Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[kimmie6067]

Your chickens change the "expression" on their face? Bet you could make a million off of that.

Of course they do, they have all kinds of expressions on their faces

Is anyone making their 'wishlist' of chickens for next year? I am, but I'm having a difficult time not getting too carried away with things, since I don't think that DH will be thrilled about making me *another* coop. I really really really want some blue laced red wyandottes, some penciled plymouth rocks, true ameraucanas, and something lavendar. Or blue. Or partridge. And maybe some welsummers, dark brahmas, another marans or 2, and maybe a barnevelder. On top of that, I'm going to attempt making my own olive eggers from my current flock, and some sex-linked green egg layers from my EE roo and barred rock girls. So if I get 2 of each kind, and keep 4 OEs and 4 sex-linked green layers, I'm looking at almost 30 more chickens.

This is what you call chicken math, no?

Glad I want some more Icelandic's, Blue Orp's, and White Jersey Giant, and I am going to make my own incubator

Two of my prettiest girls...

Cookie laid her first eggs! Green! I thought she had started earlier, but nope. NOW she has for sure! The blue ones are for sure from princess:




Princess before, princess after!
When i bought her her butt was bald, her wings were half bald, her beard was plucked out, and her back was so bare that i wasn't even sure what her feather pattern was........I have her pretty now If you don't believe chickens have expression, look into her eyes from before, and the after. Much more happy and sure of herself, her eyes have spark now. Before they were sad and flat looking.





Henry "on duty" all serious and wild eyed, Henry being a ham, all smiley. Likely wants a treat. lol. See the eyes? He holds his feathers different, gives the expressions. My EE's hold their beards different for different moods too, they seem more out there and fuzzy when they are relaxed and when they are tired they even pull their beards over their eyes, like a blankie. lol.

Nova, the girls are very pretty and they know it, lol. All your chickens are pretty. Looks like you live in a neighborhood?

Kimmie

 

[1muttsfan]

I am hoping to have Cream Legbar eggs in the spring from my little snowbirds

 

[NovaAman]

Kindasorta don't... I live in A1 but there is a complex across the street. Other than that, all wooded and fields.

 

[Opa]

Today I took a friend fishing who had never caught a steelhead. A 10 1/2 pound fish changed that

 

[NovaAman]

And you didn't push him overboard and steal it? LOL, totally kidding. That is one nice looking dinner there. Awesome for him!

 

[snowflake]

NICE FISH!! DH and GS both agree

 

[BobBry]

Cookie laid her first eggs! Green! I thought she had started earlier, but nope. NOW she has for sure! The blue ones are for sure from princess:




Princess before, princess after!
When i bought her her butt was bald, her wings were half bald, her beard was plucked out, and her back was so bare that i wasn't even sure what her feather pattern was........I have her pretty now If you don't believe chickens have expression, look into her eyes from before, and the after. Much more happy and sure of herself, her eyes have spark now. Before they were sad and flat looking.
Too small for me to see. I'll take your word.




Henry "on duty" all serious and wild eyed, Henry being a ham, all smiley. Likely wants a treat. lol. See the eyes? He holds his feathers different, gives the expressions. My EE's hold their beards different for different moods too, they seem more out there and fuzzy when they are relaxed and when they are tired they even pull their beards over their eyes, like a blankie. lol.

I had a chicken that looked a bit like these but had to get rid of him cause he was a he. Did have those puffy cheek patches though. Could you agree to better health as a reason for the changes you mentioned? Chicken expressions just seem far out to me. I'll take Novas advice and look more.

Ha ha aside. What's the thread that you have where Robin hangs out ?

I am hoping to have Cream Legbar eggs in the spring from my little snowbirds

I think they are really pretty chickens. Good thing I'm so self disciplined.

Kindasorta don't... I live in A1 but there is a complex across the street. Other than that, all wooded and fields.
Do your birds make use of the swings, Nova ?

 

[NovaAman]

YES! They have tried, and it is really a funny thing to see them get up on there and try to keep their balance!

 

[BobBry]

Wish I lived closer to you.

Made the no bake lemon cheese cake. Big hit here too. Thank you.

 

[NovaAman]

LOVE LEMON CHEESE CAKE!!