Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[TreeTree411]

I really need to do this! Sigh, better get to work on this pronto, because I am pretty sure the eagle in the tree just licked its beak and winked at me.

 

[wannahomestead]

Thx for the feedback n the coop. I agree w everyone saying that design is too small. The Mrs. likes it because it looks "farmy".

I think a walk in is out of budget/skill level. Also im not sure if one would fit where i want to put the coop.

I am certainly open to ideas and comments on this though. i want to house 15ish birds. Ive budgeted up to about $500, but need to keep a run in that budget too

 

[1muttsfan]

Heavy-duty poultry netting, securely fastened, will keep even eagles out. You can buy smaller sections on ebay. Get the heavy duty, not the regular.

 

[tdhenson86]

So not poultry pics, but pretty darn cute! I do have a bunch of Magpie ducklings hatching in the incubator, though! I've given the goaties their barn names, so I have something more to go on than "adorable wee goatie lass!"

Those kids are really cute! Congratulations on them!

 

[Steve P]

Thx for the feedback n the coop. I agree w everyone saying that design is too small. The Mrs. likes it because it looks "farmy".

I think a walk in is out of budget/skill level. Also im not sure if one would fit where i want to put the coop.

I am certainly open to ideas and comments on this though. i want to house 15ish birds. Ive budgeted up to about $500, but need to keep a run in that budget too

you can go to home depot or lowes and buy wood that they put in a cull bin. Might have to do some searching but its wood that's not straight but the one by me sells it for up to 70% off.

 

[mindylee]

Just back from the Imlay City swap.
Ran into tons of folks and yep, birdman made it and wore his green shirt. Meet shook hands said hi and moved on. But did pick him right out. Lol
Nothing good there as far as chicken wise other then some yucky sickly looking birds and of course tons of roosters.
All that look healthy and well kept was pigeons exotic geese and ducks. Peafowl and pheasants.
And the only chickens I was interested in was sold. My luck but I really wasn't there to buy birds anyway due to biosecurity practices in my flock. I was there for leg bands from Cutlers. And I got them.
But I did buy some birds for my daddy-in-law. He showed up as everyone was done. And I knew he wanted some new pigeons. Fantail's. But I couldn't find any. How ever I got him a very well bred and beautiful pair of owl pigeons. He was so happy when I gave them to him. I was glad he loved them.
Otherwise cold but always fun to look and see everything and everyone.

 

[TreeTree411]

Heavy-duty poultry netting, securely fastened, will keep even eagles out. You can buy smaller sections on ebay. Get the heavy duty, not the regular.

Heavy-duty!! Gotcha, looking on ebay now.

 

[snowflake]

Thx for the feedback n the coop. I agree w everyone saying that design is too small. The Mrs. likes it because it looks "farmy".

I think a walk in is out of budget/skill level. Also im not sure if one would fit where i want to put the coop.

I am certainly open to ideas and comments on this though. i want to house 15ish birds. Ive budgeted up to about $500, but need to keep a run in that budget too

you could easily make a hoop house out of cattle panels with a good run for that. you could paint the frame and door red. , maybe watch craigs list and get an old shed. check out the coop section. a square frame with pre painted boards for the outer walls, maybe a slant roof. nesting box's and roosts can easily be built out of scrap wood you can get windows from someone that installs new ones, doors to maybe even a dump

have fun, and good luck. remember chickens only need to be draft free otherwise they are very cold hardy

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glad you got to go and meet up with others. there are some very pretty pidgins out there now. does he do carriers?

 

[snowflake]

I have a question. We just moved into our new house and the wife is wanting to get goats now that she has seen your pictures. I know nothing about raising them. The previous owner had a pen that he raised sheep in for 4H. I want to say its about 24 x 24 with a little 3 sided coop in it. What else if anything would I need? Thanks for any info you can provide.

I know nothing about goats except what I have read here and I think you need at least 2 as they do not do well alone

 

[wannahomestead]

I know nothing about goats except what I have read here and I think you need at least 2 as they do not do well alone

This is also what i have read. Plan for at least 2 goats seems to be the rule