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  1. TeaLady

    Backyard Brahmas!!

    No pics. They're just the standard monster white with black markings on the head and tail. DH got me 12 chicks last spring without being sure what he was getting. We ended up with 4 Brahma, 4 Barred Rocks, and 4 Japanese Bantams. The only roo was one of the bantams, and he is gorgeous.
  2. TeaLady

    Backyard Brahmas!!

    We got a few Brahmas last spring. We'd heard that they're good winter layers, but these girls started doing the squat in December, and we got our first Brahma egg on Winter Solstice! We're near Seattle, at 47.6097° N (a little further north than Quebec), and there's about 8.5 hours between...
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    Comment by 'TeaLady' in article 'California Chicken Coop Plans Drawings Included'

    Exquisite! Congratulations. How many chickens do you have?
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    I would NOT want to faint in a chicken coop!

    There are Crocs with closed toes. That's the only thing I'll wear in the run. I can step into them easily, and every so often I toss them in the washing machine with detergent & bleach. Mine are like these: http://www.zappos.com/crocs-fuse-unisex-navy but the Bistro is a good style too.
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    Why aren't the chickens using nipple waterer ???

    I use the same system, and I find that in cold weather the very first thing to freeze is a little cap of ice over each nipple (inside the bucket). The little metal rod that the chickens peck at conducts the cold through the nipple to the inside of the bucket. Solution: Get an aquarium heater...
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    Things you've learned while building your coop...

    Rockerchic, congrats on your flock! Tips from my experience: You probably don't need to insulate in San Diego; it hasn't even been a problem for me here in the Seattle area, even in a cold winter. I'd worry more about ventilation & keeping your girls cool in the summer. The chain link is...
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    Question for those who sell eggs

    My understanding is that in Washington State you aren't supposed to re-use cartons if you are selling via a farmer's market or selling to stores or restaurants. If you are selling at your doorstep there is no regulation. I sell at my doorstep. But taking the spirit of the law, I reuse plastic...
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    Chain Link Dog Run - Pros and Cons

    We've had our chickens in a chainlink run 24/7 for several months. We erected a Costco tent (10' x 20' with 8' walls and a peaked roof) over the run, and ran hardware cloth along the bottom few feet and into or over the ground outside for a foot or two. In cold weather we lowered the sides of...
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    deep litter: what to do with used shavings?

    I think that chicken poo is a great source of nitrogen, so the wood chip / poo blend breaks down nicely. I've had my girls in a covered run with deep litter since November, and I'm already mining it for good rich dirt.
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    Handicapped Chicken getting pecked Bald! BLU-KOTE didn't help!

    I'd plan on separating him at least until all his feathers come back. If he's in a run where he can see the rest of the flock and they can see him, it would help with integrating him into the flock later. Hopefully one of the super-experienced members will weigh in here.
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    Can you help me find the right breed?

    Buff Orpingtons are sweet, as Jason says. Black Australorps were bred from Orpington stock. They are good layers and very sweet & gentle. I have more experience with the Aussies than with the BOs -- got a few BOs for the first time this year and they seem to be just as sweet as the Aussies...
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    Pvc pipe waterer

    We are in the process of making something like that. We will be using threaded nipples, so the chickens drink from below by pecking at the steel post valve. We've decided to tap threads in the pipe so that we can use teflon tape instead of silicon seal. We used silicon when we put nipples in the...
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    Cob chicken coop???

    I'm intrigued with the cob coop idea. It seems like if you coat it with a true lime plaster inside & out you'd have a great setup. Lime plaster cures essentially back into limestone. It inhibits mold and buffers moisture. And there are wax sealants you can use with a lime plaster to give it a...
  14. TeaLady

    design for roll away nest box

    OPA, what incline do you recommend for the rollout? We'll be building ours soon. We want the eggs to move to the collection area, but gently -- no demolition derby.
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    nipple waterer ?

    I've been using something similar, but in the bottom of a bucket. I got mine from http://solwayfeeders.com/productsdetail1.asp?STOCK_CODE=1396, but the FarmTek ones look similar & not overseas. Solway used to sell the kit minus the bucket to save shipping costs, and that's what I have. In...
  16. TeaLady

    Which came first: the chickens, or.....the coop?

    Chicks first. That made the coop a priority (convinced DH that I was serious about chicks). Then a day run and an evening pen. Then a bigger stronger run under a tent, which served an a coop all winter. Then more (many more) chicks, and DH has been working on a truly great coop since early April.
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    Coop finally finished !!!!!!!

    That is so classy. Thanks for the inspiration!
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    Things you've learned while building your coop...

    Sakai wrote: Of course that was for my two maybe three chicks... now I have seven. @_@ time to redo the plans again. Congratulations -- you've caught the chicken addiction bug! When you redo the plans, plan for more than seven chicks. Many, many more. It's all good.
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    Does the color of the walls affect the chickens?

    I had figured semi-gloss at the very least, over primer with a mildew-cide just to be safe. The floor will be vinyl. I'm feeling a little out of practice with the faux finishing and so I'm actually considering doing something silly with glazes in there. As a bonus, the glazes are pretty...
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    Does the color of the walls affect the chickens?

    Hmmm. The dark color thing is interesting. I'd been thinking "light and bright" because we need to supplement the daylight hours for so much of the year here, but I guess it would still register as daylight even if the coop is painted "shady corner of the forest" dark. I'd wondered about red. I...
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