Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[SillyChicken]

Thanks for the feed back on the broilers.. I'll probably order a bunch in spring.

So.... I'm really disappointed in the Sumatra roos, now I know why they used them as peanuts!

I heard back from the hatchery that they have been getting a lot of red influence in their stock for the frizzle gene.

SO I suppose this guy could carry the frizzle gene somewhere under those red feathers and wattles.
He is a handsome bird and when mature, should be quite impressive, the red is quite brilliant in the sun , against the green and black..
and his tail feathers are filling out nicely..........but he can't stay here.

I have one hen, and one roo that looks like they should and they will stay, the other 3 need new homes
so.. if anyone is interested, I have 3 Sumatra (mixed with possible frizzle genes) available for free!
Though, they will expect to be allowed to free range being the jungle fowl that they are!


Sam, thanks for the shaving advice, I always try to keep my stache even.........LOL! Hopefully we'll get more rain by the time the salmon start running so they have an easier go at it. And good luck to you. I love fishing, but just never seem to get to.

Raz, that really bites it on the trans, glad it was an easy fix and nothing serious.

The jeep on the other hand, you may find it cheaper to sell it as scrap/parts and buy another used vehicle!

I don't look forward to the day when I have to deal with my aging parents. We're doing all we can to help keep them in their home.. and we've all been lucky they can so far. My mom falls a lot, but she's just not paying attention as she should and has been doing that for years. Neuropathy (numbness) in her feet don't help at all. Just common sense things like, if it's wet out, the pavement could be slick. My dad is slowly losing his mental capacity which is much harder to deal with and see, than picking mom up or discussing her latest round of bruises. We hope to get the farm from them so we can allow them to stay as long as possible.
It's nice to see you keeping your farm in the family, Simple Life, having roots already will make it more of a home. I wonder if you can get any tax breaks if it's classified as a centennial farm.

We actually had a layer of ICE on our car window this morning, not just frost, ICE!!! Brrrrrrrrrrr! So I suppose the garden is done for the season. We'll be picking and digging up everything that is left this weekend. Time for some major canning!! We can the potatoes too so that's usually a big project... but boy how tasty!

 

[swampducks]

It is quite possible to have frost when your thermometer shows above freezing. My thermometer is on the north side of my chicken coop next to the house on the highest hill. Last week's low was 41 and 43. My veggie garden is on the other side of my driveway, probably about 10-15 feet lower. Ground temp was probably freezing which is why I lost my pickling cucumbers last week. So taprock, your DH is probably right there was a frost, it just depends on where your thermometer is located whether you may have gotten one at ground level. We hit 35 last night. I suspect everything in the garden is toast. I did try covering some of my plants but the tomatoes were crappy anyway this year so I didn't bother with them.

 

[SillyChicken]

http://jxn.craigslist.org/grq/3281008770.html
muscovie duclkings...

http://jxn.craigslist.org/grd/3281124085.html
nice double run dog kennel, like new

 

[swampducks]

I'll have some 5 week old Muscovy ducklings at the up north Chicken Stock if anyone is interested. White and B&W, still have a lot of yellow fluff but I'm pretty sure who is male and female now.

Also, for anyone coming who has not signed up on the attendee thread (or is unsure if they have, or if I missed you) please check in there and let me know if I need to add you or change something?

I've got to go shred the chicken for my chili now.

 

[fuzzybutt love]

Opa, that's funny I have a different problem, though, like shaving off my goosebumps! brr.

Do you breed her? If you do do her chicks carry that stance too? It is one of the things i'm breeding for, that and friendliness............does she happen to be a lap girl? I only have one egg in the bator that is from my hen that died, and i have one daughter pullet, but i was going to breed a whole flock of them. I may be interested in chicks from you next chickenstock, or eggs, if you could get hers! It's a funny trait, and only one of the 4 chicks from my pair ended up with mom's genetic makeup.

Other details about my girl i thought odd were that she seemed part silkie, but she had normal green EE legs, normal toes, no "hairdo". Yellow skin, of all things! She also had this odd neck feathering going on, with the sides going back in almost "wings", and she had a wide head she carried tucked up to her. Looked like she didn't have much of a neck until she wanted something..................fooled me more than once that she couldn't reach! lol. She also had nose HOLES, not the normal nose.

 

[NovaAman]

Yeah... BIG NOSE! That hen had the biggest honker I ever saw on a chicken! LOL.

 

[fuzzybutt love]

her daughter on top, my cocoa on bottom. Note the short blunt wings, the roundness of the body. They both are carrying their wings on top, like a fly........lol. In resting position they touch at the tail on top. Most hens seem to carry them at the sides all the time. They also both share the poofy hen saddle, and big butt fuzz, adding to the "round" effect, and the silky feathers mixed in with the regular........Her momma's back was mostly silkie, only a triangle of feathers!




See the big noses? I can't figure this one out, but it is a clue to their heritage. Only certain breeds have them, mostly with v combs. It is definitely linked with the personality thing, she was the only one of the 4 to get the nose and she is a lap hound like her momma was, but with her i didn't work with her at all, so i know it's in the bloodlines.

 

[RaZ]

What gene carries the plaid feather pattern?

 

[NovaAman]

Country... it is a good match for her feathers too!

 

[fuzzybutt love]

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Country... it is a good match for her feathers too!

Top secret, RAZ

Yes, even my hen was a hick. lol