Michigan

[Ferrret]

Looking back to the conversation about kids, education and pursuing your talents, this guy has a good outlook on letting kids learn. When Sho Yano was asked about his attempt at medical school almost being denied because of his age, barely a preteen, he said this:
"Why would being allowed to challenge yourself be considered more damaging than being totally bored?"
The school was afraid he wouldn't have a normal adolescence, and initially refused to allow him to take classes. He first started college at 9, earned an undergrad degree at 12, and he now holds a PhD in molecular genetics and cellular biology at 21 years old.
http://content.usatoday.com/communi...ns-medical-doctorate-at-age-21/1#.T8z85FKIga8

Granted, he is a prodigy child, and most children aren't likely to achieve as much in the same time span as he does, he still makes an excellent point.
If your child wants to learn, be it about space, or the ocean, or delving into higher mathematics, you should encourage their exploration, not squash the interest because it might be 'too much' and instead leave them bored. Kids know when a topic begins to get over their head and too hard to understand.

Another thing I meant to link was this:
http://www.khanacademy.org/
It's a free education tool that could be helpful for anyone that likes to learn at their own pace.

 

[RaZ]

I WAS! But I got out there, and Vanna is in one nest, another pullet is a nest and ShehSheh is in the other coop nest box... SO, Kinda makes it tricky to clean when you have screaming demon chickens.

Oh, I hear ya.
I couldn't change the linens because the cat was sleeping on the pillow.
I can't run the vacuum because the dog is sleeping.

 

[SillyChicken]

Looking back to the conversation about kids, education and pursuing your talents, this guy has a good outlook on letting kids learn. When Sho Yano was asked about his attempt at medical school almost being denied because of his age, barely a preteen, he said this:
"Why would being allowed to challenge yourself be considered more damaging than being totally bored?"
The school was afraid he wouldn't have a normal adolescence, and initially refused to allow him to take classes. He first started college at 9, earned an undergrad degree at 12, and he now holds a PhD in molecular genetics and cellular biology at 21 years old.
http://content.usatoday.com/communi...ns-medical-doctorate-at-age-21/1#.T8z85FKIga8

Granted, he is a prodigy child, and most children aren't likely to achieve as much in the same time span as he does, he still makes an excellent point.
If your child wants to learn, be it about space, or the ocean, or delving into higher mathematics, you should encourage their exploration, not squash the interest because it might be 'too much' and instead leave them bored. Kids know when a topic begins to get over their head and too hard to understand.

Another thing I meant to link was this:
http://www.khanacademy.org/
It's a free education tool that could be helpful for anyone that likes to learn at their own pace.

Most prodigy kids like him don't have "normal" adolescence anyway.. Why do people try to limit others? jealousy? IDK... stupid if you ask me.

 

[SillyChicken]

The MSU Hidden Lakes down in Tipton?

I bought some "mouse ears" this year. And some gigantic leaf variety and some others. I'll have to look at the tags. When I'm spending my own money on perennials I look for pots with multiple stems or pups that I can divide by fall or the next year.

After this sandwich and ginger ale, I have to get back out and clean up my willow trimmings and plant a few more things in the shade garden.

Yes, that's the one, down on M50. I live a few minutes north of there. We'll pull in just to toodle around on the bikes. I love the hosta garden and they have an awesome bonsi garden too. They have plant sales in the spring, but they're pricey.
http://hiddenlakegardens.msu.edu/
I'm looking for some of the big hostas... but I need some that are more sun tolerant. Are yours?

 

[NovaAman]

my oldest is interested in why the ocean is how it is, BIG TIME, and weather. Oh... and he has a fascination with rear ends... SO, I figure, he'll be in to atmospherics, oceanics, or a proctologist...

 

[NovaAman]

Oh, I hear ya.
I couldn't change the linens because the cat was sleeping on the pillow.
I can't run the vacuum because the dog is sleeping.

Oh, I know... I have no problem running it while people are watching spongebob... but I am not waking up the cat to change the bed.

 

[1muttsfan]

Glad, I can't tell from your pictures, but do you have hardware cloth wrapped around the bottom of your run? If not I would highly recommend it.

 

[gladahmae]

Glad, I can't tell from your pictures, but do you have hardware cloth wrapped around the bottom of your run? If not I would highly recommend it.

