Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[aart]

Close the windows and/or turn the furnace off.
I've been closing down some windows at night,
not the bedroom tho, just grab my blankie.

 

[chickflick]

Temps here are close to normal. Last couple of years have been way above normal so we're just not use to it. I so love the cooler days and nights. It's miserable when sweating your butt off doing the littlest things outdoors.
Think a coon grabbed my chicken this morning. Luckily it got away. We have a family of coons in the field. See them at the bird feeders at night. Let my chickens out this morning and the young ones jump the fence and to out into side yard and along the field. Heard the chicken in distress and saw it running across the yard with feather coming off her. Yelled for my husband to get out there and ran to put the damn brace on my leg. Was sure I lost a chicken with all the feathers on the ground. The poor chicken got all her tail feathers pulled out, so don't think it was a hawk. Think coon snuck up behind her and grabbed the tail. Otherwise she's ok. Don't see any wounds. Put them back in the run for now. Gong to have to do something about the coons. While we were camping last weekend, a coon came up on the upper deck and took a poop! Last night it was up here again and knocked down a birdhouse. Told hubby the electric fence needs to be turned on..
Well, enjoy your day, all. Warmer today.

 

[Folly's place]

Have the electric fence on, and empty the wild bird feeder for at least a few weeks, and then shoot those raccoons if they are targeting your chickens!
Raccoons are cute out in the woods, never at the house!
Mary

 

[Folly's place]

A 'fart egg' in the coop this morning! One of the pullets, maybe?! It's early though.
Mary

 

[aart]

A 'fart egg' in the coop this morning! One of the pullets, maybe?! It's early though.
Mary

Or one of your older birds, ramping down to molt?
I have never had, nor read about, a pullet lay a fart egg.

 

[Folly's place]

We'll see how it goes. I think it could be either, and the pullets are really too young yet, but wishful thinking?!
Mary

 

[aart]

We'll see how it goes. I think it could be either, and the pullets are really too young yet, but wishful thinking?!
Mary

Well.....
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/who-is-laying-and-who-is-not-butt-check.73309/

 

[Folly's place]

I know, but everyone is staying regardless, so I'm not going to bother to check...
All the survivors of my dog's attack have a home forever here.
Mary

 

[aart]

I know, but everyone is staying regardless, so I'm not going to bother to check...
All the survivors of my dog's attack have a home forever here.
Mary

Not to cull any birds, just to see if pullets are laying

 

[RaZ]

Close the windows and/or turn the furnace off.
I've been closing down some windows at night,
not the bedroom tho, just grab my blankie.

My thermostat does not have an On/Off switch. I just set it at the lowest setting, 60.
Windows are half closed and I have lots of blankies.

My friend has a theory that ever since they chilled my body for surgery I am more affected by low temperatures. She might be on to something there. I was frozen for 16-18 hours for that procedure.