Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[Nigellas]

Saw this today and my husband and I both cracked up. Pretty much spot on. lol

 

[fuzzybutt love]

Y For turning i don't open the bator. I tape it shut and prop up one side than the other. Thistime i used the roll itself as a handy stand

You can also add sponges for humidity; i do a dry hatch until lockdown but the humidity has been below 25 percent so may start adding a little. (Supposed to be 30 for a dry hatch)

 

[Folly's place]

My coop has spruces on the north and west; good shade and windbreaks. The chickens love to scratch and hang out under the trees; it's cooler in summer, many bugs, and less visible to hawks. They were originally jungle fowl, so open grass is not as safe or comfortable for them. Always loked up at night! Mary

 

[Folly's place]

Need to proofread...

 

[Emilieb]

We let our chickens out in the yard for the first time since fall yesterday. They loved it. It was to cold and windy today for us to stand there and watch them today. We added more straw to their coop also. Our baby chicks are growing like crazy and very stinky.

 

[mandalin]

Hello everyone! Chicken newbie here I am really interested in getting some chickens this spring, but the ordinances are pretty dumb in this area. Anyone live around the Bay City/Portsmouth township area? From what I understand, they allow one farm animal (including chickens) for the first 5 acres of land, and one animal per acre after that. I don't have anywhere near that amount of land, but why does one chicken need 5 acres? Has anyone had any luck getting around ordinances with the Right to Farm act? I just don't want to get my hopes up, just to have my chickens taken away. Thank you!

 

[fuzzybutt love]

Broke down and candled. Very gentle, wish i could have been quicker... 3 for sure. No obvious quitters so all stayed, but i am pretty sure of her dozen only the 3. Too early to see much though, on the 4 d'uccle eggs just an air sack and some veins. Maybe one or two of my best laced girl's 4, one or two of the new girl's. I sure hope she gets less depressed and
eats better. No tilt to the bator letting them stabilize for the night.

 

[iamfivewire]

Good luck mandalin

 

[chickflick]

Welcome to all the newbies!!

 

[Farmerboy16]

Welcome to all newbies!

I love getting a bucket of natural Easter eggs from my chickens! Its amazing how God had programmed each breed of chickens to lay many different shades of colors according to the breed.