California - Northern

[TheKeeper]

Look what I found at the Meyer Farberware outlet sale today!
Clearanced Paula Deen stuff...

 

[ronott1]

Look what I found at the Meyer Farberware outlet sale today!
Clearanced Paula Deen stuff...

Paula Deen has chickens!

 

[tridentk9]

FYI - I found a fantastic product to finally kill the mites that I've been battling for months. I even wrote a review, here:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/products/elector-psp-premise-spray-8-oz/reviews/9496

I don't think many people know about it because the retailers are all advertising it with the old label, as a premise spray only.

I thought I would tell you all about it, in case any of you are having trouble with other products not working, like I was.

Just remember that spinosad products and ivermectin can be dangerous together. AFAIK no testing has been done on their safety in poultry when used together. Since ivermectin is also used in poultry occasionally, this is something to be aware of.

 

[OR4-hmom]

My first time broody has claimed the eggs, her sister was playing soccer with them the first evening. First chance I had to check was last last night, work, 4-H, and DD's bowling practice had me out for 17 hours yesterday. Today's not looking much better, I've got to go get the tree, get it decorated, and DH's birthday is Wed.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Sounds awful.

The creeks up here are nearing capacity. We've had almost 3 inches of rain so far.

It has been quite a day. I've seen water gather in areas i have not seen before, so I was busy regardless of my preparedness earlier this week. 4.5" here in the past 24 hours. It is coming hard again now.

we had a bunch of rain too. i did not measure it though it poured then yesterday when i got up at 4:15 am it was snowing heavily which was a surprise considering they had said 5000 ft snow levels. it dusted the car and driveway but everything else was too wet. up by sly park which is only 100 ft higher than me they had a good coating and at 4000 ft in Pollock Pines the photos showed quite a bit .
last night it rained a bunch and was a cold 37 overtime i checked so probably a little more up the hill.

i need to trench around one of my coops better this weekend. they are sand but the one needs some better drainage

FYI - I found a fantastic product to finally kill the mites that I've been battling for months. I even wrote a review, here:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/products/elector-psp-premise-spray-8-oz/reviews/9496

I don't think many people know about it because the retailers are all advertising it with the old label, as a premise spray only.

I thought I would tell you all about it, in case any of you are having trouble with other products not working, like I was.

thanks for the info.

 

[Happy Chooks]

We finished out the day at 7 1/4 inches. It was nice to have a good, soaking rain.

 

[Michael Apple]

we had a bunch of rain too. i did not measure it though it poured then yesterday when i got up at 4:15 am it was snowing heavily which was a surprise considering they had said 5000 ft snow levels. it dusted the car and driveway but everything else was too wet. up by sly park which is only 100 ft higher than me they had a good coating and at 4000 ft in Pollock Pines the photos showed quite a bit .
last night it rained a bunch and was a cold 37 overtime i checked so probably a little more up the hill.

i need to trench around one of my coops better this weekend. they are sand but the one needs some better drainage

thanks for the info.

I'm glad I don't deal with snow. Though I hear from people living in it, they prefer it to rain. I remember being in Ohio. The weather was drier, and walking in the cold snow wasn't as bone chilling as some of the Winters in California, when it is very humid and cold.
Very foggy here closer to the coast. I'm glad today will be a day without rain. I remember building my chicken yard and running drainage pipe. It ends at a ditch outside the coop for water to flow downhill. One of my main objectives has always been to prevent stagnant water puddles in the yard. Sand has been a great deterrent to that over a few years of adding it to the run. A nice top layer to keep chickens out of mud keeps the coops cleaner for longer periods of time during Winter also.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

I'm glad I don't deal with snow. Though I hear from people living in it, they prefer it to rain. I remember being in Ohio. The weather was drier, and walking in the cold snow wasn't as bone chilling as some of the Winters in California, when it is very humid and cold.
Very foggy here closer to the coast. I'm glad today will be a day without rain. I remember building my chicken yard and running drainage pipe. It ends at a ditch outside the coop for water to flow downhill. One of my main objectives has always been to prevent stagnant water puddles in the yard. Sand has been a great deterrent to that over a few years of adding it to the run. A nice top layer to keep chickens out of mud keeps the coops cleaner for longer periods of time during Winter also.

yes I use sand in my coops adding some outside is a great idea. i also like to use pine needles as I have a bunch of those haha. i do the trench every year it helps a lot just hadn't cleaned it out yet. its on my list today with more rain and snow on the way

 

[8machines]

we had a bunch of rain too. i did not measure it though it poured then yesterday when i got up at 4:15 am it was snowing heavily which was a surprise considering they had said 5000 ft snow levels. it dusted the car and driveway but everything else was too wet. up by sly park which is only 100 ft higher than me they had a good coating and at 4000 ft in Pollock Pines the photos showed quite a bit .
last night it rained a bunch and was a cold 37 overtime i checked so probably a little more up the hill.

i need to trench around one of my coops better this weekend. they are sand but the one needs some better drainage

thanks for the info.

We had a dusting of snow at 3400 off 88 yesterday morning. It remains cold.

 

[Michael Apple]

yes I use sand in my coops adding some outside is a great idea. i also like to use pine needles as I have a bunch of those haha. i do the trench every year it helps a lot just hadn't cleaned it out yet. its on my list today with more rain and snow on the way

I've been using pine shavings for so long, I don't want anything else in coops. I grew up using straw with my parents who always had poultry. Poor absorbancy and they break down fast. I also don't like the fact that mites can survive in the hollow chutes of straw. I have one coop with a concrete slab and another is wood up on piers, so sand won't work in the houses. I see you raise Penedesencas. I remember reading about them once. They are an interesting breed. They look about the size of Leghorns.