Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[troyer]

High stepper. . .

. . . . . with good balance. He crows standing on one leg!

 

[chickflick]

I have one egg layer right now. But, it's without a shell. I was hoping that after the break, that she would lay normal eggs.

 

[Sally PB]

DH says we're going to start the pantry project today. But right now, we're both on our respective computers, doing what we do on them. I'll get off my butt and go do something in a bit....

 

[RaZ]

I haven't had a fresh egg is almost 2 months. Moult is over but the hens are getting old and the winter lack of light doesn't help. Had been getting 1 duck egg/week but that has stopped too.
Spent most of the day out in the garage trying to get it better organized so I can get everything put in there for the winter. Backed the old car out and started her up. Didn't get the bike out though. Maybe tomorrow. At least for now the car, bike, golf cart, and tractor all fit inside the garage. A couple more days of reorganizing and I should be able to have all vehicles in the garage.

The loan lady from the credit union called and told me that everything is done and approved. Now it goes to the title company for whatever it is that they do. Hopefully everything is OKed this week and I can schedule the furnace. It made me feel pretty good that the value was appraised for a lot more than I thought. Maybe I should sell and move back to the city.

Puppy Winston is doing well. Old girl Bella tolerated him and evens plays a little bit with him. House breaking is going really well. No overnight accidents for the past 3 nights. A couple of piddles that I get quite catch in time. Caught him in the act and hustled him out to finish. Floor needed to be mopped anyway. He weighed 9.2 pounds this morning. He will be ready for the next round of shots in a week or so. I hope the visiting vet is at TSC for that. The vet in town has gotten way to expensive for us locals. They cater to the city folk that visit.

Hope all are well. It's snowing like mad but was not predicted. A big storm is predicted for Wednesday and Thursday.

 

[1muttsfan]

Only about another week until the days start getting longer. Right now with the days as short as they are, you're just not going to get a whole of laying without lights.

 

[bigmrg74]

I have one egg layer right now. But, it's without a shell. I was hoping that after the break, that she would lay normal eggs.

Been noticing some thin shelled eggs lately, that have broken in the nest. Heck, friday I was scrubbing one that I had just collected that morning in the sink as it was kinda poopy and it broke in my hand. Opted to put out some more crushed oyster shells and some grit stones for the girls, see if that improves things soon.

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

Hello all you MI storm survivors. Yesterdays blizzard was not fun at all. No snow when I let my pups out at 5:30 but within an hour there was 4-5 inches of snow. Snow plows were out but the roads partially plowed making my usual 45 min drive a 90 min white knuckle 4WD adventure through snow drifts and ruts made by others. All in all a total of 12 in. fell within 5 hrs in my area with higher amts in the usual areas prone to it. Things were fairly cleaned up on the main roads by evening thankfully. Lots of cars in snow banks keeping tow truck businesses busy.
Unfortunately this storm claimed (and nearly claimed) a few lives as ppl shoveled or fought with the snow blowers. DHs cousin was one of them…found face down in the driveway behind a running snow blower. He was just 60 and one month from a well deserved retirement, now gone. Very sad indeed.
I hear the lower peninsula is getting hit this weekend..pls be careful if shoveling the heavy wet stuff.
If you have high blood pressure, plaque or high cholesterol and/or diabetes or take meds for any of those conditions PLEASE get help with snow…don’t take the risk. Call a neighbor or family to do it.
Lifting just a shovel full of wet snow weighing 20-30 lbs is hard work for the heart and causes rapid acceleration of the body’s oxygen demand. Such strenuous activity will cause blood pressure to rise, heart rate to increase dramatically, resulting in fast blood flow through the arteries. If there is immature plaque in the arteries the sheering forces may dislodge it (like skim on warmed milk) and a clot can quickly form leading to heart attack. Higher blood pressures also tighten tiny vessels feeding the heart, brain, muscles, etc leading to chest pain, dizziness or stroke if BP gets too high, and exhaustion. Inadequate hydration worsens all of this.
If you are healthy pre-hydrate, take rest periods, use common sense.
If you have health issues, don’t be a hero, please. It’s hard for some to ask for assistance and even harder for others to accept it. If a friend or neighbor offers help with snow removal it’s because they care and want to help, not viewing one as incapable. Be the foreman of the snow removal crew.

I’m not trying to lecture so sorry if it came across that way. I truly care and it weighs heavy on my mind after I just spend my entire workday sending far too many ppl to the ED, cath lab or The Father.

 

[Folly's place]

So sorry!
And you are right on all counts; many of us, especially men, think they are invincible...
Mary

 

[saysfaa]

Hello all you MI storm survivors. Yesterdays blizzard ...

Thank you for explaining the physiology of it.

I'm sorry for your loss.

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

So sorry!
And you are right on all counts; many of us, especially men, think they are invincible...
Mary

thank you.