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Great idea for thread. I would like input on how meal worm farm works

Thanks for the input. I sorry I've been slow about getting back on line. I love the sand as bedding it's so easy to keep clean and the girls seem to like it but I am concerned about using it in the winter months I think I will ad some wood shaving. It snow her yesterday and the girls didn't...

Looking for input on the effects of sand in coop in winter as far the comfort and health of the hens. So far I really like it as a bedding.

I'm new to this so take it with a grain of salt. I started out with shavings and after about 3 months I decided to try sand. I had read on byc about it and it was very cheap at local gravel pit. So I clean out shavings and put in about 2" of sand in coop and run. I really like it so far its...

One of my 6 month old BO is missing feathers on left side near tail. Has bare spot about the size of a quarter. Other than that she seems fine. Any ideas.

Yes my concern is them getting really wet in this rain that suppose to last a couple days and then cold nights Thanks for the help I probably am over thinking it.

I've noticed that my hens will stay out in the rain. Now that it's getting colder should I keep them shut up on days like this. It' been raining all day and suppose to continue. Today's high is 52 and low 30's tonight! Thanks for your thoughts

I put 4 BO 5 mo, old in with 2 Dom. hens and after a few days the 2 older hens had 1 of the bo pined in the corner of run, had all feathers off top of head. We separated them for a couple days. they are back together now but bo are totally buffaloed they won't go out in run with the hens. when...

Have 10 BO 5 + month old 2 started laying at 4+months. The last 2 day I've gotten 10 eggs each day. Hope they keep it up!

I raised some buff Orpington pullets they are over 5 months old I give my daughter 4 she already had 2 hens about 1 1/2 years old. I took them at night off roost and put them in her coop on the roost. I was told this would work. Its been over a week now and at first there was a lot of picking on...

I recently switched to sand both in coop and run. So far I think its great, with just an old leaf rake I can reach all the way to the back of my coop and rake droppings to door. It only take a few minute to clean coop and throw it on the garden. I like it in the run to but might try covering it...

Update on changing to sand. I rake my coop and run this morning with an old leaf rake and it was easy to remove the dropping. So far I like the sand much better than shavings. We have finally gotten some rain and I think I will someday cover my run with a tarp to keep it dry.

Thanks a lot for the help, the article was very good. My big concern was that my girls are young and just starting to lay. Only 4 out of 10 are laying I was concern the shorting of light & I might not get all laying this year.

My pullets are starting to lay they are 5 months old. Now that the days are getting short should I add more light to help keep them laying this fall and winter? If so how much do they need? Thanks for you input

Thanks for all the input I like the self feeder idea by KDK1 I think I'll try it

Quote: got it from local quarry they dig it up and wash out to sand

I made a feeder from a 5 gal. bucket with 1" holes drill in bottom of the sides using a large feed tub on bottom of bucket. It worked great at first then I notice feed spilled out on coop floor. This happen after I hung it up on chain to raise it up as the girls got bigger, I think they are...

When I finished my first coop (5x8) I went with the deep litter method and didn't like the dust. So today I went to the gravel pit and got a 3500# of sand that is washed out of the gravel. I think this might be river sand cost $10 cleaned out coop and put in sand and the rest in my 12x18 run...

I used metal on roof with foil cover 1/2" 4x8 sheets of foam insulation underneath It was left over from another project time will tell if it was a good idea. I'm trying to decided how much I should close up coop in cold weather. I'm thinking leaving roof & eve vent open and closing gable vents...

Other than fertile eggs is there a reason to keep a roo