Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[ChickaBangBang]

Where the heck are any New posts? All I'm seeing is 2014.... Anyway I'm looking for someone to adopt (not eat) my surprise bantom Roo. He looks like a bald eagle but pigeon sized. I got in trouble before from a nasty nosy person (not even a direct neighbor) and had to get rid of my entire flock because the city said I couldn't have him. Now I had to start over and I'm stuck with another rooster... Possibly 2. A baton and an Amaricana. They are 3 months old and I just caught them crowing. I'm so afraid the city will be called again and this time I'll get written up. I'm in Troy. Not sure where I should post this either. I don't need suggestions on calling farms. Already did that. I need good leads. ASPCA doesn't give a crap either.

 

[aart]

Good broody thread

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ody-hen-hatch-a-long-and-informational-thread

Here's another....https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/496101/broody-hen-thread

 

[WalnutHill]

Maybe ChickenStock next weekend?

Where the heck are any New posts? All I'm seeing is 2014.... Anyway I'm looking for someone to adopt (not eat) my surprise bantom Roo. He looks like a bald eagle but pigeon sized. I got in trouble before from a nasty nosy person (not even a direct neighbor) and had to get rid of my entire flock because the city said I couldn't have him. Now I had to start over and I'm stuck with another rooster... Possibly 2. A baton and an Amaricana. They are 3 months old and I just caught them crowing. I'm so afraid the city will be called again and this time I'll get written up. I'm in Troy. Not sure where I should post this either. I don't need suggestions on calling farms. Already did that. I need good leads. ASPCA doesn't give a crap either.

 

[ChickaBangBang]

Maybe ChickenStock next weekend?

WalnutHill, at first I thought you were making a terrible comment. Then I realized you were talking about an event. Lol. That is an hour and a half away. Sounds fun but not sure if I can make it next weekend.

 

[Folly's place]

The weather looks promising, too, and it's a fun event. Come, eat, listen to Dr. Kartcher, and bring your cockrel. Mary

 

[wannahomestead]

well then, day 1 of broody with eggs.

I did find 2 additional eggs in the nest w/ her, so I pulled those out. She spent a while roaming around today though, so I scolded her for being a bad mom and leaving her kids .

After a couple hours though, she was back on the nest, and has been there all day. I think she will do fine.



I'm starting to think about the direction I want to go w/ a chicken coop build. I think I'd like to build something around 16x20, give or take. This will be the biggest thing I've built, and I don't totally know where to start. I want to get it done before winter, because even with the mild winter last year, it was kinda rough.

Ideally, I'd have a space dedicated to the critters, and a smaller space sectioned off for me to store feed/equipment in. I'd like to run some electrical out to the new coop as well. Water would be great, but I imagine that is probably only a dream.

 

[Monstro]

Woke up to 3 hatched and one half way. Kids got to see that 4th one as it pushed off the shell. More still working on it.

 

[aart]

I'm starting to think about the direction I want to go w/ a chicken coop build. I think I'd like to build something around 16x20, give or take. This will be the biggest thing I've built, and I don't totally know where to start. I want to get it done before winter, because even with the mild winter last year, it was kinda rough.

Ideally, I'd have a space dedicated to the critters, and a smaller space sectioned off for me to store feed/equipment in. I'd like to run some electrical out to the new coop as well. Water would be great, but I imagine that is probably only a dream.

Start with plans for constructing a basic shed.
Or you could buy a shed and fit it out.
Building your own would be best as purchased sheds usually have little to no roof overhang,
which I find to be essential for ease of ventilation in all weather.

Start sketching floor plans to scale on graph paper...showing pens, runs, doors, windows, storage.
Thinking it out on paper is always my go to, but then I'm a drafter by trade...
.......easy to fix mistakes and/or look at various configurations with paper and pencil/eraser.

 

[1muttsfan]

X2. I have long overhangs on the front and back of my coop, and it makes for good storage for small items, and prevents rain from blowing in the windows.

 

[Folly's place]

Look at Woods coop designs! Mary