Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[Maah]

If only he was a mean rooster... Up close wont work because I'm one of those unlucky people who sees blood flow and needs to lay on the floor or falls on the floor. After three tries he's still running around. My son wants to feed him a last supper of a cheeseburger before I try again. Kid!

A cheeseburger? LOL. May as well.

Are you going with a different method this time? I've never been able to manage it. Luckily hubby's always done it. Hat off to you for your stength & courage.

Lookie at what was in the bator when I got home tonight! When I candled the eggs last week, I saw 3-4 eggs that I thought were bad. but I stuck off to the side........ serves me right for thinkin! Apparenlty these guys were a bit more advanced in developement... the weird thing is, they were all put in at the same time. I wonder if these were started by the hen sitting on them in the coop.
Glad I didn't toss em! These two are robust and healthy Faverolle chicks.

Such cuties!! Love the baby chickie-doodles!

 

[tdhenson86]

Lookie at what was in the bator when I got home tonight! When I candled the eggs last week, I saw 3-4 eggs that I thought were bad. but I stuck off to the side........ serves me right for thinkin! Apparenlty these guys were a bit more advanced in developement... the weird thing is, they were all put in at the same time. I wonder if these were started by the hen sitting on them in the coop. Glad I didn't toss em! These two are robust and healthy Faverolle chicks.

Beautiful!

 

[Trefoil]

Oh, wanted to add that there is a product called manna pro poultry conditioner that i use for sick birds or when they are moulting. It is a concentrated vitamin pellet that they relish, it also has probiotics in it as well. Even if they have worms it will pick them up, since they only need to eat a tablespoon of it to get their daily needs. Great for when they are off their feed, i have used it to save both babies and adults before. I make a warm mash out of it for the little ones. It also has a few minerals that i don't think the "regular" feeds have as well. Runs around $7, worth a shot??

I've seen this at TSC and wondered what it was. Thanks for the info.

Beautiful!

I agree

 

[Farmerboy16]

I am so depressed. All of my plans for life and farming went out the window. I am in tears. The 20 acre land right next to us with that old barn has been sold. I have been wanting to buy it for more than 10 years, and have been saving money for it, now poof gone. The now former owner had called my parents, and told them the news, and said that I will have to move all of my fencing and the cows off the land by March 14th. He had been letting me use it, now I have a feeling that I will not be having a nice neighbor again. The new owner want to build a house on it, I hope that it will be out of sight, for I do not want to see it everyday, as I am used to seeing trees and bushes, rarely the other neighbor's houses. But I have been living here for 20 years, and if they ask me to do something different, I won't change, modifies it, not even shutting those noisy guinea's, geese's, peafowl's, rooster's, turkey's and Emu's mouths shut. Oh yes, not even Pancake too. He can be heard bawling a quarter of a mile away when he is hungry!

Now back to the fencing, it will take me a long time to dismantle the electric barbwire fencing. My arms aches just thinking about it, and my barbwire scared hands smarts thinking of it too.

 

[MIchickens]

Farmerboy. ...Im soooo sorry that happened. I wish there was something I could do....hey wait a minute....can we make the new owners believe the land is haunted? I would be glad to help you with that....lol.

But seriously...om truly very sorry for your loss.

 

[Chambertin]

Sorry for your loss Farmerboy, but...
Some of us would be in awe of being able to have land to use for free for so long.
Try to look at a good way to move forward and thank the property owners for allowing you to use it for so long.
If they had to sell it for more money its understandable in Michigan now.
EVERYONE needs as much money as they can get.

My plans for the future have been trampled so many times that I dont really make plans past 2 years anymore.
At least you still have the land that is yours.
Good luck in adjusting the plan and dont give up, just move over a little.

 

[Maah]

So sorry Farmerboy.

They must have known you wanted to buy it? That is awful. I will keep my fingers crossed that the new owners will be amazing people! I sure hope so. You situation be in my thoughts and prayers that everything works out for the best.

