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post #19701 of 36804
10/14/11 at 2:01pm
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Originally Posted by tightwad 
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Originally Posted by Mikey D 
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Originally Posted by Mama Hen Chris 

These are great....better than shavings in the nest box. Less mess on the floor.
I clean the floor every day but wanted to see how the floor looked at a week out.

http://www.eggcartons.com/13-x-13-Excelsior-Nesting-Pads/productinfo/EP1313/

6 days after putting these in their boxes ( pic taken this am):
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/66234_img_4045.jpg


http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/66234_img_4041.jpg

Close up of the nesting material:
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/66234_img_4042.jpg


ARRGGGGG!  Excelsior was the only question I got wrong on my college woodworking final! hesomadrant

Anyway, Swamp cooler pads are made of excelsior & can be had locally if you need.  Great idea!


I like this idea.  My first thought was that they sell excelsior basket filling at Michael's but the swamp cooler pads have gotta be cheaper.  Just cut them to size.  I bet you could wash them out a few times before having to change them.  Would they be compostable?


I'd be willing to bet they are compostable - wood fibers & all.  May not mix in as easily as shavings though.

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post #19702 of 36804
10/14/11 at 2:06pm
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Originally Posted by tball chicky 
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Originally Posted by Mikey D 
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Wanna come over & help me find the hole saw? THAT would be great big_smile    I'm trying to get a hole in the side of this fridge in which to put the t-stat (so I can operate from the outside)...and Jason left me with very little tools to work with today.  Apparently he thinks he has to WORK or something silly like that. hide

So I'm just pouting right now...I can't quit or I'll never hear the end of it (from myself).  Just gotta find that hole saw...


If you were at Val Vista instead of Sierra Vista I'd be there no problem!  Sierra Vista is another matter entirely. 

On the bright side a hole saw is a great choice!


Sierra Vista is far from EVERYTHING ep  And, I agree, hole saw is a great option...and the only option that I can come up with to make a nice, neat hole in this box idunno


If you are drilling all the way though, drill 1/2 way from the outside, let the pilot (small drill bit in the center) poke through the inside, stop and then drill the rest of the way from the inside.  This will roll the burr away from the inside edge and give you a cleaner, less finger/chickie slashing edge.

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post #19703 of 36804
10/14/11 at 2:23pm
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Originally Posted by The Critter Place 

Mama Hen Chris,
I am so in love with that hen house!  How sweet!  Those are some spoiled birds.  lol!

The nesting material looks a little like cooler pads. :-)  How neat, they do look nice and tidy!


Thank you, they really are much easier than shavings. The hen house, I wanted it to look like a shed or playhouse if we ever were to move.

working on a mural for the bare wall:
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/66234_img_3380.jpg

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post #19704 of 36804
10/14/11 at 2:28pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikey D 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mama Hen Chris 

These are great....better than shavings in the nest box. Less mess on the floor.
I clean the floor every day but wanted to see how the floor looked at a week out.

http://www.eggcartons.com/13-x-13-Excelsior-Nesting-Pads/productinfo/EP1313/

6 days after putting these in their boxes ( pic taken this am):
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/66234_img_4045.jpg


http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/66234_img_4041.jpg

Close up of the nesting material:
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/66234_img_4042.jpg


ARRGGGGG!  Excelsior was the only question I got wrong on my college woodworking final! hesomadrant



Anyway, Swamp cooler pads are made of excelsior & can be had locally if you need.  Great idea!


It's not a word we use everyday! I am sure it was on the tip of your tongue!
That's good to know about the pads. Can I get them at HD or Lowe's? Oh, light bulb just went off!! DH ( also named Mike)is Chief Engineer at a resort here in the valley. I bet he can find me some. Thanks Mikey!

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post #19705 of 36804
10/14/11 at 2:32pm

Mama Hen Chris, cute!  Great visual enrichment for those spoiled birds that lounge around inside your coop.  Also, very interesting use of that material for the nest boxes.  Ace hardware also carries pads.
Mikey D, Are you going to make a feeder that will open only 12 hours a day?  ep  I can't wait to see that!  pop

tightwad, I used to compost my cooler pads.  I'm sure they'd be much better for the soil coming from the chicken coop rather than the swamp cooler too.

tball chicky, it looks like you're well on your way to an incubator!

Beckyhsinglsc, that was very interesting about the arsenic in animal feed.  I had no idea!   I also wondered about Mikey's homer bucket and I went and looked at one I have in the shed--it's a 2.  I'm reminded of a verse that I learned (I can't remember where, but probably my chemist brother): "Four, five, one and two, all the rest are bad for you."
The Critter Place, congratulations on the quail hatching!  wee  I'm looking forward to pics; they must be so cute.  Good luck with the chicken eggs!

