Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[SillyChicken]

Farmerboy- Congratulations on the piglets. They are soo cute. Are they mulefoot?-

Farmers pigs are new guinea hogs.

 

[chickflick]

I'm awake!! The world is still here!! Oh crap, I gotta put the tree and decorations out! So much shopping to do. Food, we need food! The family will be coming over since we're not dead!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! Hope you all have a fantastic Christmas. Appreciate all that you have. Give your kids an extra hug.

Daron, the piglets are adorable.

I've been babysitting a couple of degus. Instead of the chinchilla that you all warned me about, my DIL went with the degus. They are adorable and very friendly. Wish I could be there to see their faces when they find their special gifts.

Lots of snow and wind. Be safe, folks.

 

[Farmerboy16]

Thanks everyone for the comment on the piglets!

Farmboy, do you intend to neuter the boars?

No, I don't. Too risky, plus most of them will be for meat anyway. I only have one breeding boar, and plan on only keeping him as the only male.

Farmerboy-  Congratulations on the piglets.  They are soo cute. Are they mulefoot?-

 

They are American Guinea hogs, very rare breed. I love them! Very fun to raise them.

 

[Farmerboy16]

Well, its the 21st today, and its snowing out. Nothing interesting happening now, except the little piggies running around with their mama in my unheated greenhouse, all my birds are fed and watered, cow waiting for me to milk her, so all is right in my little world. Its not ending today.

 

[BackyardFarmMom]

Glad sorry about your girls!

You should do what you think is best for your girls....
I keep my newbies separated for at least a week.
Birds can be carriers of illnesses and you wouldn't know it until a healthy bird caught it. If bringing in new birds is worth the risk to you then just be prepared. (I am not trying to tell you not to... I have brought birds from several sources together and I feel I was lucky to have healthy birds)
Degus are very sweet! They will chew anything though so be careful!


FB... Name one of the piggies Wilbur for me... Of course he has to be the smartest one

AWWWWW!!! Poor puppies don't like the snow!

 

[MIchickens]

i have a question....i am getting 25 hens around the 28th of next month. But....there is a certain type of hen I want and i will have to order it through a different hatchery that the hens I want will have to come here around the 2nd of next month. My question is...if I get both sets of chickens...will I be able to put the new 25 chicks in with the 15 nearly month old chicks? Does anyone forsee a problem with doing this?

 

[snowflake]

i have a question....i am getting 25 hens around the 28th of next month. But....there is a certain type of hen I want and i will have to order it through a different hatchery that the hens I want will have to come here around the 2nd of next month. My question is...if I get both sets of chickens...will I be able to put the new 25 chicks in with the 15 nearly month old chicks? Does anyone forsee a problem with doing this?

have any of them been vaccinated? I would do a Mareks and cocci vac. before mixing them. there is also a med you can give chicks.It is a powder S50(something like that) Nova mentioned it in a post not to long ago, it is for respiratory infection You should also keep them separate for 3or4 weeks. that will give the young ones a chance to catch up in size a little as they have to mother to protect them. Introducing a large ## may help the adjustment
You may want to try using sand in the brooder if it is inside. many say there is much less dust

 

[NovaAman]

Darn it... now I have to pay my taxes. Stupid interpreters don't know squat...I knew the Mayans were only sick and tired of making the calendar...

 

[BackyardFarmMom]

i have a question....i am getting 25 hens around the 28th of next month. But....there is a certain type of hen I want and i will have to order it through a different hatchery that the hens I want will have to come here around the 2nd of next month. My question is...if I get both sets of chickens...will I be able to put the new 25 chicks in with the 15 nearly month old chicks? Does anyone forsee a problem with doing this?

I would not mix ages that are more than 2 weeks different...
I had a big problem with the pecking order this spring.

This is a 1-2 day vs a 2 week... they are going to be much bigger

PS these 2 did great together

 

[Opa]

Thanks everyone for the comment on the piglets!
Quote: Since you state that they are for meat you might want to reconsider. I have raised uncastrated hogs and the meat had an objectionable taste that is often called "boar taint". A bloodless method can be performed with elastic bands and a tool called an Elastrator.

The tool opens a rubber band that is placed on the scrotum. http://www.enasco.com/product/C00232(X)N