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kat6225
In the Brooder
- Apr 12, 2015
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You guys have a beautiful coop! I hope we can build one like that one day. The theme of our backyard is "tenporary fixes" mostly because we know we want to fix the backyard to make it look nice and function better but other needs have taken priority for now.
I can see how crates would make a good ramp. Our birds like to perch on our gardening bench and they use the empty pots stacked upside down next to it to hop up to the table. I think I will move the buckets to the coop until husband has a day off to make a ramp with scrap wood.
I picked up the flock raiser and the scratch. Grabbed some more buckets to keep rodents out and everything is placed near the coop to make everything as easy as I can.
We use a 5 gallon bucket from home depot. It has a watering cup in it. We dump the water out and replace it with new when the water becomes stale. The instructions on the vitamins say one scoop per gallon and to replace the water daily. Well, they dont drink 5 gallons in a day. I have a freshly emptied milk jug that is 1 gallon and I think we have another watering cup around here somewhere. Maybe that will do for now?
Circles is still hobbling around and I'm not sure if it is getting better or worse. I need to find a way to confine her so she stops trying to keep up with her buddies. But the yard they use is large so I need to make a run for them so they cant go too far away from her. Circles is like a golden retriever and she wants to be a part of the group but because she isn't bright the other two don't let her catch up.
As soon as the sun is up and I let the girls out I will update you more on Circles and the run.
Thank you so much for the help and advice. It means a lot. We love watching Circles be herself. She is an odd bird, but we love her.
I can see how crates would make a good ramp. Our birds like to perch on our gardening bench and they use the empty pots stacked upside down next to it to hop up to the table. I think I will move the buckets to the coop until husband has a day off to make a ramp with scrap wood.
I picked up the flock raiser and the scratch. Grabbed some more buckets to keep rodents out and everything is placed near the coop to make everything as easy as I can.
We use a 5 gallon bucket from home depot. It has a watering cup in it. We dump the water out and replace it with new when the water becomes stale. The instructions on the vitamins say one scoop per gallon and to replace the water daily. Well, they dont drink 5 gallons in a day. I have a freshly emptied milk jug that is 1 gallon and I think we have another watering cup around here somewhere. Maybe that will do for now?
Circles is still hobbling around and I'm not sure if it is getting better or worse. I need to find a way to confine her so she stops trying to keep up with her buddies. But the yard they use is large so I need to make a run for them so they cant go too far away from her. Circles is like a golden retriever and she wants to be a part of the group but because she isn't bright the other two don't let her catch up.
As soon as the sun is up and I let the girls out I will update you more on Circles and the run.
Thank you so much for the help and advice. It means a lot. We love watching Circles be herself. She is an odd bird, but we love her.