Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[1muttsfan]

Excellent deworming resource, although Ivermectin is loosing efficacy. Icky pictures too.

http://www.aviagen.com/assets/Tech_Center/AA_Technical_Articles/AAServiceBulletinIntestinalWorms.pdf

 

[iamfivewire]

@Gypsydals : we breed EEs, Iowa Blues, & will be breeding Chanteclers _ nothing right now, but will be doing a few hatches in 2015

 

[bigmrg74]

LOL! You're a wise man. They are big bluffers, though, honestly. All you have to do is stomp your foot at them and they will turn around to run the other way. They're definitely smart enough to know that 'two-leggers' are at the top of the totem pole. I have one cow who I absolutely do not take any chances with, if she has just had a baby. When she's got a calf at her side she will not back down. I can only enter a pasture, in that case, if I'm on the Gator. She has even horned the Gator a couple of times. She's nuts. Only reason I keep her around is because she gives us really nice calves every year. There have been two occasions where I got knocked. The first was from a big steer who was going after my Goldendoodle. ****** dog was tormenting him, then ran to hide behind me. I was doing something else at the time, and not paying attention to what was going on. He was already running toward her, and all he saw was her. His horn got me from my belly button up to my neck. Lucky for me, he realized what the situation was at the last second, and checked himself. I had a big bruise, but nothing else. The second time was Norbhu. I had been recovering from foot surgery, and had just graduated to a walking cast. I needed some outside time after being cooped up in the house for weeks. I wrapped a trash bag over my cast and went out to visit the animals, treat bucket in hand. As I limped into the corral, Norbhu excitedly ran to greet me. I didn't put the bucket down fast enough for him, so he pushed me up against the wall of the barn with his big head, and held me there while using his horn to try to tip the bucket off my arm. All I could think to do was to lift my arm up, bucket and all, and ram it down hard on top of his head. That did the trick, but my arm was messed up. I called my husband and said, "Honey I need to go to the ER. I think Norbhu just broke my arm." Luckily it wasn't broken-just a big contusion. Sure was entertaining, though, to explain to the nurses and doctor that I had gotten pinned against the barn by my yak.

Ouch!! Yeah, even if they're big old sweeties, a big animal like that can still plant you in the dirt without even really trying. Heck, my mom got her arm broke by her mare about 15 years ago at a horse show just from trying to push her butt away from a wall in the shower rack there. The mare leaned into Mom and caught her forearm between her hip and the wall. Thankfully there was plenty of people around to put the mare back in a stall for a while and drive her over to the hospital. Plus I was able to get a hold of a neighbor who was able to give me a ride down to Findlay to rescue Mom, the mare and the truck and trailer.

 

[misfitmorgan]

I will have a lot of chickens...and I can get you some from the amish at a good price...mine will be mixed....here are some pics....amish sell for 3-7 for very good sized birds...7 being the ones that are pretty much ready for butcher or right before they start to lay












let me know if your interested...I can make things happen...we are in the middle of Michigan...30 miles east of greyling

You only live an hour away from me!! I'm an hour and 30mins east of grayling.

 

[misfitmorgan]

@Gypsydals : we breed EEs, Iowa Blues, & will be breeding Chanteclers _ nothing right now, but will be doing a few hatches in 2015

Will you have hatching eggs closer to spring? My OH wants Iowa Blues.

 

[iamfivewire]

yes - prob starting late feb / march & prob monthly after that for a few hatches

 

[birdman55]

morning everyone...just got the net done and cut now im installing it on the second coop..then will be moving the birds in...and then third and then fourth....grrr only ten pens left to do

 

[SillyChicken]

Nothing like a strand of hot wire to encourage respect for fences and gates.

I couldn't agree more and have already made the suggestion to DH, all he sees is $ signs and thinks a bullet would be more cost effective. (though with our ele bill at 500$ last month I can see his point). This farming business can be a real challenge to my tolerance levels, both with the inside and outside goat.

 

[misfitmorgan]

The only problem with electric fences and goats is....most dont care. I've seen a goat rubbing his head against a hot wire, he would quiver and keep rubbing. I've also seen does and kids walk/crawl under and jump over. Atm for our goats we use solid boards and pipe gates with hog panels tied onto them for their barn pens and woven wire for pasture fence, the babies still get thru the hog panels but they dont go to far.

 

[RaZ]

I've heard that if you want to contain goats, you need a fence that will hold water.