Michigan

[DaughterOfEve]

I have motion sensing lights that come on if anything is prowling which makes me feel .... well still awful. Thanks for the radio reminder, I do that when I plant my garden in the spring. Gotta go check around one more time.

 

[babigyrl22]

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ugh I feel for you. I would be checking and calling for her every 15min but she will probably turn up in the morning.

 

[Mom 2em All]

DaughterofEve
the sun will be up soon. Hope your hen turns up without incident. I know you must be so worried.

Good morning everyone.

- I took today off work for a meeting at my daughter Kayla's school. Its the annual IEP meeting to discuss her epilepsy and learning disability. I MIGHT go in to work for a couple hours just to do paperwork...havent yet decided. I think I will see if the weather beckons me out to my yard, before I commit.

I need to get some straw and winter-proof my coop and get the yard ready. I know this week's weather isnt going to last.

I 'saved' a guinea pig yesterday. She was in the snake food tank at the petstore. Small little thing- I came in and handed her to Kayla. She named her Mocha. She disappeared with her, and I didnt think anything at all until about an hour later- I found her lying on MY bed playing with the pig.

sure its not as bad as goose poop but still.....


Anyhow, coffee's almost gone and time to start my day. I hope you all have a wonderful day.

 

[hickchick55]

Nova- I wish you good luck with your car. It is stressful enough when your car dies, but when you depend on it for your job it is even worse. I just replaced my 200,000 plus mile car. Hated to see it go, but have to be able to know I can do my job.

 

[hickchick55]

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Was she there this morning? I sure hope so.

 

[hickchick55]

http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/10/brutal_winter_predicted_for_gr.html
Anyone see this forecast for winter? Love it when they say "brutal". This will be my first winter with chickens and I have a feeling they will like the snow about as much as my cat does. Right now they are the happiest creatures alive, scratching through the fallen leaves and laying in the sun. They better enjoy while they can I guess.

 

[M.sue]

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My first winter also. I hope my coop is sufficient enough to keep them from freezing to death. It is very solid & water proof but I have no insulation in it. Was told my chickens would be fine. I sure hope so. Right now it's out back but I plan on moving it up closer in the yard for the winter months. I don't want to be trudging through the drifts every morning and night, especially when the wind is whipping around @ 90 mph. We are out in the open and it really blows at times. I'll post o pic later of it and you guys can give me your opinions.

DaughterofEve.......day break is here and I hope your little hen showed up for breakfast.

 

[Olive Hill]

Winter is always brutal in Michigan. Cold, snowy, icy, and long. I mean seriously, so it's going to be -20 instead of -10, does this really change the way anyone feels about winter? By the time I'm 1/4 the way through chores at -10 I can't feel my appendages anymore anyway. Now I'll just be numb quicker. The only forecast I care about is the spring one. If spring doesn't show up until June again next year I'm liable to hurt someone.

 

[AngelaB]

M.sue :

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Drag a friend along or your hubby to help.......that's what I'm planning on doing. Will have anywhere between 2-4 kids depends on who wants to tag along. 2 are mine.

I would take my hubby, but he will be out of town....

I might go on Sunday. I made plans for an orchard trip on Saturday.​

 

[AngelaB]

My husband had a co-worker over the other day, and we were showing her and boyfriend the chickens. I picked up the Brahma and he said, "This one is mine" I thought, "What the hell?" He NAMED her....does he feed them, water them, clean the coop? Um....no.... I swear, I wanted to smack him.....lmao He goes out to visit them once in awhile. He pesters them, from the deck impersonating a chicken (which is quite funny to watch thier reactions)