Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[tntchix]

My goodness! Where did the time go?

My sentencing is scheduled for tomorrow at 10:00am.

Oh Raz, best of luck, even though you are already there.

Any other new chicken keepers suddenly realize that once you have chickens, you begin to see them everywhere?

Sure do, I just noticed next farm over has probably had a coop for years and I never even saw it until now. Thought it was part of the kennels.

 

[LisaLouHoo]

finally  got the cup waterers from CS onto a jug, now to find a piece of copper to put in it and it will go out for the baby chicks

Ok, Snowflake, what about copper in the water jug? Does this help keep the water clean, by any chance? I supplied the orange water cups at CS for the raffle and have a few set up myself that work great. Does copper help? btw, the chicks may have to learn to really tug on the nipples in those cups. I've seen some hens really get the hang of it and pull on them and the water releases well. There is a learning curve, lol.

 

[snowflake]

yes, the copper helps to keep the algie down, at least I have had much less in my nipple waterers and I use 5 gal. buckets.

 

[snowflake]

Sorry, didn't check the spelling first. And I'm looking for opinions; last Friday one of my three month old EE pullets disappeared; daytime, free ranging, with a total flock of 45 birds. I'm thinking a vixen, or maybe a large hawk. Since then the flock has been locked in their run, so I've got a group of unhappy birds, but no more losses. I haven't seen a hawk, but probably won't unless I'm lucky. Mary

some times it can be a 4 legged gritter also as they can sneak in under cover if you are free ranging. I do and over the years have had a few vanish, but like Opa says, they have to eat too

If the copper is just for an algae inhibitor you can simply put in a few pre1980-something pennies as they still used copper in them back then.

wasn't sure if there is enough copper in pennies any more, a little copper electrical wire works also

 

[Folly's place]

I'm keeping my birds in for about two weeks, hoping that a hawk (if it's the culprit) will move on. It's worked in the past here. If it's a fox, The problem will continue. Today 'm home, and plan to cut brush away so the birds can see things better, and maybe the babies are a little wiser now too. Predators happen, but I do try to minimize the damage, and have a very safe coop at night. Opa, that's an outrageous number of kittens! Mary

 

[SillyChicken]

Anyone hear from Raz yet?

Keeping fingers crossed that I have the two remaining goat babies sold tonight!

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[RaZ]

30 days.

 

[RTFchickens]

30 days.  

Probation, or jail?!?

 

[RaZ]

Jail. Plus another year of probation.

 

[RTFchickens]

@ Raz
For what?!?
Owning chickens?!?
When do you have to serve? This is outrageous!!!
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