michigan

So our family has had chickens for a number of years now, but recently a neighbor was angered by the light of fireworks on the 4th of the year and filed a complaint with the township about our girls. My father had always wanted chickens and after moving to our new house and noticing several...

Hello BYC friends, I need your help. I have been flipping my coop over from Tractor Supply Co. chicks to breeds from the Poultry Conservation List to move a few birds off the threatened list. My last visit in April to TSC I received and raised eight chicks and four of them where roosters. I...

hello! I live in Northern Michigan and just started raising chickens. My first round last July consisted of three Buff Orpingtons (one is a rooster) and four Australorps. This year I found a local breeder and purchased five Icelandics (one is rooster) and two Polish (one rooster). I didn't plan...

I cannot take in my friends' red silkie rooster. He is about 18 months old and very tame. I am helping find a home. If you are interested in him, for free, let me know. I can also send him with one of his girls for a small fee.

I was on here about 10 years ago. Got busy with living in the rat race. I am taking a friend's chickens in a sort of emergency situation. It makes me happy to be of help. I am excited to be returning to tending some hens.

Hello everyone, I am curious for feedback from others who raise their chickens in town, in village limits, where there is ample car traffic noise, and curiosity from neighbors and their pets or children. We just got six Buff Orpingtons yesterday from Tractor Supply. We will sell 2 when they...

Help! I live in Eastpointe MI. I think I may have jumped the gun. They recently legalized backyard chicken here in Eastpointe. However, the hoops the city is making you jump through are huge. 1. All adjoining property owners must sign off that it is ok 2. Coop plans must be approved before a...

Hey everyone! So excited to have found such a great community of chicken enthusiasts. I currently live in Ann Arbor, MI, and I grow black soldier fly larvae off brewers' grains and then harvest the larvae as a delicious high-protein chicken treat. My parents own a restaurant, and they source...

Hello, My family first got chickens 3 years ago. My two daughters begged for chickens and the next thing we knew, we were building our first coop. We started with 6 Isa Browns and they have been great laying hens thus far. My girls take an active part in their care taking. We love having...

My four-week old Pilgrim goose needs a buddy! Preferably another female, and young. In Mid-Michigan.