Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[mzstre]

Raised coops?

  I'm being a smartypants but yeah -- spring coop-building, they're all going to be 1) on legs and 2) portable.

The coops are raised, but my runs are a mess now!

 

[Bettacreek]

Hey now, don't diss the cornish x too much! They're my favorite birds! Out of forty, one went lame in one leg after being attacked, most were butchered, one disappeared in the snow storm, and I have 11 left, one monster roo and nine pullets. Besides the injured, attcked one, I have not had a single issue with lameness or illness. Love my cornish cross!

 

[sonew123]

this is one side of my barn...3 (8x4 breeding pens) and 1 large 10x10 breeding pen on the end that the Tolbunts are in right now...the opposite side has the other pens for ducks. Then just beyond the large pen is the Egg layer side that is completely open with electric fencing...25 x25 ? ish That group is allowed freedom all day...the pens have timed free ranging in the other electric fenced areas...Each group gets out for hours everyday...alot of work shuffling birds but it works for me

 

[caj1985]

OK I change out my bedding/shavings 1x a month all year long. I can't take the smell at all..Im a freak..All get fresh pine shavings! all coops scraped and cleaned head to toe 1x month....lol yup freak in fact that's my job this weekend rain, shine or -20 Ive done it in every kind of weather! Costs me 64 a bag x 10-12 bags 1 x a month...
sorry 10 pens...3 of them are duck pens--MESSY!!!

Try the equine fresh in one coop as a trial. I think you will be amazed at the difference. It just smells like fresh cut lumber. If there is any odor through in a couple handfuls of new pine pellets on top and let your chickens work it over.

 

[mzstre]

I would dose everyone.

x2 Heather. I hope it's just from the stress of shipping!!!

 

[sonew123]

Hey now, don't diss the cornish x too much! They're my favorite birds! Out of forty, one went lame in one leg after being attacked, most were butchered, one disappeared in the snow storm, and I have 11 left, one monster roo and nine pullets. Besides the injured, attcked one, I have not had a single issue with lameness or illness. Love my cornish cross!

They were tasty,,I'll give yah that..but I'm a freak with my birds and they almost put me over the edge of no return! lol

 

[pastrymama]

I wont either!!
Its day old chicks or eggs only and the chicks are huge for me to get from someone...

same here. i even quarrantine chicks for a month and will have seperate brooders going.

 

[caj1985]

Krafty,

Check your paypal account, please. Mine is showing status of unclaimed for some weird reason.

Thanks.

 

[sonew123]

I will do that!!! thanks..do they carry that at TSC?

 

[sonew123]

same here. i even quarrantine chicks for a month and will have seperate brooders going.

Yup, the chicks I will have coming in Spring will be in the house for a few weeks to make sure before they go into the barn! ( NO offense to anyone I'm getting chicks from )