Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[mindylee]

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Some of my cutties

 

[uchytil]

Chickens are a blessing to people in more ways than just "farm animals". I really wish more people could understand that. I made my small contribution to RaZ today & it tipped the scale past the 1/2 way mark. Less than 24 hours, that's wonderful. It shows the kindness in people that we don't always get to see in everyday life... grocery stores, errands, bill collectors, employers & coworkers, etc. I'm thankful to have met such great people through this forum & glad I was finally able to meet a few of you in person. This was a good way to "pay it forward", not just for your friendships, but for other things that have happened in my life as well.
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Update on this mini farm: My "egg eater" hen (#1)... wasn't much of an egg eater afterall. I think she was just starting to experiment with what was going on from the true culprit (hen #2). After I had separated hen #1 from the flock, and put her in the grow out pen with the babies, she laid eggs daily & left them alone... not eating any eggs. And my egg count from the main flock was still lower than it should have been. Ugh. One day DD caught the main culprit (#2), a newcomer that rarely lays eggs "elbow deep" in shell & yolk. It makes sense, this problem started about the same time she was integrated to our flock. DD separated her as well (put her in the grow out pen with #1). From that day on, hen #1's eggs had been eaten daily. I moved hen #1 back into the main coop and my egg count has been fine since. Ugh. No idea what to do with this hen #2. I'm so discouraged with her... but paid decent money for her as well. I'm going to try giving her ceramic eggs to see if that helps with her egg eating. Not sure what to do with her lack of laying - unless she's eating them, but I'm not finding any remnants of her eggs either. **sigh**
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The rest of the chickens, guinea, goats, and adorable new bunnies are all doing well. @Amy PT - Oliver is awesome! He definitely is not just a "farm chicken", he is a "chicken family pet". Ok, so after about a week or so he started having a little trouble staying integrated with the other chickens. We think possibly one of the other banties "got him good", he must have been flogged or something. We found him cowering behind the log in their run. We separated him out for a while & then tried to put him back in but he would have nothing to do with that. We've realized he is a "chicken" chicken. It's kind of funny really, cuz whenever something would scare him, loud noise, tractor, or whatever, he would run & stand behind either mine or DH's legs & no objections if we wanted to pick him up & hold him - all the better. LOL. We tried to integrate him with the large coop flock, but that didn't go well either. It is unfortunate that he's not with them, but I don't think Oliver nor us humans are objecting to the current situation. He's had no trouble integrating with us people, in fact I wonder if he thinks he is one. It's like it was meant to be. So, he has his very own new accommodations and I think he loves it. He really seems to relate to the people better than the other chickens. He is so funny & so friendly... he's a barn pet. He spends his nights in his cage, but is let out daily to free range and frankly "own the barn". He explores everything but doesn't wander far from the barn. He likes to hang out with my husband while he's working & will even ride on his shoulder & take naps up there. Oliver & DH are 2 peas in a pod I think. He's constantly talking to us & jumping on our laps. His favorite spot to "hang out" during the day is anywhere on our lap, knee, shoulder. LOL. Or, if we've just had enough chicken time he likes to perch on the kids' ball bin like a parrot & watch the events go by. He'll sit perched there, or wondering through the grass outside the barn, chit chatting away with us while we're doing whatever it is we do (cut wood, barn chores, fix tractors, etc). He is SO friendly that he is now sporting a beautiful silver numbered bracelet. DD will be taking him to the fair with her next month for her showmanship. He'll be the "main event", LOL. She has been working with him so much & he lets her handle him like it's nothing. We as a family just wanted to say "Thank you" to you & your family. We're quite impressed with him & his character... he's such a good boy.

 

[RaZ]

Raz, house next to us will be going up soon, they are giving back to lender had problems and can't keep it up, 5-7 acres. not a great house but nice. come on over! you need to get out of GC

I wonder if an unemployed chicken criminal can get a mortgage.

 

[bigmrg74]

I'm patently waiting on my girls to start laying eggs. I got them from TSC on April 15th, so that should be long enough right? assuming that they were already a few days old at the store? two of them already have a pretty red comb and wattle, and I think there's another one who's is starting to fill out as well.

3 of them are Black Sex links, and the other 3 are white, I almost wanna say leghorns.

 

[fuzzybutt love]

 
Well here it is. My hat in hand begging for money fund raiser.
http://www.gofundme.com/czvnkw

I have to have the programme complete and signed off within 45 days.

PM me your address (your snail mail one).  I'm going to help a little the old fashioned way. 

Me too. I don't have paypal and am not savy.

If you can pass a mechanical aptitude test, can do fractions, and work with computer automated equipment my company is hiring.We work with milk drinks. Pay is good and there is a lot of ag here. You came to my town the only ag meeting i was able to attend.

 

[RaZ]

I'm patently waiting on my girls to start laying eggs. I got them from TSC on April 15th, so that should be long enough right?

Might be a bit too soon yet. They are around 18/19 weeks old now. The 20 week target is just a rule-of-thumb, some birds need an extra month or so. Waiting for that first egg is just as bad as watching the incubator on day 21.

Me too. I don't have paypal and am not savy.

If you can pass a mechanical aptitude test, can do fractions, and work with computer automated equipment my company is hiring.We work with milk drinks. Pay is good and there is a lot of ag here. You came to my town the only ag meeting i was able to attend.

PM sent.
I really liked that little town and the surrounding area.
Fractions can be troublesome: of all the people I know; 1/2 can do them easily; 1/2 have difficulty and 1/2 don't even bother.

 

[tntchix]

I'm patently waiting on my girls to start laying eggs. I got them from TSC on April 15th, so that should be long enough right? assuming that they were already a few days old at the store? two of them already have a pretty red comb and wattle, and I think there's another one who's is starting to fill out as well.

3 of them are Black Sex links, and the other 3 are white, I almost wanna say leghorns.

My Isa Brown started laying last week. From TSC too. Hatched on Apr 23.

You're close, hopefully.

 

[Trefoil]

Raz- I'm posting rather than pm'ing this in case others have had problems. " If you've ever been harassed by police, judges, lawyers or employers like this man above, make a complaint with us today at www.reportcorruption.com. Follow us on twitter at @RCorruption and on facebook at www.facebook.com/RCorruption13. You may also call our complaint hotline at (888)239-8045."
The article it followed was about a false arrest,but what they've done to you is just as corrupt, just not as physically harmful. If enough people report what's going on maybe something will be done about it.

 

[1muttsfan]

Certainly what has been done to Raz is financially damaging - obviously they hope if this all costs enough he will give up (economic warfare). As well as damaging to his reputation, having criminal complaints on his record. What a bunch of peabrains - they belong in jail for misuse of power in my humble opinion. And they can try to harass me as much as they like, we see things differently up here.

 

[Maah]

Fractions can be troublesome: of all the people I know; 1/2 can do them easily; 1/2 have difficulty and 1/2 don't even bother.