Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[bluebirdnanny]

Stupid Michigan weather! Was 80 yesterday and a high 46 today and now trying to snow :-(

Yeah it is messing with how soon the first hatches will be able to go out to the grow pen. Besides that it made the morel hunting awful and short seasoned. They just didn't come up well this year and already quitting. But it means I will now be home more so the adults will have more free range time.

 

[nickdlny]

Hey everybody--

I just stumbled onto the Michigan thread. It's great to see others griping about the weather right now. My family is brand new to chickens, and we are loving it so far . If you want, you can check out our flock in my signature line.

Anyway, greetings from the Gun Lake area! I have much reading to do to get caught up in this thread.

 

[uchytil]

Hey everybody--

I just stumbled onto the Michigan thread. It's great to see others griping about the weather right now. My family is brand new to chickens, and we are loving it so far

. If you want, you can check out our flock in my signature line.

Anyway, greetings from the Gun Lake area! I have much reading to do to get caught up in this thread.

Welcome.

 

[uchytil]

Uh oh - frost. You'd think this was the UP or something, lol!

 

[1muttsfan]

Yep crispy frost here too

Hi Nicky, welcome

 

[Peep-Chicken]

Ugh, I hate this cold weather. Some toad eggs hatched in the pond and I'd rather the tadpoles didn't die.

My crazy dill and asparagus are doing okay. I had a dill infestation in my garden last year and its starting to come back...

 

[OldMissionChick]

Yeah it is messing with how soon the first hatches will be able to go out to the grow pen. Besides that it made the morel hunting awful and short seasoned. They just didn't come up well this year and already quitting. But it means I will now be home more so the adults will have more free range time.

I agree! We only found 7 blacks this year had better luck finding dryads saddle (though they aren't quite big enough to harvest) then morels. But the ducks & chickens liked it because I would at least bring them what I call forest treats (different grasses & greens) so I never came back empty handed.

 

[chickflick]

Nick, and any other newbies I've missed. Getting ready to go camping this weekend. First have to go into Lansing and sit overnight for two grandkids and then pick up two more tomorrow night on the way home. Two more coming Sat morning. Plus one of my daughters, her hubby and son. Full house. That camper sure will be rockin' haha

 

[wannahomestead]

Good Morning all.

The ladies seem to be more comfortable in the coop. I went out to feed/water them this morning and they appeared more relaxed, so that's a good thing. The coop was noticeably warmer than the outside, so that's good too. I need to fill some cracks and gaps before winter comes, but already I'm pleased with how it is doing. They knocked down the barricade I had for the nest boxes and pooped all over (I think they were roosting on the collapsed barricade) so I need to get that cleaned up and put in a more resilient barricade.

I've been calling FFH every day looking for ducklings. I have an early day at work so I'm hoping if they get some in today, they'll have some left when I get out. I doubt the Mrs will be pleased about me bringing home ducklings, but whateva, I do what I want .

Hope everyone has a nice day.

 

[HollyDuckFarmer]

Good Morning all. 

The ladies seem to be more comfortable in the coop. I went out to feed/water them this morning and they appeared more relaxed, so that's a good thing. The coop was noticeably warmer than the outside, so that's good too. I need to fill some cracks and gaps before winter comes, but already I'm pleased with how it is doing. They knocked down the barricade I had for the nest boxes and pooped all over (I think they were roosting on the collapsed barricade) so I need to get that cleaned up and put in a more resilient barricade. 

I've been calling FFH every day looking for ducklings. I have an early day at work so I'm hoping if they get some in today, they'll have some left when I get out. I doubt the Mrs will be pleased about me bringing home ducklings, but whateva, I do what I want . 

Hope everyone has a nice day. 

Welllllll... You might be wise to wait until your housing is 100% before you bring home ducks. Just sayin. From what I understand, there are many occasions where ducks + chickens just do not do well together. And ducks really seem to live a different (=wet) lifestyle then chickens. Consider adopting, I bet most every duck owner her could tell you a story about one great drake that they had that they had to have processed bcz they couldn't find a home for it. (On a side note, you want to avoid drakes around a flock of hens bcz the male duck's "equipment" is very different from chickens; Male ducks have been known to breed chickens to death).