Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[Candy442]

I am doing this only for the sake of preserving a rare breed. Really.

We are too! actually a couple of them...the Iowa Blues and White Chantecler

 

[TreeTree411]

So.. Pretty sure I have a couple of Golden eagles in my back yard flying around right now.. Wow!

 

[gladahmae]

That must be AMAZING!
We had a bald eagle flying around over the field last week. We aren't too far from the Platte River Fish Hatchery, and they have an eagle cam set up there because BABY EAGLES ARE HATCHING. I'm hoping mama and daddy don't get brave enough to go after one of our pens of chickens.......

 

[1muttsfan]

I saw one last year during the spring migration, probably have seen them before and just never realized. Time to keep the outside birds under cover, folks, migrating hawks are often hungry.

 

[TreeTree411]

I saw one last year during the spring migration, probably have seen them before and just never realized. Time to keep the outside birds under cover, folks, migrating hawks are often hungry.

Yep, no free ranging today.

 

[WalnutHill]

Chicken math...

Started the year with 8 turkeys, now about 50.

Started the year with 150 laying hens and two roosters, hatched about 100 chicks including Blue Spitzhaubens, Silver Spangled Spitzhaubens, Lavender Ameraucana, Blue Copper Marans, Cream Crested Legbar, Cornish x random meaties, and lots of EEs.

Total population after trimming out a few is 250-270.

 

[gladahmae]

Anything you're have that is gotten specifically to become food (meaties, Rangers, CX, turkeys) don't count. Anything you're hatching to sell doesn't count. Right? Bahahahahhahha!!!!

 

[WalnutHill]

I hope to be keeping about 80 of the new ones so I can rehome some of the year and a half old gals. And I need to find a new home for a turkey trio or two.

 

[Folly's place]

I don't have an incubator, or things would be way worse. So why am I saving eggs for Candy's incubator? Why??? Mary

 

[wannahomestead]

I want an incubator, just can't justify the extra monnies atm.