BYC Café

[Sally PB]

FB is almost impossible to prevent at certain temps.
Ventilation can help, and essential for air quality, but it's no guarantee against FB.

No kind of 'goop' will prevent or cure FB, best to leave it be.

Yeah, I won't put anything on it.

I'm pretty confident of adequate ventilation in my coop. During the day, I probably have 15-20 sf open. At night, it's more like 8-10 (for 7 birds). The most I ever smell is occasionally a fresh cecal poop in the morning when I open the door. I use smell as my gauge for ventilation.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I lost 3 birds to the neighbors dog, One bird was in the yard hunkered down .. I found her brought her in the coop first I set her on a table she wobbled almost off it. Picked her up again, set her on the floor .. She knows me so did not fright or scare from me.

 

[N F C]

I lost 3 birds to the neighbors dog, One bird was in the yard hunkered down .. I found her brought her in the coop first I set her on a table she wobbled almost off it. Picked her up again, set her on the floor .. She knows me so did not fright or scare from me.

So sorry Penny.

 

[Sally PB]

Oh, Penny! I'm so sorry!

 

[aart]

I lost 3 birds to the neighbors dog, One bird was in the yard hunkered down .. I found her brought her in the coop first I set her on a table she wobbled almost off it. Picked her up again, set her on the floor .. She knows me so did not fright or scare from me.

Bummer!
Did dog break into run or were birds ranging?

 

[pennyJo1960]

Bummer!
Did dog break into run or were birds ranging?

Ya he was in their yard .. Took one dead bird with, went up there knocked on the door. Could hear them but they did not answer.

 

[aart]

Ya he was in their yard

So your birds went into the dogs yard?

 

[N F C]

Good morning Cafe, the coffee is ready

 

[DobieLover]

Good morning Cafe. Thanks for the coffee, Debby.
We are sub-zero again this morning.

 

[aart]

We are sub-zero again this morning.

Brrrrr!
We are hitting close to zero at night, but quickly back to the teens.
Today a high of 30.....with more snow.