Michigan

[Mish]

That might mean that they are boys.

um, yes.... just looked it up. The drakes have some curl on the tail, females don't. I guess those Northern ducks are headed to freezer camp for sure now! On the plus side, I read that the males have a softer quack than the female Pekins...

Yep... for example the drake in the picture above has that curly tail (drake feather). Boys rasp, not a true quack so it is easy to tell from the sound once they're 6-8 weeks+

 

[RaZ]

Odd story...
http://www.reporternews.com/news/2012/may/30/eggstraordinary-find-in-abilene-chicken-coop/

 

[Mom 2em All]

Well, there is that. But since they started laying and have become used to my groping, they are OK.

M2M has set me up to be a day-care centre. It is entirely against my will.

You LOVE it. lol.
AND big big thank yous to you, too.. Im too tired to think of a good slogan for your daycare centEr but I will sleep on it.

 

[BackyardFarmMom]

Odd story...
http://www.reporternews.com/news/2012/may/30/eggstraordinary-find-in-abilene-chicken-coop/

A crazy Russian Doll egg! Really cool! I probably would not have eaten it either... Would have fed it to the dogs though.

 

[BackyardFarmMom]

So you got a skunker Raz... I wanna see it!!!

 

[RaZ]

So you got a skunker Raz... I wanna see it!!!

It isn't here yet. I have my fingers crossed to get it.

Like I need another critter to PO the neighbors.

I wonder if I can train it to aim...

 

[Juise]

Mom -

Arbitrarily sticking numbers in the middle of sentences doesn't make them multiple questions! I give up, I am just going to make things up now.

Juise, to answer fully and completely your few and totally reasonable questions, I have decided now that I would like to install a path to help reduce the number of expensive steppable perennials I will have to use. I am looking for steppable ideas to use in the path, and would like to fill the rest of the area, (which is mostly shade with limited afternoon sun,) with other low growing perennials, including ground covers to make the coverage easier.

Ah, nice answer, Mom! Thanks for getting back to me so clearly and concisely. Now, since I believe you previously stated that you mostly wanted to set it and forget it, I would encourage you to consider native Michigan perennials. Not only are they best suited for our climate and pretty well take care of themselves, they are also best for the local wildlife, in this case mostly wild birds and insects. Native plants are very low maintenance, beautiful, and set to thrive in your environment with minimal effort.

You said it is wet, right?

Uvularia sessilifolia L. - Spreading bellwort
Sanguinaria canadensis - Bloodroot
Mitchella repens - Partridgeberry
Dicentra cucullaria -Dutchman's breeches
Cornus canadensis - Bunchberry Dogwood
Asarum canadense - Wild-ginger
Ranunculus septentrionalis - Swamp Buttercup
Phlox divaricata - Wild Blue Phlox
Chelone - Turtleheads

For in the path, aside from wooly thyme, you could use any number of native mosses, Alpine Violet (Viola labradorica), or Pussy toes (Antennaria dioica).

There are also native ferns you could use that are good with shade and wet soil, and which you used would depend on how much you want them to spread.

 

[Brethren49619]

Quick question. Where do I go to see a list of what people are bringing to sell at Chicken Stock?

 

[RaZ]

Quick question. Where do I go to see a list of what people are bringing to sell at Chicken Stock?

Look at my signature.

or here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/616859/michigan-chickenstock-2012-buy-sell-trade

 

[Olive Hill]

Buy / Sell / Trade - https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/616859/michigan-chickenstock-2012-buy-sell-trade