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  1. BrotherJosh

    Colorado

    I just lost another bird this morning - going into her 3rd winter and I'm pretty sure it was a build-up of internal parasites/worms. I just didn't catch it soon enough but she couldn't keep weight on and had just started to show signs of anemia. SOO - since we're headed into the dark and...
  2. BrotherJosh

    Colorado

    Just trying to catch up and wish I saw this post about a week earlier than today. Went out to do my normal weekend clean out chores and one of my Australorps never came out for treats. Final step was to check the nest boxes and there she was all curled up and cold. First loss that I've had in...
  3. BrotherJosh

    Colorado

    Hi all, A busy summer but starting to calm down a bit now that the garden is completely overgrown and the girls are feeling ignored in their new big coop! Maybe that is why my buff orpington has decided to go broody for the second time this summer - too much space that she doesn't know what...
  4. BrotherJosh

    Colorado

    I've used sand in the run for my girls from the beginning and love how easy it is to clean up. I've never had much mess/mud in there since I've got 4-6in of sand throughout and so no water sticks around long. I did have some pea gravel mixed in when I built the new coop and would not recommend...
  5. BrotherJosh

    Colorado

    Hi all, I've got the Chicken Palace (as my neighbors call it) up and my existing flock of 3 is enjoying the new space - I'll work on getting pics up in my profile this weekend hopefully. I'm now looking for 2 more girls to add to the flock, preferably in the 3-4months old range so that the...
  6. BrotherJosh

    Colorado

    Anyone have a local source for Comfrey seeds? I can order but thought I'd ask here first. Congrats to all hatching! Made good progress on the coop today but also hit a sprinkler line while trenching in the hardware cloth so have that little add-on project to complete tomorrow along with...
  7. BrotherJosh

    Colorado

    I've got the plans, the lumber, the hardware and the desire to get my coop done - just not the weather or time! Hope to get a good start this weekend but that is only possible if I can frame up some walls in the garage after work this week!
  8. BrotherJosh

    Colorado

    No, its just that up to 8 the permit is a simple $25 one-time thing. If you want 9+ then you have to go through the arduous full zoning/animal control/neighbor approval/$150 annual permit process. Means my current flock of 3 isn't going above 8.
  9. BrotherJosh

    Colorado

    Not the only one, I've got my city of Denver permit for my girls. :-)
  10. BrotherJosh

    Colorado

    I've got prime but the problem I found recently was all the hardware cloth that was on prime was 1/4in, not 1/2 and shipping on the 1/2in rolls (36 or 48in widths) was almost double the cost of the roll! Turns out for 36in rolls the price at Home Depot is only $2 more than what I could get on...
  11. BrotherJosh

    Colorado

    Yeah, I switched out the heated metal water tank for a little nipple water system (which I LOVE) after the last snowstorm when I thought spring was surely here. Too bad that the nipples are known to freeze in the cold! Means I get a frigid wakeup tomorrow morning taking fresh/not-ice water out...
  12. BrotherJosh

    Colorado

    Thought I'd share since I'm in a supplies-buying mode right now for building a new coop - I found what I consider some decent deals on hardware cloth on Wayfair.com recently - got a 48" x 50' roll for $103 including free shipping and no sales tax. Compared to $68 for a 48" x 25' role at the...
  13. BrotherJosh

    Question for nipple and bottle waterer users

    I just made a simple nipple-waterer from a milk jug - drilled a hole in the bottom so i can hang it from the handle with a simple bungee. I found that if I screwed the top back on tight after filling, the chooks still got water out but it created a vacuum in the bottle and it smooshed it out of...
  14. BrotherJosh

    Anyone use SAND in the run/coop

    I found that this rake works well for me - gets most of the poo out of the run (sand-base in my run) and I don't worry too much about the tiny bits that don't get picked up. I just sweep it into an upright dustpan (so I don't have to bend over much) and it makes the job pretty easy.
  15. BrotherJosh

    Colorado

    Hi Trochefarm - I may be able to help as I'm looking to expand my flock this spring but am not really sure I want to go through the work of a full chick setup and such. I also need about 4wks to build out a new/bigger coop so would be looking to expand around the time you're looking to re-home...
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