operator errors...)

 

[RaZ]

I do volunteer still. The thing is that we docents are tied into the school year so I'm a few weeks away.