Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[Peep-Chicken]

The chickens are going to turn 20 weeks in December. Are they going to lay very few eggs or no eggs at all?

Also, for feeding, can bantams do pellets? Friend gave us new bag of D'mor layer pellets. Am I going to have to go out and get crumbles too?

 

[iamfivewire]

Opa : wwe have 2 roosters , & no fighting (so far). Also a mix of pullets: RSLs, EEs,Americauna, Chanticler, Delw, & IaBs, so we are bound to get some mutts in the mix . . . . . Our EE roo is quite the gentleman but our IaB is more hyper
maybe we'll get something new = Iowa Reds ? L O L

 

[Opa]

My bantams do quite well on pellets

 

[SillyChicken]

Farmer, great photo! If that is their farm, it would make a nice gift!

 

[chickflick]

Good Morning! I'm still on cloud nine!

My chickens are my pets. They have names and each has a different personality. I got them because I just love chickens. Added bonus, they give me eggs.

I got dogs, cats and bunnies. They are my pets. They have names and different personalities. Added bonus, they give endless love and many laughs.

When they are old and cannot perform like their younger days, I will still give them love and make them comfortable and give them the best care I can.

Chickens are my pets. I will not dispatch them because they slow down on egg production. They will have a forever home where they can free range and sunbathe. They will have a safe secure home to sleep in.

It's just a matter of preferance. People have different reasons for keeping chickens. It's up to the individual of what they want to do with them when egg production slows down.

And, I'm kinda sad that my long time friends didn't see the need to congratulate me on my new grandbaby.

Just saying..........

 

[ladyrsanti]

There's absolutely nothing wrong with getting attached to a bird that must be put down, both loving and doing the right thing. I find that I'm better to my birds if I love them, even the ones that are raised for food and they are better off for it too. It's what works for the individual.


Interiors of the new coop. Still needs a lot of work but it's liveable. Poop boards are the
first order of business. Shelves and storage to come. The entire length of both eaves are
ventilated with hardware cloth (except for between the three joists below the roosts (you
can barely see in the first photo that those are blocked off to prevent drafts). I can block
the rest as needed with scrap 2 x 6's. There is also the fully functional antique cupola on
top for ventilation as well. All the windows are covered in hardware cloth and open as needed.

 

[chickflick]

Great Coop!!!! Love that you still have grass in there!

 

[1muttsfan]

Chickflick, great news.

Farmerboy, nice photo - first thought, wonder if she is thinking of jumping over?

Final winter weed-out in process here as well, too many cockerels to keep, although I have some youngsters that will stay until they are a little older and can be evaluated for type. Since I have a hatching addiction/hobby, I usually rehome my girls when they are around 1 1/2 years old as I always have lots of youngsters - and people are happy to have relatively young layers.

 

[Amy PT]

That coop and your birds are beautiful!

 

[EverMystique1]

Wow.W