INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

[bradselig]

I like slidding on ice I think it is fun. On year me and my mom spun around in circles and went into someone yard, nothing bad. She cried I laughed. It wasnt anything serious and the people werent mad about there yard. The only thing I dont like about winter is when I have to be outside all day- my toes get cold. And having to carry the water and thaw out the frozen buckets.

I hate ice. It made me roll my Ford Bronco (my first vehicle, rolled it when I was 17). Man I loved that car!

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Now that poultry fest is out of the way. (At least for this year.

) I'm getting ready to start on my next project, but found out I have a potential problem.

I was processing one of the extra roos, and he had mites pretty bad. I don't handle my birds a lot, so haven't noticed a problem before. I realize I don't know how to tell the difference between a chicken who is itching, and one who is just working on oiling up their feathers. So far I've checked 3 other roos and my broody pullet. One other roo had mites, the other two and the pullet didn't. So I think I may be early in the infestation.

So I started to do research and basically found that Everything kills mites and Nothing kills mites. Every product had it's cheerleaders and critics. So I'm turning to the group I trust. Who's had 'em and what worked for you? I'd especially like to hear from people here in Indiana, since I want to use whatever has seemed to work well locally. I've read back through this thread to find what I can, but I'm sure I missed things.

The project I'm starting is to work on breeding pens for next spring. I'm pouring over designs for coops and runs on here, and have seen some great ideas, but wanted to hear how others on here are liking their setups. These will be permanent structures. The laying flock ( and any breeders 'on a break') will use the mobile coop/pen setup. What I'd really like to hear is some 'Definitely do this... because it works so well for me'. and 'Definitely don't do this.....because I have found it is a pain in the butt' ideas. I"m aiming at the usual suspects. Strong security, good environment for the occupants, and ease of care for their owner/slave..

I converted old horse stalls to use for my breeding pens. I know not everyone has old horse stalls to use, but maybe you can come with some idea from my setup. I will post pics sometime with this month.

 

[iamfivewire]

Those are some beautiful birdies pipdzip

 

[Old Salt 1945]

not times 2 sorry. 1000 x 1000.

When you were talking power of 6, I assumed the times 2 was not lack of knowledge, but rather, a brain fart.

John

 

[Old Salt 1945]

Being new to the IN group & only been on BYC since april this year, i noticed a few of you have the state map w/ you county in red - i think that is pretty cool. Wondering how you did that for your avatar pictures?

You have to mail a rooster to ???? (the smart lady that knows how to do it).

John

 

[Thunder Chicken]

When you were talking power of 6, I assumed the times 2 was not lack of knowledge, but rather, a brain fart.

John

My brain farts a lot, lol. Funny, that's a phrase I use too. I always get a strange look when I use it.

 

[Old Salt 1945]

I like slidding on ice I think it is fun. On year me and my mom spun around in circles and went into someone yard, nothing bad. She cried I laughed. It wasnt anything serious and the people werent mad about there yard. The only thing I dont like about winter is when I have to be outside all day- my toes get cold. And having to carry the water and thaw out the frozen buckets.

You haven't been sliding until you have been in a full-size Cadillac front-wheel drive on ice going backwards when my daughter's father suddenly turned the wheel full-lock to the right and punched the gas pedal hard. Wow! Can that thing ever swap ends in a hurry! Thrice, as I remember. You would have to ask my daughter to be sure.

John

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

I hate ice. It made me roll my Ford Bronco (my first vehicle, rolled it when I was 17). Man I loved that car!

Ok, now that dosent sound fun.

 

[julie0477]

Racinchickens - my roo had mites pretty bad this spring. I don't handle my birds much either but I found them crawling on the eggs in the coop. Gross. My roo was the one that had them bad though. I cleaned out the coop and dusted it with DE. I put DE in their dust bath too. I treated all the birds with poultry protector (or is it guard?) but I'm not sure that really had much effect. I gave my roo a bath just once in tea tree oil shampoo (flea shampoo would work too). No signs of mites at all after about a week. I gave him a bath because he was so infested but I think it was the DE that did it. I dust the coop with it every time I clean it out now.

 

[bradselig]

Ok, now that dosent sound fun.

Definitely not fun at the time when you land upside down. Better yet, it's even worse when you have to unbuckle and know you're going to fall on your head. You become quite disoriented when you're in a car that's upside down lol. Those dang handles to open the door are hard to find.