Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[Herducks]

Well I am using outdoor pvc to make my run, but it will be shaped more like a greenhouse. I will post pictures when I finish it.

This is how I am spending my evening. It is important to socialize chicks right?

 

[NovaAman]

LOL, yes, that is how you socialize chicks.

Tap, when I first got Pat, he could hardly walk at all let alone get a run on. And he is so darn sweet. He tries so hard to get Skeeters attention when he finds treats. Just plain adorable.

 

[naglady]

Hi everyone, just wanted to stop in and say Hello, my name is Denise and I am from Oscoda.. I am new to raising chickens, Got my first chicken Sept 29, 2012..and now I have 6.. and want more.. learning alot from everyone on here.. and still have lots to learn..

 

[Herducks]

Hi everyone, just wanted to stop in and say Hello, my name is Denise and I am from Oscoda.. I am new to raising chickens, Got my first chicken Sept 29, 2012..and now I have 6.. and want more.. learning alot from everyone on here.. and still have lots to learn..

 

[fuzzybutt love]

Hi everyone, just wanted to stop in and say Hello, my name is Denise and I am from Oscoda.. I am new to raising chickens, Got my first chicken Sept 29, 2012..and now I have 6.. and want more.. learning alot from everyone on here.. and still have lots to learn..

Hi! Yes, it is hard to stop once you start; you think you are done then you see another kind you never knew existed..........lol.. What kind do you have, and what kind do you want? Come spring there will be a meet and greet in lansing where birds will be sold, maybe someone here in MI has what you want

 

[fuzzybutt love]

so far i have "easter eggers" and porcelain d'uccles . One of my Easter Egger roosters is part buttercup too Cool comb. I have also had orpington, but my hatchery girl wasn't sweet when she got older; idk but she loved to hate me! I was the "egg thief" . ha! I also had a bantam cochin, she was a sweetie.

 

[naglady]

hi fuzzybut, my first hen i think she is a new hampshire red 2yrs old.., lays a egg almost every day since i had her.. and then the other 5 are isa browns.. I got the second isa brown 2yr old separate from the other 4, she lays almost everyday also.. the last four isa were farm hatched.. they are about 15 months old.. they were molting when i got them .. and now they are starting to lay.. except one i think she is to old to lay..I want egg layers.. really think the leghorns are cool, RIR, some sexlinks.. are on my list.. would like some barred rocks, there is so many breeds out there.. hard to believe.. before i started researching about a yr ago.. I thought chicken is a chicken, but now i know the difference.lol
I would like to go to one of the chicken meetups.. sounds like fun.

 

[fuzzybutt love]

I like the easter eggers because of all the variations in color, and the blue and green eggs never grow old. I also like the marans, if you haven't seen them yet they lay a hershy chocolate colored egg! So pretty. I also had another hen that laid a pink egg! I ended up having to give her away, she was making this racket all day driving the whole flock nuts!!! I think it was this "egg song" i keep hearing about, sounded like a mad duck to me.

someone will be along soon i'm sure to tell more about the meetup, i forgot to jot it down on my calendar, oops! But it is a good time from what i have heard, a potluck and kid friendly

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

Well I am using outdoor pvc to make my run, but it will be shaped more like a greenhouse. I will post pictures when I finish it.

This is how I am spending my evening. It is important to socialize chicks right?

Hi everyone, just wanted to stop in and say Hello, my name is Denise and I am from Oscoda.. I am new to raising chickens, Got my first chicken Sept 29, 2012..and now I have 6.. and want more.. learning alot from everyone on here.. and still have lots to learn..

& welcome!

 

[naglady]

I did have 2 araucanas they were molting and didnt want to wait for eggs.. so i sold them.. plus i read on here they are not real hardy layers.. i have been eyeing the marans love the egg color..
are your easter eggers good layers.

and thank you everyone for the welcomes..