So Excited! My Chickens are Here!
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Linoleum floor. for easy sweep, wash, clean
Deep litter method. for coop/compost
You only need to clean this style out once or twice a year. Their droppings help break down the compost, and there is no smell.
I'd recommend industrial hemp for deep litter. not wood shavings, as shavings take longer to compost
Should you do with deep litter. do not use diatomaceous earth for birds to clean themselves, as the microbes will be too effective and will kill off the good microbes in the compost itself.
Use wood ash instead in the dust baths. The birds will love it and that too takes care of any mites wishing to make a home of your birds.
Mice and rats will love your coop too. And rats may kill your chickens
You will have to prevent those from calling the coop home
Place traps or poison as you choose in areas inaccessible to chickens
The deep litter method, if combined properly to 6-12 inches will be loved by your chickens and provide great compost for years to come. But you should not have water in the litter area. Many people suggest no food too, but never found that a problem
No hay, no straw
Mites can and do live in hay
Straw can injure a chickens eyes in the night
Anyway. just a few ideas.
Date: 2022-07-16
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jessica
How exciting about your baby chicks. you have inspired me to get more chickens. Thank you for posting the link, we will be buying more chicks. We place apple cider vinegar in the chickens water to keep them healthy and prevent infection. One cap full per gallon of agua. What a tough decision to have made in regards to Molly. You have a good heart, good decision. Enjoy your baby chickens. I used backyard chicken website to help Guide me through the years of chickens.
I live in Pennsylvania and I dont have heat for my chickens. They have adult feathers and are fine. I do have a heated water bowl to prevent the water from freezing in the winter that's about it. I have bundles of lavender hung upside down in my coop to help keep the bugs away. An added plus of lavender scent in the coop. We use lime under the bedding to help control bugs (mites) from nesting. Lime also helps keep the urine smell down.
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How exciting about your baby chicks. you have inspired me to get more chickens. Thank you for posting the link, we will be buying more chicks. We place apple cider vinegar in the chickens water to keep them healthy and prevent infection. One cap full per gallon of agua. What a tough decision to have made in regards to Molly. You have a good heart, good decision. Enjoy your baby chickens. I used backyard chicken website to help Guide me through the years of chickens.
I live in Pennsylvania and I dont have heat for my chickens. They have adult feathers and are fine. I do have a heated water bowl to prevent the water from freezing in the winter that's about it. I have bundles of lavender hung upside down in my coop to help keep the bugs away. An added plus of lavender scent in the coop. We use lime under the bedding to help control bugs (mites) from nesting. Lime also helps keep the urine smell down.
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Rachel
You need a chicken tractor so that at the end of the season you can take your chickens for a field trip to the cut flower garden. They can forge for bugs and eat leftover plant water while fertilizing the land. You can keep them away from your perennials because they can only forge where you put the chicken tractor. I havent had chickens for a few years and I am excited to try something new. My coop and run are in a fenced off field and Im wanting to start a garden for them to forge. I know how chickens are so Im looking for Super Hardy plants. I planted rose bushes in the field and hopefully some plum trees. Im thinking mint in the coop will be a safe option. Im thinking about letting them in my garden after the season has ended this year. I have learned so much from your videos. Thank you all!
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You need a chicken tractor so that at the end of the season you can take your chickens for a field trip to the cut flower garden. They can forge for bugs and eat leftover plant water while fertilizing the land. You can keep them away from your perennials because they can only forge where you put the chicken tractor. I havent had chickens for a few years and I am excited to try something new. My coop and run are in a fenced off field and Im wanting to start a garden for them to forge. I know how chickens are so Im looking for Super Hardy plants. I planted rose bushes in the field and hopefully some plum trees. Im thinking mint in the coop will be a safe option. Im thinking about letting them in my garden after the season has ended this year. I have learned so much from your videos. Thank you all!
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Tiramisu
I think those perches seem like a great height for your chicklets! one thing I have learnt from being a novice chicken keeper was that having nest boxes or perches that are too high over a very hard surface can unfortunately lead to chickens getting something called bumblefoot, which is quite a common condition so something to look out for (and a good reason to make sure there is a lot of litter around the perches so that they have a soft landing. Also mites can be a nightmare (particularly scaly leg mite) if youre not disinfecting the floor too often, so have a tub of Vaseline ready to smear their feet if they do get any scaly patches, and something called diatom powder is a great preventative measure to sprinkle onto their perches and bedding.
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I think those perches seem like a great height for your chicklets! one thing I have learnt from being a novice chicken keeper was that having nest boxes or perches that are too high over a very hard surface can unfortunately lead to chickens getting something called bumblefoot, which is quite a common condition so something to look out for (and a good reason to make sure there is a lot of litter around the perches so that they have a soft landing. Also mites can be a nightmare (particularly scaly leg mite) if youre not disinfecting the floor too often, so have a tub of Vaseline ready to smear their feet if they do get any scaly patches, and something called diatom powder is a great preventative measure to sprinkle onto their perches and bedding.
