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  1. ChaosMom

    Question for those that raise mealworms.

    To your first question: Can the bag be returned/exchanged? If not, does it by any chance say something like “Great for raising mealworms!”? If the latter, it might be worth trying. There’s no telling which - if ANY - pesticides were used on the wheat. It’s very expensive and takes several...
  2. ChaosMom

    Is there a 'best' treadle feeder?

    I love how in the video, you ask, “Can you pay attention?!”, and the one on the retaining wall immediately shakes her head, “No!” 😂 Best wishes for your upcoming surgery, and a speedy and and successful recovery! ❤️
  3. ChaosMom

    calcium carbonate (oolitic aragonite) sand

    I have one of those oddball Nestera coops, so just pine flakes in the removable poop trays for coop bedding. For the run itself, I do the deep litter method, essentially re-creating a forest floor. A jumble of bark chips, dead leaves, shredded litter, pine straw (dead pine needles), some grass...
  4. ChaosMom

    Summer chickens

    Ahh, inland Cali? We used to live in the Bay Area, looking down on the Bay, continual 20 knot breezes. I had to fight myself not to turn on heat in July. 🥶
  5. ChaosMom

    Wild Fowl- more agile?

    Don’t know how she got up there, but I can imagine why - what a view! 😍
  6. ChaosMom

    Hen fighting the cockerel

    By the way, you don’t have a cockerel. You have a rooster (male chicken, 1 year or older.) Good luck!
  7. ChaosMom

    calcium carbonate (oolitic aragonite) sand

    What type of climate do you live in? Many BYC members who live in dry, arid climates report great results with sand. But many who lived in more temperate, rainy, humid climates write that it gets smelly and awful. Also, it can freeze in winter. Sounds wonderful as one of the ingredients for a...
  8. ChaosMom

    Roosting - an acquired skill?

    We got our three when they were 7 weeks old. The first evening, I found them on the roof of their coop and put them inside, where they slept on the floor in a cuddle puddle. The next night, they put themselves into the coop and onto the roosts, and they’ve done so every night since then. Now...
  9. ChaosMom

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    It’s that one leg sticking out that gets me every time. 😂
  10. ChaosMom

    16x16 Run Roof or No Roof Suggestions

    If you’re using metal roofing panels, I think the standard recommended (by manufacturer) pitch is 3/12. Another bit of advice I’ve gotten is to have a generous overhang over any doors into the coop. I currently have half the run tarped, the half over the coop, and it’s lying flat. You’d be...
  11. ChaosMom

    16x16 Run Roof or No Roof Suggestions

    I closed the top of my run with 1/2” HWC, and now it’s obvious that I need a roof. I figure the nice thing is I just have to add a roof without more HWC.
  12. ChaosMom

    When can I expect my pullets to start laying?

    All three of my pullets are from the same hatch date, although different breeds. The Easter Egger just started, with her first intact small egg a day before she turned 19 weeks. The other two have small combs and wattles that have turned blazing red in the last 2-3 weeks. All three now squat...
  13. ChaosMom

    Anxious Chicken

    One comment that I’m a bit hesitant to make, but no one else has done so: It’s really sounding as though he’s always been this way, and therefore it’s possibly genetic. If so, you should probably think about whether you want to breed from him, if that was your plan, even if you find a way to...
  14. ChaosMom

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    This field just looks like chicken heaven.
  15. ChaosMom

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    It’s becoming very obvious that the Buff Orp and Barred Rock will be pretty massive when seen from behind, compared to the EE. Orps are famous for going broody, and I almost want to see Buffy go broody (once!), just to see the weaponized fluff. I don’t remember if I posted it here, but...
  16. ChaosMom

    Summer chickens

    Can you tarp at least part of your run to provide shade?
  17. ChaosMom

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Oh, I realize this! I also love the shape of the game-type birds. Janice is lovely! My post was a terrible pun on a phrase from a series of books about the “Number 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency,” set in Botswana, by Scottish writer Alexander McCall Smith. The protagonist, Mma. Ramotswe, is a woman...
  18. ChaosMom

    Abnormal head movement

    If you have access to a large grocery store, I’d check the aisle where they stock vegan foods, organic foods, trendy foods, etc. Another option would be a health food store. I don’t use it often, but I have a grandson who is severely (as in off to the emergency room) allergic to dairy and...
  19. ChaosMom

    2 year old hens not laying eggs????

    What kind of oyster shell do you provide? And do you also give broken-up egg shells? Mine are meh about the chunk oyster shells, so I’ve ordered flake in hopes that they’ll eat more of it.
  20. ChaosMom

    Mobile coop

    I don’t know the layout of your yard, but can you accomplish the same thing with movable fencing? Premier1 Supply has both electric and non-electric fencing that will be way cheaper than trying to build a tractor and drag it around. We have a very tiny lot and use the No-Shock Chick Fence...
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