Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[Folly's place]

Welcome! I would add Wyandottes, Sussex, Welsummers, and love the Chanteclers. mary

 

[aart]

Hello Michigan good bye North Carolina and I'm leaving my mean birds behind. I'm coming home after 26 years in the military and I'm bringing the girls. I will miss NC, but not the Sandhills I lived in. Can't grow jack there. Anyhow, I need to find some hardy birds. I'm thinking Brahmas. Please advise - Wexford county.

Welcome back! I wish my daughter would move back from NC.

I love the looks of my light brahmas and they are cold hardy for sure, but they are not terrific layers.

 

[bobhoke]

Thank you. What breed do you have that are good layers?

 

[1muttsfan]

Welcome, Bob. Delawares are hardy, friendly and good layers.

 

[aart]

Thank you. What breed do you have that are good layers?

My very best layer is a cross between an amberlink(production hybrid)hen and and EE cock that I hatched out.
She's a tough little bird with a pea comb, lays 5-6- sometimes 7 a week.

My EE's from Townline in Zeeland (they call them Araucanas but they're not) are pretty good layers too.

 

[RaZ]

Can't beat buff Orpingtons for eggs, temperment and hardiness.
Australorps are hardy and good for eggs but not as friendly.

Just my opinion and not based on scientific research.

 

[Grammi]

Bobhoke, Welcome back to Michigan, and Thank you for your service.

 

[OldMissionChick]

Hello Michigan good bye North Carolina and I'm leaving my mean birds behind. I'm coming home after 26 years in the military and I'm bringing the girls. I will miss NC, but not the Sandhills I lived in. Can't grow jack there. Anyhow, I need to find some hardy birds. I'm thinking Brahmas. Please advise - Wexford county.

Welcome home! This is our first year with chickens. We were told EE, RIR, Isa, Jersey Giants & Australorp are good birds for here in Otsego County.

 

[1muttsfan]

Hey there Grammi

 

[snowflake]

Bobhoke, Welcome back to Michigan, and Thank you for your service.

,, I like my chanteclairs developed in Canada, almost no comb or waddles, no frost bite issues, also my Americaunas, very friendly and good layers, roosters are both friendly



QUESTION, for any one that does meat birds. DH helped some friends process some Cornish x today and one of them has red streaks in the breast and legs, I posted in the meat bird section with a pic. has any one had that happen? don't know if it is safe to eat. my dad was a butcher and used to say, don't eat bruised meat?