Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[snowflake]

Well a busy day here got the big coop all Cleaned out. Roosts and nest box washed down with bleach, dried in the sun and put back together. DH is helping with figuring out how to stop the leak looks like it is coming from the down spou hens ha e had a very rough day with their routine messed up. Nest box substations are not acceptable. Love having removable Roost's

 

[snowflake]

Finished all but the bedding going out to do that now

 

[preciouskitty]

@snowflake
That's on my list for this weekend. Just got the potatoes in in the garden; that was my last thing for it. It looks like the last cold night we had actually gave us a light frost (even though we had no advisory) according to how my basil leaves look.
I never realized you could get frost if the temp was above 32...man I love google ...all,about clear night, calm winds, moisture in air (& of course, cold weather).
Only a $4 investment if I have to replace it...though a few of the pepper plants' leaves look iffy, too

 

[wannahomestead]

@snowflake
That's on my list for this weekend. Just got the potatoes in in the garden; that was my last thing for it. It looks like the last cold night we had actually gave us a light frost (even though we had no advisory) according to how my basil leaves look.
I never realized you could get frost if the temp was above 32...man I love google ...all,about clear night, calm winds, moisture in air (& of course, cold weather).
Only a $4 investment if I have to replace it...though a few of the pepper plants' leaves look iffy, too

My basil is indicating the same thing It's having a rough time. My pepper leaves also have spots on them.

 

[aart]

OK fellow Michiganders, I need some advice. I've hatched quite a few times, but this morning day 20 I got up to a half zipped dead chick. It was after midnight when I checked the eggs last. There weren't any external pips visible or any chirping going on. On the end of day 18 I put the eggs into lockdown and increased the humidity to 50%. I did calibrate the hydrometer before this hatch. Everything was looking good. So my question is ~ why would I wake up to a half zipped egg with a dead sticky chick inside? This is a first for me with this situation? Anyone else have this happen before?

50% is kind of on the low side for day 18 on.......70-80% is usually better.

What was your humidity the first 17 days?....were you watching/marking the air cell development?

 

[OldMissionChick]

I just noticed I now have 2 ducks with drake feathers I am 99% sure there will be a third, possibly a 4th. With only 8 ducks this isn't a good hen to drake ratio

 

[uchytil]

I just noticed I now have 2 ducks with drake feathers

I am 99% sure there will be a third, possibly a 4th. With only 8 ducks this isn't a good hen to drake ratio

the drakes are excellent on the grill

 

[OldMissionChick]

Or the smoker. But the girls are already fighting me on it I told them it might happen back when we first got them.

 

[HollyDuckFarmer]

Some of our boys have huge Spurs. I read, watched YouTube about removal and then wimped out. We ended up just using a dremel tool to get rid of the sharp point and shorten them a bit.

Saddles PK!

I have cut duck nails with toenail clippers. That's all I've got.

Oh I can't recall who was asking abt the lime differences... I finally found the link: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/244034/lime-what-is-it-exactly-and-how-do-we-use-it-safely

 

[1muttsfan]

Basil and peppers are hot weather plants that really struggle if planted too early - they love warm feet an warm air both.