The metal roof would be for my house. It would look like the metal roofs in the pics below. Someone is coming out this weekend to take a look at my roof and give me an estimate. I need to find 2 more companies for estimates.
Anyone have a roof like in the pics on their house?
I switched to 20% Flockraiser. I wanted to see if lay pellets made a difference with egg laying . To my surprise my egg production INCREASED when I stopped feeding them lay pellets. Now, I'm skeptical about lay pellets. The egg shells are still hard. No problem with soft egg shells. So, why was I really using lay pellets?
I will continue to monitor the Flockraiser & NO lay pellets to see how it goes. I'm 100% satisfied right now.
I switched to 20% Flockraiser. I wanted to see if lay pellets made a difference with egg laying . To my surprise my egg production INCREASED when I stopped feeding them lay pellets. Now, I'm skeptical about lay pellets. The egg shells are still hard. No problem with soft egg shells. So, why was I really using lay pellets?
I will continue to monitor the Flockraiser
Hey there Kuntrygirl just wanted to comment on your decesion to go with a metal roof. I think you will be more than happy with the results and it will last for a very long time under normal circumstances. About the only advice I could suggest is to tell them you want it to be lathed when put down. Some just put the metal directly on top of the shingles this will work but after years of growing(expanding/shrinking) with the heat and cooling the metal rubs on the abrasiveness of the shingles and rubs off the coating(paint) and with there being no breathing space between the shingles and the metal it can sweat (and will) this can cause the metal to rust through from the underside therefore shortening the lifespan of the roof. The lathes can be installed directly on top of the existing shingles so no need for a complete tear-off and this will save you $$$$s and we all know your a MISER in this area correct? Thought so!
On the Flock-raiser its a good feed but with it not having the required calcium in it I would definitely make sure to have free choice oyster shell or some other preferable type calcium supplement available at all times. You don't want to get to the point of soft shelled eggs or you'll have it till you get their systems back up "an plumb" so that means a lot of no good eggs and they simply won't lay as well during this time too. Mother Nature has its special little ways of doing things we can't even imagine or figure out much less!
Ok I'm done, will turn the pulpit over to some else for a while. g'day
And PS How-doody the La-yers and the rest of the BYCers that might tune in here on this special little section we call the La-yers thread LOL
Jeff
Thanks for the tip about the metal roof. LOL @ me being a MISER.
I will make sure that they have free choice oyster shell. Thanks for the reminder.
I will keep monitoring their health, eggs and egg laying. If it doesn't work out, I will have to switch back to lay pellets, although I did use a combination of Flockraiser AND lay pellets before.
Thanks for the tip about the metal roof. LOL @ me being a MISER.
I will make sure that they have free choice oyster shell. Thanks for the reminder.
I will keep monitoring their health, eggs and egg laying. If it doesn't work out, I will have to switch back to lay pellets, although I did use a combination of Flockraiser AND lay pellets before.
Ok yeah and no problem with the reminder, gotcha back gurl. I too use an additional feed along with layer pellets this time of the year (short days, not much green stuff and bugs and all) I use catfish pellets (34% protein) I have found a source that has it for 17.95 a 50# sack that's way cheap compared to 12.40 for 17% pellets so I mix mine about 2/3 layer to 1/3 fish food. Works well, actully too well as i'm now swamped with more eggs than I can truck out on a daily basis. So next move is getting rid of hens. I sure hope they sell for what they did last spring here(22-25 bucks) a head at the local auction. I might can get a small portion of my investment back at those rates? LOL
Jeff
Depends on how much you decide you are going to invest Julie. None of the cheap ones are click and chick lol With a gqf sportsman you add water ever few days and thats it but arent cheap. Good side is it will last you forever
On the metal roof make sure and use a good contractor and it will be the last roof you ever need.
Catdaddy I use catfish feed also and it makes younger ducks grow out at dbl speed seems.
, I am willing to spend no more than $400.00 for a good incubator. Is that too cheap? I will mostly want to hatch turkey and goose eggs. So, I would have to get the larger egg turners. Any suggestions on what to get?
As to the roof....I don't know about the warranty. The folks before us lost it to foreclosure in 2007: The neighbors had pictures of the damage to the property and house from Katrina. They wanted to show us how many live oaks we lost back here so showed pictures before and after Katrina. We have like 40 mature live oaks on the front acre and a half, which is pretty, but doesn't allow any grass to grow....lol.
Anyway, my husband and I are contractors, well I am a semi-retired one due to my health these days (husband is overprotective). We have done remodel, tile/stone installation, and trim carpentry for years. When things got tough we even had to install shingle roofs when we lived in Ohio. We never did any metal roofing up there though. We are too old to get up on a roof now, so the only roofing we install is on our animal shelters: They all have metal roofs.
Here is a picture of some trim work I did on a new house built in Folsom a couple years ago. I did the columns and cut all the crown moldings...We also built a custom deck with an outdoor kitchen for them. I can't even get my own back porch enclosed though...lol. Isn't that always the way....
Just make sure to check to see if your contractor is at the very least insured with BOTH workers compensation and general liability. If they do not carry workers compensation and would be injured on your property, your home owners insurance could be liable for their medical bills. Also, roofing contractors are supposed to be licensed with the state (we are licensed home improvement contractors). Having a licensed contractor does two things: One you KNOW they are properly insured, and TWO if they screw you the state will go after them and most of the offenses are criminal.
Here is a link to check them by name, business name, or city....
www.lslbc.louisiana.gov/verify_testing.asp
As to the flock raiser...is their any price difference between it and the layer rations? I think I will give it a try....at least mix it 50/50 with the layer and see what happens. I always have oyster shell available so calcium shouldn't be an issue.
