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[Audio51]

Quote: Ditto! Mine love watermelon and cucumbers. They love carrot tops too.

My kids had some leftover hot dogs from a campout. They were getting too old to eat, so I chopped them up and gave them to the chickens. Hot dogs are a bigger hit than macaroni and cheese. It was hilarious.

Chickens really are the best garbage disposals. We waste so much less now that we have them.

My new polish hen likes to hang out under the bushes where I can't see her.

Hopefully she'll stop that as she gets more comfortable here.

On a side note, it's going to be close to 100 degrees here today. How are you guys keeping your chickens cool?

We got lucky...it was suppode to be upper 90s here, but we have some high thin clouds that seem to be keeping things cooler

Mine arent crazy for WM but like it. Bring out the carrot tops and they go nuts though. (Maybe the WM isnt that good of one)

Mine ignored it last summer when I offered them some. I will have to try it again this year.


It's pretty hot here, but we also have clouds here in Anderson so it's not TOO hot.
That's funny that yours ignored watermelon. Last year mine hated bananas, but this year they love them.
It only got to the mid 80s, That is just fine with me. I grew up in San Jose so this 105 in summer is just not my thing. Even after 28 years up heat I still have not adjusted.

 

[chiqita]

It only got to the mid 80s, That is just fine with me. I grew up in San Jose so this 105 in summer is just not my thing. Even after 28 years up heat I still have not adjusted.

We got up tot 101 yesterday.... San Jose is not escaping!

 

[AmyPaperlady]

Quote: I'm actually planning to do a heating pad heat plate (if I do it at all)

There's no room outside for an outside brooder--'twas interesting enough finding somewhere to put a temporary quarantine pen. Our property's only 0.16 acres.

 

[Audio51]

Does anyone know how effective the PROZAP garden & Poultry dust is for treating poultry lice? I have some of that and Sevin Dust 5%. I have been reading that the PROZAP is more environmentally friendly, but want to use what will work. Any feedback on it?

 

[chiqita]

Ok, that cl prank is still going on. He called me 2 x last night, then emailed this morning with another name ( I think) and phone number but the same weird not able to leave messages service and then the same voice. So 3 phone numbers, 3 emails, 3 names.

That ad is down, I think I will not be putting those same chicks up on CL anymore in case he is looking that way....

Freaky! Than goodness for call blocking, but I may run outta numbers!

 

[ronott1]

Does anyone know how effective the PROZAP garden & Poultry dust is for treating poultry lice? I have some of that and Sevin Dust 5%. I have been reading that the PROZAP is more environmentally friendly, but want to use what will work. Any feedback on it?

Sevin is supposed to work. Be careful with it though.

 

[Audio51]

Ok, that cl prank is still going on. He called me 2 x last night, then emailed this morning with another name ( I think) and phone number but the same weird not able to leave messages service and then the same voice. So 3 phone numbers, 3 emails, 3 names.

That ad is down, I think I will not be putting those same chicks up on CL anymore in case he is looking that way....

Freaky! Than goodness for call blocking, but I may run outta numbers!

Can you block his calls?

 

[sewandgrow]

Super deal!

Ditto! Mine love watermelon and cucumbers. They love carrot tops too.

My kids had some leftover hot dogs from a campout. They were getting too old to eat, so I chopped them up and gave them to the chickens. Hot dogs are a bigger hit than macaroni and cheese. It was hilarious.

How old is too old for hard boiled eggs? I'm embarrassed to say that we still have hard boiled Easter eggs in our refrigerator. I was thinking about feeding them to my flock but don't want to make them sick.

I may be gross Debi, but I would crack & peel them & if they seemed good take a bite & see.........If it's bad spit it out...........if it's good call it chick feed............LOL This coming from a lady that has eaten ehat they call 100 year old eggs from China town........now those were gross even if they were only a month old.............sticky like peanut butter & stuck to the roof of my mouth......No thank you & I am known to eat ALMOST anything.......LOL

We got up tot 101 yesterday.... San Jose is not escaping!

I am sooooooooooooooooooooo NOT a heat person either what in the heck am I doing in Turlock????? I wouldn;t think of moving unless everyone here came with me. Family is SO worth it.!!!!!!

 

[Audio51]

Quote:
I'm sure the Sevin will work, but it is not labled for use on animals. I know it is used all the time with no negative effects, but if the PROZAP is equally effective I think I might prefer that. But if it doesn't work I will go with the Sevin.

 

[Audio51]

Quote: My kids have been here since they were pretty young (3 and 5) so they have no problem with the heat. My daughter loves it because it is River Weather. All I want to do is stay inside with the AC on. 75-85 is fine with me...but over that is a heat wave to me. We stay about 5 degrees cooler up here in the ridge so I would never move to Chico. All of our families are up here too..