Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[gladahmae]

We're up to 20 chicks, one working on hatching (it's become a soccer ball ) and hopefully one or two more have hatched under my broody!

 

[uchytil]

Michigan is getting too big for it's britches with all the RFTA stuff and small farmers basically losing any rights. I usually stay out of this crap just for sanity sake. This morning my daughter, who lives in a suburb of Boston, Ma. sent me an article on FB about Michigan losing it's rights to farm and how there will be no more backyard chickens, beekeepers, etc...In fact a friend of mine in NH, and GA also shared the same article. What a joke. My daughter's town allows chickens in BOSTON! My parents live in Maine and chickens are NO problem. Michigan is trying too hard to be mainstream when the actual mainstream allows critters. It's nuts I tell you.

Off my soapbox...

 

[lbrykowski2011]

Love this idea for grit and oyster shell, maybe everything.

 

[bobw189]

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You can do "Shares" in michigan legally, we "bought a share" for $30 and pay a "boarding fee" of $14 a month, one of our "Share owner Benifits" is 1/2 gallon of Raw goats milk a week. we also bring our 16 month old daughter to the goat farm every now and again and she loves playing with the kid goats almost as much as she enjoys chasing her black & gold polish hen around the yard.

 

[bobw189]

Just to share my two-sense with the RTF issue, A dozen fresh eggs, a smle and a conversation goes a long way with neighbors. If you have a few birds in your back yard no one needs to know they are there. I live in a fairly rual area and have no close neighbors, but if the 2 neighbors I do have ever do raise the issue that my 17 birds in the woods being an issue, they are getting some free, delicious free range eggs... that will probably change thier minds. I understand what state legislators are going for with the RTF law changes, they are basically saying if you move to the country, expect poop, animals and noise. That being said, I think if you want a small flock in your suburban back yard, keep it clean and quiet, no one will need to know.

 

[Stacykins]

Just to share my two-sense with the RTF issue, A dozen fresh eggs, a smle and a conversation goes a long way with neighbors. If you have a few birds in your back yard no one needs to know they are there. I live in a fairly rual area and have no close neighbors, but if the 2 neighbors I do have ever do raise the issue that my 17 birds in the woods being an issue, they are getting some free, delicious free range eggs... that will probably change thier minds. I understand what state legislators are going for with the RTF law changes, they are basically saying if you move to the country, expect poop, animals and noise. That being said, I think if you want a small flock in your suburban back yard, keep it clean and quiet, no one will need to know.

There are some people out there who are just unpleasant no matter how nice you are. I think Raz has had his fair share of nasty, intrusive neighbors who'd never be nice to anyone.

I am just glad all my neighbors save one are fantastic. Thankfully, there is about 1/4 mile of distance between me and the nearest neighbor. Makes life easier!


My three Nigerian Dwarf kids are going like weeds! The keeper doeling is looking better and better each day!

Athena, my keeper.



Goat on a boat!


Xena, who looks a lot like her dam!




Percy and Athena zooming


Another mix zoom, just Percy


He is a good looking boy. Going to have to separate him from his sisters, soon!

 

[HollyDuckFarmer]

Love the zooming pic! Adorable!

 

[uchytil]

There are some people out there who are just unpleasant no matter how nice you are. I think Raz has had his fair share of nasty, intrusive neighbors who'd never be nice to anyone.

I am just glad all my neighbors save one are fantastic. Thankfully, there is about 1/4 mile of distance between me and the nearest neighbor. Makes life easier!


My three Nigerian Dwarf kids are going like weeds! The keeper doeling is looking better and better each day!

Athena, my keeper.



Goat on a boat!


Xena, who looks a lot like her dam!




Percy and Athena zooming


Another mix zoom, just Percy


He is a good looking boy. Going to have to separate him from his sisters, soon!

Yeah, I'll pretend I did not see the pictures of Percy...although I do have his birth pics loaded in my albums. My oh my!

 

[Brennigan]

I've been looking at YouTube videos of silkies first attempts at crowing -- some as young as 10 weeks. I am desperate to know if I can keep my little one or I'll have to re-home her. Anyone know a week marker to start looking out for signs that my sweet she might be a he (attempts at crowing, long wattles, anything else)? The three hens will sometimes all make a humming noise together and the silkie chimes in, but no obvious roo signs. She's 9 weeks today!

 

[tori8780]

Quote: Yep, we did this too. We bought a share of a cow for $30 and pay $5 per gallon of milk, so $20 per month. Best milk I've ever had.

I let my little ones out for the first time today. I havent handled them at all and boy are they wild. Absolutely terrified of me. Here are a couple shots.



That white one is actually a lavender ameraucana that didnt turn out lavender, lol



Can anyone identify the breed of these two? I am not sure what they are.
Hoping this ones a female.




This is definitely a little cockerel but what IS he?