Michigan

[Olive Hill]

Hey there, HillbillyHen: Say, will you have BR hatching eggs this spring? (Or chicks. Either way...) *bats eyes* I think I'm plotting my own demise. Chicken math, I tell you.

 

[RBahmer]

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Oh I LOVE bats. I told hubby last year I wish there was a place I could buy some and then make them stay here. Bats eat bugs = NO mosquito's and that I can deal with!!!!

 

[teeville5]

ChicwannaB and RaZ, I'm sorry for your losses. I've never tried to incubate and don't know if I ever will. From all the posts I've read results vary so madly. As for hawks, I haven't had one attack (I lost a porcelain d'uccle to a skunk this summer), but I've seen so many lately. Darn things keep swooping right in front of my car when I'm driving. In fact, the one that did 2 days ago actually had something. Don't know what it was, but it looked to be a decent sized lunch.

 

[teeville5]

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[KeepsPeeps]

Alright, confession time! Obviously I'm not much of a poster on this thread, but I do keep up with all that is said and have had to hold in my desire to own chickens due to fussy neighbors...until NOW! I have been speaking with my neighborhood board members for the past couple of months, trying to get them to lighten up a little, and GUESS WHAT?? I ACTUALLY CONVINCED THEM! The neighborhood told me I can keep my chickens as long as they are quiet (no roosters in my future) and I already have neighbors requesting eggs once the chickens are laying!

And I'm now known as the neighborhood chicken lady.

Had I not had access to this website (or thread), my argument would have not been convincing to them. So a big THANK YOU to you all - and I have a feeling this will not be my last time typing those words here.

Time to plan for the arrival of spring chicks!

Can't wait!!

 

[ChicwannaB]

wow, wonderful day huh? I saw Miss Chante Pants setting in the nest again so I grabbed my chair and sat in the sun outside with the other hens and waited for her to come out...ANOTHER EGG FROM HER!!! YEAH. Thinking of stashing a few of hers to put under that broody!!
It sure was nice to set in the sun. I had a lap full of scratch and was hoping some of them would be courageous enough to hop up but they didn't go that far

 

[RaZ]

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Excellent!

and welcome to the thread

 

[ChicwannaB]

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Polite Persistence is the KEY way to go, you'll be so happy.

 

[RaZ]

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Try the bat exhibit at Cranbrook Science Museum. They have a great display.

Do you have a spot where you can put up a bat house? If you have a place for them to stay, you can draw them in. It often takes a year or 3 for them to come to the bat box. If you need a bat house, let me know, I've made several of them.

 

[chicken grandma]

RaZ - I am not sure where to place bat boxes? I have a forest behind my home, a 6 ft. fence surrounding our home and the house/garage itself. Where would you put a bat box?