Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[1muttsfan]

Hopwfully it is nice this weekend, but right now it is snowing again

 

[TreeTree411]

Hopwfully it is nice this weekend, but right now it is snowing again

Not snowing here.. Yet.. Raining though.

 

[birdman55]

hope everyone is having a good day...dealing with water issues in the pheasant coops...the ground still is frozen so i have water that is standing in them...grrr...hope it does warm up for sure...we have been getting eggs from the pheasants...so pretty excited about that...going to set some soon....talk to you guys later

 

[snowflake]

Mine aren't necessarily plum but our Wyandottes lay a sorta plum color w/large speckles egg.

We had to dig up the septic for clean out and of course we never mark it afterwards even though we swear we are not gonna go through this again.

After 3 missed holes Spidey decided she was going to help them.




Plenty of worms were found.

get some flat patio blocks, makes life a lot easier. finally put some on ours a few yrs. ago......
love chickens, make any digging exercise a little more fun

heard you folks in the UP were supposed to get significant .snow this evening, so sorry, it's about 38 here and very strong wind, sure tired of this, but you guys that still have snow must be going nuts. ...... the winter that would not end

 

[Trexroo]

The winter that would not end, wasn't that last season. Skipped summer and went right back to fall.

If it does it again I'm moving to florida, I hear they have chickens too.

 

[Trexroo]

That red Turkey is swimming in an ocean of fluid. I knocked a little hole in the big end and I can see the chick giving good movement, but I can also see the fluid role as I tilt the egg.

I'm thinking I should be proactive. He's the only one that has made it this far out of nine.

I'm attached to the little bugger.

I'm uncertain of what the best action is, however I know For sure he ain't coming equipped with gills.

Any advice other than let nature take its course.

 

[JackieandChicks]

That red Turkey is swimming in an ocean of fluid. I knocked a little hole in the big end and I can see the chick giving good movement, but I can also see the fluid role as I tilt the egg.

I'm thinking I should be proactive. He's the only one that has made it this far out of nine.

I'm attached to the little bugger.

I'm uncertain of what the best action is, however I know For sure he ain't coming equipped with gills.

Any advice other than let nature take its course.

Is it pipped the membrane yet?

 

[Folly's place]

Jackie, good response! Wicked! Mary

 

[tdhenson86]

The winter that would not end, wasn't that last season. Skipped summer and went right back to fall.

If it does it again I'm moving to florida, I hear they have chickens too.

Ha ha ha!!! I hear you there!

 

[Opa]

I understand the desire to get something planted as a means to reassure ourselves that went is actually over. But planting to soon oft times is just a waste of seed. Until the proper soil temperature is reached the seed will not germinate, and if the ground is moist often the seeds will rot rather than germinate.

I never plant anything outdoors until Mother's Day and my garden does as well or better than gardens planted earlier. Perhaps this chart will give you an idea of what you need to have for a successful crop.

Percentage of Normal Vegetable Seedlings
Produced at Different Temperatures* **
Numbers in ( ) are the days to seedling emergence. Number in red = optimal daytime soil temperature for maximum production in the shortest time.

Crops 32ºF 41ºF 50ºF 59ºF 68ºF 77ºF 86ºF 95ºF 104ºF
Asparagus 0 0 61(53) 80(24) 88(15) 95(10) 79(12) 37(19) 0
Beans, lima 0 0 1 52(31) 82(18) 90(7) 88(7) 2 0
Beans, snap 0 0 1 97(16) 90(11) 97(8) 47(6) 39(6) 0
Beets 0 53(42) 72(17) 88(10) 90(6) 97(5) 89(5) 35(5) 0
Cabbage 0 27 78(15) 93(9) 0(6) 99(5) 0(4) 0 0
Carrots 0 48(51) 93(17) 95(10) 96(7) 96(6) 95(6) 74(9) 0
Cauliflower 0 0 58(20) 60(10) 0(6) 63(5) 45(5) 0 0
Celery 0 72(41) 70(16) 40(12) 97(7) 65 0 0 0
Cucumber 0 0 0 95(13) 99(6) 99(4) 99(3) 99(3) 49
Eggplant 0 0 0 0 21(13) 53(8) 60(5) 0 0
Lettuce 98(49) 98(15) 98(7) 99(4) 99(3) 99(2) 12(3) 0 0
Muskmelon 0 0 0 0 38(8) 94(4) 90(3) 0 0
Okra 0 0 0 74(27) 89(17) 92(13) 88(7) 85(6) 35(7)
Onions 90(136) 98(31) 98(13) 98(7) 99(5) 97(4) 91(4) 73(13) 2
Parsley 0 0 63(29) 0(17) 69(14) 64(13) 50(12) 0 0
Parsnips 82(172) 87(57) 79(27) 85(19) 89(14) 77(15) 51(32) 1 0
Peas 0 89(36) 94(14) 93(9) 93(8) 94(6) 86(6) 0 0
Peppers 0 0 1 70(25) 96(13) 98(8) 95(8) 70(9) 0
Radish 0 42(29) 76(11) 97(6) 95(4) 97(4) 95(3) 0 0
Spinach 83(63) 96(23) 91(12) 82(7) 52(6) 28(5) 32(6) 0 0
Sweet Corn 0 0 47(22) 97(12) 97(7) 98(4) 91(4) 88(3) 10
Tomatoes 0 0 82(43) 98(14) 98(8) 97(6) 83(6) 46(9) 0
Turnips 1 14 79(5) 98(3) 99(2) 100(1) 99(1) 99(1) 88(3)
Watermelon 0 0 0 17 94(12) 90(5) 92(4) 96(3) 0​