Hello from Bend, Oregon

[BulldogsandChickens]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

Thank you! Happy to be a part of this forum. So much great information.

 

[BulldogsandChickens]

Hi and welcome to BYC! We're so glad to have you! Please make yourself at home!

Thank you for the welcome! Excited to have found this great informational site to have an Egg-cellent Chicken Family.

 

[Isaac 0]

Welcome to BYC! It's great to have you here!

 

[BulldogsandChickens]

Welcome to BYC! It's great to have you here!

Thank you for the warm welcome!

 

[Brahmachicken240]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens!

Feel free to drop in and share your flock

Updates for 2020 with us here in my 2020 flock life thread



https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/2020-flock-life.1351080/



It’s nice to meet you!

 

[Texas Transplant]

Hello Backyard Chicken friends!
My family and I recently moved onto five acres with an existing coop. It may be Spring in Bend, Oregon but our temperatures will continue to dabble in the high 20’s at night for awhile longer. We have a brooder set up in the coop with multiple heat lamps for our new flock of seven:
Buff Orpington
Plymouth Rock
Cream legbar
Speckled Sussex
Blue laced red Wyandotte
White Crested Black Polish
Silkie Bantam
We have had chickens in the past and are excited about our new birds.
Currently we are using wood shavings for the brooder. Unfortunately our daughter is allergic and has to wear gloves when helping with the chickens to help avoid a rash. Any recommendations on a non wood based bedding material?
Our two Valley Bulldogs (boxer & English bulldog) are very excited about their new guard responsibilities. Both can be found sitting on the Coop porch throughout the day guarding their new babes.

Welcome I'm in Prineville. A great bedding alternative is coarse (not play sand) sand. You can use a kitty litter scoop to clean it and it desiccates the poop which makes it less stinky etc.
Good Luck

 

[drumstick diva]

So sorry you lost a couple chicks to the heat lamp. You may want to search for the BYC article on "Mama heating pad," written by one of our great members Blooie. Nothing there to hurt or burn any chicks - and they think they are with mama. Okay chicks aren't too bright BUT it works!!!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Welcome to BYC great to have you join Us!

 

[BulldogsandChickens]

Welcome I'm in Prineville. A great bedding alternative is coarse (not play sand) sand. You can use a kitty litter scoop to clean it and it desiccates the poop which makes it less stinky etc.
Good Luck

Thank you for the bedding information. Where do you get your course sand locally?

 

[BulldogsandChickens]

So sorry you lost a couple chicks to the heat lamp. You may want to search for the BYC article on "Mama heating pad," written by one of our great members Blooie. Nothing there to hurt or burn any chicks - and they think they are with mama. Okay chicks aren't too bright BUT it works!!!!

Thank you for kind words and information. My chicks are all 4-7 weeks old now. So sad to lose babies. The heat lamp did not get too hot the bulbed shorted out and the chicks got too cold.