Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[tntchix]

Oh that's right, I remember now...sorry, have hard time keeping up with all the stories here<rolleyes>

Best of Luck rehoming.

Thanks, I will NOT be doing this again.

 

[1muttsfan]

Did you say you were keeping a kitten? Wouldn't it be easier to place a kitten than the cat? She seems to like you.

 

[tntchix]

Yes, @1muttsfan but we can only keep one and the daughter adopted the kitten for a barn cat. That makes 4 already.

I get that it was a mistake, but my heart wouldn't let me leave them there. I do like her, but I have to keep my distance from cats. I've been sneezing for weeks.

I think Mama cat might have a home now. Cross your fingers.

 

[birdman55]

hey everyone a local michigander here...just saying hi

 

[snowflake]

welcome birdman, what kind of bird is that in your avitar? you will love it here, fun place to be

 

[snowflake]

congrats on re-homing the cat and kittens, job well done!!

Thank you for the help on the well, DH got it in but have to wait till tomorrow to get the pea gravel, nice to have that done.

 

[tntchix]

congrats on re-homing the cat and kittens, job well done!!

Thanks I wasn't sure it was going to work out, but it did.

 

[iamfivewire]

welcome birdman

 

[bigmrg74]

I collected 3 dozen (actually 38) eggs yesterday. My girls are on a roll!

I had a huge red tail hawk watching the coop run yesterday too. When I walked out to free range them, the hawk took off and there wasn't a chicken in sight. I giggled as I walked into the barn and every single chicken was hanging out in the coop dust bathing and 2 roos sitting in the doorway keeping an eye on the sky. I'm guessing that's y I got so many eggs. The hawk scared the eggs right out of them. Lol.
But of the looks of it, the flight netting over the run is doing its job as everyone was there safe and sound. It didn't look like the hawk even tried as there was no hawk feathers in the netting anywhere. BUT I do give the hawk a benefit of the doubt... It was a older wiser adult and was only watching for someone on the outside of the pen. Its the younger Jr hawks that are more of an issue as they don't know how to hunt just perfectly so chickens are easy pickins. And their the ones that slam into my flight netting and causing ruckus. After the mature hawk flew to the other side of the field to his other sitting tree, I let everyone out to free range for a couple he's while I was out there cleaning and doing chores. Eventually the hawk flew off and was never seen again last night.

Yeah, I'm starting to get brave enough with my girls to let them out of the tractor to free range a little. Had the whole flock out for little bit today, then I saw a big black shadow go across the sky. Hustled them back into the tractor pretty soon after that.

 

[SillyChicken]

Hi Bird Man! Welcome to BYC... thats a lovely lady amherst...do you raise them?