Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[Sally PB]

Wow! No wonder they don't talk about that on the TV ads!

 

[Sammster]

Good morning. Okay, our city has a vet that does house visits for those that have 'unusual' pets (like our chickens and Fred, our Savanah). She visited us yesterday to see our birds. We seem to be the first and only ones in our town with chickens. The vet (Tish) is a 'farm/exotic" animal vet. She does every thing else as well, but her specialty is farm/exotic. She mentioned the yard needing cleanup for the birds and some areas to reinforce the fence height. At this age, though, she told us that what we have is good for the winter, with a free-range option.

We plan to let them range free in the yard when they are older. We put them in the yard in one fell swoop. They adapted very quickly.

How nice that you have a traveling vet! I wish there were one in my area.
My girls don't like the snow. They won't go out in it. I'm trying to decide whether to close their chunnel up for the winter or cover it. They really love it - but I don't know that it would have much appeal if covered.
I'm expecting a builder to come put a new roof on our run, later this week. Fingers crossed for good weather. I bought a mobile, fence corral to put the girls in while the work is happening. It's 3 feet tall. I'll check wings to see if we need a trim before using the corral. I'll butt it up to the dog pen to give them that much extra space. Hopefully, the roofing job will go quickly.

 

[chickflick]

If it's the portable hexagon fencing like I have. I put a fitted sheet over the top and clamp it down. It works, lol

 

[ChevalierNoir]

We may have just adopted a rooster. I'm 90% sure this was the same roo that visited us a few months ago. I brought him back to his home then, but has since returned and started sleeping on our screened in porch.

I found out that the original owners don't have a very secure coop and have lost most of their hens. So they're down to less than 5 hens and have three roosters. I think this guy was the lowest in the pecking order and got kicked out of the coop. He obviously felt safer on our porch than in their coop. You can also see he's already gotten frostbite on his comb.

I set him up with a little perch and food and water on the other side of the temporary fence in our new coop. If they all get along over the next week or so I'll let them hang out together.

In other news, I still need to build the run and nesting boxes. I think the run walls will go up pretty quickly and I have time set aside this week to work on it, but the roof may take a bit more time as I'll need a second set of hands to help.

 

[Chickin Fairy]

We may have just adopted a rooster.

Thank you so much for helping that guy out! I hope he works with your flock Any chance you can help the neighbors secure their coop?

 

[Folly's place]

Good for you for taking this guy on, he does need a real home! Integrating a polite rooster with a flock of hens is usually pretty easy.
Mary

 

[ChevalierNoir]

Any chance you can help the neighbors secure their coop?

Probably not. Unfortunately, they're not exactly the type of people that want other's help.

 

[1muttsfan]

Sounds like he is the lucky one. Good for you.
I doubt he would have any frostbite yet this year, just hasn't been that cold. That might be fowl pox, especially if he is a young bird, which will clear up on its own.

 

[fuzzi]

We may have just adopted a rooster. I'm 90% sure this was the same roo that visited us a few months ago. I brought him back to his home then, but has since returned and started sleeping on our screened in porch.

I found out that the original owners don't have a very secure coop and have lost most of their hens. So they're down to less than 5 hens and have three roosters. I think this guy was the lowest in the pecking order and got kicked out of the coop. He obviously felt safer on our porch than in their coop. You can also see he's already gotten frostbite on his comb.

I set him up with a little perch and food and water on the other side of the temporary fence in our new coop. If they all get along over the next week or so I'll let them hang out together.

In other news, I still need to build the run and nesting boxes. I think the run walls will go up pretty quickly and I have time set aside this week to work on it, but the roof may take a bit more time as I'll need a second set of hands to help.

What a Pretty Boy!

 

[ChevalierNoir]

Just another picture of our new friend. He’s getting along great with the girls so far!