Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[kimmie6067]

I am looking for a mid size, can be mixed breed puppy 8 weeks or so. So if anyone has any or will have some PM me.

 

[Opa]

I placed two finger on the inside of my wrist and felt the steady bump, bump, bump of a pulse. With that conformation of life I know today is going to be a good day.

 

[snowflake]

Good Morning!! It is a good day, only had to take my grandson into town, he gets a ride with someone else to Battle Creek for work

Hope this job lasts a long time.... He works for a temp construction and the jobs are all over the place.



Will go out and open the coop door soon, maybe bring them some corn from the freezer

 

[Chambertin]

I placed two finger on the inside of my wrist and felt the steady bump, bump, bump of a pulse. With that conformation of life I know today is going to be a good day.

I remember doing that a few times, but it wasnt coffee that put me in that state. Still some coffee sure assisted with the recovery.

 

[tjbeckman]

No but I did have a horse step on foot, and boy did that hurt

Same boat here. and of course the more we yell and holler the longer they stand there lookin at you like, what you don't like to be close to me, LOL

 

[taprock]

What is everyones thoughts on egg turning??? I am planning on an egg turner soon but in the meantime want to know how often do you all turn the eggs while incubating? I had a crappy hatch rate last time around and have been trouble shooting the issue ...... I did get a new thermometer so now there are 2 in the incubator it is a cabinet so ANY Ideas??

I now have an egg turner but if doing it by hand, I turned 3 times daily - an uneven amount meant that it was a different side each night when they stayed longer without turning. But an x on one side and o on the other so you can keep track of turning. And move quick so that you don't loose a lot of hot air. It is definitely not something I miss.

 

[1muttsfan]

When you have hybrid birds, meaning birds that originate from 2 or 3 specific pure breeds, they can have exceptional qualities compared to the parent breeds - this is called hybrid vigor, and is why a lot of proprietory crosses such as Isa Browns can outperform the parent breeds. When you then take those crossbred offspring and breed them, their offspring are often much less likely to produce well. Generally you are going to get more predictability and reliable production from good-quality purebreds or first generation crosses of certain breeds. If you are looking to breed you may want to consider some of the purebreds like Delawares, they are great egg producers and the boys grow up big and beefy.

 

[RaZ]

When you have hybrid birds, meaning birds that originate from 2 or 3 specific pure breeds, they can have exceptional qualities compared to the parent breeds - this is called hybrid vigor, and is why a lot of proprietory crosses such as Isa Browns can outperform the parent breeds. When you then take those crossbred offspring and breed them, their offspring are often much less likely to produce well. Generally you are going to get more predictability and reliable production from good-quality purebreds or first generation crosses of certain breeds. If you are looking to breed you may want to consider some of the purebreds like Delawares, they are great egg producers and the boys grow up big and beefy.

Is that where chicken-fried steak comes from?

 

[chickflick]

Good Morning! The SUN is out!!!

I had a freasian (sp) step on my foot once. Man, did that hurt. Foot was bruised and painful for a long time.

 

[BentoMinion]

My incubator is in St. Paul, MN! It's getting closer!