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Bringing this thread back up...as I am ready to move past using galvanized metal cans. We've had issues with moisture (Virginia) with them and we've lost feed. Yes, we can try and caulk them and apply weather strips, but I'm not into bandaging up a product. I'm ready to purchase two of these...

Yes, mine have done that and we've lost a good quantity of feed due to this. I've not yet tried this...but you can use caulking and weather strips to seal each can. We are in search of a feed storage other than the galvanized cans ourselves.

Okay got it....so, don't bother treating the pressure treated wood for at least a year. As for the interior of the coop, I can go ahead and apply either a urethane or as pointed out, Black Jack 57. Still weighing which way to go on the coop interior. It would seem that the urethane would be...

Chicken coop and nesting boxes. Protecting from the weather elements and bird droppings/urine/parasites? My coop wood is pressure treated and I'm awaiting for the wood to dry out before I either stain or paint it. With regards to this, I'd like to know what those of you who have been there...

Ah yes....Bumble Foot it is... May have to do some home surgery: http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/search?q=bumble

Hi all...need help in diagnosing what this growth is on my chickens claw and how to get rid of it. Note, my wife didn't snap the best photos, but I believe it's enough to see what's going on. Please advise. Thanks all.

Thank you for the response. I've added that waterer you use to my list of options. With my new installation of frost free hydrants, I'm going to be tickled to finally have running water year round. I too had to haul 5-gallon buckets out to my animals nearly once a day during the winter....ack!

Completed a big project for me.... Trenched out nearly 200 feet, installed a 1" water line with two frost free yard hydrants, installed a 100 amp cable with a sub panel and 8 outlets. Plenty enough power to work with. For the past five freezing winter seasons...I have been filling up five...

She is heavier and rounded than all my other breeds of chickens. I also have a brown one of the same size. Safe to assume then that they are Cochins and not Bantam Cochins. I have to find more of them. I absolutely love this breed. I love to watch them run because they have a funny waddle left...

Would she be a Cochin Bantam or just Cochin? I'm not good with breeds obviously...

Great! Thank you both.

I love this fatty girl! I also have a couple brown colored hens in the same breed. We also love the large eggs they produce, but don't know the breed.

Well, hopefully we can figure something out soon or I'll be frying me up some yard bird!

Nope, my only ducks. When I was out this morning...it sounds like a lot of soft quaking and maybe like one to two with the deeper sounds. Experts out there in sexing them...your recommendation please.

Okay, well, I'm sure he's ND and possibly mixed with Pygmy. Yes I don't and probably will never know for sure...but at least I have a couple of good assumptions to go off of. Thanks all.

The issue with my scenario is that they get to Crowling long before the sun comes up...3am. Ack! I fully understand they are doing what's in their nature...to crowl, but it's not natural to do at 3am.

Great, thanks all.

So far, only one stands up nearly straight. I'll shoot some video and post it up with some additional photos. Thanks all for your help.

Found this, which seems too expensive....so I may try just a Velcro strap. Don't know...just know I'm losing patience with this 3am waking me up nearly every morning.

In years past, as we got more than one to two roosters, we either sold them or gave them away...because the crowling was just too much. Well, I know have 4 roosters with two of them too obnoxious with their crowling starting anywhere between 3am thru 8am. In my neighborhood, we are all on a...