Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[ASilkieLife14]

Well my 2nd hatch is done.
35 eggs, 34 was fertilized
18 hatched
The rest quite right before hatching

And again no silkies.
For some reason I cant get the silkie eggs to hatch.

Im still new to a bator and suck at using it. I prefer my broodies just not this time of the year. Sold most of the 1st batch and this batch I hatched for myself. Soon as hens start laying again, ill collect for the bator again for another round to sell.

This spring I have silkie eggs im buying from a lady in south Mich. Will be getting lavender, splash/paint, and porcelain. And I also have 40 pre paid calico/millie cochin eggs in MD that will be sshipped in soon as it gets warmer.
I'll use my broodies for these eggs to make sure for a good hatch. No bator mishaps for bought eggs! No way.

Hey whats the name of the lady in south Michigan

 

[RaZ]

http://woodtv.com/2015/02/24/commission-allows-backyard-chickens-in-grand-rapids/

Well what do you know? GR is now chicken-friendly. That is some good news.

But if you read the comments after then article, there are quite a few negative comments including some by people worried about feral chickens taking over the city. It amazes me that people can be so willfully ignorant.

 

[ASilkieLife14]

All my silkies look pretty bad right now. They have dipped their crest in the water and the feathers froze

. They're not frozen now but they still look ugly. Can't wait till spring (or when ever it finally gets warm) so I can give the ladies a bath.

 

[tntchix]

http://woodtv.com/2015/02/24/commission-allows-backyard-chickens-in-grand-rapids/

Well what do you know? GR is now chicken-friendly. That is some good news.

But if you read the comments after then article, there are quite a few negative comments including some by people worried about feral chickens taking over the city. It amazes me that people can be so willfully ignorant.

great so now I don't have to take all my eggs up north to the relatives, they can have their own!!!

 

[mindylee]

Hey whats the name of the lady in south Michigan

Kathy B.

 

[ASilkieLife14]

Kathy B.

Oh yeah you told me about her. does she have a website? I couldn't seem to find her

 

[preciouskitty]

Not sure if @aart mentioned she was doing this on our thread, but, I was just on the Homepage (which I rarely go to!) & noticed this BYC Member interview...
Nice job aart!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/955148/byc-member-interview-aart#post_14845272

 

[birdman55]

hope everyone is having a great day...just got a couple more inches of snow last night...

 

[mindylee]

Oh yeah you told me about her. does she have a website? I couldn't seem to find her:/

I found her on Facebook. She has beautiful birds.

 

[ASilkieLife14]

I found her on Facebook. She has beautiful birds.

All I can find is Kathy Barba in North Carolina. Could that possibly her?