INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

[Old Salt 1945]

I have had some people try and convince me to use ferminated feed. I know it would save me a lot of money. But to me it just seems lke to much time and effort. But some one did tell me that if you feed your chickens oats it will fill them up faster. But dont feed them to much becuase it could mess up how they mature. Sounds a little fishy to me, but i mean can it really hurt?

Feed them sawdust. It fills them up fast, it's cheap, and they poop 2 x 4's for use in building an addition to your coop.

John

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Feed them sawdust. It fills them up fast, it cheap, and they poop 2 x 4's for use in building an addition to your coop.

John

I know what I am buying the next time I go to the farm store lol.

 

[Old Salt 1945]

OK, I'm just going to throw this out there and see what, if anything, happens. As seen below, I made some drips on my rooster stencil and have started corrections using actual white paint that will be painted over with the off white coop stain. When I went inside to clean said stencil, my three and five year old helpers decided that I was not doing enough to the coop and it needed even more white. Can you see it?



Is it bugging anyone? Anyone who might want to fix it that is, lol. Because I'm totally open to the help painting and I have an ENTIRE GALLON of off white stain that could be used to fix this issue.

Oh, and in addition to this, I am also staining the cabin a new color (on the right) where there might be some drippage, so that too is available if you get the urge to paint something (especially if you have scaffolding to reach the back corner)

Pipd, I'd available to help with plants if you ever want to add those too. Your chicks are pretty lucky and I really love how much thought you put into making the base secure. Really good job.

You guys had me cracking up.
Thank you.

How did a seagull get to Greencastle, Indiana to dive bomb your chicken coop?

John

 

[Thunder Chicken]

Feed them sawdust. It fills them up fast, it's cheap, and they poop 2 x 4's for use in building an addition to your coop.

John

Hmm...I remember thinking that your barn was a funny color.

 

[CRSelvey]

Wow, I love that cabin!!  Coop is nice too. 

Thank you!

The bag is smaller and the price typically the same or higher.  I agree without the package plainly saying such and such has been added to prevent mites, I'm not buying it.  I do feed 18% all flock though. But I do not keep food in the feeders all day as the directions on the bag says to do.  Adults get fed in the evening and once out of the brooder, little ones get fed twice a day.  Brooding chicks do have food for the majority of daylight hours.

I have been keeping their feeders full around the clock. Is that a bad idea? Should I just put it out part of the day?

How did a seagull get to Greencastle, Indiana to dive bomb your chicken coop?

John

John, they are the rare BeckettSavannah breed that fly regularly from Indiana to California and back. Good travelers but hard on coops.

 

[BackyardBitten]

re-posting my situation again because i am bit concerned plus being a newbie. All 3 of my laying hens have ceased giving eggs. I don't know if it has anything to do with less sunlight plus the colder temperatures we were getting last week. they have plenty of food,water, and greens. I live in an area that, best to my knowledge, i don't have many predators to contend with( mostly just neighborhood dogs or cats, if any). I don't see any feathers in the coop or bare spots like they are molting. i'm just concerned because i would hate for them to become egg-bound. they have been laying mostly non-stop since around the first of july and may have missed like one day at the most. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Webechickens]

Even with food grade, it's extremely dusty. With asthma, you may want to wear a mask when mixing with your dirt/sand.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

If you are worried about them being egg bound feel their abdomen. If they are egg bound it should be warm and have alittle bump lump type thing.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Even with food grade, it's extremely dusty. With asthma, you may want to wear a mask when mixing with your dirt/sand.

Ok, thank you. I will keep that in mind

 

[kabhyper1]

re-posting my situation again because i am bit concerned plus being a newbie. All 3 of my laying hens have ceased giving eggs. I don't know if it has anything to do with less sunlight plus the colder temperatures we were getting last week. they have plenty of food,water, and greens. I live in an area that, best to my knowledge, i don't have many predators to contend with( mostly just neighborhood dogs or cats, if any). I don't see any feathers in the coop or bare spots like they are molting. i'm just concerned because i would hate for them to become egg-bound. they have been laying mostly non-stop since around the first of july and may have missed like one day at the most. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

How long have yours stopped laying for? I have a couple that are doing the same thing. I think it's the weather. But Im new too.