Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[1muttsfan]

Oh herducks, good luck finding him, he is beautiful

 

[Brethren49619]

Herducks - hope you find your dog! It's so scary when they go missing. Ours has done that before, been gone for almost a week until the pound returned one of our calls. A good person had found her and called the pound to let them know he had her. Know that there are good people out there who do the right things.

Much like Raz, and everyone else who has taken the time to speak out for all of us. Whether we can get to the meetings or not, make a call, write a letter or send an e-mail, we can all play a part.

On a bright note,

Chick Pics! They are 2 weeks now.

 

[Trefoil]

RaZ, Wingless, Fuzzy, Farmerboy! THANK YOU!!! I sent an email. Wish there was more we could do. Any ideas ?

 

[taprock]

Umm, does anyone else have birds that are molting? Eggs have gone down to almost zero (except for the ducks) and there are feathers everywhere! You'd think it stormed feathers, hah! I rake them up and within a day or two the coop area is covered again.

My chickens started last month one or two, but now several at the same time. Yesterday there were more white feathers on the ground than after the hawk attack. I counted white birds, picked one up only to have two handfuls of feathers fall out. She had a very hard molt last year and looks like it will be the same this year.

I finally got tired of the broodys, I have four more, and threw them in the cage. It's been two days so far. We'll see how they do today. I have at least 4 broody hens consistently since may. Just different ones each couple weeks.

Unless I go buy more jars for canning, I am done.

I've used up all the pints and quarts I had.

 

[gladahmae]

Today is the first day the chickens have woken me up with their noise. There was a LOT of clucking going on, and my little cockeral was trying to crow (I think). He can' really do it yet, so it's more like a goose honking at this point, but it was still amusing. My oldest 2 girls are 19wks, so I was kind of hoping that I'd find an egg when I let everyone out, but nope. No such luck.

With my 2 wyandottes being 19wks, and the other 8 girls being 16wks, should I put some decoys in the nest boxes to give them the idea???

 

[caz426]

Today is the first day the chickens have woken me up with their noise. There was a LOT of clucking going on, and my little cockeral was trying to crow (I think). He can' really do it yet, so it's more like a goose honking at this point, but it was still amusing. My oldest 2 girls are 19wks, so I was kind of hoping that I'd find an egg when I let everyone out, but nope. No such luck.

With my 2 wyandottes being 19wks, and the other 8 girls being 16wks, should I put some decoys in the nest boxes to give them the idea???

I have a leghorn that started laying at about 24 weeks. I started looking for eggs all around the free range yard a few weeks before she started laying and was wondering if she would know what to do. There was no need to worry... from the first egg, they've all been in the nesting box. She even has to fly over a fence to get to the coop, but she's never failed. Also, she lays around noon time. Good luck.... it's so exciting to find those first eggs!

Can anyone tell me what breed Squawk is, they are saying EE on the What breed forum... Her eggs are light brown.

 

[1muttsfan]

Taprock, here are my little silkies - boys or girls?

 

[1muttsfan]

And Opa, do you know what this is? Maybe a rainbow trout or a splake? I have not seen a black-mouthed fish before.

 

[gladahmae]

And Opa, do you know what this is? Maybe a rainbow trout or a splake? I have not seen a black-mouthed fish before.

looks like a coho to me?

 

[Farmerboy16]

Can anyone tell me what breed Squawk is, they are saying EE on the What breed forum... Her eggs are light brown.

She is a EE, and she looks like what I use to have, but she had laid an Olive color egg.

Hey - this is wingless, the fourth musketeer at the Ag Commission meeting today.  I thought fuzzy, farmerboy16 and RaZ did great work, and altogether we covered a lot of ground.  I think it is now clear  to all the commissioners that the issues they'll be voting on in December are very significant, and deserve considerable attention.  That's a big win all by itself.

I also really loved seeing your farm, farmerboy.   Thanks so much for showing us around - and if you're ever in Ann Arbor be sure to come visit my birds!  (Yes, I really do only have 3...)

I think that we all did great at that meeting. Just wish that more people are speaking out.

It was fun to show you and RaZ around at my farm. Glad that you two made the time to come over.