Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[spiritwolf0806]

Hi! I'm getting some Orpingtons from my aunt. I'm so excited!!! I'm building a coop too. I hope the weather stays as wonderful as it is!

 

[chyna]

Took to days but I am breathing the air of a clean coop. Poop boards are an addition. DH did the work. We use boot trays and I have feed bags for liners but will be using PDZ after a trip to town.

 

[gladahmae]

Took to days but I am breathing the air of a clean coop.

I'm going to try to clean one of my coops tomorrow if I can remember to get the respirator out of DH's work truck. Everything gets spread in the gardens to "rest" for a couple of months before they get planted.

 

[Grammi]

Hi! I'm getting some Orpingtons from my aunt. I'm so excited!!! I'm building a coop too. I hope the weather stays as wonderful as it is!

Welcome spirit you will love this group.

 

[1muttsfan]

Hi spirit wolf, welcome to BYC and the Michigan thread

 

[1muttsfan]

Grammi love your Avatar

 

[glambka]

LOOKING FOR BUTTON QUAIL

Hi Everyone; haven't been on in awhile, hoping everyone is doing well.m enjoying this beautiful spring! Yes! Spring! Anyway...I think I'm going to try button quail. I can't hatch unless you can do it without an incubator, so I'm looking for chicks. Anyone know where I should look. I'm thinking 2 or 3 female and 1 or 2 male. Unless I don't need males. I don't need fertile eggs, just eggs. But are females just happier with the guys around. I'm lost, need advice!! Of course, if I can just buy eggs from someone I could go that route too.....

 

[francheska5608]

Hello,

I am trying to find giant Silkies. I know that people saw then in Michigan, but I could not find them. My largest hen is 2.4 pound.

I want to breed new standard breed that would be as broody as Silkies.

Finally I started crossing Silkies with standard Cochin (both ways). Now I have middle size 6 months old hybrids. From my preliminary crossing i think that broodiness in not a dominant trait. I am not sure, of course.

Now I need to cross hybrids with each other hoping to see that their progeny will bring some birds that gets broody 2-3 times a year. I have 4 hybrid roos and 5 hybrid hens.
May be I have to cross back to original Silkies parents, hoping that larger size stays.

I am still looking for large silkies? anybody have them? Or anybody want to help me with this project? I've never breed chickens (only indoor flowers. Any advice would be greatly appreciated

Thank you,
Olga

 

[bigmrg74]

Think I'm going to have to put a chicken down tomorrow. Have a chicken here that has seemed to have a hemorrhoid issue for a while coming out of her vent, since way back this summer. Thought I had the sucker mostly under control now with just needing to wash her butt on a regular basis. This morning went out there and saw a big bloody spot on top of the table. Started looking and yep, sure enough, icky butt there had her backside all hanging out and it looked like the other girls had been picking at it. I do have an isolation coop, but I don't think it's really warm enough right now to put her in there overnight by herself.

 

[aart]

Think I'm going to have to put a chicken down tomorrow. Have a chicken here that has seemed to have a hemorrhoid issue for a while coming out of her vent, since way back this summer. Thought I had the sucker mostly under control now with just needing to wash her butt on a regular basis. This morning went out there and saw a big bloody spot on top of the table. Started looking and yep, sure enough, icky butt there had her backside all hanging out and it looked like the other girls had been picking at it. I do have an isolation coop, but I don't think it's really warm enough right now to put her in there overnight by herself.

Oh icky yikes!...she would probably be fine alone if out of wind, but may be better to let her go if the condition hasn't resolved in that long.