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  1. frjeff

    Pecking Problem - Need Help

    I have 6 hens (three Black Stars and three RI Reds). For about 8 weeks I have been dealing with a pecking problem on one of the Reds: feathers missing at the base of her tail on the back. Now it has begun on another. No roo here. I have been treating this area of her back with Neosporin and...
  2. frjeff

    Feed Waste

    I made one of the 5 gallon bucket with elbows feeders and have been using it for my six gals since June. However, I am still getting many pounds of wasted feed somehow thrown into the bedding from the feeder. I am feeding a layer mash. Would I have less waste thrown if I switched to a pellet...
  3. frjeff

    Corid as a Preventative

    Using 1/2 tsp. Corid powder per gallon of water for my youngest chicks (3-5 weeks). I have had these chicks on this for the two weeks I've owned them. They will not be introduced into the coop with the three 12 week old pullets until mid - late July. How long should I have them on the Corid...
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    Coop IP Camera Advice?

    I would like to install an IP camera in my coop. Need wired/wireless, night vision, tilt, pan. Mostly for home network monitoring but may wish remote internet access down the road. I need the wired option as my wireless signal is a bit less than stellar in the coop. I have read pretty much...
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    Wireless Thermometers

    Thinking I may wish to monitor coop temp this next Winter. Any suggestions on which brands/models of wireless thermometers are best?
  6. frjeff

    Roost Question

    I have lowered my roost board (per suggestions here) so that it is very low. The advice was to do so to keep the birds from dust bathing in the Sweet PDZ in the poop trays beneath the roost. However, my roost in now significantly lower than the nesting boxes. Will the birds now want to roost...
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    Cop and Run Completed

    Picking up my 50/50 mix of heritage RIR and Barred Ply. Rocks on June 11. They'll be 10-12 weeks old at that date. Six total birds. Anxious! Coop and run are ready. Coop is 4'x8' and 7' high, built inside a corner of a lean-to attached to the back of my man cave. Two nesting boxes outside a...
  8. frjeff

    Poop "Board" Question

    I am going to be using aluminum flat bakers trays as my poop boards. I have an exterior hatch where I can slide them out for cleaning. Question: should I put some sort of barrier (chicken wire, whatever) to separate the main floor bedding from the poop trays to keep the hens from wandering into...
  9. frjeff

    Pellets vs. Crumbles vs. Mash ??

    Another question as I await arrival of my first six RIR and Barred PR's: My local Amish feed store sells Hubbard pellets and crumbles. Also, they sell (and I presume they make) a chicken layer mash. Is is significantly cheaper (nearly 40%) than the Hubbard's. What is mash and does anyone...
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    Run "Roof"

    Coop Completed, now beginning run. Question: Run will be 72 sq. ft. for 6 hens. I have enough old corrugated roofing panels to "roof" the run and that had been my plan. Run will have a washed gravel/sand base. Now, having second thoughts on "roofing" run as the run is already fairly shaded...
  11. frjeff

    Layer Feed Choices?

    Will be getting my 6 hens in a few weeks. My layer feed choices are: DuMor at TSC @ $13.99/50# Hubbard at local feed supply @ $16.70/50# Thus, the Hubbard runs $2.71 more per bag. Is the Hubbard better than DuMor and worth paying the extra? Jeff
  12. frjeff

    Coop Underway

    Lurked here about a year before finally making the backyard chicken move. Will begin with six birds, half Barred Plymouth Rocks and half Rhode Island Reds. Have coop underway, then the run. Pullets will be picked up in June. Here are a few pics:
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    Nesting Box Size

    Working on coop for first chickens (3 - RI Reds and 3 - Barred Plymouth Rocks). Have nesting boxes made and in wall and hoping they are the appropriate size tor these girls. They measure: 12.5" wide x 13" deep x 14" high Will these be OK? Jeff
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    Coop "Baseboard"

    Vinyl flooring glued down. Now, how high ought be my interior baseboard? 1x6, 1x 8? Thanks
  15. frjeff

    Favorite Layer Feed?

    Newbie here. Finishing coop and run presently and will be getting 3 Rhode Island Reds and 3 Barred Plymouth Rock pullets in about five weeks. Live in Oscoda, MI and looking for the best layer feed choice (and availability). All help appreciated. Jeff
  16. frjeff

    Building Coop - Ventilation Question

    First coop; 32 sq ft for 6 birds. Have roughed in 3 - 14" x 2 ft vents at the eave, giving me Seven sq. Ft of ventilation for the six gals. Each vent can be closed. Also, have low level intake venting and one window. Should not this be sufficient? Friend told me I should put in a roof vent. Is...
  17. frjeff

    Coop Help Please

    I have been a lurker here for a couple years and have learned a great deal. However, I have procrastinated long enough and am going to get some backyard chickens. I have a 10'X24" enclosed lean-to attached to one of my detached garages. I am wanting to build my 4'x8' coop inside one of the...
  18. frjeff

    New Coop Questions

    I am finally ready to begin building a coop and will be building it inside a lean-to, enclosed shed on the back of my garage (about 10'x24'). I want to build a walk-in coop approx. 4'x8' for five hens. Too big, or OK? The shed is just a dirt floor, so I'll biuld the floor a step up from the...
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    Newb Question

    I am going to begin construction of my coop (no birds yet) soon. I will be building it inside an already existing 12'x24' lean to on the rear of a detached garage. The coop will be at least a 4'x4' size. The run will be behind the lean to. My reason for building it within the lean to is: 1)...
  20. frjeff

    At Odds with Township in Michigan

    Have just under an acre with significant distance between any neighbors. Zoned residential - single family. Township is AuSable (Oscoda, MI) Was hoping to have 4-6 hens for laying in order to provide our egg needs and sell some for profit. However, Township Supervisor tells me that local twp...
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