Michigan

[b737drvr]

That's so weird... When ever the tempts get up near the 50s, I have mosquitos in the run! Freaking leaves...

Better get ready for mosquitoes next week Nova!

 

[NovaAman]

oh I know! I never would have thought I'd see them in the winter! But I guess that's what happens when you use leaves in the run. Lol.

 

[RBahmer]

Exactly! I would watch out the window when DH went outside to take care of the pigs. He'd be halfway across the yard and then Mr. Peanut would come tearing through the yard. DH would hear him and turn around and MR. Peanut would halt in his tracks and look slightly away as if he was just innocently there. DH would start walking again and Mr. Peanut would start the chase again. After a few steps, DH would turn around again and Mr. Peanut would do the same as before. They would do this all the way across the rest of the yard. It was annoying when he did it to me, but hilarious to watch when he did it to DH.

 

[chicken grandma]

Oh~ Mr. Peanut sounds so adorable! That is why I love chickens. They are so innocent in their badness.

 

[chicken grandma]

No, we didn't find him. I looked all over, but there are no signs of him or any feathers to indicate anything happened to him. He's just gone.

It's just too weirdly quiet around here now without our faithful watch-bird.

Teeville - sj3364 has the most beautiful Barred Rock rooster named Neil and he is so sweet! sj3364 is near Grand Rapids and I think you are also. Just something to consider.

 

[swampducks]

Every time taprock posts the snowfall amount increases.

muttsfan - maybe we can save you some snow for when you come home. It turns out it was more like 20 inches.

 

[snowflake]

Hello all!

I got good news about my little Sugar-pie. I brought her back out to her mom today. Skeeter has been keeping in the winter run with her babies since my dogs got one of her chicks. Well, anyway, I decided to bring her back out there today so I could see how Skeeter was going to act so I would know if I was going to steel Leilas littlest chick and put them together in a brooder box.

Well, anyone who thinks chickens are stupid, is stupid. Skeeter heard Sugar-pie start to chirp once we got out to the run, and she came running at me head up, looking excited and all. I set her baby down by her, Skeeter looked at me, Sugar went to her siblings, then all three burrowed under Skeeter, she puffed up and settled over top of them. I think all is good. YAY!! Now I want to go and buy a few chicks and put them in the fish tank. LOL. NO NO NO NO!

I can't do it. I don't need them. I don't need them. But, if they get silkies at our TSC, you can bet your chicken butts I am getting some. LOL.

yah for skeeter, what a good mommy.


hadn't thought about mosquitoes, first time I used leaves in the run. why didn't you tell me this before??

I am glad you all have such good will power, I just stay away from TSC and FFH, this time of year. don't tell DH about the ones I ordered ,

not sure were I am going to keep them come next winter. got tractors that work good in nice weather. Might have to have him build some more roosts

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[un-named543]

I loved my leghorn named Lossie.

We found her on the side of the road in Hawaii. She had been in an egg farm just outside our town. Clipped beak and feet damaged from the cage and her feathers were so matted we GASPED out loud. The egg farm used to sell the older chickens to local people for eggs or meat and chances are she got loose somewhere in the transaction.

My daughter picked her up and held her in her lap on the way home. We took her to the vet, treated her for assorted problems and then bathed her which sent her into shock. I put her under a heat lamp and sat next to the cage in my house for a day talking to her. My kids brought lots of bugs in from outside which she loved.

She then became our pet chicken, sitting on the chair next to my kids on the computer. Walking around the yard with the kids. Took years for the feathers to fall out and come back in right. She loved to dust bathe. She loved to sit on the lawn chair with me. I thought of her as 'my' chicken. She was a really good layer of pretty white eggs. She wasn't fussy at all.

We shipped her to Michigan and after 3 days of travel, she hopped out of the box, ate, drank and laid an egg! Once we took her to Chowhound pet store because she was so muddy and gave her a bath. As I carried her out of the store in a towel, we showed her to all the kids who gathered around. Lossie just loved kids. She was just fearless.

One day two years later my daughter shouted to me from the coop. Lossie had dropped off the perch. I picked her up and held her and she looked right in my eyes. I said, 'it'll be o.k. Lossie-girl; we love you.' She quietly passed away and I was so grateful to have had her in our lives and so grateful that I could take care of her until her last day.

As you can see, we treasured each and every chicken that we owned!

Really sweet story!

Every time taprock posts the snowfall amount increases.

Spring vs. Taprock........let's see. I guess Taprock must be eliminated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[taprock]

Every time taprock posts the snowfall amount increases.

And it's snowing more!

This is from my DH who just got home. This is looking down the road that is on his route. He bumped the tree with the truck and once the snow was off it popped back up. He also said to mention he took out 3 mailboxes today but didn't get stuck because he took the time to put chains on the plow truck while some other guys didn't.

 

[teeville5]

Teeville - sj3364 has the most beautiful Barred Rock rooster named Neil and he is so sweet! sj3364 is near Grand Rapids and I think you are also. Just something to consider.

She still has him? Oh, I was so tempted when she posted about him before, but DH just looks at me with a 'don't you even dare'. I just think the BR roos are so awesome looking and I would love to have one for my BR girls.


Taprock- that doesn't even look like a road! Dh just looked at it and said if we go on a trip anywhere, it'll be south.