Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[fearnowsh]

My ducks make a nest in straw and lay.  No box, no nothing.  Are they in with chickens?  If not I'd just use your usual bedding in an open manner and they will lay.  I get an egg a day from all ducks except they stop laying late fall until spring because I provide no lighting for them.  

This is very helpful! I have 11 week old ducks and I've been wondering if I would get any eggs this year. I want sure of their laying "season," but now I have an idea

 

[Folly's place]

Raz, I'd do the beer and let the bees find their own space! Or call a bee keeper ASAP. Mary

 

[1muttsfan]

Well, Raz is a beekeeper. Another bone of contention with (Not)Garden City

 

[Candy442]

Raz, I'd do the beer and let the bees find their own space! Or call a bee keeper ASAP. Mary

Yes, I would love to rescue a swarm but not without my gear! I love bees and thank goodness not allergic, but will never take any chances. A swarm is pretty docile for the most part, it just looks ominous

 

[aart]

You haven't lived until you have rescued a swarm of honey bees from a tree branch. Wearing nothing but shorts and sandals. While 20,000 disoriented bees walk all over you.

They were safely deposited in a new hive body with no stings or loss of bees. Then a beer was immediately opened and chugged.

Yikes!!!

Swarm from one of your hives.....or somewhere else?

 

[RaZ]

Yikes!!!

Swarm from one of your hives.....or somewhere else?

It was at a commercial beekeepers' facility.
We had just finished working in the yards and a wild swarm came from the woods and massed on a tree branch about 20 feet up. We grabbed the hi-lo and a saw and I went up to cut the limb. Brought them all down and dumped them in a new hive body. A neighbor was there taking pictures and caught the whole escapade.

 

[aart]

Quote: Sweet! (yukyuk)
Pics posted anywhere public?
Would love to hear more about your commercial bee facility experiences.

 

[rachelsflock]

This is very helpful! I have 11 week old ducks and I've been wondering if I would get any eggs this year. I want sure of their laying "season," but now I have an idea

My khakis lay every single day without fail, almost every day in the chicken nest box if provided with a golf ball guide, usually before 9 am (I guess my ducks sleep in late occasionally???). Unfortunately until the 12th of September I'm down to one duck hen, but OH I love those duckies. They are so sweet and silly. And I had the best drake ever. :.( I'm not sure I ever want to be without ducks again after them.

 

[bigmrg74]

Guess what?? Chicken Butt!!!




My submission for the BYC calendar. **** shame nobody got a good shot of that Flying Chicken at Chickenstock this summer.

 

[lovechicks1293]

did you all experience the storm!?! tornado warnings goin off like nobody's business! scary scary scary!!! it JUST got past us. rain and rain and a little bit of wind but we are all fine now. hope everyone is all safe!!!