Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[SillyChicken]

there's one near Grand Rapids! http://grandrapids.craigslist.org/grd/3929283391.html

Thanks, yeah I saw it.... but it's 3 hrs away. Thank you for posting it!

 

[preciouskitty]

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I just literally laughed out loud at my desk! Thanks for the lunchtime humor!!!!!

 

[1muttsfan]

Jake, if I had not just hatched out some more CL's and did not have Swedish Flower Hen eggs on the way, I would take you up in a second. For those who have not had Delawares, they are great producers of very nice brown eggs, and nice hens to have around. The boys grow up to excellent eating size.

 

[RaZ]

It looks like I'll be getting eggs to incubate later this week.
I've never done this before and it looks like I'll have to hand turn the eggs (no turner with the bator).
Now I'm nervous...any one with a broody hen to loan out?

 

[Jake Levi]

Jake, if I had not just hatched out some more CL's and did not have Swedish Flower Hen eggs on the way, I would take you up in a second. For those who have not had Delawares, they are great producers of very nice brown eggs, and nice hens to have around. The boys grow up to excellent eating size.

So true, the only way to discribe the temperament is sweet, open the door to the pen and they are right there to be petted, even the littlest ones. I just dont have a proper house to keep them through the winter. These are from kathyinmo's older line, but have the distinctive Delaware traits, and the mothers are excellent layers of XLarge eggs.

There are a couple other of the Scandinavian breeds I would like to try also, one from Sweden and one from Norway, I'd also love to get some DNA comparisons between them and the Icelandic Chickens.

Maybe someday when I grow up.

 

[chickflick]

It looks like I'll be getting eggs to incubate later this week.
I've never done this before and it looks like I'll have to hand turn the eggs (no turner with the bator).
Now I'm nervous...any one with a broody hen to loan out?

I have a couple............

 

[RaZ]

Re-models on a 60+ year old structure have some challenges. Like trying to hang a new replacement door where the old door was.

The old door was held in place by the jamb only -- there is no structure. They nailed the cedar lap siding to the jamb for the only support. All I can figure is at some point, someone cut in a door in the wall and did a half fast job for a pre-hung closet door (28").

So now I'm creating a new frame and header. (After I finish this beer!)(and sandwich)

 

[SillyChicken]

http://annarbor.craigslist.org/grd/4013833511.html
good deal - maybe worth using for small quail or bantams... good show bird holding cages after washing... 90$

 

[ladyrsanti]

So I chickened out. I've heard that when a hen raises chicks, you can reintegrate them with the flock early on, at a week or so old. But with the set-up I've got that would also mean integrating them with the barn cats and I just couldn't bring myself to even try it. So they've been separated, the chicks are five weeks old now and mom is begging to leave the brooding pen. She spends most of her day at the closed pop door, ignoring the babies. I caved and let her out today and she got absolutely whomped on by the flock. She held her own and came out unscathed (well, unbloodied anyway) but she clearly needed some space. I'm not sure how well this transition is going to go. Maybe it's just my empathy, being a stay-at-home mom to three for the last 14 years and nearly completely segregated from the outside world. But when she was resting from the wrestling matches she came up to me and sat with me, let me pet her for a while and I felt so sorry for her after all she's done to be treated that way. The pecking order, as with our life, is brutal.

 

[hattiesmom]

Hello I am new to this website but have had chickens for about 2 years, Lansing Mi. resident btw, we had 2 or our 5 chickens go to the big coop in the sky and are now wondering if we can introduce 2 chicks into the group of 3 mature hens? will they hurt/kill the young ones or will they act more motherly? If you have any ideas please respond here and also in pvt message as I am still unsure of how to navigate the site. thanks so much, hattiesmom, P.S. we are going to try to trick our broody hen into thinking the chicks are hers