Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[1muttsfan]

A friend who took some of my lavender bantam Ams won reserve grand champion Bantam at the Up state fair with one of the hens!

 

[Chickmate]

Michelle (blackswan) from New Baltimore has scheduled a meeting for people interested in keeping chickens. New Baltimore currently does not allow them and she is fighting the same fight RaZ is. If anyone is interested in attending, please feel free and bring someone with you! I was interviewed by a reporter from our local paper and aside from a few misquotes, it was a pretty good article. Despite what she said, I do not have a runway for my chickens. Sorry about the long link, I'm having a heck of a time getting it to work. Hope you can see it.

http://api.viglink.com/api/click?fo...566381.txtHI&jsonp=vglnk_jsonp_13451668957184

MacDonald Public Library
36480 Main Street
New Baltimore, MI 48047

I reserved a room on
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
6-8pm

We are called

Backyard Chicken Keepers of Michigan

 

[swampducks]

You know, the title of this new thread has been driving me nuts ever since I first saw it and I've decided y'all can go nuts with me.

You remember the movie Poltergiest? The short lady psychic trying to "clean the house"?

"Cross over children. All are welcome. All are welcome. Go into the Light. "

Yup, I'm gittin' scared now!

 

[laughingclown]

If anyone has a line on a good job around the Flint area someone send me a PM. I need a career change.

 

[animalsRawesome]

I am not from around Flint, but what do you do now?

 

[NovaAman]

[COLOR=800080]You know, the title of this new thread has been driving me nuts ever since I first saw it and I've decided y'all can go nuts with me.[/COLOR] [COLOR=800080]You remember the movie Poltergiest? The short lady psychic trying to "clean the house"?[/COLOR] [COLOR=800080]"Cross over children. All are welcome. All are welcome. Go into the Light. " [/COLOR] [COLOR=800080]Yup, I'm gittin' scared now! [/COLOR]

those were on last night.

 

[Opa]

Today's weather forecast certainly looks like it is going to be nothing short of spectacular. Enjoy yourself.

 

[Brethren49619]

Bretheren, you may be oversupplementing your birds. Feeds are made to be complete and balanced rations, and others foods added should not compose more than 15% of the calories they consume. While protein is important, other nutrients in proper balance are just as important, especially in growing birds. Calcium and phosphorus together, in the proper balance, are crucial to normal skeleton development. Birds fed high-fat foods (such as sunflower seeds) will grow too fast and become too fat, both bad for future egg-laying. It is almost impossible to properly balance a ration when you add large amounts of random feeds. You might try cutting out the treats almost completely, and feeding just a grower ration for a while.

Before the feather eating started, they were getting a treat maybe twice a week. Definitely not anywhere near 15%. Their food, at 21%, should have been sufficient, But they were/are eating feathers. The amount of protein was increased only after the problem was noticed. I do think that there might be some improvement in the amount of feathers being eaten, and they have not progressed to pulling feathers off from each other or themselves. I'm wondering if the large feather loss (probably due to growth?) might just have caused a greater need for more protein. Kind of a growth spurt thing?

 

[Nigellas]

Off-topic question for canning folk: Do you add lemon juice to your tomatoes (boiling pot method, not pressure)? My mom never has, but many of the tutorials I've been reading recommend it...

Thanks!

 

[chickflick]

Good Morning!!! Looks like a beautiful day. Hope you all enjoy it.