Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[gladahmae]

Good to know! I always bought from local feed mill but wanted breeds they didn't have. Guess I'll try when the weather is warmer from one of the well known hatcheries.

if you have the shipping box you'll be able to see where they came from. Shipping during the winter months is hard......most places have a 25 bird minimum, and i know the local 4H group always orders a lot of extras because even with the large number they get for all the kids, they still have a lot of losses from having to ship in January.

 

[Folly's place]

Welcome back and very cute girl! I've had chicks shipped mid-April through late May only, so the weather is not so much of an issue. Mid-winter and mid-summer are very difficult for baby chicks in the mail. I've never lost more than a couple of babies out of 25 to fifty by planning on better weather. Mary

 

[RaZ]

I'm calling today an "omelet" day. Girls gifted me with 6 eggs. Yesterday saw 4 including 1 green egg. I guess this has been a quiche week.

Rose, I have an appointment next week with the liver specialist that canceled the last 3 surgery dates. It's anyone's guess what will happen to me. My organs are mere pawns in the battle of the specialists.

 

[Grammi]

Farrmboy congratulations, she is so sweet. It is good to see you on here again.

 

[wannahomestead]

Anyone know anything about building permits? I want to build a goat shed/goat barn in preparation for getting goats. I've read some things that seem to say it would be exempt from permitting because of it being for livestock, but I want to be sure about that since I'm planning to build it large enough to be home to the goats, and also a small space for milking. I also would like to plan some type of storage for food. I'm also wanting to build a bigger chicken coop (shocking, i know!) so that I can isolate all my chicken projects to one building.

 

[aart]

Anyone know anything about building permits? I want to build a goat shed/goat barn in preparation for getting goats. I've read some things that seem to say it would be exempt from permitting because of it being for livestock, but I want to be sure about that since I'm planning to build it large enough to be home to the goats, and also a small space for milking. I also would like to plan some type of storage for food. I'm also wanting to build a bigger chicken coop (shocking, i know!) so that I can isolate all my chicken projects to one building.

Check with your local authorities(city/village, township, county)....mine would be different than yours.
Lots of variables...... and loopholes.
I doubt exempt for livestock, matter of fact permitting may be worse.... may be taxes are different if you're setup for it.

 

[chickflick]

I'm calling today an "omelet" day. Girls gifted me with 6 eggs. Yesterday saw 4 including 1 green egg. I guess this has been a quiche week.

Rose, I have an appointment next week with the liver specialist that canceled the last 3 surgery dates. It's anyone's guess what will happen to me. My organs are mere pawns in the battle of the specialists.

I hope the doctors get their act together. You are in pause mode right now. Can't really plan for anything. Be nice to get it done so you can heal and enjoy the summer!

 

[1muttsfan]

Thanks for the congrats and for the welcome back everyone! I did missed being on here!

I am 27 now!

lol

Farmerboy she is a doll! Congratulations to you and your wife. And we do miss you, although likely your life is very busy right now. And you are still just a youngster to some of us here!

I'm calling today an "omelet" day. Girls gifted me with 6 eggs. Yesterday saw 4 including 1 green egg. I guess this has been a quiche week.

Rose, I have an appointment next week with the liver specialist that canceled the last 3 surgery dates. It's anyone's guess what will happen to me. My organs are mere pawns in the battle of the specialists.

that things go well

 

[gladahmae]

Has anyone used "tick tubes" to control tick populations around their house? I found more dog ticks (no deer ticks yet thankfully) than i cared to last summer and the "tube" method seems like it might work really well for us to help cut back on numbers. I REALLY don't want to spray the yard but finding ticks crawling on me is kind of a deal-breaker and that happened multiple times last year.

 

[aart]

Has anyone used "tick tubes" to control tick populations around their house? I found more dog ticks (no deer ticks yet thankfully) than i cared to last summer and the "tube" method seems like it might work really well for us to help cut back on numbers. I REALLY don't want to spray the yard but finding ticks crawling on me is kind of a deal-breaker and that happened multiple times last year.

Had to google it, never heard of them.

Don't think they'd work to control them out in the yard:
"Damminix Tick Tubes

are biodegradable, cardboard tubes filled with permethrin treated cotton balls.
Mice collect the cotton to build their nests.
Deer ticks that feed on mice in the Spring and the Fall are exposed to permethrin and killed."