California - Northern

[ronott1]

Yes actually I used to work in Palo cedro. We live near airport and dersch rd. We just bought a house here a few years ago. I know neighbors keep roosters because I can hear them. So I assume it's ok. Hopefully lol. As for the desktop top we have kept them for years. I used to prefer them. Over the years we just never use them. I think I actually have a like 500 dollar laptop around here somewhere. It was collecting dust so we stored it away somewhere. As for the kids they aren't allowed to use the Internet yet. We are very strict when it comes to technology. We don't even have cable anymore. My husband and I both felt it was rotting the kids brains. They do use Google Chrome on my phone when we have school projects and such. They are both working hard right now to earn the money for a phone lol. It's good for them though.

If you are on this map, let me know the color and I will look up the zoning for you. If your place is not there, let me know which way go move the map.

 

[jenniferlamar70]

If you are on this map, let me know the color and I will look up the zoning for you. If your place is not there, let me know which way go move the map.

We are in redding. Just not in city of redding. We are considered county. Churn creek is considered in the city limits as far as I know. We are south of churn creek right by Kents market.

 

[ronott1]

We are in redding. Just not in city of redding. We are considered county. Churn creek is considered in the city limits as far as I know. We are south of churn creek right by Kents market.

There is an RR zone in the Lassen view area. I will pop in a bigger map. See it you are in this area--and what the color is or if you are in Redding Cit limits. The City has annexed land in a finger to the air port.

 

[Stephine]

Wine country folks, what do you put in your run? My chicks just made the transition to the coop and had their first day in the run yesterday. So far it is bare soil and I like that I can spray some water on the ground so they can cool off a bit. The coop is very well ventilated and never gets warmer than the outside air, and yesterday afternoon when I looked in there they were all panting. I let them out in the run and they threw themselves on the cool soil and started digging around in it and the panting stopped immediately and for the rest of the day. But I imagine that over time it'll get pretty yucky with their droppings in there. The run is on the small side as they are meant to free range most of the time as soon as they are a bit bigger. My friend says she puts down hay, but I don't think I could still water the run to keep them cool then, without making a giant mess, no? Also I have a mister which I will start using if shade and the cool ground are still not cooling the birds off enough. What do you use in your runs?

 

[ronott1]

Wine country folks, what do you put in your run? My chicks just made the transition to the coop and had their first day in the run yesterday. So far it is bare soil and I like that I can spray some water on the ground so they can cool off a bit. The coop is very well ventilated and never gets warmer than the outside air, and yesterday afternoon when I looked in there they were all panting. I let them out in the run and they threw themselves on the cool soil and started digging around in it and the panting stopped immediately and for the rest of the day. But I imagine that over time it'll get pretty yucky with their droppings in there. The run is on the small side as they are meant to free range most of the time as soon as they are a bit bigger. My friend says she puts down hay, but I don't think I could still water the run to keep them cool then, without making a giant mess, no? Also I have a mister which I will start using if shade and the cool ground are still not cooling the birds off enough. What do you use in your runs?

I use sand in the runs because of the clay soil in Woodland. It depends on your soil--which can be different even in the same area.

Straw is a good choice too.

 

[Stephine]

We are close to a creek so our soil is alluvial: river rocks interspersed with river sediment which is actually a really lovely soil.
I am not crazy about the idea of using sand, first, because it gets hot in the sun and second, because I can't compost it when it needs cleaning out and I don't have a spot on the property where I want to start a dirty sand pile...

 

[jenniferlamar70]

We are close to a creek so our soil is alluvial: river rocks interspersed with river sediment which is actually a really lovely soil.
I am not crazy about the idea of using sand, first, because it gets hot in the sun and second, because I can't compost it when it needs cleaning out and I don't have a spot on the property where I want to start a dirty sand pile...

I'm not positive because I use straw but the people I have seen use sand clean it out like a litter box I believe. I think you just scoop out the excrement and leave the other sand in..

 

[caychris]

Sand works quite well if you wet it down in the mornings and provide shade for it in the heat of the day. Ive come to the conclusion that a covered run is far better than an open one. (especially in winter time.) I plan on adding more sand to my run this fall and cover it with straw in winter. I have shade cloth and walls covering most of the run currently Im planning on adding hardcover roof to direct runoff.

 

[sawprops]

I was using pine shavings and decided to switch to Koop Klean with Sweet PDZ. I don't know how I feel about it. Its has tripled my daily cleaning time, but it smells good. It also has a bit of powdery PDZ on it and I can see it when I am placing it in the coop. After I throw it in I don't see it anymore though. I just wonder how safe it is for the chickens because sometimes they take a nibble of it. The website says its safe and all natural, but it doesn't talk about if the birds eat it. It holds 60% of its weight in moisture, neutralizes ammonia and odors, and acts as a digestive grit as well. I am a little anal and clean my coop every morning of poop and sweep the run a couple times a days. I never have any smell at all, or flies and my girls are 5 months old. I sprinkle a little in the run too. I think the girls love it though.

Here's the description:
"

Koop Clean™ is an all-natural, quality chicken bedding consisting of a chopped blend of hay & straw, combined with the unique superior odor neutralizing ingredient, Sweet PDZ™. Specially formulated using only ingredients from the earth, Koop Clean™ chicken bedding will make your flock happy, while keeping your coop fresh, dry and insulated."
Website:​

http://www.koopclean.com/home-4/

When I was using the pine shavings, I would lay a thick layer of sand directly under the roost, and it took me literally 2 minutes in the morning to clean the poop from their coop with a kitty litter scoop. I think I will revert back to doing that because it's much harder to clean the poop out of the Koop Clean! For some reason they didn't scratch with pine shaving and sand, but they scratch A LOT with the Koop Clean and bury the poop so I have to search for it now! No bueno. I will definitely be going back to a small bag of sand under the roost ladder!​

 

[h2oratt]

I was using pine shavings and decided to switch to Koop Klean with Sweet PDZ.  I don't know how I feel about it.  Its has tripled my daily cleaning time, but it smells good.  It also has a bit of powdery PDZ on it and I can see it when I am placing it in the coop.  After I throw it in I don't see it anymore though.  I just wonder how safe it is for the chickens because sometimes they take a nibble of it. The website says its safe and all natural, but it doesn't talk about if the birds eat it.  It holds 60% of its weight in moisture, neutralizes ammonia and odors, and acts as a digestive grit as well.  I am a little anal and clean my coop every morning of poop and sweep the run a couple times a days.  I never have any smell at all, or flies and my girls are 5 months old.  I sprinkle a little in the run too.  I think the girls love it though.

Here's the description:
"

Koop Clean

is an all-natural, quality chicken bedding consisting of a chopped blend of hay & straw, combined with the unique superior odor neutralizing ingredient, Sweet PDZ

. Specially formulated using only ingredients from the earth, Koop Clean

chicken bedding will make your flock happy, while keeping your coop fresh, dry and insulated."​

Website: ​

http://www.koopclean.com/home-4/

When I was using the pine shavings, I would lay a thick layer of sand directly under the roost, and it took me literally 2 minutes in the morning to clean the poop from their coop with a kitty litter scoop.  I think I will revert back to doing that because it's much harder to clean the poop out of the Koop Clean!  For some reason they didn't scratch with pine shaving and sand, but they scratch A LOT with the Koop Clean and bury the poop so I have to search for it now!  No bueno.  I will definitely be going back to a small bag of sand under the roost ladder!​

Mine are just on dirt and I use the Pdz straight. It is cheaper that way. I just sprinkle it around. Totally safe. http://www.sweetpdz.com/chick.html