Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[CelticOaksFarm]

Quote: Oh congrats on the new job! Chat later

 

[madamwlf]

I'll come up and take some of them off of your hands!!!

I have more then plenty to choose from!

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

brand isnt important on the pellets as there are a ton of brands of horse stall pellets. They all work the same and you will enjoy the results!

 

[Sahwithchicks]

Yes

FL coops and breeding pens dont look like many from up north, we have to worry about heat and open air with a roof is a common theme

Yes open air is key. I used to just leave everyone in the locked run with a roof, until the coons just started ripping the chickens out through the chain link. Now I lock them up in the two small coops, but I need more. And I had no where to separate breeders. It is going to be REALLY hard for me to not allow birds to free range everyday all day long. Before it wasn't a problem- I only had cochin roosters that where mature.
I paid $150 today for all the supplies to section off part of the run, and build the roosting box. I drew up plans to make a four section breeding pen, and I priced it out to cost me $400. I will ask for lowes GCs for my birthday and save all chick/egg sales to build it, since hubby refuses to finance my chicken expansion any more!!

 

[puglady]

Yes
Yes open air is key. I used to just leave everyone in the locked run with a roof, until the coons just started ripping the chickens out through the chain link. Now I lock them up in the two small coops, but I need more. And I had no where to separate breeders. It is going to be REALLY hard for me to not allow birds to free range everyday all day long. Before it wasn't a problem- I only had cochin roosters that where mature.
I paid $150 today for all the supplies to section off part of the run, and build the roosting box. I drew up plans to make a four section breeding pen, and I priced it out to cost me $400. I will ask for lowes GCs for my birthday and save all chick/egg sales to build it, since hubby refuses to finance my chicken expansion any more!!

Out of curiosity only, does anybody pull building permits for their coops? I know its required around here and it stinks. I want different (more, many more) breeds but have had issues with noise complaints that are grandfathered in (we're zoned agriculture) but any "significant changes" can invalidate this. I already have 4 coops, one of which is very large but I fear that if I request a building permit it will be denied due to the neighbors prior noise complaints......

 

[Dahlisgrams]

Yes
Yes open air is key. I used to just leave everyone in the locked run with a roof, until the coons just started ripping the chickens out through the chain link. Now I lock them up in the two small coops, but I need more. And I had no where to separate breeders. It is going to be REALLY hard for me to not allow birds to free range everyday all day long. Before it wasn't a problem- I only had cochin roosters that where mature.
I paid $150 today for all the supplies to section off part of the run, and build the roosting box. I drew up plans to make a four section breeding pen, and I priced it out to cost me $400. I will ask for lowes GCs for my birthday and save all chick/egg sales to build it, since hubby refuses to finance my chicken expansion any more!!

Darned racoons. I live in zone 7 and am going to begin building yet another coop in the next week, or rather DH is going to.. I'm in the same boat. He said that's it, no more after these current projects are finished. He said that after the first coop too, and we're now up to 5 going on 6.

This one will be an open coop that will be "winterized" when necessary. I wish we had FL weather to leave things open all year. The chickens really seem to do better with lots of ventilation/fresh air. I'd love to see photos of open coops if anyone has any to share.. I'm a visual learner...

 

[madamwlf]

Building permits are required for permanent structures here. None of our coops are permanent. That stinks. I'm so glad our neighbors don't mind the roosters.

 

[chick-among-us]

Good luck AyeUpchuck... I would let you use some of mine, too if we were closer!!  comes in a BIG bottle that will last forever and works FAST...  Mine had kind of a funky sneeze during the summer, and it went right away with the Denagard...  your birdies are ok!!!

Does this work better thAn tylan50?

 

[madamwlf]

Puglady, I'm so glad you said something earlier. I have GFF eggs going into lockdown tonight too. Rhodebars, Bresse, Chocolate Wyandotte, and one Jubilee Orpington egg.

 

[madamwlf]

Does this work better thAn tylan50?

Yes, Denagard is a stronger antibiotic then Tylan 50