Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[tntchix]

@birdman55 I would like to read that.

 

[fuzzybutt love]

@birdman55
I would like to read that.

I second that. What town/city? There was a turkey farm in coopersville that lost/ were forced to slaughter their livestock. At the time the fda was testing for a "virus" but they didn't go far down the road and the whole affair was very very hush hush.

 

[birdman55]

@birdman55 I would like to read that.

I second that. What town/city? There was a turkey farm in coopersville that lost/ were forced to slaughter their livestock. At the time the fda was testing for a "virus" but they didn't go far down the road and the whole affair was very very hush hush.

in mio, Michigan....it hit the newspaper and was a big deal...I might have used the paper for the bottom of the brooder under the shavings and paper towel....if I did then Ill find the post online....or try and get another newspaper...or I might have used it in my mealworm colony....ooops...I should always keep stuff like that huh

 

[1muttsfan]

I believe Birdman is speaking of the PBB scandal back in the 70's, not the most recent issue. The St. Ignace News recently had an article recalling the PBB episode by a journalist from Cheboygan who covered it back then. After 4 weeks all articles are available without a subscription.

http://www.stignacenews.com/news/20...s_on_PBB_Michigans_Worst_Agricultural_Di.html

 

[fuzzybutt love]

Oh- word i can't say on byc. That is the same stuff???? There is still tons of contaminated acreage from the original episode, and a lot of data about birth defects, it isn't processed out of the body and the people then and born then, lived on the contaminated farms are still affected. My family was from the ada area and to my knowledge used a lot of powdered milk- which was one way to be affected so i kinda follow it. I just read an article last month about that!

 

[1muttsfan]

Go BYC and chicken keepers!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/947711/thank-you-national-geographic-for-linking-to-byc

 

[fuzzybutt love]

See this pbb is described as a "flame retardant chemical"? The latest food thing was a byproduct of cocci meds for cows
http://michiganradio.org/post/40-ye...hers-continue-study-michiganders-poisoned-pbb

 

[JackieandChicks]

You want to talk contamination? Valuable horses have died from sloppy mills...really makes you wonder about our food. (I have horses and love this forum)

http://www.chronofhorse.com/forum/s...hat-s-with-all-the-monensin-contaminated-feed

 

[JackieandChicks]

Has anyone started the 2015 Chickenstock thread? I was thinking that *if* anyone wanted chicks from Townline, and they paid for them, I'd be glad to pick them up and drive them to Lansing - save shipping and no minimum order then. Just a thought...I am literally 10 minutes from them.

 

[Folly's place]

Jackie, thanks for the very kind offer! Mary