Recent content by knucklebuster28

Hello all. I'm also from Bethpage. Have just finished the coop, now need to get a run up and soon, as the gals and guys are now in the coop. I am working on a auto watering system and have a question. I can get a 15 gal. barrel that had a product called Barrier Dyne 10 in it. It is an iodine...

I wish it was that easy. I tried to clean the pot out last night to find something very hard and crusted to the inside of the pot. As stated, I have no idea what it was used for or what is in it now, but not going to chance using this pot. I have found someone in my area selling 15 gal. barrels...

I'm I the process of setting up a system. I have found an aluminum pot that is tapped at the bottom. I have no clue as to what this pot was used for. It is 17" in diameter , and 17.5" deep. Is aluminum ok to use with chickens or should I look for something else? Thanks.

they're getting bigger so I built a bigger brooder. As I'm not one to just throw things out, Wife says I'm a boarder line hoarder, I recycled a blown up lawn mower. Outside for the first time today. There are at least two roo's in this bunch.

The chicks are now a week old. Still have all six so we must be doing something right. Their feathers have started and they are now trying to fly. So I put in a roost for em. Funny to watch em climb up and jump on each other.

Well the chicks are in the brooder, but the coop not finished. The weather not cooperating here in Tenn. snow and rain sense Sat. . Have gotten the nesting boxes in and started putting on the metal siding. Need to build the doors and windows. Taking longer to build than I figured on, but getting...

Picked up these young lasses last night. At first didn't think they took the stress of being moved well. All they did was sleep. This morning they were raisin cane. I'm pretty sure I got the heat right, at 90 degrees, as they don't huddle or stay just under the lamp. So far the only concern I...

Started on the nesting boxes.

Got most of coop closed in and the roof on. We had some high winds on Saturday witch gave me the roost. A little more plywood, a door, nesting boxes, the metal siding, and some welded wire, the coop will be done. How do you like my ladder. One of the pallets I got to build the coop.

1stact, Lowe's and H/D sell metal cutting discs that you use in a circular saw. They cut nice an clean without chattering on the metal.

This is our first attempt at raising chickens. Today I started building the coop. I just can't stand seeing things go to waste so here's what i'm using for lumber. It's pallets that our material comes on at work. These go to a dumpster when they are empty, free if we want em. This is how far...

Hello from Tenn. Just started my coop today hope to finish by Sunday. Have six Rhode Island Red chicks, ordered and two 1,1/2 year olds waiting for coop. Hope to have the brooder done by next weekend. This will be my first attempt at raising chickens.