Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[Lisa and girls]

[COLOR=800080]This is my Tank, such a serious little lady[/COLOR] [COLOR=800080] [/COLOR] [COLOR=800080]This is Henny, she was a little scared to get going[/COLOR] [COLOR=800080] [/COLOR] [COLOR=800080]Riley and Shania, bringing them their evening snack[/COLOR] [COLOR=800080] [/COLOR] [COLOR=800080]Enjoying the outdoors[/COLOR] [COLOR=800080][/COLOR] [COLOR=800080]Tank and Spot, munching on a grub[/COLOR] [COLOR=800080]Tank of course, stealing the grubs[/COLOR] [COLOR=800080]AND just because it made me laugh.....[/COLOR] [COLOR=800080] [/COLOR]

Hilarious. He even has a little "apple juice gut" lol

 

[uchytil]

Man I messed up a reply, anyway, 19Sarah90, if you read this, I have a Heritage German NH roo I got as a chick from Laura (Hillbilly Hen? last fall. He's a beaut, but, when I combine my flocks he will be odd man out. If you live near Muskegon you could check him out. Silly, disregard any PM you might get from me about this issue - I goofed! Although I do have 6 FGs and I think at least one is yours. They are being handled daily if that's ok for your needs. My other NZ/CA mom's newborns are being handled as well but they carry Mom's trait of not being as friendly. I think it's in the genes.

Gawd, my cherries, apples, and pears are all in full blossum. Missed that last year. It'll be a bumper year. I'll def be able to put up a ton for winter feed this year. I really love the Pippen tree blossums the best! I'll tell you what too, the chickens and rabbits sure love that treatment all through winter. Not sure about my goats though since I've only had them one winter and last year was "fruitless".

Here's a new salmon recipe for ya. Take a cup of heavy cream and put in 3 tbls of buttermilk, combine and let set at room temp overnight. This is your cultered cream. Sear some fresh, fly caught (ha ha) salmon pieces in evoo, 3 mins per side. Set it aside. In that pan add 2 cloves of pressed garlic, and saute until clear(ish), add 2 tsp of finely chopped fresh dill and the cultered cream. stir it around on low heat a dn give it a taste. Adjust with salt. Pour over salmon. Note: You may like to up the dill content a tad. If you don't like that take some venison fillets, wrap them in bacon, salt/pepper, and broil a few minutes. Maybe both?

 

[Ginger87]

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Fully feathered = 6 weeks of age

I am guessing they are about 5-6 weeks old? I am not sure since the hubby bought them without my knowledge of doing so, and frankly he knows squat about chickens, hence my being here and asking a million questions! He wasn't smart enough to ask their age either.... They do have more "adult" looking feathers but some still have their cute lil chickee fuzz.... I posted pics of them earlier...... maybe you could tell me??? LOL

 

[gladahmae]

Picked up my chicks at the PO this morning! Boy are 75 chicks ever LOUD in the car!

Everyone is settled into the brooder, eating and drinking and running around like....well.....like chickens!

So thankful for the nice soaking rain we're getting. It was quite dry up here, and I'm hoping what I planted in the chicken run will take off now that it has some moisture. The seeds were germinating, but not doing much with how dry it's been (and my garden hose won't reach that far).

 

[Nigellas]

I am guessing they are about 5-6 weeks old? I am not sure since the hubby bought them without my knowledge of doing so, and frankly he knows squat about chickens, hence my being here and asking a million questions! He wasn't smart enough to ask their age either.... They do have more "adult" looking feathers but some still have their cute lil chickee fuzz.... I posted pics of them earlier...... maybe you could tell me??? LOL

If they look like the photos you just posted, they are still too young to be without heat.

 

[1muttsfan]

The reason that young chicks need supplemental heat, especially when sleeping, is that they can't "fluff up" their feathers very efficiently to hold heat in, plus they have a very small body size and loose heat more rapidly than when they are larger.

Animals are often much more susceptible to weather stress when the weather is changing all the time, such as in the spring when the weather is warm one day and cold and damp the next, increasing the risk of infections, parasites and chilling.

 

[hickchick55]

Maybe their system is being overloaded?

The fellow I talked to earlier today said that they had over 40,000 hits on the website. If even half of them commented then it could overload the system.

I can't believe the support from so many people. I'm amazed and humbled.

I sent one directly to their website and passed it on. I hope all the attention is keeping them busy.

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

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Must have more INFO!! Like where and when????

 

[Ginger87]

Must have more INFO!! Like where and when????

Alma, Mi this will be happening Memorial Day weekend.... tons of fun

http://www.almahighlandfestival.com/

 

[Ginger87]

That's what I was thinking as far as the heat lamp goes, Hubby did confirm that we did lose one.... he did go out and carefully hook up the heat lamp for them as well.... Should I have some of their bedding inside the coop as well?