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  1. KenLamWV

    My Chick Brooder 1

    2010 was my first year in raising chickens. I thought I did my research and bought a really big rubbermaid tote to start the girls in once I picked them up from the feed store. The first few photos are of my tote and the girls when I got them. I realized that this was not a good idea with the...
  2. KenLamWV

    winterizing-the-superrun

    Winterizing the SuperRun and Coop Some people wonder what I do with my chickens during the winter. Here is what I have done to my coop and run. I also insulated a majority of the wall cavities and roof with R-13 pink insulation which I covered with 1/2 inch plywood panels (about $10 a sheet) to...
  3. Building The Superrun

    Building The Superrun

    Here are a few photos of my current coop project- the SuperRun. The run the girls have recently been using is only 5x16 and is attached to half of my coop. I wanted something bigger but due to funds, I have been having to piece build it. Its slowly taking shape but it has to be strong to keep...
  4. Kenlamwv's Chicken Coop

    Kenlamwv's Chicken Coop

    Welcome to my Backyard Chicken page and my coop on Lamoureux Landing (my mini farmstead of 6 acres). My name is Ken Lamoureux and I live in the outskirts of Bridgeport West Virginia. My Coop, built in the spring of 2010. Its an 8x10 with one of my runs built on the rear...
  5. KenLamWV

    Should I Uninsulate my coop for the Spring/Summer?

    Thanks for all the replies to my post. I hope it helps others who plan on insulating their coops and the direction to go after the cold weather has passed. Ventilation, Ventilation, Ventilation. Well my roof has a vent like in a house, I have two windows on two sides and since I have 2 run doors...
  6. KenLamWV

    Should I Uninsulate my coop for the Spring/Summer?

    This last fall, I treated my girls right and spent time and money to insulate my entire coop with pink fiberglass insluation and then covered it all with 1/2 inch plywood. Well its time to spring clean the entire coop and was wondering if I should go ahead and remove the insulation. Will the...
  7. KenLamWV

    How to catch an egg eater ??

    I was told this and confirmed it with one of my girls. Check each of their beaks and you hopefully will find dried yolk on the outside of it. At least you will know who's eating them. Also put some wooden eggs in your nest boxes. I had removed my wooden eggs when I thought the girls knew where...
  8. KenLamWV

    Help!!!!! Egg Eating!!!!!!!!!!

    I went to local craft store and bought wooden eggs that are the same size as the one's they lay. At one time, I removed the wooden eggs from the nests and I eventually had one who was eating eggs. Look for dried yolk on their beaks to find the culprits. Once I placed the wooden eggs in their...
  9. KenLamWV

    Flooring confusion

    Mine is elevated. One of the biggest issues is mold and moisture in the coop. I guess that if it is elevated and deep, the girls will stir it up to keep it dry. I also put an inexpensive roll vinyl floor that is glued down on my flooring that way it will be easy to clean and with the back door...
  10. KenLamWV

    Anyone in WV???

    Just went to the Clarksburg TSC today too. They had the same thing delivered to the store here too. They also had some ducks- no idea what breed.
  11. KenLamWV

    Anyone in WV???

    Bridgeport Tractor Supply got their first shipment of birds, ducks, and rabbits this week. Ducks went fast. They had straight run araucanas and cornish rocks Thursday and a mixed selection of pullets. Clarksburg Southern States said they would get their first shipment the week of the 21st and...
  12. KenLamWV

    What won't chickens eat

    Also before you plant, bury some galvanized fencing around the base of your run about a foot outward. This will help keep predators from digging under your run to get your girls. It maybe a lot of work but it will pay off especially the time you invest in your birds. Somewhere on the net, I...
  13. KenLamWV

    Anyone in WV???

    Catherine, I confirmed with our Tractory Supply in Clarksburg that they are having in their lot a Chicken Palooza in the first week of May. I think the flyer said that all types of livestock will be for sale/trade/etc. Hope you have an excellent spring- Ken
  14. KenLamWV

    Anyone in WV???

    I'm looking for Golden Lace Wyandotte chicks. I only want 3 and my local feed store its getting first shipment of chicks the first week of March and they don't have any in their initial order. I was wanting some Araucana chicks to raise with them and they are getting some of these. Prefer to not...
  15. KenLamWV

    First Major dog attack today- 1 dead, 1 injured- I have questions

    Thanks for your reply. I will keep watch over her and hopefully things will settle down and she will be ok. My lost bird was one of my Golden Wyandottes that I got from Southern States last year. I bought 3 GLW's last year as chicks and she was the only one who had the true coloring. The other...
  16. KenLamWV

    First Major dog attack today- 1 dead, 1 injured- I have questions

    Well today I left open the door to my chicken run so the girls could do some freeranging. I come home at around 1 pm and I notice my neighbors small, mixed breed dog out by my coop. I go down there and shoo the dog away back to its house. When I came back to my coop to check things out, I...
  17. KenLamWV

    feed prices

    I bought a 50 pound bag of layer crumbles from Southern States in Clarksburg, West Virginia today for a little more than 14 dollars which included tax.
  18. KenLamWV

    need cheap ideas

    try and search for wooden kids playhouses that some kids may have outgrown and the parents might look at giving away for selling for a cheap price. Just make sure its structurally sound. Thanks for mentioning this, I might try to find one in my area to repurpose.
  19. KenLamWV

    can you use cedar shaving?

    I was told not to use cedar. Its good for dog bedding. I stick with pine shavings. Something in cedar supposedly makes the chickens sick.
  20. KenLamWV

    Who else feels guilty?

    ARose4Heaven, you can make a really simple grit dispenser out of 3 inch PVC pipe and a couple of elbow joints. I made mine and mounted it inside my coop by the feeder and waterer. Easy to fill and the girls can get the grit whenever they need it. I also have one I made that I keep oyster shell...
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