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[HighNDryFarm]

Cheryl, I have a friend that will take him. You can call me, Pam, at my store if you'd like to talk to her. She works with me and has horses, chickens, cats.....she would love to have him. 530.872.8889
Pam

 

[Anna_B_Happy]

Cheryl,

I would happily take him. I PM'd you my phone number, so let me know if you want me to pick him up. We have another lab, Dusty, that he would have as a buddy.

Anna

 

[wolftracks]

You are all soooooo cool. I can't wait to hear where this guy finds a new home.

 

[Anna_B_Happy]

He is a beauty and labs are so friendly, so I am sure he will go to a good home quickly.

Anna

 

[Fluffy2]

Hi All! New to chickens and want to run a few ideas by local Bay Area people. We have an 8x8 green house that sits on brick and is bolted down. We are going to put down landscape cloth and sand. Put in 2 windows. We get a strong evening breeze when the fog comes in. We don't always get fog, we are in Tri Valley. Do you thing the windows should go on west and east (strong day- end wind) or south and north? or all walls should have windows? The potting shelf that is plastic coated grid will have a few nesting boxes. a high and lower roost. A strong screen door with the strong wire then the green house slider closes in winter.
There are roof vents that open and close with temp. I will put construction cloth over these as someone suggested.I
I am going to plant a vine to cover it for sun in summer and deciduous and get the warm in winter. Any suggestions on what vine and if others have done this? Grape is too heavy. Clematis too long to cover? Morning Glory--oh no...i just spent years getting rid of it. should be listed as a noxious weed with Privet. Which they are sellin at Home Depot for $10 as I sweat to get the fricking things OUT . 2 houses up has it upwind so I am stuck with keeping up with the sprouts.
We are going to do th 4.0" PVC/ABS pipe feeders I saw several pages back.. Has anyone else used them or the builder like them after the chicks got in?
Has anyone used a cat litter box with cover for a nesting box? they seem nice and big and private but too big and private? dunno?
Thanks for any suggestions. i want to use what we have and really don't think I need to build the bigger insulated ones like for snowy areas. Plush I read that each hean puts off 100 BTUs so with 4 hens cudding up in wind tight it should be fine?
Fluffy2

 

[wolftracks]

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I actually like moring glories for the simple fact if you don't have to worry about them being toxic, no amoutn of bad care will kill them. But, I do like Whisteria and Jasmine and Honeysuckle.

I bought one of the cat boxes and I know other people love them. Not one of my birds has ever used them. Then I thought it would be a great way for them to take dust baths during the winter. Not a single bird has even gone inside. Maybe if you start out with chicks, that will be a different story. You can also you buckets. I swear though that my girls will lay in a cardboard box, but not that cat pan. It was brand new, so they have no excuse.

Lately my birds are playing egg hunt with me. I got 6 eggs yesterday in the nest boxes and forun 4 more. The frst was easy. I always end up with a hen that lays right near my back door. Different flocks at different houses and it still happens. I live 2 blocks from the poultry auction out here and I've found my newer boxes there. I have some that are built into one of the coops, but it was one my husband had started.

PVC feeders are great, but I made mine to angle down. When it runs straight across the feed gets stuck. I'm going to be making the ones that are straight down. The ones that come doen and then run along the side I will still use for maybe the growout pen.

If your screen door is simple heavy screen, you may want to add hardware cloth. Also make sure that sliding door is very secure. The Bay is full of raccoons and those puppies can cause a lot of damage. Also if there are things in your yard that grow from bulbs, it's like they're at a buffet. Chicken and a veggie. You're not much worrying about the birds getting out as something getting in. Just a little while back I had a cat wipe out most of my babies in my garage. He got in through the vent hole for the dryer hose. I was trying to figure out how to fix it and never covered the vent. My fault, but it didn't take much for something to find a way in. I've alsop had my favorite rooster stolen, so think of keeping preditors out.

I big bucket waterer works good too. I use nipple waterers, so you can put a ton of water out there and keep things dry and clean. Right now I only have small ones, but the new buckets are in the garage waiting for mr to have the energy to get them done. I'd probably have more energy if Ijust did them and didn't have to add water every day.

 

[SunnyDawn]

Boy can I empathize with the Morning Glory issue! Here in Reno they don't take over so they work really well but I planted them in San Jose and not only did they take over but they kept coming back stronger and more spread out for a couple of years! It took a lot of back labor to get those things under control! They are gorgeous but...!!! Actually the blue variety for some reason doesn't take over. It's not as hardy. The purple one's are the worst! I loved my bouganvillea when I lived in the Bay Area. I haven't checked their toxicity though cause I didn't have chickens then.

 

[OrpingtonManor]

hi Sunny!

How was your vacation?

I tried to grow bougainvillea, but the chooks ate it all.

I have a little morning glory growing (purple) and it hasn't taken over...yet. It's been growing for 4 years. Maybe I should fertilize and water it.

 

[Fluffy2]

Thank you for the info! Memorial Weekend and it is STILL COLD. shoot. when is it going to stop? I couldn't get my hens back into the run when it started raining on Wed afternoon. I tried but they weren't interested and didn't seem to mind the rain, so I guess there is nothing to worry about? I am wondering if there is a My Chicken is Dumber than Your Chicken contest? My Delaware will wants to get back into the run, sticks her beak thru the wire, screams at the others.....she is 2 inches from the large open door......duh. good entertainment. thanks again!

 

[OrpingtonManor]

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sounds like a good thread to start over in Games and Fun! pretty sure most people will have a dumb chicken story.