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  1. LakeMomNY

    When can they go into the coop in summer temps?

    What’s a wooly hen box?
  2. LakeMomNY

    Looking for young egg layers in NY

    Are you still looking? I’m in Greenwich, NY and we have some extra pullets (Feb chicks) that should be starting to lay soon.
  3. LakeMomNY

    12 eggs 7 hens

    3 Rhode Island Reds 2 Buff Orpingtons 2 Barred Rocks All about 10 1/2 months old.
  4. LakeMomNY

    Wichita Cabin Coop design computer models and material list

    Tough to answer. I would say that having 2 people will make things much easier. There wasn't anything particularly hard or complicated, but there are NOT step by step tutorial directions or plans. The computer model lets you see every piece as well as dimensions and what not, but you have...
  5. LakeMomNY

    12 eggs 7 hens

    Yesterday we brought in 12 eggs. We only have 7 chickens. My husband brought in 3 in the morning before he went to work. I suppose some/all of those could have been laid the night before. None of us can remember how many were brought in the night before nor whether we checked after they were...
  6. LakeMomNY

    Wichita Cabin Coop design computer models and material list

    I use the PVC feeders for grit and calcium. If you look at the very back of the run, by the ramp to the henhouse, I have a 5 gal bucket with horizontal poultry nIpples for water and a 5 gallon bucket feeder like in the link below. Right now we have a submergable stick tank heater in the water...
  7. LakeMomNY

    Wichita Cabin Coop design computer models and material list

    Changes we made: --We made the whole thing a little bigger -- we wanted to be able to house a few more hens. --We made the whole thing a little taller. We are using deep litter in the run as well as the henhouse. We wanted to make sure that there was enough headroom when the litter built up...
  8. LakeMomNY

    Wichita Cabin Coop design computer models and material list

    We used clear polycarbonate panels. (From Lowes if I remember correctly) The manufacturer had strips available that could be installed to close the gaps, but we decided to leave them open for ventilation.
  9. LakeMomNY

    Deep litter method

    Shavings, grass clippings, weeds... I do shavings in the coop, whatever I've got in the run. I have lots and lots of leaves. They work great, but I put everything in. Think of it like a compost pile and you'll be all set.
  10. LakeMomNY

    Deep litter method

    Mine too.
  11. LakeMomNY

    Eggs per Day for New Layers

    Yes! We are planning manage our flock on a 3 or 4 year cycle. New chicks each spring, old birds to the soup pot. Will decide based on production levels, coop space, feed costs when the time comes. That way we we will have seasoned layers providing eggs when the new chicks are growing up, and...
  12. LakeMomNY

    Eggs per Day for New Layers

    Just chiming in to say that I am getting 5-7 eggs/day from my new layers with NO supplemental lighting. 2 barred rocks 3 Rhode Island reds 3 buff orpingtons (one still not laying)
  13. LakeMomNY

    Help!! Our coop is constantly soaked...

    I use and like horizontal nipples...no cups. Dry, clean.
  14. LakeMomNY

    Keeping it natural

    I live in upstate NY as well. I can confirm that what you are planning (no heat, no lights, plenty of ventilation) is how many people (successfully) manage their flocks in this area.
  15. LakeMomNY

    Deep Litter

    I add about a bag a month. 8 hens, coop area is about 36 square feet. In the 112ish square foot run I add leaves, clippings, etc as I have them. Will be adding a LOT of leaves to the run this afternoon, but they'll get compacted quickly. When pine savings get really deep I pull some down...
  16. LakeMomNY

    Deep Litter

    I would say it depends on how many chickens you have in how much space and how often they are out of the coop... My 8 hens have about 148 square feet in their coop and run (I use deep litter in both and it is a predator safe, covered run, so they have access to it 24/7.) My hens free range for...
  17. LakeMomNY

    Bedding

    mrballance - If you aren't already using them I highly recommend a 5 gallon bucket with horizontal nipples for water and this https://www.backyardchickens.com/content/type/61/id/6028340/ type of feeder. I change the water and top off the food weekly, but could easily go two weeks if I had to...
  18. LakeMomNY

    Bedding

    My covered run is about 112 square feet. My coop is about 36... So that's about 148 square feet together. Almost exactly the same as you have. But I only have 8 birds. That free range. I guess more space really does equal less work.
  19. LakeMomNY

    Bedding

    I use deep litter method in both the coop and run. In the coop I use primarily pine shavings, but a good amount of the chopped straw from their nest boxes seems to get mixed in. I have one nest box that nobody ever lays in. Someone scratches it empty every few days. Go figure. In the run I...
  20. LakeMomNY

    Landlord demanding removal of chickens and ducks

    (ie. Landlord can't after months of knowing that you have ducks all of a sudden say "you have to get rid of the ducks." EVEN IF the lease says "NO PETS.")
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