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post #19706 of 36804
10/14/11 at 2:36pm

Here are my current Serama babies smile
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/80800_img_3496.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/80800_img_3492.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/80800_img_3502.jpg

One awesome hubby and son (6 1/2 yrs old) ... 2 chihuahuas, 1 lab, 1 bengal cat, 1 brown headed parrot, fish, 3 russian tortoises, 2 Crested Geckos, and ... 7 sweet big chickens (1 RIR, 1 BO, 1 SLW, 1CM, 1 Austraulorp hen, 1 Blue Ameraucana hen, 1 silkie hen, 5 super cute older Seramas and cute chicks
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One awesome hubby and son (6 1/2 yrs old) ... 2 chihuahuas, 1 lab, 1 bengal cat, 1 brown headed parrot, fish, 3 russian tortoises, 2 Crested Geckos, and ... 7 sweet big chickens (1 RIR, 1 BO, 1 SLW, 1CM, 1 Austraulorp hen, 1 Blue Ameraucana hen, 1 silkie hen, 5 super cute older Seramas and cute chicks
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post #19707 of 36804
10/14/11 at 2:38pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by tightwad 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikey D 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mama Hen Chris 

These are great....better than shavings in the nest box. Less mess on the floor.
I clean the floor every day but wanted to see how the floor looked at a week out.

http://www.eggcartons.com/13-x-13-Excelsior-Nesting-Pads/productinfo/EP1313/

6 days after putting these in their boxes ( pic taken this am):
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/66234_img_4045.jpg


http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/66234_img_4041.jpg

Close up of the nesting material:
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/66234_img_4042.jpg


ARRGGGGG!  Excelsior was the only question I got wrong on my college woodworking final! hesomadrant

Anyway, Swamp cooler pads are made of excelsior & can be had locally if you need.  Great idea!


I like this idea.  My first thought was that they sell excelsior basket filling at Michael's but the swamp cooler pads have gotta be cheaper.  Just cut them to size.  I bet you could wash them out a few times before having to change them.  Would they be compostable?


I just called eggcartons.com and you can put these in the compost. Barbara said it will take a while to decompose though. They are made from Aspen trees.

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post #19708 of 36804
10/14/11 at 2:40pm

Gallo del Cielo:  Great rhyme.  I'll definitely remember that.



nurseshelly:  I can't believe how cute!  Looks like one cockerel and 2 pullets?  How old are they?

1 BSL, 2 Ideal 236 leghorns, 2 BA, 2 PR + 4 pullets(2 EEs and 2 Ideal leghorns)
(RIP Arianna, Phoebe, Ursula, Estelle, Eva, Peach, Ruby and What's her face)


**Funny chicken video by my daughter**  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV-FYmQ5Fio

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1 BSL, 2 Ideal 236 leghorns, 2 BA, 2 PR + 4 pullets(2 EEs and 2 Ideal leghorns)
(RIP Arianna, Phoebe, Ursula, Estelle, Eva, Peach, Ruby and What's her face)


**Funny chicken video by my daughter**  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV-FYmQ5Fio

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post #19709 of 36804
10/14/11 at 2:42pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by nurseshelly 

Here are my current Serama babies smile
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/80800_img_3496.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/80800_img_3492.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/80800_img_3502.jpg


So adorable

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post #19710 of 36804
10/14/11 at 2:48pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mama Hen Chris 
Quote:
Originally Posted by nurseshelly 

Here are my current Serama babies smile
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/80800_img_3496.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/80800_img_3492.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/80800_img_3502.jpg


So adorable


Thanks!

One awesome hubby and son (6 1/2 yrs old) ... 2 chihuahuas, 1 lab, 1 bengal cat, 1 brown headed parrot, fish, 3 russian tortoises, 2 Crested Geckos, and ... 7 sweet big chickens (1 RIR, 1 BO, 1 SLW, 1CM, 1 Austraulorp hen, 1 Blue Ameraucana hen, 1 silkie hen, 5 super cute older Seramas and cute chicks
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One awesome hubby and son (6 1/2 yrs old) ... 2 chihuahuas, 1 lab, 1 bengal cat, 1 brown headed parrot, fish, 3 russian tortoises, 2 Crested Geckos, and ... 7 sweet big chickens (1 RIR, 1 BO, 1 SLW, 1CM, 1 Austraulorp hen, 1 Blue Ameraucana hen, 1 silkie hen, 5 super cute older Seramas and cute chicks
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