Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[RaZ]

Uncle John, what do you think? Male in the pool and female outside?

 

[OldMissionChick]

It seems I have a broody here most likely, so I have her in the house with me right now seeing if I can break her. The Mrs. seems to be very anti hatching chicks right now. If she doesn't break soon, I may have to accidentally leave her some eggs to try.

Oops! How did those fertilized eggs get under that broody hen!?! Lol

So my eggs are SUPPOSED to hatch soon, the next 24 hours. I dont really have faith any of them are going to hatch since last I candled I didnt see any movement. And only saw a little movement in 1 egg the entire incubation. Not sure what went wrong. Maybe collected eggs too early since they just started in the first week of July. Or the boys aren't "doing their job right". My money is on the crazy Michigan weather! Its 80* one week, low 60* the next then back up to 80* again. I think I will wait until February to try again.

 

[glambka]

I'm looking for blue duck eggs. Anyone have an abundance they want to get rid of...need ones with a really good blue tint. Mallards would bee great; but will take any kind that are blue Thanks, PM if you do.

 

[taprock]

I could view it just fine, great overview.
Is it a sinkhole or drainage or flood problem that caved taking the roadway with it?

The road sloped down to a pond. Mdot was adding dirt when it collapsed and took the dozer for a ride along with 50' of road. Supposedly there is a new spring under there. Perfect timing to add to Labor Day traffic between Petoskey and Mackinaw.

Usually July is my highest predator loss month. This year it was August and number one was the coyote. Our friendly visiting skunk is making me nuts also. He has escaped the trap once, has dug huge pits everywhere, camped out under the coop and last night was hanging out at the front door. He really needs to go but I really don't want to shoot him so close to the house.

The other good/bad thing was I went and bought more guineas only five and it was husband approved.it takes my total back up to 14.

My egg count is down but it's moulting. It looks like someone emptied pillows in our yard!

 

[trailrider330]

Fellow Michiganders,

I currently have a dirt floor in my coop and use the deep litter method, however I am planning on making some upgrades to my coop. Assuming time and money are not an issue, do you suggest sticking with a dirt floor in Michigan, or would I be better off switching to a wood floor (elevated off the ground and most likely coated with Blackjack #57)? Just curious what each of you prefer and why? Thanks!

 

[Candy442]

Fellow Michiganders,

I currently have a dirt floor in my coop and use the deep litter method, however I am planning on making some upgrades to my coop. Assuming time and money are not an issue, do you suggest sticking with a dirt floor in Michigan, or would I be better off switching to a wood floor (elevated off the ground and most likely coated with Blackjack #57)? Just curious what each of you prefer and why? Thanks!

We have one coop that is a plastic shed with plastic floor, two coops in our polebarn with cement floor but we put down tarps on those and our outdoor coop has wood floors that DH has put a fine layer of vinyl on top of. On all of these surfaces, we use a lot of shavings. Our runs are only dirt that we till up in spring and then again in fall to keep it fresh (will be adding some barn lime this fall before tilling).

I like floors in coops though...don't have any knowledge of dirt in the coops (Mary @Folly's place does your coop have dirt floor?).

Use the deep litter method during the winter only and poop boards help keep the droppings from the floor area too.

 

[SillyChicken]

I have wood floors with linoleum on them... anything spray or painted on may be too porous.

 

[aart]

I have dry pine shavings over a single heavy vinyl flooring sheet over hardware cloth over plywood over joists stuffed with insulation.
Insulated plywood floor was in shed when I bought the place, I did the rest.

 

[bigmrg74]

Absolutely nothing to do wth chicken but....you may have seen on the news about the pit in U.S. 31 and the detour up here. My BIL decided to take out his drone for a spin. It's a pretty impressive hole at this point. Hopefully I did it right so you can see it.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10207567640098350

that's a big hole.


Took my number one chick out to the GVSU game, along with 40 deviled eggs. Both were a big hit at the tailgate.

Oh, and I picked up a snazzy new licence plate holder as well yesterday.

 

[snowflake]

Well I just lied to everyone.
After the storm rolled through. I went out to check the girls. Found 7 eggs in 2 nests. That gives me 11 for the day and 100% production. Two were still warm.

I'm jealous my granddaughters just went out to check and said we got 3 out of 24hens