Yes. We have the 2x4 welded wire for the sides, and then have 3ft of hardware cloth that goes up 1.5ft on the bottom of the sides, and then out 1.5 for an anti-dig apron. My husband thinks I'm silly for insisting on making it sooooo predator proof, but I really don't want to expain to the kids why ___________ killed the chickens.


Anyone need a cheap structure to convert to a coop and live near houghton lake? http://nmi.craigslist.org/for/3056420419.html

 

[vjwilmoth]

Good Morning everyone...

I have a cold. Not fair.
Coffee's good this morning,

I just put the gold-laced Polish on lockdown. The porcelain d'uccles eggs were a flop. Of 18, I only had two make it to lockdown. What a disappointment- everyone wanted some, of all the eggs most were infertile- or, not developing at all....however you want to call it.
Then the rest were quitters from the first week.

Everyone have a great day. Ive got work and I have to stop at my kids school to pay for band camp for them this morning.

Bummer! But I guess that just means I won't be tempted to take any!

Good morning michigan, sunny and cool here today.
My porcelein DU eggs also scored a zero out of two separate hatches - one chick that died in the first day.
Opa, what kind of posts are you putting in?

Man! It's just not a good time for D'uccle eggs.

I just had amazing luck with a hatch of Araucana eggs here! My adult Araucanas are all tufted, which means a resulting hatch will have approximately 50% tufted chicks, 25% cleanfaced, and 25% dead in shell. Eight of eleven eggs hatched, and SEVEN are tufted. So an 87% of the hatch is tufted! Absolutely amazing.

These chicks, plus the ones due next week, will be the foundation Araucana flock for Laura877. And wow, what a flock it shall be!

Those chicks are so stinkin' cute with those tufts!!!

I have the same issue with my young silkies and bantams, they lay at the door but won't go in. IF I have the light on before dusk, they'll go in.... silly chickens!

What is it with Bantams and silkies? I can't get mine to put themselves to bed either! We always have to herd them all in. The other night they were laying in front of the window and poor Waffles had all kinds of babies(who are now all almost as big as her) trying to get under her wings! They were about 10" from the door. I told DH they must have the party coop.

the coop is *this* close to being completely done!!! YAAAAY! The door for the nest-box access is on now too, but needs painted. Other than that, we just need to install the pop door and a ramp! I'm sure my husband is happy to be [nearly] done.

The run is finished, so we put the ladies out for a fwe hours last night. They didn't go more than 5ft from the dog carrier we took them out there in the whole time.


Got half of my garden planted, and realized last night that I needed 11 MORE tomato cages, and had 20 squash plants to get in the ground still. I can't believe how many of those things I ended up with! I need to clone myself to get all of this stuff done! I'm also trying to figure out how to return our dead apple tree to lowes and pick up a new one to replace it, and maybe 2 pear trees. and....and.....and. I could go in to serious debt in that garden center.

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Looking good!! I love how cute your run looks.

 

[theron]

Whew! What a loud morning this morning. I have pullets starting to lay, and I wonder if it freaks them out... I had to go out twice this morning already to check for predators because the cacophony of noise what rediculous. Even the neighbors birds were going off like alarms. There was nothing going on. Four occupied nest boxes and other hens and pullets singing along in encouragement. The cockerels also joined in. Imagine 10 roosters, a male guinea, and an undetermined numbers of egg pushers sounding off at 10 am and then again just before noon. Yes, I said 10. I have 9 crowing, the neighbors have 1. I wonder what the tenants across the street thought of the noise? Hmmm.

Jace is upset that we do not have ducks now. He said that I have to get him a wood duck now, and I have to keep it until it dies. I told him, when he is ready to take on the chores of cleaning and feeding the ducks on his own properly, then we can have ducks again. He asked me when that would be... OMG! Um, NEVER?! He likes to play with the water more than he likes to use it to give them clean water, clean pool... LOL. SO, no ducks for a while. A trio of wood ducks would be something though. They are very pretty. Good thing I have not shown him what Harlequins look like.

Guy at work told me that "IF" I were to decide on ducks again, then he knows people who'd pay $10-12 a bird... BUT, yes there is a but in there, they have to be scovies. Isn't a duck a duck? LOL. I know, I am only kidding. I think I will stick with chickens.

What a beauty of a day. Think I will go and clean the coops now.

Well, send them my way. We have about 20 muscovy ducklings with another 3 broody muscovy hens on about 25 muscovy eggs. We usually get around $10 for our adult muscovies and $3 to $5 for the ducklings.