Colorado

[Minchi]

does anyone know if this is safe for chicks to eat?

http://www.petmountain.com/product/...on-8-1-snak-shak-treat-rabbit-guinea-pig.html

had a rabbit never got to give it to him

 

[Mommato5]

Been trying to catch a darn mouse that I found in my henhouse, but I have to be careful cuz I can't have the pullets getting into the trap.

Check out humane mouse traps. There's no way even the smallest chick could get stuck in there and even if it did, it wouldn't be injured. We got ours for around $10 on Amazon and you can reuse them indefinitely. We release them at a nearby grassy area. We've always had a mouse problem, even before we had chickens! They were in the garage when we moved in and they LOVE living in the bbq (yuck!) and the shed.

 

[ONSTAD1]

Ok. I'm about to become the king of dumb questions, but...here it goes...how high can a chicken "jump"?

I ask because Im going to try the deep litter method. Was thinking the bottom of my chicken door would be 6" above the floor. Guessing that would be no problem, but I really am "chicken novice".

Also, would deep litter method work in a coop as small as 4'x4'?


Mo

 

[Mommato5]

I don't know anything about deep litter but my girls *jump* to the top of a 4' fence. They only flap their wings on the way back down. 6" is only just a little step.

 

[ONSTAD1]

uhhhhgg... I knew that was a dumb question lol
Mo

 

[ONSTAD1]

Been planning a coop for 2 months...gone through about 5 plans drawn out...enough of this. I'm going out tonight and buy a bunch of 2x4's and start screwing them together! The universe will provide ; )

mo

 

[wsmith]

LOL.

Didn't have a whole lot of time today after work. We got one pen door framed and hung before the thnderstorm drove us inside.

 

[ONSTAD1]

Chicken poop! Blasted rain. Not a screw screwed.

 

[gardendufus]

Yeah, but wasn't it a glorious rain aside from that.

Can't help ya with the DLM question either Mo. I dug 1 ft into the earth for my sub ground level floor, so I've got about 14" available for my DL. LOL, I don't think it will ever get that deep but ya never know. Don't know why the 4 X 4 would be an issue tho, depends probably on how many birds you have in it. My litter has been at about 3 inches since late February and is doing well, completely dry and odorless. But then I have dirt/sand under that, which might make a difference. I'm just kinda learning as I go with deep litter.

As to the jumping.........I have a roost in my run that's about 3 maybe 3 1/2 feet tall and all my chicks, including the youngest (8 weeks) all jump onto it. The other day my 11 Week old Welsummer tried to take off from it to the top of my 6' fence and was only shy by about 6 inches (and the roost is a good 6' away from the fence. I sure hope that bird netting holds up. I may have to start thinking about how to get something a little sturdier over my run. Was funny watching her do it tho. I could tell she was giving the fence top the old eagle eye, gauging her chances, then sure enough she gave it the old college try. Glad she didn't hurt herself on the way down. I'm hoping as she ages and puts on a little weight (the Wellies I have are very slender birds) it might be more difficult for her to gain the height she needs?????

 

[wattsjadajoe]

I got 60 mph winds...lightning..thunder...and 15 seconds of rain!!!

Joe