We use sand. I scoop it out twice a day, and it takes about 3 minutes tops. I just installed a poop board, and I think that will cut down my time to about 1 minute. Whatever substrate you use in your coop, a poop board is worth the while!!!
Ahhh! No wonder he is so darn pretty! Thank you, D! I tell you, we have the nicest cockerels from Delisha! Like, above and beyond sweet. Elsa, the splash mentioned, is so sweet @jbher, that's Jen, can't even rename him. He's our sensitive guy. I SO want to find a home for them all!
And we had to pay $50 for the permit :(
We were thinking $15, but honestly at this point we just need them to go to a good home. We'd let them go for free if that was the case. We can't have them, and lord help us when they start to attempt to crow.
Thanks for helping out!!!!!
Yeah, we had to turn in detailed coop and run plans. Then the city coordinator came out and inspected it. Lots of hoops. But it was a fierce debate, and I'm feeling fortunate we passed the ordinance at all. You know how it is, those nasty trouble making chickens!!
Hi! I'm not officially a Minnesotan anymore, but spend quite a bit of time in MN. I was raised in the cities, but my family all lives in a Fergus Falls now. I live in a Hudson now, just a hop over the St. Croix. I just got my coop up and inspected this week, and am now the proud mama to 5 hens...
I'm finally able to say I'm a cheesehead chicken owner! We finished our coop and had the city inspection this week. I'm so excited to have the girls out of the house and in their new home!
Here's a pic of my sweet Sabine, a salmon Favorelle, checking out the nesting boxes
I am also looking...
Well....... As of right now I have 1 4-week old Salmon favorelle pullet, who is the sweetest thing. I also have 4 english orps from Delisha; so far we are thinking all cockerels :( one is dark with silvery cuckoo barring, two are GL, and one is a GL but is very very light. These, by the way...
I introduced our new 1 week old chicks to my 4 week old salmon favorelle over the weekend. I've been doing it slowly, really watching for any aggression on the part of Sabine, the fav. She's been wonderful and patient, so tonight I decided to let her stay in with them instead of being with the...
I am selling my Hovabator Genesis 1588, with auto turner. I am also throwing in my digital hygrometer, digital gram scale, IncuBright candling light and 2 Brinsea Spotcheck thermometers. All were new in March and used once. I successfully hatched my small backyard flock and no longer need it...
This is such a fabulous thread! I love looking through all the pics....such beautiful birds!
I have a gender question. I've tried searching and can't find an answer, so I thought I would put it to the English Orp specialists. We have 7 English Orps we hatched on Easter. They are now 3 weeks...