Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[RaZ]

Hey Randy! Your ducks are getting so big. They are a hoot and a half.

Indeed they are. You can't help but smile when you have ducks. Of course my chickens make me smile as well.

Sorry about your dog Tap. Always a tough time.

I was glad to see Wingless make then MSFC post. She has a difficult time keeping up with our chattiness.

Good idea about creating a FB page, I'll mention that and see how soon we can get something started. There are so many different pages and forums now. One could spend all day going from one to another looking for some specific topic. I hope we can consolidate that and not make it more confusing.

 

[gaitngirl]

Sorry about your dog Tap. I do rescue work and have always had dogs - having to put a beloved companion down is always rough. Hopefully your DH will cone around.

Lisa - they do currently go into the chicken coop most nights. A couple of nicer nights that we've had they will snuggle up with each other just outside of the coop. They are getting their own duck huts this summer. I'm working on an area around my pond that I can enclose (so every day is not like Easter trying to locate eggs, lol).

 

[kimmie6067]

While the morning is starting out on the cool side it is going to be a glorious day. Today and tomorrow are both going to be ideal for working in the garden and on the yard. This is the kind of weather I really like. Sunny and cool, not the 80 degree temperatures that are predicted for the coming week. The warm temperature will be good for the garden and hopefully I will have everything planted before the hot spell arrives.

Yesterday I opened the door on the grow out cage to allow the 11 week old pullets to free range for the first time. It was comical to watch their confusion as to what was happening. Once they figured out that they could get out, it was like watching a group of little kids heading for recess.

Do they go back to the coop or do you have to round them up? Do they stay together? I have 12 week old cockerals and pullets 7 of them I wanted to let them free range but I want them to come back, I think. LOL

 

[HollyDuckFarmer]

Hi there Everyone. Well looks like these cold nights are confusing my laying ducks. Only 2 eggs today, down from 4 last week. I really think the FF makes a big difference. Plus, with the feed being "wet" I guess I just feel better when it's warm outside. Gaitngirl, did you get eggs yet? Your ducks looks so happy & that is indeed an adorable pic!
Tap -- So sorry about your dog. It's hard. Reminds me of a story that a neighbor lady told me after she had to have her dog put down. She said that they got in the car (her DH drove) and she held her dog on her lap, and her Vet came out to their car, gave her dog an injection, and they drove home and by the time they'd arrived home, her dog had passed on to the other side. I think all Vets should operate that way. Myself, I have a 14-yr old Golden that is waiting.
Well I told my family that I wanted to stay home and catch up on projects around the house and especially the overly-delayed Spring Cleaning of my kids' closets. And you know that now I've got the boys out target shooting and the girl watching YouTube while I make potato salad. Anybody got the magic answer to motivating our DHs & kids?????

I hope that everyone has a Peaceful & Special Memorial Weekend.

 

[kimmie6067]

Yesterday we finally had our dog put to sleep. Tough day for all. It's the first time in 18 years we have not had a dog or two or three in the house. Dh says no more dogs, we have enough pets - referring to the chickens. My son and I want one because we don't have HOUSE chickens. I think Dh will change his mind with time. Things are a bit too fresh to think about anything right now.

For the weekend we are planning on some garage sale, a couple parades and wil climb over the fence for the memorial at the cemetery. I am going to buy a head net so I can get some things in the garden. As cold as it has been the past nights we escaped the frost/freeze warnings.

The chicks I ordered have done great. I think I like Ideal. They arrive a day early and were all healthy. I ordered 12 and they threw in 11 for heat. My plan is they are our meat birds, although I don't know what kind they are. They are big. I am thinking about splitting the group up. My little modern game chicks are half the size of them.

Kimmie I love the bossy duck picture.

Tap I am soooooo sorry about your dog my dog of 12 years died a year and a half ago, I watched him in his last moments then all of a sudden he wanted outside I thought wow maybe he will be alright but no I sat down for a few minutes then fell asleep I look outside and he was gone on the porch were he like to lay and watch the world go by. I loved that dog.

I have one duckie that hatched out of 7 eggs now what am I going to do with one duckie?

 

[kimmie6067]

Indeed they are. You can't help but smile when you have ducks. Of course my chickens make me smile as well.

Sorry about your dog Tap. Always a tough time.

I was glad to see Wingless make then MSFC post. She has a difficult time keeping up with our chattiness.

Good idea about creating a FB page, I'll mention that and see how soon we can get something started. There are so many different pages and forums now. One could spend all day going from one to another looking for some specific topic. I hope we can consolidate that and not make it more confusing.

The first link to join the council did not work for some reason

 

[snowflake]

I agree, our last vet wouldn't come out to the truck, poor old boy(our dog) was over 70LB with very bad hind legs. He was in so much pain he bit my DH trying to get him out of the truck, I was not happy with him and will not go back
I really don't understand why they can't all simply come out to the car, dog wouldn't be upset or scared in their last hr. and it would be so much easier on us.

 

[gaitngirl]

Holly - I got 2 eggs yesterday (one of them fashioned a little nest by my hibiscus) and 1 was just dropped in the yard randomly this morning, lol. There is enough of a color and size difference that I can tell the Pekin and Muscovy eggs apart, luckily. My scovies quit laying a few days ago, too! One had gone broody so I had to keep booting her off the nest and I think they are both on strike now!!
I have 3 broody chickens in the coop now. Grrrr. I'm only getting 7 - 10 eggs per day on a good day! I finally have customers for duck eggs now, too.

 

[gaitngirl]

Oh, and it looks like I'll be taking all those scovy chicks when they hatch next month (if they hatch). And hopefully mama, too. I went to look at her and she's gorgeous! And the gent can use the money right now. He tried to sell me a fat little pony of unknown age, lol. Hard to catch, bad feet (couple of trims will fix), and headstrong. But cute . . .

 

[RaZ]

What do you call it when you have 6 milk cows?