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  1. CalgaryFarmer

    Game of Roosts - The 2 Coops of Roosteroos

    At Highgarden.
  2. CalgaryFarmer

    Game of Roosts - The 2 Coops of Roosteroos

    Cemani Langshan, Delaware Turken and Ayam Sumatra.
  3. CalgaryFarmer

    Game of Roosts - The 2 Coops of Roosteroos

    The Small Council meets again.
  4. CalgaryFarmer

    Pros & cons of heat panels

    I have used a seed heat mat on the floor of the coop. The chickens can sit on it for heat.
  5. CalgaryFarmer

    Pros & cons of heat panels

    I am in Alberta, not in the mountains sadly. I am of the view that insulating a coop is useless. For insulation to work, you would need to prevent air flowing into the coop. Without air circulation, you will not be able to get rid of excess moisture. That will lead to frostbite. As long as...
  6. CalgaryFarmer

    Welcome... to Chicken Park

    Not that I am aware.
  7. CalgaryFarmer

    Welcome... to Chicken Park

    I feed my chickens turkey grower, with crushed oyster shells on the side. It is 22%. I had feather picking problems with layer feed that would not stop. I would never go back.
  8. CalgaryFarmer

    Welcome... to Chicken Park

    Don’t be hard on yourself. We all have made mistakes and have lost chickens as a result. All we can do is try to do the best we can for our chickens.
  9. CalgaryFarmer

    My Entire Chicken Flock

    Nice looking birds!
  10. CalgaryFarmer

    What did you do in the garden today?

    Here is the evening crew. No picket signs yet!
  11. CalgaryFarmer

    What did you do in the garden today?

    As an update: the hens have threatened to unionize as they claim our supervisors are driving them too hard.
  12. CalgaryFarmer

    What did you do in the garden today?

    Or is it fried green tomatoes?
  13. CalgaryFarmer

    What did you do in the garden today?

    This was my first real year trying tomatoes. It wasn’t bad. I am in Canada and the season is short. I have a lot of green tomatoes that I picked today as frost is likely coming. Any hints on how to ripen them? I have 4 plants that I have hanging in my garage.
  14. CalgaryFarmer

    What did you do in the garden today?

    Thank you. My tomatoes on the other hand …
  15. CalgaryFarmer

    What did you do in the garden today?

    Here are some close ups of the earth movers. They are currently digging through and loosening up a large compost pile. I just show up in a couple of days with my shovel and spread in on my garden boxes. It’s like shovelling potting soil.
  16. CalgaryFarmer

    What did you do in the garden today?

    It is actually my favorite time of the year when I open up my garden to my little helpers.
  17. CalgaryFarmer

    What did you do in the garden today?

    I am busy turning the soil, with a little help!
  18. CalgaryFarmer

    Double Yolks

    Thank you for asking. I sold some half incubated eggs, if you can believe it. Some of those hatched under a crazy broody silkie. I did not have a good hatch. None of the double yolks hatched. Could be the incubator. I will properly calibrate it before I do another hatch. After reading...
  19. CalgaryFarmer

    Chicken coop lights

    I use a string of led Christmas lights in the rafters just above where they roost. They are on a timer that goes on when the light gets low and stays on for a set period of time. I set it for 3 or 4 hours during the winter depending on the length of daylight. This set up works well.
  20. CalgaryFarmer

    Hen pecks another hen while mating

    I have seen a rooster charge another rooster while that rooster was mating to knock the rooster off. It seems quite common when the mating rooster is not the top rooster. It is actually quite funny. I saw a hen peck at another hen’s head twice while a rooster was on top of that hen. It...
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