Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[NovaAman]

Kimmie, I chose not to handle the cockerels, I want them to have a healthy respect... I want my boys to be Leary of the roos. Don't pester, startle them. I warn them that the roos can think they are a threat and try and protect. I only pick up the hens that are willing. If they make a fuss,I leave them. I don't wimp around my birds at all. I've booted a roo off a hen, I even held a roo down to stop them from picking on another roo, as in Fritz the Jerk being a jerk. Aside from The conflict between Rod and Florus, but Rod being fine with Fritz and Pat the Rat... I do think its because Florus is bigger than Rod. Rod wants to be sure Florus knows his place. Rod would prefer it under ground. Lol. I also eat any roos at the first sign of people aggression. No chance to out grow it... No, its the teenage/hormones excuse. Maybe that's why I have nice boys.

 

[teeville5]

I don't handle my roos, either. My thinking follows Nova's in that there needs to be a healthy respect of space. I don't bother them and they don't bother me. I have had to break up a fight and hold a rooster down, as well, but it's only done when necessary and I've had no problems with any of them afterwards.

 

[naglady]

well the update on my surviving chick.. its not standing or walking yet.. i still have it in the incubator.. its lively and tries.. i will give it till tomorrow to be able to walk for us.
if not i think i will have to cull. b4 i get to attached.
how long should i wait to see if the chick can stand and walk.. is there a protocol..

getting kinda bumb.. but know this is a part of chicken life. and i dont want it to suffer.



So sorry for the loss to a raccoon.. your girly sounded pretty special..

 

[NovaAman]

I stink... I smell like a burn barrel... I wish I had two bathrooms...

 

[RaZ]

I smelled like smoke earlier. Today I got to set fire to several acres of UofM property.

 

[tdhenson86]

I smelled like smoke earlier. Today I got to set fire to several acres of UofM property.

NO fair!!! That actually sounds like a lot of fun...

 

[RaZ]

It was a lot of fun. I'm on the prescribed burn crew.

 

[kimmie6067]

well the update on my surviving chick.. its not standing or walking yet.. i still have it in the incubator.. its lively and tries.. i will give it till tomorrow to be able to walk for us.
if not i think i will have to cull. b4 i get to attached.
how long should i wait to see if the chick can stand and walk.. is there a protocol..

getting kinda bumb.. but know this is a part of chicken life. and i dont want it to suffer.



So sorry for the loss to a raccoon.. your girly sounded pretty special..

I had a chick hatch under my broodie and I thought it was dead and went to reach in to pick it up because I saw something black way back in the nest and sort of moved it and got side tracked by something esle, well it turned out to be a chick I know it was just laying there dead looking but anyway it finally was moving around but strangely sort of hopping for a few days then finally started to walk after 4 days. Its ok now but still is smaller.

 

[Opa]

Just sitting here thinking about all that I need to do today is getting me tired before the day has even begun. I need to clean the dropping trays in the coop and also clean the nest boxes. I've got 14 chicks in a brooder sitting in my workshop and they are starting to stink the place so they need to be taken out while I replace the shavings.

Also the apple trees need to be pruned and sprayed. That project alone is going to take several hours. Yep, it's going to be a long day.

 

[Lisa and girls]

Spring sounds like its here! Song birds singing this morning and a big male turkey flirting with his ladies in our back yard.