Hello from Sugarloaf Estate - new chicken mama

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Sugarloaf Estate said:
haha YES! I had a recomendation from the lady at the feed store, and already converted my new neighbours who has 200+ chickens! haha didn't realise how great it works when the water breaks it down! I LOVE it!
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They've been a game changer when we started using them in the brooder. The brooder is in our living room and you would never know we've got chickens in the house. ☺️
 
Debbie292d said:
They've been a game changer when we started using them in the brooder. The brooder is in our living room and you would never know we've got chickens in the house. ☺️
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Can i ask a question - when you put them in, do you wet them to break them down, or wait till it happens naturally? I didn't really wet mine, but the rain got in on the sides and its so consistent and soft there, I'm considering hosing it down, should I? do you? or do you let it happen naturally? Thanks so much!

Also love that yours are in the house! haha i would be in so much trouble hahaha but when we have chicks one day.. i hope to do the same! hahaha
 
Sugarloaf Estate said:
We are new ish to chickens! during covid I got 3 isa browns and absolutely loved them!! Ended up giving them away to young family when I was 9 months pregnant as knew I wouldn’t have the time to commit to them for a little while. But we just bought a farm and are building a homestead and finally finished my coop and got new gals!! 🥳

- 3 x 19 week week pullet isa browns
- 2 x 8 week olive eggers (blue eggs)
- 1 lavender Sussex 12 weeks
- 1 red Ancona 8 weeks
- 1 exchequer leghorn

Our favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens is that our now 2 year old son is learning about where his food comes from. He knows chickens lay eggs, but we’re yet to show him and I love the look on his face when we open to check!

We have 3 bee hives and shortly will have our veggie garden up and running- I’m loving documenting our journey via social media and learning as we go!

We live in Australia and just moved an hour north of the city, excited during renovation and looking forward to introducing new animals to our new farm!
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How exciting for you and your family on this journey! We're new to BYC as well. We can all be learning and sharing together!
 
Sugarloaf Estate said:
Can i ask a question - when you put them in, do you wet them to break them down, or wait till it happens naturally? I didn't really wet mine, but the rain got in on the sides and its so consistent and soft there, I'm considering hosing it down, should I? do you? or do you let it happen naturally? Thanks so much!

Also love that yours are in the house! haha i would be in so much trouble hahaha but when we have chicks one day.. i hope to do the same! hahaha
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I never wet them. For the brooder, I provide grit in case they grab a small piece before they're smart enough to know they taste nasty.

In the coop, it just dries out the poop and slowly turns into sawdust. We don't change them but once a year in the spring and by then they are mostly sawdust. The humidity in the coop today was 58% and 81% outside. I attribute our ability to keep the coop's humidity down largely to them. If you wet them, you take away most of their absorbing power, but I understand the desire because that sawdust is cool too!
 
Debbie292d said:
I never wet them. For the brooder, I provide grit in case they grab a small piece before they're smart enough to know they taste nasty.

In the coop, it just dries out the poop and slowly turns into sawdust. We don't change them but once a year in the spring and by then they are mostly sawdust. The humidity in the coop today was 58% and 81% outside. I attribute our ability to keep the coop's humidity down largely to them. If you wet them, you take away most of their absorbing power, but I understand the desire because that sawdust is cool too!
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Super helpful! Thank you!!!
 

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