Michigan

[Stacykins]

Opa, I wish my Dad would be as cautious and wear a hat. Thankfully he hasn't had any issues...yet, but he always gets sunburned on his head, neck, and ears since he forgets to wear sunscreen

 

[chickflick]

I've been working out in the garden since it's so beautiful outside. I'm digging out countless grape hyancinths, and digging and digging. They sure do like to spread their wings! Chickens were so happy. They're getting lots of worms and bugs and just having a ball. My lil silkie is chasing everone away from her bugs. The other chickens are so thankful that I'm giving them so many new places to take their dust baths! I had dirt flying every where! Now, who wants some bulbs?? Got lots!! I finally feel like I'm gaining ground on my garden. I can actually see dirt and not weeds and hyancinths. Hope you all are enjoying this weather.

 

[RaZ]

I wouldn't mind a few hyacinths...
I got an order of bulbs a few days ago and haven't have a chance to plant them. This homework stuff has kept me busy indoors Bah!

<biting back the swear words>

I've been at it today since morning and am ready for a break. Guess I'll go mow the grass and put up a new gutter over the front door. They are suggesting a chance of rain...

One nice thing tho'. Checking on the girls this morning, the 2 "lazy" BSL,s were doing the squat and let me rub their backs like I do with Broil. So maybe they start earning their keep.

 

[NovaAman]

OMG I THOUGHT SHE WAS DEAD!

I was out last evening taking care of chicken chores. Cleaning the coop out, fitting a new roost that I still need to install, and contemplating if I can be a chicken in my next life and live an extraordinarily long chicken life when I look over towards where the chickens usually hang out in the evenings. There lays Miss Legs and Vonna all contorted and still! I would have thought they were try outs for a contortionist position for Circ du Soliel if I had thought they were alive. I dropped my rake and ran over to them and they just lay there, looking up at me with a chicken expression of "What's your problem?" It freaked me out! I have seen them dust bath, and I have seen Miss Legs in funky positions while flapping the dirt back with her wings, but they were so still even after I ran to check them out! Darn silly witches.

Speaking of Miss Legs (white leggern), her comb and wattles have like trippled in size in the last week! I swear they have. No wonder my silkie rapists are constantly trying to "hook up" with her. Time for more nest boxes...

I think I need to get a video in the morning of the "Chicken Run". Its is especially a sight to see, and hear, with all the leaves. Guess I will figure out how to youtube... Nothing like 17 chickens of various breeds and sizes letting you know they think you're the bomb in the morning because you have the chicken crack... I mean bread.

Time to get off my duff and get the painting done. OH, I guess I gotta get paint first. Think I could use the teflon spray paint? LOL. Supposed to be rust resistant. Oh, wait, its wood.

 

[ChicwannaB]

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I know how you feel, tried for the longest time to give away 3 roosters and 2 ducks, different threads, and at bestfarmbuys.com..finally took them to a slaughter house 15 miles away so since I know she's that close now I won't worry about not being able to rehome roosters. Ya put so much feed INTO them ya may as well feed ON them yourself as to give em away.. I wanted those Chante's to get a home tho.
One did, so that was good.

 

[ChicwannaB]

Happy chickens at my house today, we went fishing all morning and brought back a good catch of perch, oooooo those heads and guts are so tasty.

 

[NovaAman]

But its only the silkies that I am trying to rehome. I am have to get pictures of them, but the little blighters have taken to the trees and I am not going in after them. I will get them at dinner time! HEHEHEHE. Sucker them with spaghetti noodles.

 

[chickflick]

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You are more than welcome to get a few thousand. Coming to my neck of the woods any time soon??

 

[Olive Hill]

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Silkies are made of meat, too.

In Asia the true white silkies with black skin are even thought to have medicinal properties.

 

[RaZ]

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Not sure where your neck is at but I'm near the arm-pit...Detroit.