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  1. joannefiddler

    FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

    Yes! I'm in Baker. Not NPIP certified. LOVE your avatar picture!
  2. joannefiddler

    FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

    Cmom...where did you get the netting that you used?
  3. joannefiddler

    FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

    I was able to purchase wheat seed at my local feed store for 14.95 for a 50# bag. It was really quite easy to grow. I scrounged some free plastic trays from Wal-mart's garden center, lined the little square portions of the trays with newspaper, soaked the seed overnight, spread it on the trays...
  4. joannefiddler

    FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

    Thanks Cmom and Gingersnap. My coop is a converted horse stable, so inside they are secure. It would be virtually impossible to keep all 16 birds shut up in the coop all day...think they would riot. I have an attached yard that is pretty large (roughly 40'x50') with two huge evergreen tree/shrub...
  5. joannefiddler

    FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

    Anyone else experiencing higher than normal hawk attacks? I've lost 4 of 6 chicks that were hatched a month ago. Very disheartening. I witnessed one attack. Heard the mama hen scream and ran to see hawk flying off with chick. Mama tried to fly after the hawk and wound up in a huge bramble of...
  6. joannefiddler

    FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

    Cmom....just in case you didn't notice, chickens have taken over your house . The ultimate conclusion of chicken math.
  7. joannefiddler

    FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

    I would love to go but have a class that morning...I don't see the time listed...will investigate further!
  8. joannefiddler

    FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

    I know that our favorite County Commissioner, Nathan Boyles, is spearheading the efforts, but it is moving at the speed of government! So you're the first crazy chicken person in the family...good for you!
  9. joannefiddler

    FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

    Welcome from just down the road a piece in Baker (near Crestview)! Are you in the city limits of Pensacola? Do they allow chickens in the city? Okaloosa county is struggling to come up with a chicken ordinance that will allow hens in residential areas. Haven't we had fun with the weather the...
  10. joannefiddler

    FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

    Congratulations! Your persistence and hard work paying off!
  11. joannefiddler

    FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

    Quote: I got my "gang of four" Black Australorps (BA) from a gal near Mossy Head. She used to run ads in Craigslist, but I just checked and don't see her advertising. I have some eggs under a broody right now, 5 of which are Australorp/Cochin cross. They look just like Australorps except they...
  12. joannefiddler

    FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

    Welcome! I am in the FL panhandle, and your temps sound like mine. I can comment on Australorps from experience. They handled the heat without any trouble provided they have shade and space to dust bathe. Not crowding them should be a high priority to keep squabbles down between them. If they...
  13. joannefiddler

    FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

    Hi Paula Jo! I'm right next door in Okaloosa county! Welcome
  14. joannefiddler

    FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

    Congratulations! Such cuties! Is Mama a Swedish Flower hen? Love the sponge in the water. That's a great idea. Enjoy them. Just like children, they grow up before you know it! :)
  15. joannefiddler

    FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

    Welcome! I used to live in your neck of the woods in Dunedin, but now we're up in "South Alabama" in the panhandle. Important things for Florida coops is plenty of shade and ventilation. I have a poop board/tray filled with "Sweet PDZ" (you can get it at Tractor Supply, it's mainly a horse stall...
  16. joannefiddler

    FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

    There are pros and cons to DE...see following: http://www.shagbarkbantams.com/de.htm
  17. joannefiddler

    FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

    Check out using "Sweet PDZ" and modify your poop board into a poop tray (just put edges on it). There's a whole thread pn BYC about it. I use it and just love it. It is a desiccant...it pulls the moisture out of the poo and really helps with flies. It's fine to compost. When I don't have time to...
  18. joannefiddler

    FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

    Hello fellow Floridians! I want to share something I discovered last year before my chickens were able to free range. There is a weed called Florida Pusley that is very common, very easy to pull up, and loved by the chickens. Here's a picture of it. It spreads out from a central root to form a...
  19. joannefiddler

    FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

    Welcome Sandra! We used to live in Jacksonville, but now we're across the panhandle near Crestview. You will love your chickensand your children will learn so many great life lessons! For some great reading check out Bens Hens thread and Ozexpat the diary of a crazy chicken man. Have fun with...
  20. joannefiddler

    FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

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