Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

[ozexpat]

jandee - use rice husks in the coop. they dry out the poop fast and keep the smell was down.

 

[DaveOmak]

New ? disinfectant.. Looks super good to me...

http://www.cidlines.com/en-uk/355/101/achievinga99999microbialreduction.html

http://www.virocid.com/about-virocid/

http://www.merial.ca/en/poultry/Disinfectants/Pages/disinfectant-virocid.aspx

Added this blurb........

http://www.virocid.com/virocid-tested-pedv-1400-13-oz-gal-epa-accredited-lab/

 

[RobJones]

we are in Dumaguete often. we will be back before Christmas.

Robb I should have side chicks for you.

my philippine cell number is +639204695200

Thats good news Oz thanks My number is 09063860468 I should be ready for them in about a week, How many in a batch and price ? Can you send them or must I pick them up ? Sorry i;m a bit dumb what are side chicks ? what breed are they I need layers.

 

[RobJones]

Great looking coop and fine birds you got there, Rob.

@ozexpat , I now have 20 Kabir chicks but my wife is already complaining with the unpleasant smell. We are in a subdivision, a tight space with neighbors on both sides and back. I already moved half of them to my mom's place where they can be ranged better. I also found a help who started yesterday so the smell issue might or will be toned down a bit. Hopefully this gets addressed before your next trip to Dumaguete so I can add few more birds from your flock.

Thanks for the compliment Jandee

 

[ozexpat]

Thats good news Oz thanks My number is 09063860468 I should be ready for them in about a week, How many in a batch and price ? Can you send them or must I pick them up ? Sorry i;m a bit dumb what are side chicks ? what breed are they I need layers.

The chicks can be shipped via PAL as day olds, then itts tricky ahipping them till atleast 6 weeks

When I get back to the farm tomorrow I will tell you whats cooking for next weeks hatch

 

[RobJones]

Quote: Thanks Oz appreciate it, take care

 

[jandee]

jandee - use rice husks in the coop. they dry out the poop fast and keep the smell was down.

A sack of rice husks in the city is a bit pricey. I bought 2 bags for P25 each. You mentioned you can get it at a very low cost and sometimes free, therefore it should be cheaper than what I'm buying it for.

 

[Tomtommom]

I'm not technically a new member... Happily lurking since spring '13...

but yes, back then I posted briefly in the new members area. I have a very active toddler and busy suburban "homestead", so reading time is precious, and it's usually a frantic search for whatever info I need then off, with little time to check in on conversations. But I LOVE having BYC as a resource, it's been so helpful to learn about my chickens! I'm a horse girl from way back, as well as dogs, cats, and other pets, but adding working livestock to our home has been an adventure--the chickens are spoiled rotten, but they are also food--eggs and meat. I've got the "egg" part down, this year I'm planning to experiment with the "meat" bit--I need to cull at least one of my hens that isn't laying, as well as at least one roo. I'm thinking about adding some Red Sagitta birds from a local breeder near me to move more towards dual purpose (http://justfowlingaround.weebly.com/breed-profiles/category/red-sagitta), but not certain about that yet. Anyways, thanks for the welcome!

Edited to add: also am a medical-field person. Pediatric physical therapist, primarily with neuro-developmental disorders. Between work and my own kiddo, sometimes I feel like I need time to use my grown-up words, lol... Have been accused of LONG posts when I get going...

Fellow mama, if the name didn't give it away. Tomtom is my special needs toddler, going to be 3 in January (we actually signed his IEP today

) Also have a 7 month old baby girl and a 6 year old step-son who lives mainly with us.

We're doing the whole suburban homestead thing too. I've got chickens and muscovy. I've had about a half dozen birds over for dinner in the past year and a half we've been doing the chicken thing. Hopefully more once the muscovy get to breeding. I'm getting "crunchier" by the day. Trying to do the whole from-scratch thing... add to that a non-verbal toddler with severe sensory processing issues with food allergies and woah fun.

I talk too much too. Places like the front porch thread and the old folks home are good places for our grown-up words

 

[ozexpat]

rice husks in rural areas are a problem as they don't break down easily and take up space. I just help myself

 

[ozexpat]

we just got in from Dumaguete.

it's time to start my projects.

1st up is the timer for the coop lights. we need to get the girls laying evenly.