Michigan

[Olive Hill]

Cattle panels are absolutely, positively not predator proof in any way shape or form. Even with chicken wire attached to them. We use lots of them, wouldn't ever house anything in them that can't hold its own.

 

[NovaAman]

Hey, any one near me want to incubate some silkie eggs, or have a small incubator I could borrow for a few weeks? I want to start saving up Leilas eggs for the next 2 weeks till I have a dozen. She's been laying pretty consistently 3 days on, one day off for the last week. Well anyway, If she'd go broody for me again... I just do not want to buy a bator, but I would like to incubate...

 

[NovaAman]

Thanks Olive, that is what I need to know. I guess I will go the rolled fencing route. OR, I could wood the bottom 4 feet, and wire the top 2 feet so its like a big HUGE window.

 

[Olive Hill]

If you have electricity nearby you could run a hot wire around the outside about 6-9 inches off the ground. Very effective predator proof (aside from aerial preds) there.

 

[RaZ]

The forsythia are in bloom here. All of the crocus are done and it looks like I need to mow.

 

[chicken grandma]

RaZ - there is always the rural development chicken relocation program!

Mom2 - that surgeon is a confident guy.....guess he knows you are going to be o.k. but I am more like your family doctor. Glad you had the spunk to go to your family doctor!

Opa - I go to Dr. Denboer in Grand Rapids. If you type in drdenboer.com you will see his website. My son has horrible allergies to everything. Food, pets, trees, dust, mold, everything......grass..
Anyway we have tried every conventional treatment out there and even get shots every 2 weeks. But when we went to Dr. Denboer, he increased the fat in my son's diet. Gave him a chinese herb to calm the allergies, vitamin D and fish oil to reduce inflammation and I now serve dairy free and gluten free food. It worked, my son is much improved. I recommend his practice.

 

[uchytil]

Not much to see but someone asked so here are two day old FGs. 6 in the litter (unless one is hiding in all the fur mama pulled). Both mama and dad are sand colored. Pretty large already. BTW, they make great pets...

 

[melodynye]

Ah, the mitten crew! I'm Melody Nye and we have a farm in Yale, Mi www.melofarms.com. We have a small flock of egg layers and I opted for the Light Brahma as I wanted a heritage breed. We sell eggs and our heritage, pastured Berkshire at Detroit Eastern Market on Saturdays.

During the summer we have farm visitors on Sunday's and everyone is in awe of our chickens. We have a show quality rooster and the girls are just stunning. I have had other chicken breeds before but I love these.

So - here's to farming in Michigan!

 

[Mom 2em All]

The ordinance officer finally called back. Asked what was going on and I told him the neighbor is POed about the tree in the front and the wild ducks that fly in to her pool. He asked if they were my ducks and I said that they are wild and fly in each year. And they come over to my yard to eat from the bird feeders.

He said that he gets the ducks in his pool every year as well. He also said that he did not see any chickens, just wrote the sticker based on the complaint. Now he wants to come out for a look-see on Friday.

Now I'll have to box up the chickens Thursday night and find a place to hide them

Because as it stands, chickens are illegal in G.C. SOOOO if you wanna box em up, and hand them over, I will babysit them until the inspector leaves. Be sure to box up the food, the feeders, and the empty feed sacks...nest boxes, etc, waterers.
I am close enough that I can hold on to your chickens in a seperate area from mine until the coast is clear.

Not much to see but someone asked so here are two day old FGs. 6 in the litter (unless one is hiding in all the fur mama pulled). Both mama and dad are sand colored. Pretty large already. BTW, they make great pets...

Im not gonna look...I love Flemish Giants..I love love love them, and mine was fabulous...until a big wild cat got her. Dont know what kind of cat she was- but she ate my rabbit in the backyard, hissed at my husband, and stood way taller than any house cat. Think she was a bobcat- but we arent supposed to have bobcats in Taylor?

 

[NovaAman]

No it was not a bobcat. It is not possible to have a bobcat. Nope, it was just a very large domesticated cat. Just ask DNR. And no, thats not a cougar either.

Welcome Melody.