Yep, I agree with you. You have a problem that needs to be solved. It was some of the other posts about shooting first and asking questions never that were a little unnerving.
I am sorry for anyone who has lost chickens to dogs and their irresponsible owners. I would hate, however, to shoot a dog and find out that it was some child's pet that just happened to escape one night.
Just a thought...
Take all of the money that you spend on cigarettes, save it, and buy yourself something really nice after some time period. That way you have a tangible goal to work towards and you can see the money adding up.
I just got them a couple of days ago. They are behind a privacy fence, and our land is adjacent to several acres of undeveloped city land. The neighbors are pretty mellow and I can't imagine they would complain even if the chickens were visible, which they aren't. Who knows about the city...
I am not in Shelby Township, but I have a similar situation to yours. I am conforming to GAAMPS and keeping records of egg sales, when all I really want are some pet chickens and fresh eggs. I am happy to help you as I can. Please let me know how it turns out.
Ladyfeather et al., here is a shot of the ladies in our tractor. Don't ask for blueprints; they don't exist. I just followed the voices in my head and some pictures of other BYC tractors. We also have a smal portable fence that we attach to give them some more room. There is too much going...
Greetings from southern MI.
My wife and I are total chicken noobies. We got a couple of year-old pullets from a friend and put them into their tractor (built by a noobie carpenter -- me again) yesterday afternoon. Just collected our first egg. She thinks I'm a little silly to be geeked out...
Greetings from southern MI.
My wife and I are total chicken noobies. We got a couple of year-old pullets from a friend and put them into their tractor (built by a noobie carpenter -- me again) yesterday afternoon. Just collected our first egg. She thinks I'm a little silly to be geeked out...