Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[Peep-Chicken]

33.7 in my coop this morning 

Mine was 45ish . Although mine is seriously insulated lol

 

[uchytil]

Maah, you may have to venture out of Wayland, but, find a Barnes and Noble. They have a few mags that may interest youy and the cool part (if you are willing) is you can sit in one of the comfy chairs, sip some hot chocolate, and peruse many, many reads as your time permits. This way you may find one, or two, you like.

 

[uchytil]

My coops, barns, and pens were freaking cold degrees F/C this morning.

 

[matt44644]

First Egg

 

[preciouskitty]

First Egg

Congrats e It's SO cute!!

 

[Opa]

I have an extensive array of cast iron skillets and dutch ovens, several were my grandmother's and one belong to my great grandmother. Tonight I quickly fried some ground venison in a skillet that is probably 100 years old. Anyone who has ever cooked in a very old and properly seasoned cast iron pan can attest to the what a joy using one can be. I don't think there is a modern stick free pan made that can come close to competing. Once the meat was browned and out of the skillet just a quick wipe with a paper towel and it was clean. Brought the skillet back up to a sterilizing temperature and then a small dab of lard to recoat the surface, then wiping dry with another paper towel and it's ready for next time.

With seasonal molting my flock's egg production has been down. The past week has averaged 8 eggs per day for 25 birds. My Welsummer flock hasn't laid in over a month, partly due to heavy molting and partly due to their age. As soon as possible they, plus my bantam Vorwerks will be heading for the nature center to provide food for the raptors.

 

[vintagegem]

I have 9 hens now!......added 4 lovely little red hens a few weeks ago and I'm loving my little flock

....only getting 1 egg a day at the moment but they are worth it for the sheer relaxation factor....why did I ever wait so long to get chickens?

 

[SillyChicken]

I have 9 hens now!......added 4 lovely little red hens a few weeks ago and I'm loving my little flock

....only getting 1 egg a day at the moment but they are worth it for the sheer relaxation factor....why did I ever wait so long to get chickens?

 

[SillyChicken]

I have an extensive array of cast iron skillets and dutch ovens, several were my grandmother's and one belong to my great grandmother. Tonight I quickly fried some ground venison in a skillet that is probably 100 years old. Anyone who has ever cooked in a very old and properly seasoned cast iron pan can attest to the what a joy using one can be. I don't think there is a modern stick free pan made that can come close to competing. Once the meat was browned and out of the skillet just a quick wipe with a paper towel and it was clean. Brought the skillet back up to a sterilizing temperature and then a small dab of lard to recoat the surface, then wiping dry with another paper towel and it's ready for next time.

With seasonal molting my flock's egg production has been down. The past week has averaged 8 eggs per day for 25 birds. My Welsummer flock hasn't laid in over a month, partly due to heavy molting and partly due to their age. As soon as possible they, plus my bantam Vorwerks will be heading for the nature center to provide food for the raptors.

Something I need to get... I have one pan, but I'd love to get a dutch oven (i think thats what they're called).

 

[SillyChicken]

I split the photos of the two bucks I caught on camera and put them together to compare the two. Guys on the hunting site think the larger one is about 3.5 yrs old... the little one is probably 1.5 yrs.


Oh and lookie here! The two on the left might be ours in a few days! Boy and girl from different breeders.


Back on track to go to CA next week... yeah!

LOL!