Eastern Tennessee Thread

[SandraD]

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Well you sure would have to control mites n lice

 

[ladyride]

For some good news almost 3 weeks a go I got hit by a predator well since then found 1 hen injured she is back on track like nothing happened then 9 days later another hen found her way home looking as good as the rest just showed up at feeding time . Now another little roo that was a packing peanut showed up today looking a little rough dull in feathers doing a limp thing on left thigh a little thin but back. Went out to give some treats there he was in the coop.I counted them 3 times before yep he's back. I only wonder where have they been ??

 

[NellaBean]

Checked on the birds at the fair today. I have left for sale 1 blue cochinX pullet left for sale, 2 black cochinX pullets, 3 black english orp pullets and 1 olive egger pullet...........plus 5 mottled cochins (1 cock, 4 hens). have sold 1 buff cochinX, 2 blue cochinX, 2 little cochinX, 2 barred rocks......

Lots of new sale birds today.....

Anyone want any mottleds? i would cut a deal for BYC peeps (specially if you took multiple or all!)

 

[SandraD]

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So glad your chickens r home

 

[bairo]

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From what I understand, you're not supposed to use cedar at all as it can be toxic to them. Inside my coop, even the faux coup, i use straw or hay. In my pen i've put down sand and have been super happy with it. I got a huge package of pine shavings for the chicks and have it in the brooder and am considering sawdust >we have a saw mill very very close< to put down under them in the coop. I used this with my first chicks and it seemed to work well, they could take "baths" in it >fling it around and pretend to be bathing at least< But honestly they only sleep in there so I just need to try and keep clean up easy and quick.

Cedar is controversial with some and I would NEVER use straight cedar. I usually only use one bag and it goes on bottom (remember the coop is 15x10 so it is spread out pretty good) I started doing it to help with the bugs in the heat of summer as a natural deterrent. Have never seen any ill effects at all. I do like what I have read about sand and it seems almost perfect except that it is a huge conductor of cold in the winter. So that is out for the winter and it would be a pain to switch out sand I think. As far as Sevin dust goes...mine never peck in their coop except at the feeder and I saw some mites early in August. DE is way too expensive for 150 sq./ft and I heard that many people have had good luck with sevin for years with out incident. So far it looks as if the mites are already gone and hens seem healthy and happy. I think if they were locked up in the coop in spring and summer for any length of time I would be more cautious, but the run is 600 sq.ft. and they are out sunrise to sunset. except to lay and eat mostly

 

[SandraD]

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From what I understand, you're not supposed to use cedar at all as it can be toxic to them. Inside my coop, even the faux coup, i use straw or hay. In my pen i've put down sand and have been super happy with it. I got a huge package of pine shavings for the chicks and have it in the brooder and am considering sawdust >we have a saw mill very very close< to put down under them in the coop. I used this with my first chicks and it seemed to work well, they could take "baths" in it >fling it around and pretend to be bathing at least< But honestly they only sleep in there so I just need to try and keep clean up easy and quick.

Cedar is controversial with some and I would NEVER use straight cedar. I usually only use one bag and it goes on bottom (remember the coop is 15x10 so it is spread out pretty good) I started doing it to help with the bugs in the heat of summer as a natural deterrent. Have never seen any ill effects at all. I do like what I have read about sand and it seems almost perfect except that it is a huge conductor of cold in the winter. So that is out for the winter and it would be a pain to switch out sand I think. As far as Sevin dust goes...mine never peck in their coop except at the feeder and I saw
some mites early in August. DE is way too expensive for 150 sq./ft and I heard that many people have had good luck with sevin for years with out incident. So far it looks as if the mites are already gone and hens seem healthy and happy. I think if they were locked up in the coop in spring and summer for any length of time I would be more cautious, but the run is 600 sq.ft. and they are out sunrise to sunset. except to lay and eat mostly

Makes good sense

 

[bairo]

PS Heather...

I have to ask; what in the world is a faux coop? I know what faux is of course..but You must enlighten me as it applies to a coop

 

[SandraD]

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Yes Heather, I was wondering that too

 

[bairo]

any thing to report on chix ordinance for JC, Sandra??

 

[SandraD]

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The last I've heard last week is that the COOP group (jccoop.org) wants to go before the city council around the end of Oct. I plan on going for support. Sure hope we can get it passed