Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[NovaAman]

Well ya could... I mean, I still totally believe you can wash the color off the egg if you catch it as soon as the hen poops it out..

 

[Opa]

Well ya could... I mean, I still totally believe you can wash the color off the egg if you catch it as soon as the hen poops it out..

When the bloom on a brown egg is wet the color is easily smeared often exposing the white shell. On very dark eggs this is more pronounced.

 

[NovaAman]

yup. still waiting to catch one fresh so I can so the kid.

 

[fuzzybutt love]

I've picked straw off my green eggs and found blue underneath, does that count?

 

[MIchickens]

Question....I put some play sand and DE in a pan for the chicks to play in. That shouldn't be a problem for 3 week old chicks should it?

 

[Stacykins]

I've picked straw off my green eggs and found blue underneath, does that count?

Eggs that are green are blue shelled eggs with a bit of brown pigment on the outside. The actual shell color is blue (as seen on the inside when you crack the egg open). Blue shells are caused by a dominant allele, while white is recessive.

 

[Grammi]

Anyone notice anything wrong with this photo?

There are two things, first it is summer there and not here!! lol, but the main one is a coffee pot in the coffee maker, oh yes, my chicken adds cream and sugar to mine!!

 

[1muttsfan]

Hi Grammi

Boy I would want a roo like that if I drank coffee. Maybe with a diaper though...

 

[Grammi]

That isn't unknown to me, LOL, my family calls me the crazy chicken lady. I have had a few house chickens, but always had a diaper on them!!

 

[Trefoil]

I got this from the nutrena site- thought it might be useful to someone.

Feeding amounts for newly hatched birds:
Type of Bird Feeding period Total amount of feed
Layer chicks First 10 weeks 9-10 lbs per bird
Broiler chicks (based on Cornish Game Birds) First 6 weeks 8-9 lbs per bird
Turkeys First 12 weeks 72 lbs per bird
Geese First 8 weeks 53 lbs per bird
Ducks First 8 weeks 22 lbs per bird
Gamebirds First 8 weeks 9 lbs per bird
Feeding amounts for laying birds:
Type of Bird Total amount of feed
Chickens 1.5 lbs per bird per week
Turkeys 4 – 5 lbs per bird per week
Geese 3 lbs per bird per week
Gamebirds 1 – 1.5 lbs per bird per week