Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[snowflake]

been trying to post thees pics for a couple days,

This was the first day the chicks were outside, had them all fenced in and everyone ran to see the new babies. this was last week, now she has them out free ranging and no one bothers her,or her chicks, 6yr old sussex

one of my granddaughters feeding the hens,she loves the hens and chicks

 

[SillyChicken]

That was incubating. This time it was with a broody Marans.
There is one healthy chick, one premature fighting chicklet and 2 pipped eggs that may have quit.
Too much stress!

You're running out of options Raz!!

The young ram settled in and has adopted Penny as his new momma....... though she is not having any of that trying to nurse behavior, she is tolerating him and I think he feels safer. Did I mention how nice and soft his wool is?
With all the singing he did on the way home.. I was thinking of calling him sweetgrass serenade..

I had 2 uggo hens sitting on eggs up in the goat shed loft 4 of them hatched, the rest had gotten cold and were duds. I pulled the hens and chicks down from the loft and they started showing the chicks how to eat right away. 3 of the chicks are NN (naked neck) and one is normal... if an uggo can be normal! Little button head uggo has also gone broody, on only one egg, so I pulled all the yokohama/Pheonix cross eggs and put them under her. One thing I can say about the uggos......... man are they BROODY birds!
Was invited to a small Pow Wow in Monroe yesterday. My friend Red Bird was dancing (Dk Blue shirt) It was fun and I love hearing the drums and singing. I felt invigorated when we left.


I tried fermenting once... first batch was great, second batch not so much. I decided not to continue and waste anymore food.

 

[Candy442]

I always thought it weird that right after lunch, so many people pack up and leave the event. Why? I propose that next year, that everyone brings a lawn chair and we can all sit in a circle and just talk and get to know one another. Had a great time with the people that stayed behind to talk. We have the park till 3. Let's get our money's worth!!

I agree, it was difficult to walk around and see everyone during lunch or to visit the other displays. We were running back and forth between the shelter and our pen. After lunch I was all set to visit the displays and everyone was packing up! I wanted to get another of Glambka's art. I wanted to get some wool from LadyR again...
Last year we didn't bring anything to sell so I had time to shop. I hope that we can encourage people to stay longer or maybe have it the next weekend before July 4th so people are not rushing back to grad parties/weddings?

 

[snowflake]

did not mean to leave out all those that organized the web sign up's for CS, A big THANK YOU to all of you also as with out the start there can not be a finish

 

[chickflick]

We had it in July the first year. It was sooo hot! There's always going to be something going on. Vacations are really gearing up at that time also. Especially close to the 4th. There has been lots of discussion of when was the best time to have it. It will probably stay the 3rd Sat in June.

 

[taprock]

Last night I am putting birds away for the night when I realize I have been a bad chicken mama. I have no idea how many days have gone by that I have not seen Perry, a little blue Polish, Silkie cross. I was worried but she has stashed eggs and disappeared before. So I found her under DH's snowplow sitting cozy on a dozen eggs all viable. Obviously I have missed her more than a few days. So I moved her and eggs to a carrier. She may have some crazy looking chicks as she's been seeing both a Showgirl and Phoenix rooster.

My Seramas are three weeks old and while not getting very big they are feathering out nicely. The one I had to hatch and almost didn't make it, is the sweetest thing. We named her Flora.

I put my 14 broodys in the old guinea brooding pen trying to break them. So far it has not done anything but give me a pen of grouchy girls. It does mean I have fewer broken eggs. We have found the pigs love the cracked eggs so they aren't going to waste.

 

[SillyChicken]

I keep telling DH that we would hardly waste anything if we had a pig........... he's not buying it.

 

[Spitzboyz]

A Northern Michigan CS would be nice for those of us who won't travel to Lansing for many reasons.

 

[mattsinger]

anyone in the Flint/Davison area interested in a free Blue Copper Marans roo? He is about 11 weeks old.

 

[Lisa and girls]

Hi everyone. Just checking in. Miss my girls so much but am very happy they're in good hands. Sorry I missed chicken stock! Anyone I'm Byron center/dorr area that wants to let me come and give your girls treats let me know. I need a chicken fix! Also I could chicken sit for anyone in those areas that need it. Pretty experienced and am kinda missing chicken poo on the bottom of my shoes.
Hope everyone is doing good and enjoying summer so far!
Lisa (will be someday soon)and the girls.