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Barbara
Awwwww Im sorry you had to say good bye to your sweet puppy dog. But its great that hes still in the family and hes with a big family who can give him lots of love. Its hard but its best for you cat. Your chickens are so cute. what fun. I have thought about getting some chickens but because of the Campfire I dont want to have chickens in the area until its clean and safe for them. My girl friend has chickens and she loves them. Your little guy is adorable. Hes so gentle with the chickens. how old is he? My grandson Little Mack is a little over 2 and our other grandson Ford is 7 months.
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Awwwww Im sorry you had to say good bye to your sweet puppy dog. But its great that hes still in the family and hes with a big family who can give him lots of love. Its hard but its best for you cat. Your chickens are so cute. what fun. I have thought about getting some chickens but because of the Campfire I dont want to have chickens in the area until its clean and safe for them. My girl friend has chickens and she loves them. Your little guy is adorable. Hes so gentle with the chickens. how old is he? My grandson Little Mack is a little over 2 and our other grandson Ford is 7 months.
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Wiltrud
As far as I know Chickens and other birds need little stones (pebbles) that they can eat. It helps them to digest food. But usually they find that in the soil anyway. For baby-chicken (younger than the ones you orderd) you need a light (e. g. infrared heat lamp) that warms them (usually that would do the mother-henn) and you should put some drops of Blautinktur in the water or give them cold Camilla tea, I heard. That helps against infections spread trough the water. Grown up chickes can drink normal water.
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As far as I know Chickens and other birds need little stones (pebbles) that they can eat. It helps them to digest food. But usually they find that in the soil anyway. For baby-chicken (younger than the ones you orderd) you need a light (e. g. infrared heat lamp) that warms them (usually that would do the mother-henn) and you should put some drops of Blautinktur in the water or give them cold Camilla tea, I heard. That helps against infections spread trough the water. Grown up chickes can drink normal water.
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Claudette
So excited about the addition of the chickens! I have 5. 3 Brahmas, 1 Wyandotte and I Buff Orpington. They are so much fun to keep. I use sand in both my coop and run. Its much easier to keep clean and keeps the coop cool in the summer and warm in the winter. It also helps with keeping mites at bay. Moisture is good at attracting those mites. You should also make yourself an emergency kit to have on hand in case of sickness, or accidents. Trust me, youll be happy you did. Have fun with those chickens.
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So excited about the addition of the chickens! I have 5. 3 Brahmas, 1 Wyandotte and I Buff Orpington. They are so much fun to keep. I use sand in both my coop and run. Its much easier to keep clean and keeps the coop cool in the summer and warm in the winter. It also helps with keeping mites at bay. Moisture is good at attracting those mites. You should also make yourself an emergency kit to have on hand in case of sickness, or accidents. Trust me, youll be happy you did. Have fun with those chickens.
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DeAnne
Laura, you had me teared up about Molly, what an awesome story. I love how things like that work out. I know how difficult it was but so much the right thing to do. When youre ready to get another puppy, have you heard about the show my cat from hell?
Jackson is awesome with cats and helping with different problems. Anyway, I love your new additions to the family, they are so cute! The best of luck with them. Im excited to see that journey.
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Laura, you had me teared up about Molly, what an awesome story. I love how things like that work out. I know how difficult it was but so much the right thing to do. When youre ready to get another puppy, have you heard about the show my cat from hell?
Jackson is awesome with cats and helping with different problems. Anyway, I love your new additions to the family, they are so cute! The best of luck with them. Im excited to see that journey.
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Gerry
Move your shelf/table to the right, on the adjacent wall by the window. then you have the wall with no windows to work with for installing roosts. Some people say roosts should all be at the same level but I like the ladder roosts. Mount your side rails with bolts in drilled holes so the rack can pivot and swing up out of the way for cleaning. Attach some kind of hook or loop to the ceiling to hold it up while you clean the floor.
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Move your shelf/table to the right, on the adjacent wall by the window. then you have the wall with no windows to work with for installing roosts. Some people say roosts should all be at the same level but I like the ladder roosts. Mount your side rails with bolts in drilled holes so the rack can pivot and swing up out of the way for cleaning. Attach some kind of hook or loop to the ceiling to hold it up while you clean the floor.
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Lynn
Laura, thank you for the update on beautiful Molly. Sounds like a wise decision considering the circumstances. German shepherds are great family dogs and Molly should be very happy in her new home. She and Liam look like a perfect match! Sorry, city girl here, so I have zero advice on chickens. Good luck with them, and I look forward to all of your updates that will hopefully include Molly. not to mention Benjamin!
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Laura, thank you for the update on beautiful Molly. Sounds like a wise decision considering the circumstances. German shepherds are great family dogs and Molly should be very happy in her new home. She and Liam look like a perfect match! Sorry, city girl here, so I have zero advice on chickens. Good luck with them, and I look forward to all of your updates that will hopefully include Molly. not to mention Benjamin!
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