Recent content by bqfarmgirl

hello everyone! I have had my girls for a good part of the summer now and finally took the plunge today and let them out into the yard a bit. It was so fun to see them out and about exploring a little bit. We just set up an automatic door to open and close our door into the coop in...

Here is a pic of my coop finally finished. Along with a pic of my four girls settling in! We built the fun around a pine tree, that is what is coming our of the roof of the run. I started with the free plans from Purina Mills, and modified it to fit my needs. Tomorrow I am going to get some...

Hello Everyone, I have had my four girls for less than a week now and we are getting to know each other, and I am working to figure out a system that works for upkeep of the coop and pen. My plan is to do DLM inside with poop trays full of sweet PDZ, spot clean the pine shavings, and scoop the...

Thanks all for the info for PDZ. I did find it at Bennies Feed. I plan to do poop trays with the PDZ in it and be able to scoop out the poop. Last night was the first night home with my girls, I felt like a nervous new parent. I got 1 buff orpington, 1 Maran, 1 Liver lace wyandote, and 1...

Hello All, I am a newbie around here and to chickens. I have just finished building my coop, and will be picking up my four girls tomorrow. I would like to purchase Sweet PDZ to use on poop boards, something I have read about on BYC. Does anyone have a ny source for this? I live in southern...

Hello All- I have been building my coop in Westchester and working toward getting my first four chickens! I am very excited. Some people on this board recommended Clark Farms as a place to get the chicks, and their site looks great, listing many choices and ages. However I have not been...

Thank you so much for this info. I actually joined BYC the day of or before the "show" and spent the day figuring out where everyone was going! ha ha! I was tempted to get to the show, but couldn't make it in time. I was just at Bennies for hay for guiniea pigs, and also gathering info on feed...

Hello All, I am new here and do not yet have any chickens, but and working towards that. I am looking for 3-4 chickens. Does anyone know of a farm in the hudson valley area ( I am in southern westchester)that sells them? I am hoping to get them old enough to be out in the coop, or atleast...

Hello- What type of chicken do you think would be a good egg producer, take up the least amount of space, and be comfortable with westchester/nyc winters? I have space to put a 3' x 4' coop with a run of 42 square feet. Would you feel comfortable with 3-4 birds in this space? i would...

Hello All, I am new here. I live in Mt Vernon, about as far south as you can get in Westchester before you hit the city! I am on an obsessive fact finding mission, gathering and gathering in anticipation of getting my first chickens! i have so many questions! But I have to start somewhere...