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  1. kichohana

    North Carolina

    Hi New Dawn Farm! I'm pretty sure I know what happens to unwanted roosters. Wondering when I can get them to you - when is a good time? Would it be best if I call you at the number posted on your FB page? I'm about 1 hour away from you.
  2. kichohana

    North Carolina

    Someone on here the other day/week said they'd take on unwanted roosters. They were in Franklinton NC. I know if I rehome them, I have no say in what happens to them. I just feel better listing them here rather than Craigslist... I'm in Johnston County - between Garner, Smithfield & Clayton...
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    NORTH CAROLINA near Raleigh - two roosters ... would like to find them a home and not a pot or freez

    I have two "accidental" roosters in my flock. One is a white plymouth rock, from a hatchery. The second is a "barnyard mix" ~ sold to me as a dark brahma from Urban Chicken store in Raleigh. I cannot keep them, as i want my neighbors to continue to like me... I know if I rehome them, I have...
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    White Plymouth Rock (hatchery bird) 8 weeks old - pullet or cockerel?

    I'm thinking by "her" comb and wattles that "she" is a "he"?!? Also, "she" chases the other girls around, head down and neck feathers flared up and out. I've also seen her pecking at the others and chest bumping. Hatch date 4/17, so "she's" about 8 weeks old. Came with a "pullet guarantee"...
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    Comment by 'kichohana' in article 'Mr. Self Destruct's Coop'

    Nice coop & run! Love the "Sand bok"!
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    Comment by 'kichohana' in article 'Da Coop'

    Lovely! I am currently building my 2nd coop (ya know - chicken math...) 12x16 - 12x12 for the chickens and 4ish feet for storage. Question - how deep is your poop "tray"? not depth of litter, but depth from front edge to wall? I built mine 24" deep by 12' long (width of the coop) and am...
  7. Kichohana's Coop #2 (chicken math strikes) - picture heavy!

    Kichohana's Coop #2 (chicken math strikes) - picture heavy!

    So four years ago I convinced my darling husband to build us (me) a coop for "just a few hens". They have been a joy - through death, sickness, broodiness... I still love 'em! My 1st coop is not expandable, even thought the run did grow to 3x it's original size. The living space is 3x6...
  8. kichohana

    Providing extra calcium

    So do hens actually digest the oyster shell or do their bodies just absorb what they need and expel the rest? I have oyster shell available in the coop and I know they "eat" it because I do have to refill it occasionally. I'm just curious about the digestion of it, because it seems like very...
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    RIR Laying thin shelled eggs at night from roost

    I have an 18 month old RIR who has previously been a fantastic layer. Large hard shelled brown eggs, some double yolks. Last August, she had bumblefoot, and I did "home surgery". 2 months later, it came back and we did home surgery again. It appears to have cleared up ( surgery was awful...
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    Comment by 'kichohana' in media ''

    Looks lovely. Do you have predators in your area?
  11. kichohana

    Ventilation!!!?

    My ventilation consists of a large awning style window kept open when weather is warmer. The other ventilation is in the peak between the roof trusses. It is covered in hardware cloth and is kept open year round. It's up high above their roost so there's no draft. Heat rises up and out with...
  12. kichohana

    Cool chicken coop desine

    Whatever you do - make it bigger than you think you will need - chicken math will get you! Also, you will love having a sand floor! I have sand in my run and it is easy to keep clean, drains well and keeps the girls feet clean too.
  13. kichohana

    North Carolina

    Thanks for the detailed instructions! I'm on the map now.
  14. kichohana

    Roost "tray"

    It all had to do with cleanliness, aka "poop maintenance". Many people put a board or a tray under the roost bar to collect poop. Chickens poop and incredible amount at night. The poop board or poop tray makes cleaning easier than cleaning poop out of the litter off the floor. I started out...
  15. kichohana

    Grass for the Chicken Run?

    If they have the whole yard, you will have holes where they dig to make dust bath holes. They will eat a lot of everything/anything green and otherwise. You will also have little plops of squishy chicken poop all over your yard. Imagine that between your toes in the summer... I think not for...
  16. kichohana

    heating the waterer in the wintertime

    I'm concerned about your comment "i won't be able to check on the waterer for up to two weeks at a time sometimes". Does this mean you don't look after your chickens on a daily basis? I can not imagine NOT checking up on the health of my birds at least ONCE a day. How would you know if...
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