Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[Hillbilly Hen]

Pullet.

Pullet.

Well I guess I can't complain about family farm and home or the hatchery they get their chicks from. 28 out of 28 pullets. And I was hoping to get a cockerel or two. Too bad I didn't get the ones that someone here had just recently. I was holding out, hoping one of those were a cockerel

 

[Folly's place]

Probably that was me. At TSC, three cockerels, two pullets, and at a different TSC, actually five pullets, although while all started out gray/ blue, three different breed types. Farm stores, always interesting 'pullet bins'!
Our new d'Uccle chicks, of course straight run, at least one obvious cockerel so far. As long as all six aren't boys it's fine.
And HH, those are beautiful birds! SS hens are the best!
Mary

 

[Sammster]

I'm in a pretty light-polluted area, too. We get lots from Chicago. Look for dark sky parks around Michigan, I know there is one near Lansing and one near Howell.

Busy season is here, she will be more active now and again in March. You can sign up for alerts on https://michiganaurorachasers.com/

Thank you

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

Probably that was me. At TSC, three cockerels, two pullets, and at a different TSC, actually five pullets, although while all started out gray/ blue, three different breed types. Farm stores, always interesting 'pullet bins'!
Our new d'Uccle chicks, of course straight run, at least one obvious cockerel so far. As long as all six aren't boys it's fine.
And HH, those are beautiful birds! SS hens are the best!
Mary

Yes, it was you. I was drawing a blank last night. I knew it was you or Sally. I would've liked to have a black Australorp rooster. But now I'm thinking I would like to get a speckled Sussex rooster. So I'm going to hold out until next spring and hopefully ffh can order a couple of them along with a couple of SS pullets.
I hope you got lucky with this group of chicks.

 

[Sammster]

Good day from the UP. I’m curious about Fall color changes across the state. I’m seeing maples change in the north-central UP and in the Keweenaw, mostly yellows and early orange. It feels like Fall

We've had color for a while. Not very vibrant, this year, though

 

[Chickin Fairy]

What about this one? This one has so much confidence. I've never noticed a young one have as much confidence as this one has shown. View attachment 4221408

Both girls!

 

[Chickin Fairy]

Well I guess I can't complain about family farm and home or the hatchery they get their chicks from. 28 out of 28 pullets. And I was hoping to get a cockerel or two. Too bad I didn't get the ones that someone here had just recently. I was holding out, hoping one of those were a cockerel

If you want a rooster I have a good boy who could use a home. Absolutely nothing wrong with him, just having two is overloading my hens.

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

If you want a rooster I have a good boy who could use a home. Absolutely nothing wrong with him, just having two is overloading my hens.

Handsome guy. Thanks but I think I will hold out until next spring and hopefully I can get a speckled Sussex or two.

 

[Folly's place]

Years ago, three different hatcheries, SS straight run chicks. I wanted to have a small breeding group, so needed some cockerels. Maybe ten or twelve males over a couple of years, so not a huge number, but still...
As they matured, some were human aggressive (very!) and some were polite. Naturally, the bigger boys, up to standard weights, were the obnoxious ones, and the 'too small' males were the nice ones.
I gave up and since then only have SS hens, never tried cockerels again of this breed.
It has been a long time, so may your cockerels be wonderful!
Mary

 

[1muttsfan]

Yes Eastern UP. That tree changes every year before any other tree even starts to look like it's going to color.

My bantam speckled Sussex boys have all been, every one, a little gentleman.