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6 out 6 chickens for an Unprecedented third day in a row.

Our silver laced wyandotte is getting her upper chest/lower neck feathers pecked by our Buff Orpington. The Buff was really sweet as a chick but now is a bit of a loud mouth and a bully. We have an Americauna who looks interested in modeling the behavior of the Buff too. We only have 3 chicks...

FIRST EGG EVER!!!! (cue the music!) one out of 3... ...they are 22 weeks old.

I was under the impression that any DE that comes from Perma Guard is food grade and fit for even human consumption.

FYI...might want to read this thread...especially around posts 20-22. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=10981

That would make a great coop for a few chicks. We're in the city and I build a coop disguised as a playhouse/coop. Wish I would've seen that. Probably would've converted it into the coop. Easier and cheaper.

Now THAT sounds easy and simple. I was under the impression that such high protein wouldn't be optimal for the full grown chickens but it if it works without problem, sounds GREAT! Quote:

Westerville, Ohio (Central Ohio) 1st time chick owner...just got 3...an Americuauna, Silver Laced Wyandotte, and Buff Orpington. Go Bucks! If there's anyone else in central Ohio who knows of a place to get Diatomaceous Earth...lemme know!

I love the sound of that. Very efficient. Show some pics if/when it comes to fruition.

I saw some at a feed store the other day that said "Diatomaceous Earth" but also said "Red Lake Earth" on it. It was also gray. I didn't trust it and based on some speculation on some research/Googling I did I stayed away from it. Going to bite the bullet and order the Perma Guard food grade DE...

I have tried the rabbit cage waterers without much success. They drank it but not as much as they would had I let them use our regular waterer (typical mason jar style). I have tried a 3 inch PVC pipe waterer today. It's about 24 inches long, capped on both ends, and has 2 big holes in it...

Probably a silly question but do they ever try to roost or get up on this feeder or is it too close to the corner? Quote:

Here's my "stealth" chicken coop in our shed....Haven't put in the nesting box or the ramp to the outdoor run but here's a mulit-level SMALL coop. Our 3 hens are loving it and yes, they go up and down the ramp. This is the first pic I've posted so here goes...Oh yeah, I have enlarged the...

OK...looking at the Farmtek website I see 2 different types. Can anyone advise or provide insight giving a recommendation of one style over another? If I'm not mistaken, one of them has a grommet, and they do sell replacements for it. The other model, I assume I wouldn't need any replacement...

Got any pics of the inside?