Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[jlynnet]

Uchytil today is National Drink Wine Day!

 

[JackieandChicks]

Welsummer Chick Pics...tell me what sexes you think! I can get better pics another day - I didn't want to stress them out too much. I also did some research and didn't realize the Kellogg's Corn Flakes rooster was stylized after a Welsummer! Thanks in advance!

 

[gladahmae]

14 eggs today and none were frozen! The girls are liking the sunshine and warmer (comparatively speaking) temps!

 

[eatwhatyougrow]

Welsummer Chick Pics...tell me what sexes you think! I can get better pics another day - I didn't want to stress them out too much. I also did some research and didn't realize the Kellogg's Corn Flakes rooster was stylized after a Welsummer! Thanks in advance!

can you get a better direct head down shot, but based on the pic provided, 1 girl, 2 maybe boy, 3 maybe boy, 4 girl, 5 girl but again the angle is a bit off but that would be my guess, I had 25 of these last spring.

 

[NightOwl3]

Might swing through town and get some seed starter and do some wintersowing this week. I have a lot of coneflowers, poppies, and lupine I want to plant this year.

We just started our seeds yesterday. I must see something green for a change. We planted 82 tomato plants (I might have gone a little overboard there?) 5 marigolds an 5 cukes (my 5 year olds choice) 5 lettuce & 5 spinach plants. And I still have handfuls of seed packets left. Menards had tons of seed packets for .19 cents this week! So i picked up a bunch of flower seeds and a lot of lettuce, spinach, carrots etc to feed out rabbits and chickens this summer.

...I am also contemplating trying to plant strawberries in rain gutters.

That's an interesting idea. Will have to read up on it.

I've been researching chickens and coops since December thinking I would get my chicks in early February to start this amazing journey! This long winter prolonged the tractor coop build and has been such a disappointment in beginning this whole process; but this thread really is quite hopeful if you think about it: chicks being born, eggs to look forward to, and the days far and few between where the chickens are happy to be outside. Thank you all for contributing to this thread! --> and for those about to get hit with another 4-6 inches (yep, that's me too!)...

Welcome!

Is chick days going on at TSC? I'm hearing it is but I'm not sure.

I've been told the 24th and the bantams a little later.

Introducing new chickens to a small pen or coop invariably triggers bad dominance behavior. Its much easier if they are free ranging. There will still be aggression but the stranger has a chance to retreat and gradually gain aceptance. Shows in MI ? Where and when? I want to exhibit some of my Icelandics, and maybe rehome a couple of roosters.

There's one May 10th in Alma we are thinking if going to just to get a feel for them. We won't be taking any chickens to it.

 

[annagarret]

14 eggs today and none were frozen! The girls are liking the sunshine and warmer (comparatively speaking) temps!

Mine too!!! It's warm to them!!

 

[BrightFarms]

Hello!

I just joined BYC after lurking around the forums for a long time and I thought I'd finally introduce myself to my fellow Michiganders!

My husband and I have 6 acres in the SE Michigan area near Port Huron. It all started at a neighbors cookout, they had horses and I mentioned how I always wanted goats, my husband thought I was joking and said "Sure, whatever you want,"...Well I'm sure you can figure out how that went.

Now we have 15 Isa Brown hens and recently added 5 Buff Orpingtons, 3 Polish, 1 RIR and 2 mutt chickens to the flock. Surprisingly, my husband wants more because he sells all the eggs to his co-workers before we can even eat them! This from the man who insisted we would never have "smelly, nasty chickens!" He also wants to build a bantam pen and add D'anvers to the farm after admitting "Yeah...I guess they're pretty cute."

We also have 4 Icelandic sheep, one is due sometime in late March or early April, so hopefully no one minds cute lamb pictures on a chicken forum. Our flerd (flock+herd) continues with 2 mixed goats (Nigerian Dwarf/Fainting), one who is also due this spring! And our 2 spoiled house cats round out the family.

Whew! I think that's our life right now, hauling warm buckets of water through snow drifts to hungry, impatient animals twice a day!

Spring has to come sometime right? Right?

Hope everyone is staying nice and warm!

 

[fuzzybutt love]

Feathers have calcium too. Try bumping it up? Baby spinach and dark leafy greens digest quickest and are loaded with calcium. They might be needing more for the spring increase.

 

[Peep-Chicken]

Hello!

I just joined BYC after lurking around the forums for a long time and I thought I'd finally introduce myself to my fellow Michiganders!

My husband and I have 6 acres in the SE Michigan area near Port Huron. It all started at a neighbors cookout, they had horses and I mentioned how I always wanted goats, my husband thought I was joking and said "Sure, whatever you want,"...Well I'm sure you can figure out how that went.

Now we have 15 Isa Brown hens and recently added 5 Buff Orpingtons, 3 Polish, 1 RIR and 2 mutt chickens to the flock. Surprisingly, my husband wants more because he sells all the eggs to his co-workers before we can even eat them! This from the man who insisted we would never have "smelly, nasty chickens!" He also wants to build a bantam pen and add D'anvers to the farm after admitting "Yeah...I guess they're pretty cute."

We also have 4 Icelandic sheep, one is due sometime in late March or early April, so hopefully no one minds cute lamb pictures on a chicken forum. Our flerd (flock+herd) continues with 2 mixed goats (Nigerian Dwarf/Fainting), one who is also due this spring! And our 2 spoiled house cats round out the family.

Whew! I think that's our life right now, hauling warm buckets of water through snow drifts to hungry, impatient animals twice a day!

Spring has to come sometime right? Right?

Hope everyone is staying nice and warm!

. You will enjoy the Michigan Thread .

 

[iamfivewire]

@BrightFarms : welcome to the BYC forum