If you make a puddle for them in the run and give them a water melon you won't have to worry about the heat. It reached 110 here yesterday and my little guys were fine. They were panting and had their wings hanging but they were fine. As long as the run is shady and they have water the heat won't kill a hearty and healthy chicken. When the temps climb today grab your husband and get out a dodge for a few hours
And it starts.... 1st one, then two, then 20.... Love the new coops and chickens.good morning! and good luck everyone with the heat today...
good news here: the new pens are finished!
the original coop is on the right -- new structure has two 8x8' pens, back to back -- there's a divider through that one big henhouse, & a mesh divider on the bottom half. this was a simpler design, but in retrospect i may regret it, as the lefthand pen will probably be much wetter in the winter -- perhaps i can use it primarily for broodies or breeding, and so won't use it much in winter? or i can always put up a tarp/canvas covering for the side exposed to the SW, where most of our rain drives from. it still needs some perches and eventually some laying boxes, but for now, they are great spaces!
and here are the new residents of the righthand-side pen:
the two silver campines, getting settled in -- they are apparently 3-4 months old, and SO graceful and lovely!
And it starts.... 1st one, then two, then 20.... Love the new coops and chickens.
So today I had a "discussion" with a friend concerning poultry in the Basin.My girls were talking about our chicks and they said" What! You cant have chickens in the basin!"
I said "according to the el dorado county ordinance poultry are a gray area unless they violate the noise ordinance. So I can keep a rooster unless it drives a neighbor nuts. Since were on 3/4 of an acre and the few neighbors behind us are offset from our property lines its a pretty good distance away"
They said " the basin ordinance trumps the el dorado county ordinance. Poultry are livestock and not permitted in the basin unless you have over 2 acres and are grandfathered in"
I said " according to our friend at animal control poultry are considered pets until you participate in processing ,,, then they are livestock..he won't enforce livestock unless a judge tells him otherwise"
so now my husband thinks Im crazy (which is only partially true)to try breeding again, which is my entire fun in owning chickens. We LOVE to improve breeds and create fun cross projects . While in our previous neighborhood (1 mile away) we had between 2-5 roos crowing but waited until about 9 am to let them into the yard keeping it muffled until then. The neighbors were easily bribed with eggs. I think its just stressful because we dont know any of our neighboors since the only house on our street is empty but there are a few housed behind us that we never actually see the people just their dogs occasionally...
I have promised any extra roos and culls would be promptly sent to freezer camp at someone else's property. And I would limit my roos to two favorite breeds. I actually went so far as to tell him i would look into a quiet rooster.Yes those words actually came out of my mouth. Those "Orlando " stories have me worried. 2 MILES?
Is the Basin in a Home Owners Association? I did not find Chickens in the index when looking at the Tahoe Regional Plan, which seemed to have different rules for things based on the County.So today I had a "discussion" with a friend concerning poultry in the Basin.My girls were talking about our chicks and they said" What! You cant have chickens in the basin!"
I said "according to the el dorado county ordinance poultry are a gray area unless they violate the noise ordinance. So I can keep a rooster unless it drives a neighbor nuts. Since were on 3/4 of an acre and the few neighbors behind us are offset from our property lines its a pretty good distance away"
They said " the basin ordinance trumps the el dorado county ordinance. Poultry are livestock and not permitted in the basin unless you have over 2 acres and are grandfathered in"
I said " according to our friend at animal control poultry are considered pets until you participate in processing ,,, then they are livestock..he won't enforce livestock unless a judge tells him otherwise"
so now my husband thinks Im crazy (which is only partially true)to try breeding again, which is my entire fun in owning chickens. We LOVE to improve breeds and create fun cross projects . While in our previous neighborhood (1 mile away) we had between 2-5 roos crowing but waited until about 9 am to let them into the yard keeping it muffled until then. The neighbors were easily bribed with eggs. I think its just stressful because we dont know any of our neighboors since the only house on our street is empty but there are a few housed behind us that we never actually see the people just their dogs occasionally...
I have promised any extra roos and culls would be promptly sent to freezer camp at someone else's property. And I would limit my roos to two favorite breeds. I actually went so far as to tell him i would look into a quiet rooster.Yes those words actually came out of my mouth. Those "Orlando " stories have me worried. 2 MILES?
Sorry that you lost Stuffing. Big hugs!
