Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[tdhenson86]

I guess last night's Blue Moon had an influence. The egg that Gravy laid this morning is nearly the same colour as a robin's egg.

August was a good month for eggs, 247 eggs.

Wow, Raz!!! How many chickens do you have? Did you get an egg a day per chicken?

 

[chickflick]

Theron, your friend has a very nice voice. She has the whole package, actually. Very pretty. Hope she gets discovered.
I still have two very pretty bantam favorelle, favorelle/wyandotte roosters that need a home before my neighbor turns me in. They look very favorelle to me, but were exposed to a bantam wyandotte rooster also. So can't say how pure they are. Doesn't any one want a pair of beautiful roos???

 

[1muttsfan]

The TSC up here has Dumor layer for $15 per bag - just bought some yesterday

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

Thanks! Yes, twas I making the baby fairies!
Happy birthday Mama! And happy birthday to your son!

That is amazing!!! I heard you are supposed to leave the sugar water out 2 weeks after seeing your last humming bird as they head south. i guess that would be for the slow pokes.

I always leave the feeders out till Oct 1st. Some folks believe that if you don't take them in then the hummingbirds won't leave. I believe the hummers know better than to stick around.
Pm'ing you about the fairies.

Whose birthday did I miss??? Happy birthday!!

 

[Cedar714]

I always leave mine a couple weeks after I stop seeing the hummers, not sure if it's laziness or what I was told to do

I set them out the first or second week of May before I see them depending on how cold the average temp is that particular year.

 

[Cedar714]

Here is a link that shows this years reported migration of the ruby throat hummingbird, I think that is the only Michigan species

http://www.hummingbirds.net/map.html

 

[RaZ]

Here in the 'burbs, hummingbirds are still pretty rare. I suspect that there are too many cats roaming the neighborhood, but that is more a guess than anything else.

The last few days have been awash with migrating monarch butterflies. (In spite of the city making me cut down the front butterfly garden). Also seeing a lot of Eastern tiger and black swallowtails.

 

[jab91864]

The hummers were late showing up this year in my yard. I had the feeder out for weeks before I saw any, I was actually starting to get worried. I keep my feeders up until we have frost on a steady basis, I worry about stragglers.

 

[KrisRose]

Already behind on several posts!! lol I aint ever going to catch up!
Beautiful day out for hauling manure and brush hogging the lane!!
Had to take a break to let dawg recover. I think he is about 13 years and one run to manure pile is all he can take.

Hillbilly Hen- I also got a broody hutch that your husband made and its been in use since I got it home. Someone aways back posted about their hutch and I just want to second that.

I have seen Chickflicks roos and they are pure favorella (sp?). The blue is gorgeous.

I also have a roo looking for a home. A blue marans with rust on head and wings, He also has dark blue/black in tail so could be a splash. Got at CS so about 3 mouths old.If I can find camera I will post picture. Could be used to cross with EE's to produce olive eggers.

Back to my manure! Black gold!! lol

 

[tdhenson86]

The TSC up here has Dumor layer for $15 per bag - just bought some yesterday

Thanks, I will check them out! Wish I could find a local feed store that wasn't so expensive. I think the ones close to our house buy their stuff from TSC and then sell it for more than they paid.