homesteading chickens in MICHIGAN

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The Au Sable River valley (Grayling to Mio) in northern lower Michigan is actually colder, on average, than much of the U.P. Yet, the birds do just fine. Any of the large fowl breeds, like Rocks (any variety) the Wyandottes, Orpington, and so forth do just fine. We've got Rhode Island Reds, Rocks, etc, and they are all pretty hardy. After all, they were bred in New England and Upstate New York originally, and they've been kept in Michigan now for a couple hundred years.

Send me a Private Message if I can help in any way. We'll have the first batch of chicks come out of the brooder in just a few weeks.
 
Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan
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There are many hardy chicken breeds - I have Basques, Delawares, Easter Eggers, and various bantams. Stop by theMichigan thread and say Hi. look for it in the Where are You - Were am I section of the forum
 
Fred's Hens said:
Welcome Dave!!

If you need anything along the way, just shout. We're up here in Au Sable valley. Glad to help you out with whatever you might need.

Fred
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Hey Fred, why did I think you're in the Upper Peninsula? (Don't say because I'm nuts; I already know that.)
I'll PM you.
 
sorry I meant a BROODER , & I am not going to get any ROOSTERS, just hens, I wonder if chickens & turkeys can be raised together ???
 
REDSOX,
thanks for the welcome , I will be having only a few chickens to start with, I will be keeping my chickens in a pen, our village ordinance says they can not be loose ( free range ) , but Im wondering how my male CHOC, LAB ( named FRIDAY ) will react to them , like digging a hole under the fence trying to get to them,
thanks DAVE from MICHIGAN
 

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