Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[preciouskitty]

You don't have to cook them for the chickens. Just bag them and freeze them, guts and all.

Cool. That's what I'll do. I will bake some just so us humans can have a treat, too
Thx!

 

[snowflake]

Rough day today, 2 weeks ago my85 year old mom fell while stepping off a stepladder, missed a step, fell off backwards and hit her back on the kitchen counter. While her back is healing, ever since then she's been

so sorry about your mom, hope she does better and that she isn't driving to Fla.

NO - if it's too early, the morning coffee won't have kicked in yet and the surgeon is still waking up. Too late in the morning, getting close to lunch and he's hungry and tired, so MID morning is best. Never after lunch because he's already put in a long morning and he's full of lunch food and sleepy. Later in the afternoon and he's anticipating the evening so that's not good.

at this rate you would never have surgery

How should I prepare it for them? Raw? Seeds (cooked, raw, both?). And, I think I will prepare some & freeze for winter treats, again, best way to prepare?

Thanks!

grocery stores will be cheep, farmer near us doesn't give them away till after Thanksgiving (pumpkin pie ya know)

 

[RaZ]

squash and sunflower seeds I believe have the same effect,correct?

Squash is in the same family (Curcurbitaceae) as pumpkin but sunflowers are not.
The effect of seeds for de-worming has not been supported nor debunked by scientific research, from what I can find. On the other hand, my birds love the seeds and flesh of pumpkins, squash and other "treats", so I'll continue to feed the goodies to them. After I take my cut.

ETA:
I found this link...http://www.americanfarm.com/publica...or-not-pumpkin-seeds-may-be-natural-dewormer-

 

[preciouskitty]

Squash is in the same family (Curcurbitaceae) as pumpkin but sunflowers are not. 
The effect of seeds for de-worming  has not been supported nor debunked by scientific research, from what I can find. On the other hand, my birds love the seeds and flesh of pumpkins, squash and other "treats", so I'll continue to feed the goodies to them. After I take my cut.   

ETA:
I found this link...http://www.americanfarm.com/publica...or-not-pumpkin-seeds-may-be-natural-dewormer-

Thanks...I figure, what the heck, can't hurt. If it works, great. If not, they get yummy treats! I know they LOVED the spaghetti squash guts & seeds I gave them this summer!

 

[tsetse9]

Could it be Bornholm disease? (I had it many years ago)
Signs and symptoms

Symptoms may include fever and headache, but the distinguishing characteristic of this disease is attacks of severe pain in the lower chest, often on one side.[SUP][3][/SUP] The slightest movement of the rib cage causes a sharp increase of pain, which makes it very difficult to breathe, and an attack is therefore quite a frightening experience, although it generally passes off before any actual harm occurs. The attacks are unpredictable and strike "out of the blue" with a feeling like an iron grip around the rib cage. The colloquial names for the disease, such as 'The Devil's grip' (see also "other names" below) reflect this symptom. [rule] I hope she does well in Florida.

Thanks TC I need to look into that some more. For you did it go away on his own or is there therapy or meds that can help?

 

[snowflake]

Anyone have any ideas what I can do with six younger roosters. Good size to eat but nobody will butcher chicks around me. I'm near Battle Creek. If anyone knows a place. Or wants them to eat.

you can sell them on craigs list for $10 or more,they will be eaten

 

[RaZ]

Thanks...I figure, what the heck, can't hurt. If it works, great. If not, they get yummy treats! I know they LOVED the spaghetti squash guts & seeds I gave them this summer!

I enjoy exploring the "old wive's tales" and "urban legends" and then trying to relate that to actual research.
If I had hundreds of chickens (or other animals) to care for, I would probably rely entirely on science and peer-related research.
Having only a small number of critters, I tend to personalize the care I provide for them. I give them the best that I can. As a result, I find that I also take better care of myself. My garden this year was planted with goodies for the birds that were also good for me. It is a process.

 

[Trefoil]

Ok precious kitty, we have never really done Halloween(just some harvest festivals). However, if ur handing out $5, I might send my boys ur way. If you get 2 -6ft' teens, they're mine. lol To bad it would probably cost them more in gas $.

I am not puter savvy and have tried to reply to just a certain part of a post and haven't figured it out yet. Opa or someone maybe could explain how. I'm learning more about the puter and chickens and life being on this thread. LOVE IT!!!

I'm an artist as some of you know... I am also a fan of odd, creepy, monstery type stuff..I got something today I'm really excited about. I'm a fan of an artist that does ink illustrations in pointillism (tiny dots).

Beautiful, its made using "dots"?

Hello All,
I need your opinions....do you think 10 square feet per bird for an outside run is enough? I have been reading and that seems to be what everybody is saying. It seems a little small. I plan on making my run bigger that that but i just wanted to see what you all have.

I figured it out for my "main" coop and I am giving them 122 sq ' each, they usually free range during the day.

Thanks TC I need to look into that some more. For you did it go away on his own or is there therapy or meds that can help?

I found out the hard way, if its muscle spasms, advil works wonders, at least for me. Only had them once, Very painful.
Reading the Murry McMurry newsletter today I came across an article about deep litter that was very interesting http://blog.mcmurrayhatchery.com/20...ternative-for-cramped-spaces-by-joel-salatin/

 

[Totalcolour]

Quote: Mine went away after about 4 days. But, I've had an occasional attack since - perhaps every few years. In any case, not nearly as severe.

I really hope they find out what your mom has. It must be really worrying not to know.

 

[ladyrsanti]

Could it be Bornholm disease? (I had it many years ago)

Signs and symptoms

Symptoms may include fever and headache, but the distinguishing characteristic of this disease is attacks of severe pain in the lower chest, often on one side.[3] The slightest movement of the rib cage causes a sharp increase of pain, which makes it very difficult to breathe, and an attack is therefore quite a frightening experience, although it generally passes off before any actual harm occurs. The attacks are unpredictable and strike "out of the blue" with a feeling like an iron grip around the rib cage. The colloquial names for the disease, such as 'The Devil's grip' (see also "other names" below) reflect this symptom.


I hope she does well in Florida.

AHHHHHHH!!!! THANK YOU!

Bornholm Disease! I've been looking for this for YEARS. Way back, the day of my grandparent's 60th anniversary party, I was getting out of bed and went to the balcony door to shut it when every muscle in my chest and back seized up in agonizing pain. I thought someone had shot me in the chest. My husband had to come and help me move. He took me to the ER only to be told I "pulled a muscle". BS!!!! I was flat on my back for a week! But I couldn't come up with an explanation, only that I'd been a little under the weather previously. Then, a couple of years later, I raised an arm in the shower and it happened again. And once again, the Dr. shrugged and offered pain meds. I knew there had to be a reason. I do all kinds of crazy stuff and don't pull muscles like that, not to mention that when it happens, I'm not doing anything even remotely strenuous. Now I know. The question is, because it's a virus, is it something that sticks with you permanently and flares now and again or am I catching the virus repeatedly and am more susceptible somehow to the muscle pain? I wonder if my new Dr. would be willing to discuss and/or research this...