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  1. GoArmy

    Toys for the hens?

    Mrs. Army has been feeding them spinach and popcorn. Today she put some raisin bran in a plastic-bottle-with-holes and they have been having a wild time :-)
  2. GoArmy

    Toys for the hens?

    Tether cabbage is awesome :-) I think they'll get one tomorrow!
  3. GoArmy

    Toys for the hens?

    My wife is worried that the hens are getting bored out there, now that it's cold and their bug friends are gone. She thinks the hens need toys. I said "Yes, dear." What the heck do I give them for toys???? I have a cowbell I could hang in there for them to peck, but I think that might get...
  4. GoArmy

    We don't need no stinking BOXES!

    My wife has sacrificed an egg and put it in one of the boxes. I think I'll try to do something about drapes today. AZBootise, how did you teach them to read the sign? Should I get some ABC books for them?
  5. GoArmy

    We don't need no stinking BOXES!

    Hmm. They are laying relatively near the window, so it's probably darker in the boxes.... I guess I could try little drapes. You think camo would be ok?
  6. GoArmy

    We don't need no stinking BOXES!

    All three hens are now laying, although not every day. The first hen laid her first two eggs outside, then settled on a corner of the coop. Naturally the other two put their eggs in the exact same place. Easy to find. But not in the nest boxes. I have golf balls in the nest boxes, just...
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    How much light to provide as days get shorter?

    I got a solar shed light from Amazon, and am using it on the coop now. It says it should have 10 hours of light from a full charge, which it will not get here in the winter, LOL. It's worked great as a "go to bed now, chickens" light all summer. I turn it on at dusk then turn it off before I...
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    What is this? And how do I kill it?

    Thanks. There were a good bit of damp wood shavings in one corner so I cleaned them out and let the sun in there to dry things today. I like the idea of them eating mites, and of the hens eating the earwigs, so I'll chill. I do have a white light in the coop -- it runs off a battery (charged...
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    What is this? And how do I kill it?

    Cleaned the coop today (wood shavings) and found these critters: http://www.visi.com/~dux/hosted/bugs.JPG Anybody know what they are? And how do I kill 'em without harming the girls? Thanks!
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    Egg Question

    So..... once the ladies start laying..... Do I have to collect the eggs immediately? What if I am gone 24-48 hours? Would I need to toss any eggs I find when I get home?
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    18" high roll of hardware cloth?

    Thanks for the tips! The chicken tractor has welded metal fencing with 2" x 4" gaps, and I've decided that just isn't predator proof enough. It does go all the way down to the ground, sort of presses into the dirt, and I staple it down every 6". Right now the ladies are being tucked in and...
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    18" high roll of hardware cloth?

    Oooh, clever!
  13. GoArmy

    18" high roll of hardware cloth?

    Howdy.... I keep reading about using 18" of hardware cloth on runs, for skirts, etc, but all I can find is 36" or 24". Does 18" exist? If not, how do you cut the 36" into 2 rolls of 18"? Please please please don't say w/ metal shears! TIA
  14. GoArmy

    What is inside your small coop? Any pics?

    My small coop (roughtly 3 x 4, currently housing 3hens) has 2 nest boxes, 2 roosts, and a ramp down to the tractor. The feeder hangs below the coop, the water is out at the far end of the little run (3 x 8). I have to figure out how to get some sort of light and heat into it for winter. I...
  15. GoArmy

    Ramp up or down?

    Well, the girls are in their big girl house (chicken tractor) and they seem to like it. They go up and down the ramp whenever they want, they go in when it rains, and they take naps in the coop. They will get on the roost in the run but not in the coop, LOL. I figure that's just a matter of...
  16. GoArmy

    Nipple waterers with 5 gallon bucket

    Quote: I could probably at least make a wind break under the coop (it's up on the run)..... I've seen the heaters that go inside buckets, but at -10F or -20F even if the water in the bucket is not frozen, the water in the tubing sure would be!
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    Nipple waterers with 5 gallon bucket

    Quote: Anybody have a clever way to keep one of these from freezing in the winter? Or the cup drinkers with the 5 gal bucket. If I keep the water in the bucket from freezing, is that enough to keep the hose and cups liquid, too? It'll hit -20 here, but not usually for more than a couple...
  18. GoArmy

    Chicken-safe mulch?

    Thanks all. The boss says pine shavings are fine, or that plastic/fabric stuff. Nothing else is allowed, lest it hurt the birds :-)
  19. GoArmy

    Chicken-safe mulch?

    Howdy - I need to mulch my raised beds, and I need something chicken-safe. The beds are deer-resistant, so the chickens should also not be in there unless I remove the top. However, some mulch will doubtless end up in the yard. What's chicken-safe? I was thinking chopped straw would work...
  20. GoArmy

    My Chicken Castle

    Wow!
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