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Thank you for the response Chickielady. I have tried mixing oyster shell and other items with their feed but them ornery girls just throw anything they do not want onto the ground and leave it. It probably wouldn't be an issue in a non moving coop but in the chicken tractor design i am using i...

DaveOmak, I decided to try that style of feeder for my six ladies. I love them. The only problem i can see would be that oyster shell can get bound up in the tight turns in the smaller diameter pipe. Mine are 4 inch pipe and the particular brand of shell does tend to bind up in the 45 degree...

Thank you ninetreesmom. Yes it is exciting and means the four months worth of work growing the birds, building the coop etc. has paid off. These are our first ever chickens and the concerns of whether we are doing the right things is alleviated a bit. Peace, Cam-n-Sara

Well the happy day has arrived lol. We got our first egg last night. the ladies were just standing there staring at it like it was poisonous. Nobody would go into the nest box until i removed it. It is a beautiful brown perfect little nugget of yumminess. Not a huge egg but not any smaller...

Vicki, When we move the arc we clean the poo, sticks, feathers, etc. out of the dust bath add a bit and stir it up to break the clumps. The girls toss the dirt out and all over the place so it gets low. We have only had chickens since march so we are learning as we go too. Have fun and enjoy...

Vicki, We decided to go with the cat box full of dirt and diotomaceous earth. It is easy to remove( and refill) when we move the arc and the chickens get to flap around in it (usually four or five at a time silly girls) The dirt is garden dirt and has sand some small stone (pea sized) and a...

Vicki, We have a chicken arc which we move about every five days to prevent the girls (6) from tearing up the lawn too much. Seven days is really too long for the health of the grass and the chickens really. On the other hand the grass rebounds in a couple days due to the fertilizer left...

I am glad i can do many of those things as well. It is rather surprising how often the plethora of skills comes in handy isn't it? Peace -Cam-

Despite the concern about your man card you did a good job . And i don't say that just because I have been contemplating doing this myself. I am a man as well but am the only one in the house who knows how to use a sewing machine and has the inclination to use it. There are many "unmanly"...

We are in Spokane Valley too tho it is our first year with chickens. Welcome Welcome Welcome Cam-n-Sara

I agree, the persistence of "stuff" in everything is a concern for me as well. The process that the material goes through is pretty extensive tho so i am giving it a shot. I would think most of the chemical residue would be neutralized by the heat treatment and then several years of weather...

Regarding compost as well, There is a company here in Spokane that composts the leavings of the septic plant. The stuff is awesome. Neutral PH so it can go directly on beds or into the garden. And high in nutrients for fast absorption and usability.

We just passed two weeks (yesterday) with our babies. The laws were changed two years ago in Spokane Valley. Now you can have one chicken per 2000 sq ft of property NO roosters. We got six hens at Big R on Trent and they were a sleepy bunch for the first week for sure but they have perked...

Velvettfog, You gotta stop man. You're killing me. I pulled a rib muscle loading the new garden beds with dirt and I cannot stop laughing. Is rabbit any good? The wife and I had contemplated going the rabbit route for meat purposes, but decided on chickens because we had never eaten rabbit...

Hey folks we are Spokane Valley peeps so i guess this is where we ought to be ;) Last Tuesday we bought our first six chicks (hopefully they are all girls). Two Barred Rocks, 2 New Hampshire reds, and 2 Red Star. They are doing well and seem healthy. They eat and eat and sleep and peep. Not...