Colorado

[coloradochick]

Did you all hear the Sheriff Taylor passed away

I loved his shows and always wanted to live in Mayberry when I was little. Heck who am I kidding, I'd live there now if I could. He just seemed like a gentle soul.

 

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

Kmatt- we put in all natural bark/mulch. It seems to help control the smell. The main goal for us is to get the poo to dry out as fast as possible as most of the smell goes away with the moisture.

Colorado chick- I hadn't heard that.

 

[Rock Home Isle]

ok. I need some help. My run STINKS!!! Its in dirt and the chicken spend most of their days in their since my Shepard mix wants to chase them. I'm planning on raking it out today and getting rid of the top layer of stuff (poo, leaves, sticks, leftover grass clippings from 3 wks ago, etc etc). I was thinking of tossing a bag of sand in there and mix it with some sweet pdz. But I've put straight pdz in there and it didn't help much.

Anyone else have this problem?? Its driving me nuts. The coop i can clean every 3 wks without a problem (sweet pdz poo area and shavings in another). There is a noticeable chicken smell but its not a bad one.

My wife was noticing an odor from our run about a week ago. I opened up a bag of woodshavings in the run and spread it around so that I had about 2 inches depth. The next morning....no odor. The pullets have been working the shavings ever since, everything is nice and dry and odor free.



Along with the odor, I was noticing a fly problem. I hung a fly trap, but since the odor problem is solved, the flies seem to have gone elsewhere. It did a great job for a few days, but the catch rate has greatly dropped off. Still....No Flies is a good thing.

 

[mynamesjenelle]

Yeah Mo, who are you trying to kid, 4 or 5 HA!!!  Chicken math will prevail and commone sense will go out the window  SWOOSH!!

That's right! I only suggested getting four to start because INEVITABLY you will find that one awesome breed that you just love and you will want the space to get her. However, if you get six today you always know where your extra can go. I mean, gah! Oh no! I'm infected!

:cd :cd :cd

 

[kmatt87]

That's right! I only suggested getting four to start because INEVITABLY you will find that one awesome breed that you just love and you will want the space to get her. However, if you get six today you always know where your extra can go. I mean, gah! Oh no! I'm infected!

I've been infected!! lol. I only have 7 right now. There are 3 other breed i want to try and figured i'd get them next yr. I know i'm going to end up with at least 5 though.....lol. We already have a run, coop, brooder and everything needed to go with it. So it will only cost me around $20 to get 5 more chicks. What a deal!!!

 

[mynamesjenelle]

Here are a couple of Narragansett turkey shots as well. Everybody is growing and doing great.

Little cuties! They have such lovely feathers. I showed these to my boyfriend last night and we spent some time looking up fowl videos on youtube. Now we're thinking a duck, which will need a pond of course, and those turkeys are pretty cute too. Maybe we need to get some more land...


Rock Home Isle, I loved the pictures of your daughter with the chickens. Your land looks so green and idyllic

 

[mynamesjenelle]

I've been infected!! lol. I only have 7 right now. There are 3 other breed i want to try and figured i'd get them next yr.  I know i'm going to end up with at least 5 though.....lol.   We already have a run, coop, brooder and everything needed to go with it. So it will only cost me around $20 to get 5 more chicks. What a deal!!!   

That's the spirit!

I'm such a bad influence :yiipchick

 

[Rock Home Isle]

Did you all hear the Sheriff Taylor passed away

I loved his shows and always wanted to live in Mayberry when I was little. Heck who am I kidding, I'd live there now if I could. He just seemed like a gentle soul.

Sheriff Taylor....as in Andy Griffith??

 

[Rock Home Isle]

Little cuties! They have such lovely feathers. I showed these to my boyfriend last night and we spent some time looking up fowl videos on youtube. Now we're thinking a duck, which will need a pond of course, and those turkeys are pretty cute too. Maybe we need to get some more land...
Rock Home Isle, I loved the pictures of your daughter with the chickens. Your land looks so green and idyllic

The Narragansett is my favorite Turkey Breed.


And Ducks are just simply FUN to have in the flock.









Gerty is a Black Swedish and Other Duck is a Blue Swedish...they stick together all the time.

 

[larca83]

Mo, I can't wait to hear about your chicks! I thought I wanted 3 or 4, and I went with 5. (Four different breeds.) Now I wish I could have more because I really love my Rhode Island Red and want more RIR girls. Maybe next year. I also promised my husband that we can get him his Jersey Giant.