Michigan

[BackyardFarmMom]

I still vote easter egger, she looks a lot like the baby i made from my "lemon blue?" "blue quail?" hen and my "silver quail?" "silver duckwing?" boy. Watch her comb, my chick showed himself a red comb at 6 weeks, and he is darker than his momma, with the barring. Depending on an easter-egger's parentage, they may or may not have the poufy face or the green legs.

Here is a site that shows a few of the EE babies, and what they looked like as they grew up-they will change a lot, even after their first feathers!
http://www.plumjam.com/poultry/breeds/ee-colors3.cfm

She hatched from a dark brown egg (black copper maran-ish)
I don't really mind what she is... she is sweet.
She is over six weeks and she does have the greenish legs... not as much as Nugget though.
Thanks for the site... it is really interesting to see how they change!!
I had a parakeet that was a canary yellow when I bought her. She must have had some crazy mutant genes cause she turned almost all white and her beak grew strait out. She was the strangest looking budgie I have ever seen.

Shut your dirty mouth.

Agreed!

I have a friend with huskies that prays for winter...

WOW! I've never heard of anyone being allergic to duck eggs. Chicken eggs, yes. Almost all of our duck egg customers buy them because they're allergic to dairy/chicken eggs.

I couldn't eat duck eggs because they made my stomach upset When I was younger... too much sulfer or something???
I should try them again sometime soon.

 

[Jared77]

I hear ya on the coon situation, my father in law and his brother between them (their properties join up) have dispatched over 20 of the bandits. And neither of them have poultry. That's just from the small dish of cat food they have out and sweet corn in the garden. Its unreal!!! I'm glad I didn't plant any sweet corn this year.

Quick question regarding 4H. I know there are age restrictions, are there any on chickens? Do they vary by county? My neighbor just hatched some chicks and told us we need to get some from to enter for next year. They are purebred, I just need to know she could show them before I tell her what we'd be doing. She always helps my neighbor collect eggs and feed the chickens so thats why our neighbor offered to sell her whichever ones she wants for next year. My daughter is 4, she'd 5 by the time the fair rolls around next year.

 

[swampducks]

Raw and wriggling!

So, we must eats them raw, precious!


oh yeah

 

[swampducks]

We hadn't really tried to trap any at the house here because things were pretty secure. DH has been trapping them at the hunting camp because he's been trying to get the turkeys to come back. The coons raid the eggs and kill the poults. It seems to be working because in the 12 years we've lived here, he's finally seeing hens on his trail cams and he bagged his first MI tom this spring. He is very pleased.

There's a farm just off of M-72 here, maybe 10 miles south of me that sells produce and is at the local farmer's market every year. A couple of years ago I called to see if they had and sweet corn because the corn they had the year before was so good. She told me they stopped planting because the coons took out everything. I have no idea if they ever started trapping or started up production again.

I hear ya on the coon situation, my father in law and his brother between them (their properties join up) have dispatched over 20 of the bandits. And neither of them have poultry. That's just from the small dish of cat food they have out and sweet corn in the garden. Its unreal!!! I'm glad I didn't plant any sweet corn this year.
DH says his stomach feels like it's full of radioactive gravel. Someone once suggested to me soy in their food but DH eats soy sauce so I doubt that's the case.

I couldn't eat duck eggs because they made my stomach upset When I was younger... too much sulfer or something???

I should try them again sometime soon.

 

[NovaAman]

I hear ya on the coon situation, my father in law and his brother between them (their properties join up) have dispatched over 20 of the bandits. And neither of them have poultry. That's just from the small dish of cat food they have out and sweet corn in the garden. Its unreal!!! I'm glad I didn't plant any sweet corn this year.

Quick question regarding 4H. I know there are age restrictions, are there any on chickens? Do they vary by county? My neighbor just hatched some chicks and told us we need to get some from to enter for next year. They are purebred, I just need to know she could show them before I tell her what we'd be doing. She always helps my neighbor collect eggs and feed the chickens so thats why our neighbor offered to sell her whichever ones she wants for next year. My daughter is 4, she'd 5 by the time the fair rolls around next year.

Kids need to be 8, BUT some 4-H groups have what is called "Cloverbud", and thats where the little kids are. Its non-competitive, but they get to show their chicken, or rabbit, so they learn the ropes there. Jace was supposed to join Cloverbud this year, but with Leila meeting the coon, Roger getting hawked, and then his tail feathers all ripped out by the same coon, Mr. FLuffers is too big for Jace to handle... And the little silkies also all gettting dinner-ized... Well, No bird for Jace to show. SO, we are shooting for next season. BOOHOO!

 

[NovaAman]

I also get sick stomach from duck eggs...

 

[snowflake]

this is an egg from a Freedom Ranger,,,, BIG chicken small egg

 

[RBahmer]

So if my Welsummers aren't still laying would you still want them??

I figured out how to check so I'll be doing that later tonight

Will pm you.

 

[Totalcolour]

I first got "regular" ducks because I had no desire whatsoever to have chickens. Can't remember my exact thoughts but it came out something like "I hate chickens".

Me too. I have a few chickens because the sale of the eggs covers some of the feed costs for the Ducks. BUT, ducks are my faves! Mixed flock of Muscovies, Welsh Harlequins and I think perhaps a Khaki Campbell (and six chickens; getting 3 more today)





The T shirt - "Does not play well with others - it's mine, not his. Perhaps I should get one for Olive)

 

[keyt1969]

Me too. I have a few chickens because the sale of the eggs covers some of the feed costs for the Ducks. BUT, ducks are my faves! Mixed flock of Muscovies, Welsh Harlequins and I think perhaps a Khaki Campbell (and six chickens; getting 3 more today)





The T shirt - "Does not play well with others - it's mine, not his. Perhaps I should get one for Olive)

OOOOOOOOO I want your black skovie!!