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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    Yes, happy solstice. How is everyone and your chickens dealing with this heat wave?
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Mine too. I planted music, German reds and purple glazer last fall. I believe metechi's are a type of purple. I harvested scapes from the musics today. The purples are starting to grow scapes and the reds are the smallest of the 3 types so far. Its been interesting so far to see the definite...
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    I don't usually get involved in this type of conversation but man I miss aart. I loved her posts to help me build my coop 2 years ago. I looked up her post for her art. She had a link to a Facebook page called Everlasting Leaves. She ran an Etsy in the early 2010s, listing she was from...
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    If you are near Leslie, Jackson Farms Feed & Seed has Buckeyes from Mt Healthy on order for June 11 hatch. No idea if she has any left available as she takes pre-orders.
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    Maybe there is hope then. She actually looks in better condition than last year. Her tail feathers last year were more frizzled than this year. She looks fuller and has a very nice color and shiny. Her comb is pale and not plump. But I do need to grab her and check her vent again. Its been...
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    Congrats. All babies are adorable and hard to resist, but there is something about those little chipmunk stripes :love Anyone had a 15 month old go broody to never lay again? My RIR (now 2 years old) who was broody last July hasn't laid since. It took over a week to break her broodiness, then...
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    I have Walker's low Catmints, they do not spread like a peppermint or spearmint. They stay pretty compact. My oldest has a width of about 2-3 feet though. Its easy to propagate as it just takes splitting it. https://www.monrovia.com/walkers-low-catmint.html
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    My condolences. Perhaps a nice relaxing lavender or a long blooming catmint (nepetas). My catmints attract many natives as well as honeybees, with the bonus of pruning it mid-year to get a second, fall bloom. It's a favorite. My honeybees also adore my oreganos when they are allowed to bloom.
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    The Honey Factory

    Thanks for the info folks. I only have the one hive right now, the swarm I caught last year. They have survived so far and were active earlier this week. I'm thinking I may split it if they are strong enough. They had amitraz on them in the fall, so wanted to run with a soft treatment this...
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    The Honey Factory

    Any thoughts on ApiLife Var vs Formic Pro in spring.
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    I got 10 eggs total last month from 5 hens. I'm ready for the egg numbers to increase again. Instead of the first robin, its multiple eggs a day will be a sign spring is coming.
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    I've been a little worried about negative temps, but feeling a bit better the last couple of days. My SLW is still molting. She is looking a lot better, but her breast and saddle areas are still thin, however, I am starting to see the white of her breast feathers at least. She really hasn't...
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    Or, apparently, after being broody. One of my RIRs was broody in June, or was it July :confused:, I don't think she's laid an egg since. Broody, then a very slow molt, then winter. She's still very pale in the comb, so perhaps this spring. I've threatened her, that if she starts laying and...
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    Well said. I had someone tell me about all those free eggs I'm getting. Yeh, sure. Free. Coop, upkeep costs, feed, bedding, medication, getting up and going outside in all types of weather to care for them. Yep free eggs! But I get lots of help, under my feet, while I'm gardening, eating...
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    But, I can buy a cute little coop for $300 that will hold 6 chickens, chickens for $4 each. I can have fresh eggs and make a little extra on the side. Yes, I'm being sarcastic. On a serious note, I got my first egg since Christmas (the last time my SLW laid and started her molt)! I put eggs...
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