Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[aart]

Welcome!

 

[Folly's place]

Hi everyone, and welcome to the new folks. I've been sick with a cold, and then computer troubles. Ugh!! Back again finally, and wishing for spring like we all are. The chickens would love no snow, as I would. Mary

 

[aart]

I've been told recently that Robins do overwinter in Michigan....
but even if they do, and knowing that hope is an illusion,
seeing this yesterday sure kinda brightened my day!

There must have been 50 of them flying all over the yard, a good few snatched some old crab apples off this tree.

 

[chickwhispers]

I've been told recently that Robins do overwinter in Michigan.... but even if they do, and knowing that hope is an illusion, seeing this yesterday sure kinda brightened my day! There must have been 50 of them flying all over the yard, a good few snatched some old crab apples off this tree.

Beautiful!

Hi everyone, and welcome to the new folks. I've been sick with a cold, and then computer troubles. Ugh!! Back again finally, and wishing for spring like we all are. The chickens would love no snow, as I would. Mary

Hope you're feeling better!

 

[Opa]

 

[chickwhispers]

I always enjoy your posts!

 

[Amy PT]

That robin photo is beautiful!

 

[jlynnet]

I live by Hamilton's in Ortonville. I believe they take orders for their chicks also. I will not be buying chicks this year since I've hatched my own!! I have Tolbunt Polish and Jubilee Orpingtons incubating right now.

 

[NightOwl3]

Anyone here happen to be from the Jackson area and have kids in the Jackson 4-H program? We are wanting to show chickens this year at the fair. I was looking over the rules and regulations for breeders and its says we must have chicks in our possession by March 1st. Well our chicken leader hasn't even had a meeting yet this year! So now I feel like I'm scrambling to find chicks in time. We were planning to build our own incubator (I've already ordered the parts for it on ebay) and now to find out we won't have time to incubate them for the fair. Grrr. So can anyone shed some light on, Am I reading this is right And B) if I am, anyone have chicks that are NPIP certified for sale in or around the Jackson area, or can recommend a place? We want bantam. As far as the breed, we still haven't picked out everything we wanted. We wanted different/unusual birds, such as silkies, frizzles etc. But beyond that we haven't settled on exact breeds. More importantly, we need breeds that are docile for showing.

 

[Trefoil]

Finally found you guys, days without internet. Am sitting at an open-air bar in Mexico, Cuban band playing, ocean in front looking North to New Orleans, 85F in-the-shade. 1st time on the 'puter in days, don't really miss it. Neighbors near our little efficiency have a rooster that crows all morning, haven't had a sighting (Mexico is a civilized place--no one complains about such trivials so no one thinks about making unnecessary laws).
Will be back middle-end of March (when $ run out). I mean no snark or such with this post, just want to share.
Is "Wish you were here" appropriate?

As long as you bring back at least 40º with you when you come, we'll forgive you a lot. I am really sick of this weather, although I may finally be acclimating to it. Of course it was 20º here so maybe its just the warmer cold that I'm almost used to. It seems like everybody here is sick or recovering from being sick.
Die, winter,die. Its going to be a real mess when the thaw finally comes. The snow is almost over my head around the main coop where I've been raking off the run roof. The chicken wire on top of one of my other runs is serving me well as it mostly doesn't hold snow and when it does it just takes a few knocks and it falls through, so there I'll probably just have a mud problem instead of the lake in my main run. The grain bin run has also worked out pretty well. I have put tarps around the N and W sides, should probably have just left the SE open, maybe next year. But that has kept the worst of the wind and a lot of the snow out of the run and the 4 guineas and 2 peas in there are doing well. The other peas that had been free ranging all summer ended up where ever I could trap them when the cold came so the 2 hens are in the main coop/run with a few chickens and ducks and my peacock is in the "bachelor pad" with my 5 extra roosters. As soon as the ground thaws I need to get another coop and large run up for the peas. Not sure where to put it, I've learned my lesson on having coops all over the place. Its a pain in the winter to haul water and food to 6 different places spread out. I'm thinking of building a large shed so next winter I can consolidate them all there. Dreams probably. Hope everyone that is sick gets better soon.