Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[JackieandChicks]

Thanks,all...just brought in the fishtank, going to set it up and do a trial run

 

[JackieandChicks]

Oh, for fun - I was driving through Zeeland and found this sign:

 

[mindylee]

Oh, for fun - I was driving through Zeeland and found this sign:

Omgosh! I looks waaaaaay warmer in Zeeland vrs Lapeer! Look at that green grass! Im so jealous! Lol!

 

[JackieandChicks]

Hahahaha! That was last summer Little bit more snow right now!

 

[Trefoil]

Has anyone else noticed that the closer our "warm spell" gets, the shorter and colder the forecasts for it are?

 

[Trefoil]

I was greeted this morning on my birthday morning with Cream Legbar, Rhodebar, Norwegian Jaerhon, and Welsummer chicks beginning to hatch. What a great birthday treat to wake up to.

Happy Birthday and hoping for a great birthday hatch for you.

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We need to find a way to box it all up and sell it to California.

Agree, somehow I don't think Atlanta would be interested this year.

 

[Trefoil]

Mine is a Louet. I bought it new and it was kind of pricey for being a hand-crank. I honestly don't remember how much exactly but if you do a search online, you'd find out quick enough. Electric models are very expensive. I'm sure you could find a used model for a decent price on Ebay or whatever. They're not necessary but do make a nice lofty batt from which to spin = loftier yarn, especially if you want to blend fibers. I've processed an entire fleece with nothing but a dog comb though and gotten great results.

I stole this idea from someone that used it on a crank grain grinder, but I think it would work on the drum carder. You could use an electric drill to run it if you removed the crank and found a nut setter the size of the attachment (if its square) where you would screw in the crank.

Next was a maple syrup "class" led by my future ex-wife.

Now that's thinking positive Raz. The class sounds like it was great, are they having another?

 

[eatwhatyougrow]

Speaking of hatching eggs, does anyone here happen to have any fertile eggs of FBCM or maybe a white or blue egg layer that they'd sell? I don't have an incubator at the moment and when I do buy one, it's not going to be a big one, nor do I want many hatches so I'd only need a few and I'd rather not ship so someone close to Kent Co would be good. My new coop is big and all but I've already got 19 birds out there and don't need too many more - just looking to expand the egg color palette, replace my non-layers and willing to take my chances with a small hatch. No more than 6 eggs tops.

I was just going to go pick up a minimum number of chicks at TSC when they get them but my hubby is talking me into hatching some and I don't really want more of what I have in my coop but would rather get some new blood in here. I might toss a few of my blue EE eggs in a bator since my roo is a wheaten marans. Could be interesting but not too exciting for me. I've already got three shades of green layers out there that give me almost gray to almost olive green eggs. I'd rather have some really dark eggs, some white and another blue since my EE that lays the blue eggs isn't the best layer and tends to go broody frequently.

i would trade you some white eggs, they are white leghorns lay well and lay long. anyway would trade you some of those white eggs for some of your blue ones strait up. anyway let me know

 

[eatwhatyougrow]

ladyrsanti, would you take some french black copper morans chicks instead of eggs? Doing a hatch of barnevelders in april. Then bcms in may.

okay so I always see you talking about your Morans, you do know they are MArans right? okay i mean you can call em whatever you want or maybe your refering to the Morans who spend crazy money of those chicks.

 

[aart]

okay so I always see you talking about your Morans, you do know they are MArans right? okay i mean you can call em whatever you want or maybe your refering to the Morans who spend crazy money of those chicks.

I think you mean morons?