Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[Folly's place]

It's off Grand River between Williamston and Webberville.
Mary

 

[wrathsfarm]

I would come home with more birds. I have a problem and need to find a "chicken addicts anonymous" meeting.
I'm already thinking about adding more birds in the spring.
The struggle is real.

 

[wrathsfarm]

Someone was asking me about Midnight Majesty Marans eggs.

Here they are.
Prince and his 2 Barred Rock girls will produce MMM pullets.

 

[Folly's place]

I never bring birds home! Think about biosecurity, and don't consider it!!!
Mary

 

[wrathsfarm]

I never bring birds home! Think about biosecurity, and don't consider it!!!
Mary

Gotta get birds somehow. Sadly no incubator just yet. It's on my wishlist. But so far been lucky with quarantining new comers.

 

[Ella_michele08]

I know of a bachelor pad, but might be a bit of a drive for you. It's down here near Mattawan.

Yeahhhhhh

 

[Chickin Fairy]

Whew. It's been a minute. Update time. My two bantams are getting so big! I have this tiny guy (Quill) roo - picture of him on the log - who crows all day, his voice cracks and makes me laugh! They are 13 weeks now and for the most part, the other girls tolerate them. However, my female (Sable) has some swelling to the skin above her eye. No blood or damage, but it makes her look like she has a lazy eye. I applied VetRx to her and I'm hoping it's something respiratory related. It had been too long since I'd added bedding to the coop and diamaceous earth, so I did that tonight, too.

I have a bully at the bottom of the pecking order of my 5 large hens (Wanda) and she picks on my brown bantam (Rocket - picture of her on my shoulder), she flew right up when I entered the run tonight. I dunno if she was that excited to see me or just getting away. Will separating Wanda from the flock work? Would I be better to separate the victim to help her build confidence?

In better news, Rocket finally started to lay again! She went broody at the beginning of May and then I gave her eggs and she was raising the babies. She has these adorable tiny eggs.

And speaking of eggs, I'm full-up here! I'm thinking of waterglassing them and donating some as well. Has anyone waterglassed before?

 

[Sally PB]

Has anyone waterglassed before?

Yes! I did that last year, and have a few in solution right now. I used Mrs. Wage's pickling lime, which I got in the canning section of the local hardware store.

1 tablespoon lime per quart water

The eggs should be as fresh and as CLEAN as possible. Poop free,, but with the bloom intact. Some of the lime will settle out of solution, but that's ok.

My hubby didn't care for them, but I thought they were ok. Fine for baking and my scrambled eggs. He likes them over easy, and the yolks always broke after they'd been sitting for a few weeks. So he got store bought eggs.

 

[Chickin Fairy]

Yes! I did that last year, and have a few in solution right now. I used Mrs. Wage's pickling lime, which I got in the canning section of the local hardware store.

1 tablespoon lime per quart water

The eggs should be as fresh and as CLEAN as possible. Poop free,, but with the bloom intact. Some of the lime will settle out of solution, but that's ok.

My hubby didn't care for them, but I thought they were ok. Fine for baking and my scrambled eggs. He likes them over easy, and the yolks always broke after they'd been sitting for a few weeks. So he got store bought eggs.

Thanks! I know how to do it and have the pickling lime all ready to go. Thanks for the insight on how they are different from fresh eggs, my hubby also likes fried eggs but doesn't mind broken yolks. What size jars do you use? I'm having such a hard time justifying the price of a gallon canning jar. How long have yours lasted?

 

[mjurbanski]

Good Morning Michigan.
I‘m a new “chicken mom” this year. I have 6 ISA Brown pullets about 10/11 weeks old. They’ve been in the coop & run for about 2 weeks.
A few days ago, I noticed the smallest, Ages, looking as if she had ballon’s in her chest. Through research and observation I determined she had impacted crop. I began treatment of no food (maintained free access to water), olive oil or coconut oil with message every hour. Long story short we had success, Agnes’ crop has emptied.
Here is my question: While I withheld Agnes’ food, I didn’t “isolate” her from the flock. I rotated one or all of the flock to be in the coop with Agnes for a max of 1 hour so she wasn’t isolated from them. During this time, I encountered this; from time to time, the flock would hide Agnes, so to speak, in a corner by pilling around her so I couldn’t pick her up. It was if they were protecting Agnes from me. One time the leader of the flock tried to peck my arm as I reached for Agnes. I know if a chicken is sick and/or isolates from the flock they could reject and could pick on it. But I never expected this! Anyone tell me what might have been going on here? Thanks in advance!