It may also mean that she quickly found out she didn't have a clue.
"Michigan Right to Farm Act" It doesn't mean what a lot of people assume it means, based on the title. That's true in virtually every state that has a "Right to Farm Act". They exist to protect ongoing, scale, farming operations from ruinous lawsuits grounded in Nuisance law, and generally do NOT apply to backyard chicken keeping, much less new backyard chicken keeping.
They might also find
this opinion instructive.
A good site for MI "farmers".
The important question most BY owners forget is the very first one. "IS IT A FARM"? If the answer is "no", Full Stop. Inapplicable. Move on.
[Emphasis mine]
As used in this act:
(a) "Farm" means the land, plants, animals, buildings, structures, including ponds used for agricultural or aquacultural activities, machinery, equipment, and other appurtenances used in the commercial production of farm products.
(b) "Farm operation" means the operation and management of a farm or a condition or activity that occurs at any time as necessary on a farm
in connection with the commercial production, harvesting, and storage of farm products, and includes, but is not limited to:
(i) Marketing produce at roadside stands or farm markets.
(ii) The generation of noise, odors, dust, fumes, and other associated conditions.
(iii) The operation of machinery and equipment necessary for a farm including, but not limited to, irrigation and drainage systems and pumps and on-farm grain dryers, and the movement of vehicles, machinery, equipment, and farm products and associated inputs necessary for farm operations on the roadway as authorized by the Michigan vehicle code, Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, being sections 257.1 to 257.923 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(iv) Field preparation and ground and aerial seeding and spraying.
(v) The application of chemical fertilizers or organic materials, conditioners, liming materials, or pesticides.
(vi) Use of alternative pest management techniques.
(vii) The fencing, feeding, watering, sheltering, transportation, treatment, use, handling and care of farm animals.
(viii) The management, storage, transport, utilization, and application of farm by-products, including manure or agricultural wastes.
(ix) The conversion from a farm operation activity to other farm operation activities.
(x) The employment and use of labor.
