Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[aart]

Greetings from the Traverse City area! The DH and I moved to Leelanau County (the closest place to Paradise I can imagine) last summer, and this summer I've convinced him to let us get a couple of chickens. A work friend has a hobby farm with some extra ISA Brown pullets that will be lay-ready by fall. I'm hoping to get a coop chosen, built, and the chickens here well before then.

Our current menagerie consists of six rescue cats and a 10-year-old Newfie mix named Moo, who is possibly the best dog in the world. <3 In the past she's led me gently to fallen wild bird fledglings that we've rehabbed, so I have no worries about her with the chickens.

Looking forward to becoming a part of the backyard chicken community and getting to know you all.

Actually Paradise is in the U.P. lmao...sorry couldn't resist.

Welcome to the BYC Michigan thread.

 

[lbrykowski2011]

Well building my new chicken run this weekend. All my feather babies was running loose and enjoying pickin gass and bugs while I was swaeting my butt off working hard. I had almost the whole thing done EXCEPT the flight netting and my cute lil blind hen Candie was hanging out with me.

All of the sudden the roosters sound the alarm for danger and everyone ran for cover. I looked around and saw nothing and looked at Candie about 15ft from me.and as fast as I blinked my eye a cooper hawk hit her and took her. I freaked and before I can get up she was over the trees and gone! This is the 4th time a cooper hawk has done this to me and always never further then 20ft. The last hen taken, the hawks wings tuched me, thats how close she was from me. I HATE COOPER HAWKS!!!

Candie was my lil lavander splash 1 yr old blind baby who I coddled all the time and def my fav. So smart and altho blind, got around just fine. Came running even bumpin into stuff heading towards my voice every time she heard me. Im sooooo greatfull that the ONLY egg she ever laid, I hatched and got an identical daughter from her. I too named her Candy. So she will live on through her. But wow I cant get over how ballzy these hawks are here and it never fails they grab my favs.

RIP Candie!

Sorry about your loss, nice to have a daughter from her. The hawks here scare me, we have 4 that hoover over all the time and now with no roo I'm not sure if the hens look out for them or not.

 

[lbrykowski2011]

Greetings from the Traverse City area! The DH and I moved to Leelanau County (the closest place to Paradise I can imagine) last summer, and this summer I've convinced him to let us get a couple of chickens. A work friend has a hobby farm with some extra ISA Brown pullets that will be lay-ready by fall. I'm hoping to get a coop chosen, built, and the chickens here well before then.

Our current menagerie consists of six rescue cats and a 10-year-old Newfie mix named Moo, who is possibly the best dog in the world. <3 In the past she's led me gently to fallen wild bird fledglings that we've rehabbed, so I have no worries about her with the chickens.

Looking forward to becoming a part of the backyard chicken community and getting to know you all.

Isa's are good egg layers for sure.

 

[The Dixie Chick]

So today, it was my mothers' birthday. I decided to try my hand at making a birthday cake. Here's the result!

And the card I made her-

I just wanted to shout out: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!

-Jeym

 

[The Dixie Chick]

Well building my new chicken run this weekend. All my feather babies was running loose and enjoying pickin gass and bugs while I was swaeting my butt off working hard. I had almost the whole thing done EXCEPT the flight netting and my cute lil blind hen Candie was hanging out with me. All of the sudden the roosters sound the alarm for danger and everyone ran for cover. I looked around and saw nothing and looked at Candie about 15ft from me.and as fast as I blinked my eye a cooper hawk hit her and took her. I freaked and before I can get up she was over the trees and gone! This is the 4th time a cooper hawk has done this to me and always never further then 20ft. The last hen taken, the hawks wings tuched me, thats how close she was from me. I HATE COOPER HAWKS!!! Candie was my lil lavander splash 1 yr old blind baby who I coddled all the time and def my fav. So smart and altho blind, got around just fine. Came running even bumpin into stuff heading towards my voice every time she heard me. Im sooooo greatfull that the ONLY egg she ever laid, I hatched and got an identical daughter from her. I too named her Candy. So she will live on through her. But wow I cant get over how ballzy these hawks are here and it never fails they grab my favs. RIP Candie!

I am so sorry that this happened to you! I will pray for your other chickens to be safe, and I'm glad that Candie had a chick. Please do feel better. -Jeym

 

[fuzzybutt love]

I am sorry mindy. This is terrible. :_( I know you tried, you cherished her. I could tell she was your baby. Hurts when the special ones are lost, no matter how it happens.

 

[TheChips]

im sorry for your loss

 

[chickflick]

So sorry, Mindy! Must of been horrible to see her taken like that!

 

[JackieandChicks]

One girl of all my hens is broody, so I caved in and gave her a few eggs. Who could resist that stink-eye?

 

[SillyChicken]

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Sorry you lost your bird Mindy that really stinks.