Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[ToniTalley]

Did the hen that laid this come from Townline?

No idea, we just got her from a local farmer. She is a sweet and mellow girl.

 

[mindylee]

morning..so just got my svart honas from ewe crazy farm...am so happy...great guy and great stock of birds..very happy

Oh man im jealous! These are some neat and expensive birds but worth every penny! Huge congrats as im sure your really excited to add these in your barn. And I bet your one of the only folks here in the state to have them. Cant wait to watch pics as they grow. Hows their coloring on them?

 

[aart]

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Quote: Oh, well, that was the question earlier....egg color out of Welsummers from Townline.

 

[Keleka]

Wow, you added another kid!  Congrats!   Yes, I'm still in Davison, but planning on moving back to the Lansing area by next summer, I hope.  Kids and grandkids are all there and will make the babysitting much easier.  I have 9 grandkids now, eight of them GIRLS!  LOL   Hoping to find somewhere that is chicken friendly. 

We're having our annual picnic June 20th in Lansing.  Look in RaZ's signiture to find all the details.  

Good luck on the move to Lansing and I don't blame you for wanting to be closer to your grandkids. Thanks for the info on the picnic, I am heading over to check that out. Will you be attending this year?

 

[birdman55]

Snowflake, what is the active ingredient in those dewormers?

valbazan is the best wormer and most effective for your dollar.....compared to really anything...just my thoughts tho...it would take 60 dollars of safegaurd to do what like 10 dollars with valbazan would do

Oh man im jealous!
These are some neat and expensive birds but worth every penny!
Huge congrats as im sure your really excited to add these in your barn.
And I bet your one of the only folks here in the state to have them.
Cant wait to watch pics as they grow.

Hows their coloring on them?

at a hundred bucks a bird....yes they are expensive...but cant wait for the 200 dollar a day old chick....ayam cemani...gff said they should be sending them this coming week...if not then the next...as for people in michigan i only know of one other person that has them....and as for color...they are very dark...everything on the bird is blackish/dary grey...very happy with the birds...i have been researching and waiting for about a year now...and finally got them....i will have unrelated stock to breed with sometime soon...and that im very confident that i am the only person in mi that has that....not very many people will put down that kind of cheddar for some birds...and both lines came directly from the importer....so there is no chance that i would get some fake stuff that you see all over ebay....and not knowing the lineage of the birds as well makes things even scarier buying them at 30-50 bucks an egg...people are trying to cash in with these birds...i will not be...IF you get them for me...which is not really possible unless you are family or very close to me...it will be more as a gift to keep the birds at several locations...most will be used for traditional shaman ceremonies in the asian culture...adult svart honas go for a pair....at 1000-1500 bucks...crazy.

 

[Brennigan]

Thanks everyone! The baby is due to "hatch" on October 3.

Great news! And how special to go into the holiday season with a wee little one...

Getting ready to work on my chicken coop today, but we had some inspectors drop by to look over things before we start.

You still have snow?!

Hi all! Been away for a few months, but I have a quick question..... For anyone that got the welsummers from townline/tractor supply last year....how is the egg color?

My Welsummer from Townline lays medium to darker eggs with really dark speckles. MUCH darker than my Buff's or what I'd say is "store brown" eggs.

 

[Brennigan]

We're making the best of a brooder in the house...but I think we're all ready for the chicks to move OUTSIDE!

 

[aart]

http://www.examiner.com/article/warning-avian-flu-outbreak-protect-your-flock

 

[myfarm4579]

Congrats on your new chicks birdman... they are beautiful!!!!!

 

[taprock]

I'm a bit behind ....but congratulations Farmer boy, or maybe it should be Farmer papa now! I hope Grace is feeling ok. We have a nephew/niece due about the same time and my SIL is pretty miserable right now.

Talk me out of this, please....i know that a motorcycle would scare my chickens...but IT'S SO PRETTY.

DH rode until his friend/ coworker lost an arm and leg in an accident and then his friend/my cousin died in an accident. DH was on scene and needless to say I now have two 1970 Harley's parked in my basement just taking up space.

Peep - I was going to say Sebrights as well and they are one of the breeds I do NOT like. But then they don't like me either, they are so skittish.

Glad - last year I picked up a couple Welsummer at TSC just to curb the chick desire. I didn't expect much but one girl lays the darkest egg of all my birds. So it is possible to get a dark egg from a hatchery.

I went a bit wild with egg purchases and now hope they all fit in the incubator. I may have to break out incubator 3 which I have never used before, and that makes me nervous.

The turkey vultures have finally shown up as have the Keserels. The past week we've seen raccoon, skunk and coyote out in the moonlight. Their safe as long as they come around after dark. I also found out the Ermine that killed my chickens came from the neighbors after finishing off his birds. Mine fared better because everyone was locked up tight except the coop that the door was iced up. Also five miles down the road an Ermine took out all of the chickens of a lady who sells eggs locally. I've had an increase in customers since trying to find local eggs and telling me ermine stories.