Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[Opa]

Sure is a gloomy morning. Light rain falling making working outside a pain but I still need to finish covering the chicken's run. Hopefully it won't take to long because with the warmer temperatures for the next two days I need to butcher the big doe I shot Friday night.

While I have cleared quite a lot of the fallen timber from our woods, the area where the deer showed up hasn't been worked on yet. Since the shot was about 90 yards I opted for a shoulder rather than a neck shot. So instead of dropping instantly she went another 20 yards into the thicker deadfalls. By the time I had drag her over, around, and thru that tangled mess I was one tired old man. Sure made me aware that I may have to quit hunting alone.

 

[aart]

Amazed that the foot of snow we got here has mostly melted, even the piles from throwing/shoveling.

Rain off and on for today and all day tomorrow, turning to snow as the temps drop late tomorrow...able to get some chores/projects done outside with a good raincoat on.

 

[chickflick]

I got the gallon water dishes. It's great. When the water gets dirty, I just bring in a bucket to dump the dirty water in and wipe it clean with a paper towel, refill, and I am done! I have one in the coop and one outside so the bunnies can get fresh water all winter. Got to make things as easy as possible over the winter!!
Gloomy, light rain, but hey, it's warmer and all the snow is gone! Life is good....
Have a great day, all.

 

[misfitmorgan]

We do have electricty in the temp coop but the chickens are in pens atm til the trailer coop gets here if it ever does. i'm about to let them lose in the temp coop and have them winter in there if the trailer coop doesnt get here soon. We have been changing out water 2-3 times a day for the chickens and bunnies but everyone still seems thirsty always.

 

[flufssilkies]

My two roos were fighting the one that got the worst is bleeding from comb what do I do

 

[newtnn]

Don't want to jinx myself but this brown soup of a yard would look a bit nicer with that layer of snow on it again.

 

[JackieandChicks]

Don't want to jinx myself but this brown soup of a yard would look a bit nicer with that layer of snow on it again.

You ought to try spreading horse hay in this clay. YUCK!

 

[Opa]

My two roos were fighting the one that got the worst is bleeding from comb what do I do

If possible you should isolate the injured bird from the rest of the flock. A bloodied bird will be attacked by the rest of the flock often to the point of death. The next best solution is to cover the wound with Blu-Kote to camouflage the attracting blood. However, I would advise you plan on keeping the roosters separate as the fighting will continue.

 

[fuzzybutt love]

I second that.

Congrats on the deer, Opa!

Raz are you hanging in there?

 

[flufssilkies]

If possible you should isolate the injured bird from the rest of the flock.  A bloodied bird will be attacked by the rest of the flock often to the point of death.  The next best solution is to cover the wound with Blu-Kote to camouflage the attracting blood.  However, I would advise you plan on keeping the roosters separate as the fighting will continue.

one lives in the house one lives in a barn. They been to gether sence the spring.