 

[snowflake]

perhaps something better is in line for you Framerboy, God works in mysterious ways. I am so sorry your heart was broken, but remember sometimes Gods plans aren't the same as ours. Try not to feel to bad just work at a new plan

 

[ladyrsanti]

I have to agree with Chambertin, however sorry I am to hear the news. Consider yourself VERY fortunate to have been able to use his land in the first place and for as long as you did. That was a privilege most do not get. In the end though and no matter, it was his land and you were aware that the possibility existed that he would find another use for it. I'm not saying that money was the deciding factor, because I don't know, but it sounds like he was sitting on that for a while and if it were between waiting for you to come up with enough cash and coming across someone who could pay now... you know. And I am sorry! If it has any impact on my obtaining raw milk from you, I will be soooooo sorry! But it's life, in the end. You can do it and you will.

As for having a house on the property, I can relate to this. Back where I come from, any field should be viewed as a potential subdivision, not just a house but a whole lot of them. The field behind my parents house was unused for YEARS. My sister and I would romp back there and play in the crick and the woods.... until one day out of the blue, it sold. First, a pole barn went up and then dump trucks and backhoes moved in and then a full blown excavating business. The "farmers" told my parents that they were just going to build a house for their aging mother back there but then they got that! The neighbors started blaming my parents for the mess and the noise and even called the township on them. The trouble was, it wasn't in their township. The line runs right behind my parent's house and the farmers were perfectly right to plop the business there per the other township's regulations. Nasty business. I moved away to go to college about the time they were setting up camp and I don't miss home, as a house on a property that is. Family is always family no matter where, of course.

I'm not telling you to move but at your age, it's an option. At your age and disposition, you have MANY options going for you. Your parents might be "stuck" with it but you're not.

 

[SillyChicken]

I am so depressed. All of my plans for life and farming went out the window. I am in tears. The 20 acre land right next to us with that old barn has been sold. I have been wanting to buy it for more than 10 years, and have been saving money for it, now poof gone. The now former owner had called my parents, and told them the news, and said that I will have to move all of my fencing and the cows off the land by March 14th. He had been letting me use it, now I have a feeling that I will not be having a nice neighbor again. The new owner want to build a house on it, I hope that it will be out of sight, for I do not want to see it everyday, as I am used to seeing trees and bushes, rarely the other neighbor's houses. But I have been living here for 20 years, and if they ask me to do something different, I won't change, modifies it, not even shutting those noisy guinea's, geese's, peafowl's, rooster's, turkey's and Emu's mouths shut. Oh yes, not even Pancake too. He can be heard bawling a quarter of a mile away when he is hungry!

Now back to the fencing, it will take me a long time to dismantle the electric barbwire fencing. My arms aches just thinking about it, and my barbwire scared hands smarts thinking of it too.

When all your plans went out the window.. find another window! I can really understand your disappointment... life tends to be full of them. It's what you do with them that makes a difference. I've found that often times, either something better comes along or you're forced to look at things differently and you'll discover something new that you'll like better or, it's just a lesson learned.
Keep saving your money with the goal in mind to have your own farm. It may not work out in the future for you to stay at your parents, you may find a wife and want your own family...you should plan to move out on your own. The good part is, you're way ahead of a lot of kids with money already in the bank! So keep saving!

It may be that the new neighbors could be a new customer or friend, maybe they'll want some birds or eggs in the future. So don't hate them because they got what you wanted. Keep an open mind and be a good neighbor.

I know though... darn if it isn't heart breaking and frustrating!! I do feel bad for you because I know you have put a lot of hard work into your operation.

We lost the chance at buying the property next to ours because the bank wouldn't finance two parcels on the same sale... we offered to pay to have the land parcels combined and to pay cash for it all but they wouldn't do it. Luckily the guy who ended up moving there is some dude who keeps to himself but likes to have live stock and gardens too. It works out. (plus, he's old and no income per say.. so there will be more opportunities in the future to obtain the section of land we wanted). There is another and the only other undeveloped piece of land next to us that is left that we hope to get our hands on it some day. But we are not depending on it. We also hope to get my parents farm too so there is more chance of that then.. maybe we'll sell our place and move into my child hood home... Life has a funny way of changing things on us... all we can do is change with it!

When I was growing up on my parents farm of 40 acres.. we also had over 120 acres in the country block to hunt on. Little by little that land was sold, developed and now we are confined to just his 40 with neighbors who also hunted, but decide to fence sit all along his property line......... we've had to change and adapt and learn how to hunt differently. It's been a challenge in sportsmanship, dealing with other hunters, and honing my own skills.