Recent content by justcelia

I looked online at our City website. A neighboring city just passed a new "chicken friendly" law and it was in the newspapers. I think they are the same as us, at least for the next 2 years; 5 hens and no roosters. Celia

I was glad to hear Mdaison Heights passed a new law in favor of chickens. I forget how many allowed, but they gave the law 2 years to "see how it works". And same as here, no roosters allowed.... Celia

We love our girls. They meet us at the gate when we come home, hop on the back of the glider so they can look in the window at us when we are on the computer..... They have not started laying yet. Their sisters that are still where we got them are laying (just started) so I hope any day now...

We grew potatoes in two BIG garbage cans. Drill drainage holes. spread 6 inches of good fertil soil, set the potatoe eyes, then cover them with a 1/2 inch of soil. As they grow, spread mulch to the bottom of the top most leaves, repeat as they grow. Worked great! My SO told my 5 year old...

We are planning on getting 2 more this spring. So far the neighbors are cool with them. We have a 6' privacy fence ;) In the spring we are going to build a better coop. (We learned from our mistakes) I am sure glad we didn't have to pay for much on this one! This was supposed to be a "chicken...

Hi :) I'm new to this group. We live in Michigan, about an hour north of Detroit. I found y'all from the BYC group. We found our 2 Brahma hens there too. We live in the city/suburbs but long for the country. We are "allowed" :somad 5 hens. We have a double lot and a garden area. We are NOT...

Hi, I'm new to this group. I love your coop!!!:) We built one from recycled/reclamed stuff too. We are "allowed" :somad 5 hens as well. We only have 2 Brahma girls so far. I found y'all from the BYC group. (that's where we found our hens too) Looking forward to "meeting" you all and learning...