Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[chicken grandma]

 

[Amy PT]

That's a squash on a mission! Ours are everywhere, too. Teeny pumpkins (2) on 2 plants.

 

[Elliemae 77]

My goodness, I leave you folks alone for a few weeks and now a new link for flaming( what's flaming?). Anyway, I hope you all have been enjoying your summer. I have a question.....today my neighbour's rotts came into my yard. After they groweled and snapped at my Aussie who was safely on the deck thank goodness, and after they chewed up my kids sand toys, climbed in our swimming pool, "watered" my flowers, and started barking, growling and chasing my horses, they found my beloved chickens and turkeys......body count is 8. 7 of them are blue orpingtons that I bought as eggs, hatched and hand raised from a.reputable from out of state, because I haven't been able to locate a LF Blue Orpington breeder in Michigan. The eighth was my daughters prized pet blue wheaten ameraucana that we also hatched and hand raised. Animal control has been notified and they are coming out to my farm tomorrow to fill out a property damage report and have asked me to put a figure on what it would cost me to replace the birds and fix my fenced that the dgs ripped to pieces to get at the birds.....any suggestions on how I should figure a price? 4 of them were 7 week old chicks, and the rest were 14 weeks old.

 

[Amy PT]

any suggestions on how I should figure a price? 4 of them were 7 week old chicks, and the rest were 14 weeks old.

I have no suggestions, but I'm so sorry.

 

[RaZ]

.....any suggestions on how I should figure a price? 4 of them were 7 week old chicks, and the rest were 14 weeks old.

Do some research for breeders of the breeds that you lost. Price out the fence and property damage as well. Michigan law allows for restitution of three (3) times the actual cost.

If you know where the roaming dogs came from and/or their owner, you might have to file a small claims action against them to recoup your monetary loss.

I'm sorry that this happened to you.

 

[Momma K]

I am very interested!! I have to get hubby on board with the idea... How much would you want for her? I was worried I wouldn't be able to find that was similar in age!

PM me when you have time, we will work something out

 

[Momma K]

I am very interested!! I have to get hubby on board with the idea... How much would you want for her? I was worried I wouldn't be able to find that was similar in age!

PM me when you have time, we will work something out

 

[Elliemae 77]

Raz, that little skunk is Soo cute. Yes , I know who the owners are.and this is not the first time the dogs have been on our property. They are here at.least once every couple of weeks. Last weekend we saw.the dogs go after.a guy riding his bike down the road. I don't know if.small claims court will do any good. They said they don't even have enough money to feed the dumb dogs. I hate to be a whiney neighbour who calls the cops on these people all the time, but its just ridiculous that I can't go out in my own yard without packing heat for fear.of what these dogs may do, not to mention that I have small children( who are never left unattended) but u get my point

 

[Elliemae 77]

I would be willing to say beans with recouping the monetary loss if they would agree to surrender the dogs to the county.

 

[tdhenson86]

Hi Tim,
Nice website. I notice you were keeping only one duck and one goose this Winter. Does that work? I thought ducks and geese had to be kept in pairs? Thanks for the info and good luck with that site, it's very easy to navigate.

Actually, I have many ducks and geese. The two random ones are just pets that are kept in with some of our chickens. They have bonded together as they lived together with their former family for about 4 years before they were given to us. I think it would be more cruel at this point to separate them and put them in with their "own kind".