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  1. BitterrootChickenLady

    Grass Seed for Raising Geese

    Fescue is bad? How do you know that? Just planted some for them in a shady spot
  2. BitterrootChickenLady

    Sweet PDZ ok to use in compost?

    6 months
  3. BitterrootChickenLady

    Paint or ?? Chicken roosts

    Thank you!
  4. BitterrootChickenLady

    64sq ft coop for 6 chickens?

    We have similar weather in western Montana. I am converting a 10' x 16' shed, for up to 20 hens, going to start with 10 likely. I think the coop is oversized for the amount of birds we will have. What do you recommend for ventilation?
  5. BitterrootChickenLady

    Paint or ?? Chicken roosts

    Thanks
  6. BitterrootChickenLady

    Paint or ?? Chicken roosts

    Thanks so much!
  7. BitterrootChickenLady

    Paint or ?? Chicken roosts

    Thank you
  8. BitterrootChickenLady

    Paint or ?? Chicken roosts

    Thank you
  9. BitterrootChickenLady

    Montana

    Thank you so much! Traits I am looking for in cold hardy birds are: excellent layers, docile/friendly, not broody. I think those are the biggies. Good foragers would be a plus.
  10. BitterrootChickenLady

    Paint or ?? Chicken roosts

    Hello all! I am new to chickens, but very excited! I am finishing up building my coop, to get chicks in the spring. Hoping to build the run in the spring, while they are little and in the brooder. I have installed 20LF of 2x4, flat, roosting bars for the coop. I have painted the interior of the...
  11. BitterrootChickenLady

    Montana

    Hey there neighbor! I live in Victor. Silkies do well in our chilly climate? Getting my first chicks in spring and ibwas keaning towards plymouth barred rocks, australorps and/or wyandottes because of their cold hardiness and egg laying. Any comments are super appreciated.
  12. BitterrootChickenLady

    Montana

    I am in Victor! Hey neighbor! will be getting my first chicks in the spring. What breeds do you find handle our chilly climate the best?
  13. BitterrootChickenLady

    Montana

    Me too! Building our coop now for chicks in the spring. Building a covered run and fenced area in the spring when the chicks are growing. What breeds do you like for our climate?
  14. BitterrootChickenLady

    Montana

    I am in western montana, south of Missoula. Are you near?
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    Comment by 'BitterrootChickenLady' in article 'Chicken Coop Bedding Options For Winter'

    Thank you for this article. I am in Western Montana. Our lows are typically negative teens or -20, for a week or so, or a few days here or there during a 3 month period. I am unable to insulate the floor, it is a pre built shed. I am thinking of using sand in the coop, except for winter. What do...
  16. BitterrootChickenLady

    Winterized run and ventilation, Montana

    Thank you! You haven't had any frostbite? I don't want to heat the coop or run, if i don't have to. Do you heat it? What litter do you use in the coop and run?
  17. BitterrootChickenLady

    Winterized run and ventilation, Montana

    We live in western montana. We had temps down to -25 degrees during the day, and -35 in the evening, this winter. I am going to build a coop and run this summer, for chcikens next year. I plan to build a covered run 20' x 8' x 6' h. I was going to use 6mil clear plastic greenhouse sheeting from...
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    Western Montana chicken gal

    Hello all! We are going to build our chicken coop and run this year. We are planning for chickens next year. I have been researching extensively, so we can provide the best housing for our chickens for the hot summers w/ cool nights, and well below freezing winters. Any insight you may have is...
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    Winterizing Coop/Light and Plastic Sheeting

    We luve in western montana. We had temps down to -25 degrees durijg the day this winter. I am going to build a coop and run this summer, for chcikens next year. I planned to build a coveres run 20' x 8' x 6' h. Inwas going to use 6mil clear plastic sheeting from the ground up to 5.5' or higher...
  20. BitterrootChickenLady

    Recommendations on coop bedding, nesting material and run floor material

    I do not have a chicken coop/run yet, but i jave spent about 20-30 hours researching everything, so we can build and plan well. I am reading that construction sand is great in chicken runs. You can use a shovel sifter, like a giant kitty litter scooper, to sift out the chicken poo. The sand will...
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