Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[Chickin Fairy]

Bumblefoot struck yesterday. My girl, Shuri has had constant bumblefoot for a few years and I only treat it when it gets bad. She enjoyed her spa day and has a fancy foot wrap to show off.

(Also, huzzah for volunteer tomato plants )

 

[Chickin Fairy]

Has anyone else had an influx in these guys this year? I went out to the run this morning and they were around in swarms. The birds enjoyed chasing and eating them. After learning more about them, they are Green June Bugs. They are not an invasive species and can cause minimal damage to crops (fruit trees) and lawns. But seeing these big guys flying around like clutzes was definitely an unforgettable sight!

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

Has anyone else had an influx in these guys this year? I went out to the run this morning and they were around in swarms. The birds enjoyed chasing and eating them. After learning more about them, they are Green June Bugs. They are not an invasive species and can cause minimal damage to crops (fruit trees) and lawns. But seeing these big guys flying around like clutzes was definitely an unforgettable sight!

When I was a little girl growing up in the south, we used to catch those and tie a string to one of their legs and let them fly around. Thus the expression "like a June bug on a string".

My mystery chick at approximately 15 weeks old gave me my first egg today. I wasn't expecting it this soon but I knew she was getting ready.

 

[fuzzi]

Has anyone else had an influx in these guys this year? I went out to the run this morning and they were around in swarms. The birds enjoyed chasing and eating them. After learning more about them, they are Green June Bugs. They are not an invasive species and can cause minimal damage to crops (fruit trees) and lawns. But seeing these big guys flying around like clutzes was definitely an unforgettable sight!

We had them all over the place a couple years ago. The following Spring I found a lot of their grubs in my raised bed gardens, and brought them to the coop/run. Flock approved.

 

[1muttsfan]

Sully does have a great friend in Jet, aka Absence of Light

 

[fuzzi]

Sully does have a great friend in Jet, aka Absence of Light

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Black cats are like black holes, they absorb light.

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

Sully does have a great friend in Jet, aka Absence of Light

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I've always had a fondness for black cats