Our silver laced wyandotte is getting her upper chest/lower neck feathers pecked by our Buff Orpington. The Buff was really sweet as a chick but now is a bit of a loud mouth and a bully. We have an Americauna who looks interested in modeling the behavior of the Buff too. We only have 3 chicks...
That would make a great coop for a few chicks. We're in the city and I build a coop disguised as a playhouse/coop. Wish I would've seen that. Probably would've converted it into the coop. Easier and cheaper.
Now THAT sounds easy and simple. I was under the impression that such high protein wouldn't be optimal for the full grown chickens but it if it works without problem, sounds GREAT!
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Westerville, Ohio (Central Ohio)
1st time chick owner...just got 3...an Americuauna, Silver Laced Wyandotte, and Buff Orpington.
Go Bucks!
If there's anyone else in central Ohio who knows of a place to get Diatomaceous Earth...lemme know!
I saw some at a feed store the other day that said "Diatomaceous Earth" but also said "Red Lake Earth" on it. It was also gray. I didn't trust it and based on some speculation on some research/Googling I did I stayed away from it. Going to bite the bullet and order the Perma Guard food grade DE...
I have tried the rabbit cage waterers without much success. They drank it but not as much as they would had I let them use our regular waterer (typical mason jar style).
I have tried a 3 inch PVC pipe waterer today. It's about 24 inches long, capped on both ends, and has 2 big holes in it...
Here's my "stealth" chicken coop in our shed....Haven't put in the nesting box or the ramp to the outdoor run but here's a mulit-level SMALL coop. Our 3 hens are loving it and yes, they go up and down the ramp.
This is the first pic I've posted so here goes...Oh yeah, I have enlarged the...
OK...looking at the Farmtek website I see 2 different types. Can anyone advise or provide insight giving a recommendation of one style over another? If I'm not mistaken, one of them has a grommet, and they do sell replacements for it. The other model, I assume I wouldn't need any replacement...
LOADS of info in the link below. Go to post #20. BTW, where did you get it? I'm in central Ohio and I'm still looking for a source nearby where I don't have ot pay shipping. Perhaps you got yours from a chain store that we have here????
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=193291
We're currently trying to transition our three hens (5 weeks) to a rabbit/gerbil waterer. The first few days they didn't seem to drink much. Some, but not as much as they were with a regular waterer (that kept getting messy...).
We are on day 3 and they are taking in much more. They definitely...
That's what I keep finding too...
I'm looking for a place in central Ohio. I did find a nursery that sells it but is out of stock right now. I have heard that microbreweries use it too. I might check out a few in the Columbus area.
Good luck finding it in your area. May you find it CLOSE and...
OK...we're trying to use a rabbit type water bottle. 2 out of the 3 seems to be doing OK with it after a few hours with the bottle (took the regular waterer out) but they definitely aren't getting/drinking as much as they usually do.
So... I just put the regular waterer in just to see what they...
Where do you get the nipple kits? i.e. What pet store and do you remember the brand of them? Here are a few products I found. ANy of them look like something that would work?
http://www.ipetconnection.com/Pet_Top_Portable_Drinking_Devices_Combo_with_Adap_p/ptop01.htm
This site has several...