Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[ldelahanty]

my sister lives there, can you give me more info, maybe she can help him with support in the courtroom.

 

[Lisa and girls]

X2 That would be me.

Have you tried giving him local honey? It is a popular home remedy that many folk believe help with allergies. I know of 2 scientific studies on it. One was inconclusive and the other showed improvement but statistical results weren't very good (p was very high. Science nerds will get it). A spoonful of honey seems to help keep my allergies in check.

I was just going to recommend that. Works for everyone I know including me. I like to add a bit of cinnamon to it as well. Extra tasty.

 

[ladyrsanti]

X2 That would be me.

Have you tried giving him local honey? It is a popular home remedy that many folk believe help with allergies.
I know of 2 scientific studies on it. One was inconclusive and the other showed improvement but statistical results weren't very good (p was very high. Science nerds will get it).
A spoonful of honey seems to help keep my allergies in check.

Make sure it's raw honey too.

 

[NovaAman]

Did you all see the story about the man in Garden City. I guess it's probably been discussed on this forum, but since he's a BYC user, I really think it would be great to give some support to him! His neighbor gave some pretty terrible excuses for why he dislikes the chickens, I'm assuming it's more of a grudge against the man. Anyways, best of luck to him and his case!

OH how I giggled when I read this post. Look RaZ, your story is really getting out there!

 

[CRPerryJr]

We just saw this on the news tonight...

http://www.abc12.com/story/22187216/shiawassee-county-family-fights-to-keep-chicken-farm

 

[keirys]

We just saw this on the news tonight...

http://www.abc12.com/story/22187216/shiawassee-county-family-fights-to-keep-chicken-farm

Why do people always assume that chickens stink?

 

[cuppycake]

The general public doesn't know anything about farming or livestock outside of what they've read or heard, and most of that "information" (or rumors) are about industrial agriculture models. A big chicken farm does stink, because they've got tens or even hundreds of thousands of chickens living in a very small area. That goes for most things. Drive past a hog CAFO and it can be pretty awful, but a small farm with a dozen hogs on pasture doesn't have much of a smell at all. People also have different ideas of what is offensive and what is not.

 

[RaZ]

We just saw this on the news tonight...
http://www.abc12.com/story/22187216/shiawassee-county-family-fights-to-keep-chicken-farm

Why do people always assume that chickens stink?

I just got home from helping the other GC man prepare for his trial tomorrow when I saw this.
I posted my comments on the news site.

I don't know how a such a small group of complainers can create so many problems for other people.
Any creature can become a stinky nuisance if not properly cared for.
Ever smell a dirty diaper?

 

[19sarah90]

Goodnight everybody!!!

 

[Trefoil]

Broody mama question. It's been 4 days since chick 1 hatched, and 2 days since the last one hatched and I'm thinking I could open the dog crate at this point but *I* am worried about the chicks. My run is chain link do chicks could easily get out, or get under the coop, or something. It's also almost 18in from the ground to the bottom of the door fur them to get in/out of the coop. I've got 7 chicks in my basement brooder, should I just take the 4 chicks from outside and put them in with the others, or should I stop worrying.

Chicks can and will go through a chain link fence and then get eaten by predators. Do you have cats? How about using a ramp?

X2 That would be me.

Have you tried giving him local honey? It is a popular home remedy that many folk believe help with allergies.
I know of 2 scientific studies on it. One was inconclusive and the other showed improvement but statistical results weren't very good (p was very high. Science nerds will get it).
A spoonful of honey seems to help keep my allergies in check.

A friend from the south told me to buy local honey in the comb and chew the comb (like gum) . He works at job sites throughout the east and swears by it for allergies.

I just got home from helping the other GC man prepare for his trial tomorrow when I saw this.
I posted my comments on the news site.

I don't know how a such a small group of complainers can create so many problems for other people.
Any creature can become a stinky nuisance if not properly cared for.
Ever smell a dirty diaper?

I can't see this stopping until people start suing their local government for false charges or whatever works. They don't care if its legal because they are getting away with it.