Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[Candy442]

WooHoo!!!

Mine go into lockdown tomorrow.

how many? One hatched at 6am this morning

 

[aart]

Quote: 22 set, 2 clears...some too dark to see into well, most looked good on day 14 so will put the 20 into lockdown.
Have separation baskets, for 2 different crosses, to try for the first time.
Got the brooder setup yesterday and plan to move them to coop before first week is out(brooding outside is new to me-am looking forward to it).
May do another hatch in a couple weeks, if the CL and BCM hatching egg deals come thru..and build a hoop coop to grow them out in.

How many do you have in there?

 

[iamfivewire]

1 hatched
17 to go !

 

[RaZ]

The problem with cage-free, free-roaming chickens is sometimes you have to go on an egg hunt.
Today I found three eggs in a wheel barrow, they were still warm.
But the crazy find was one egg on the surface of a glass topped patio table. I just moved that table out to wash it down and before I got to it someone laid an egg on it.

 

[Leilaht]

These little Buff Orpingtons i got are some messy buggers, have been billing out all of their feed in their brooder.   The six of them have gone through a 5 pound bag of feed already.  At least now I have a bigger bag now.  

That's part of the reason I ferment their feed. Less waste and they eat less because they get more nutrients from it

 

[aart]

'Real' 'easter' eggs...haha...
....should start hatching within a few days.

Wellie over blue laying EE.....and BC1 going into lock down....
..oh and one pink from Brahma just for kicks.

 

[bigmrg74]

Deviled eggs are all ready. Started with 16 little eggs from my Iowas, lost one to cracking, another to ummm.... Quality Control. Looking so good!!!

 

[gladahmae]

I now understand why people complain about how messy ducks are. Since we got the second batch of 3 the mess has increase exponentially. Notice the spatter all over the wall behind them.

 

[1muttsfan]

I found that using puppy pads below a thin layer of bedding worked best - just rolled it up each day and replaced it. Never again, though.

 

[Folly's place]

Cute as ducklings are, there's no way I'm going to have any! What a beautiful day today! Happy Easter. Mary