Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[Maah]

WARNING! DANGER! Cuteness overload!!
(sorry the pictures are so dark, my phone camera doesn't have a flash)
A poofy silkie, a baby goat and an adorable little boy all in one picture!!!

This is my son Aaron, our nubian doeling Polkey and her pet silkie...
here she is running around the house in her pull up LOL You know what's awesome, my husband has finally accepted this as normal!

Ahhh... the cuteness - it burns!!

Love it!

 

[tjbeckman]

Just went to the bakery and picked up some chocolate covered strawberries for DW's gift, found a card. I think I am all set, if shes good I might be willing to order pizza

 

[RIRJen]

Ahhh... the cuteness - it burns!! Love it!

 

[HollyDuckFarmer]

I'm thinking about Rainbow Rangers. Does anyone have hatching eggs?

 

[RaZ]

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Everyone please come and join us for the 4th Annual EASTER Hatch-a-long!


How about hatching with friends and finding new friends?

Did I mention CONTESTS with Fantastic PRIZES to boot?

All you have to do post in the 4th Annual EASTER Hatch-a-long and post that you want to join us and follow along as the contests start rolling! Soooo MUCH FUN!! see below for egg set dates!




This Annual Hatch-A-Long has become so popular, that we've decided to make it an "Official" BYC event.

Set Chicken eggs on Saturday, March 9th at Noon (whatever time zone you are in)

Other poultry breed setting dates listed below...

We want to hatch on March 30th, (the day BEFORE Easter Sunday)
button quail: 16 days to hatch; set March 14th
coturnix quail: 18 days to hatch; set March 12th
seramas: 19 days to hatch; set March 11th
other bantam and LF: 21 days to hatch; set March 9th
bobwhite quail: 23 days to hatch; set March 7th
call duck: 26 days to hatch; set March 4th
mallard (derived) duck,goose, turkey, guinea: 28 days to hatch; set March 2nd
goose: 28 to 32 days to hatch; set Feb 26th - March 2nd
muscovy duck: 35 days to hatch; set Feb 23rd
emu: approx. 53 days to hatch - set Feb 5th (for you "serious" hatchers)

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/741090/the-4th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long


WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
GO CATCH SOME EGGS & Join us!


Looking to SWAP eggs for the Hatch? See here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/743738/easter-hatch-online-hatching-egg-swap/0_50

 

[Nigellas]

I was up at 430 and had my first cup of coffee 10 minutes later. Read all the posts on the Michigan thread, worked the LA Times crossword, and then got Granny up to take her for a blood test. This was the last of the weekly tests and the doctors have decided that she is doing so well that she can now go to monthly tests.

Glad to hear Granny is doing so well. Must be a relief to not have to do weekly tests now.

I have a question I'm thinking my fellow michiganders could help me with. Should I be worried about putting eggs under my broody hen when it is this cold? They are completely enclosed in the barn but it isn't insulated. Will she be able to hatch them and keep them warm?

They'll be fine.

Its a Golden lace Sebright. Very pretty birds.

OK... Then I'm confused. I thought this one was a Sebright:



And while their faces are the same, this one is solid black on the back, not spotted like the other one. See?





This is the spotty one from before, for comparison...




THANKS!

 

[Lisa and girls]

Oh my! Hello mr blue suede shoes!

 

[SillyChicken]

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY EVERYONE..

sillychicken omg pictures are so cute.. make me want a goat.. and i dont even have a farm.. definately cuteness overload

I'd like to say I own that goat, but it belongs to RIR!

 

[SillyChicken]

Oh my! Hello mr blue suede shoes!

is that a blue footed boobie?