Michigan

[uchytil]

Anyone in the Muskegon area want a Flemish Giant Bunny? I have 5 weeks old beauties that will be ready in a few weeks. They make great pets and all of them are imprinted and soooo friendly. PM me for details.

 

[Opa]

I knew all that warm weather we had in March was going to bite us.

Longtime Leelanau County fruit farmer Dave Alpers has 550 acres of tart cherries and 100 acres of sweet cherries in Leland and Suttons Bay townships, about 15 miles north of Traverse City.
He tells the Traverse City Record-Eagle that he's finding 80 to 90 percent of the buds on the area's tart cherries have been killed, as have about 40 to 60 percent of the apple buds.
The northwestern Lower Peninsula produces about four-fifths of U.S. tart cherries.

 

[SillyChicken]

I'm pretty much the female version of this dude this morning..........*YAWN* I stayed up way to late painting a side table...and got up way too early to do my DH's morning chores!

to the new folks......... seems like there is someone new almost every day!
Chicken stock this year could be the best yet!

I started the new rule with the DH a few years ago.. for every one tree you destroy, I'm buying 2 to replace it!! He mowed over one of my curly willows I just planted last week. So, I picked up 2 trees yesterday, a blue spruce and a black hills pine, so I'll be planting them tonight. I love pine trees and they seem to be the only trees my DH doesn't destroy with the mower or his truck. (I hope he runs over a few more) LOL! I've been itching to get some pear and apple trees going!


Alright... who ever posted about the pig in rescue me.org almost got me in trouble, thanks!! But, I shut the page down just in time!!


The chicks are enjoying the new brooder. I put some roosts in for them last night. I'm going to take some photos of a couple chicks later, maybe you guys can help identify them for me. I got them just to fill my "gottabuy6rule" when I got the silkies at TSC. One I'm sure is a d'uucle, the other two are brown/black but no feathers on their feet. (I googled and it looks like maybe a couple sebright and a welsummer?) . I noticed several of the TSC stores had stopped carrying chicks now.

That 3' metal rooster in the TSC store is pretty cool! I suggested we get it for our farm sign.. and DH was worried that someone would try to steal it. I hate having to worry about that kind of stuff.... I'm hoping to catch it on sale.. maybe I'll get it then.

Seems like something like this would be simple enough to make, finding the time is the hard part.

Time to start the day....... catch ya'll later!


Opa......... thats not good news about the cherry and apple trees!

 

[Olive Hill]

I knew all that warm weather we had in March was going to bite us.

Longtime Leelanau County fruit farmer Dave Alpers has 550 acres of tart cherries and 100 acres of sweet cherries in Leland and Suttons Bay townships, about 15 miles north of Traverse City.
He tells the Traverse City Record-Eagle that he's finding 80 to 90 percent of the buds on the area's tart cherries have been killed, as have about 40 to 60 percent of the apple buds.
The northwestern Lower Peninsula produces about four-fifths of U.S. tart cherries.

I had to drive up north earlier this month and they said on the talk radio news up that way that they expected 90-95% of the cherry crop to be compromised this year. I also heard from an orchard owner who has lost some apple trees as well. It's been two years since we've had cherry jam and salsa and it looks like it'll be at least one more.

 

[sarah92480]

Ok so I still have 10 pages to read to be fully caught up, but here's what I have to say so far lol:

Whoa...wait....you're a gamer? ....and there are others?..... :: looks over at Ladyfeather ::
How did I miss this?

Also a gamer here, when I get some free time ( I barely know what that is anymore, lol)

Dry needling is a combination of accupuncture and deep tissue massage (her words). She uses a needle that is ~4-5" long and sticks it down into the muscle that is causing the problem (in my case 2-3" into my hamsting) and then somehow vibrates the needle in/on the muscle to help directly release the tension. I am not exactly sure what she does since I am laying face down, guess I need to google that tonight. A unique feeling to say the least since there is nothing to numb the area first. I had never heard of it but I am generally open to anything once.

Your explanation of this treatment absolutely made me cringe! I'm glad it's working for you but man that creeps me out. haha! It's funny, I can stick a needle in an animal (vet tech) but I can't even imagine doing it to a person. How weird is that?

Originally Posted by Totalcolour

A cute pic from this weekend....Waffles is never going to lay an egg....she's just going to try and brood all the others I think. At least she's sweet. haha Can you see the baby d'uccles? She also has the RIR under there too. Sigh...

How cute!! Love it.

WILL SOMEONE PLEASE SHUT THE WIND MACHINE OFF!!!!!!!!!!!! MAN, THIS IS GETTING SO OLD!!

x 100!! I was just saying this yesterday, I am so SICK of this cold wind. It doesn't matter if the sun is out when it's that cold! I was trying to do stuff outside on Sunday and my fingers just didn't want to work because they were so cold and normally I'm not a wuss about cold weather, lol.

 

[Opa]

I'm pretty much the female version of this dude this morning..........*YAWN* I stayed up way to late painting a side table...and got up way too early to do my DH's morning chores!

Tuff Morning?

 

[BackyardFarmMom]

Mom2mom sounds like your kids have given you a run for your money!!!

I live in Farmington Hills. I didn't realize you and Raz live over here! Where are you guys located?

Opa That is a huge bummer... I love cherries and apples

 

[uchytil]

I knew all that warm weather we had in March was going to bite us.

Longtime Leelanau County fruit farmer Dave Alpers has 550 acres of tart cherries and 100 acres of sweet cherries in Leland and Suttons Bay townships, about 15 miles north of Traverse City.
He tells the Traverse City Record-Eagle that he's finding 80 to 90 percent of the buds on the area's tart cherries have been killed, as have about 40 to 60 percent of the apple buds.
The northwestern Lower Peninsula produces about four-fifths of U.S. tart cherries.

Mine are all doing well. Muskegon County. The trees are in full bloom and I expect a bumper crop again. Of course I was very worried but nothing got hit here. I was more concerned about blueberries. I think there's a bigger problem for me though - bees. At least my wife thinks so. I may have to get a box of bees to help.

 

[ladyfeather]

babigyrl, juise, and sarah: Gamers with chickens unite! haha I tried to hide it because my social circles have collided so many times they are more of a social pile. Can't wait to talk chickens and games at Chickenstock!

Kids and ER/Poison Control... Yeah, we call PC a lot for me, my kids, animals. My son eats everything and I tend to try medicating myself without glasses and suffering 104 fevers. My son takes dives pretty often, has gone into respiratory distress a few times, and tends to get sick on the weekends after his ped's extended office hours. Thank all that is holy they are a few miles away. Between my brother and I my parents were in the ER a few times a month when we grew up.

I'm close to Metro Detroit but actually two people on the thread are practically my neighbors in Howell. We're looking at houses in Milford/Highland so if anyone knows the general attitude toward our feathered friends I'd appreciate a heads up.

I second/third/tenth the sentiment on the wind. I haven't worn a coat in months but it might be time to bring it out of the storage closet.

 

[BackyardFarmMom]

Village of Milford's city ordinances
http://library.municode.com/index.aspx?clientId=12942
http://www.villageofmilford.org/

Highland
http://library.municode.com/index.aspx?clientId=12254
http://www.highlandtwp.org/

A lot of the land in both is very "farmy" Probably, the closer you get to town the stricter the policies.