Thanks for the info! I think I will try sand. Is there a best type to get? (LOL--sorry, Im clueless about sand!) You might have said that, Ill go back and check.
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If your 'soil' over there is the same as ours is down here, you'll need to put down a layer of rock first then put sand on top of it. We have mostly clay soil, so using plain sand wouldn't do any good.
If your 'soil' over there is the same as ours is down here, you'll need to put down a layer of rock first then put sand on top of it. We have mostly clay soil, so using plain sand wouldn't do any good.
Sigh...listed my two Serama boys for sale today. Always hard to part with these guys because I get so attached, but necessary. I only want 3 Serama roosters and I have Zephyr, T-Bone (don't ask lol) my silkied and I'm hoping for a booted to hatch this weekend.
Thought I would share a photo of Zephyr and his lady Dina checking out their farm on Facebook today
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I'm wishing I had known enough to put sand in my runs when we built the coop 2 years ago. I have I don't know how many feet of muck right now from the weather. It is going to be a huge job to replace it all but I know I will be happier next winter! I'm just wondering about the dust factor for the inside pens....anything I can do to cut down on that would be great!
Hi Zoo Mummzy, I put sand in my coop and its WONDERFUL! To aleviate the dust, when I got the sand, I shook it thru a strainer to get rid of all the dust, OR you can put an amount in a bucket, run water in there, stir- dump dirty water-repeat till water runs clear. It was alot of work, BUT I do not have any dust. For HUGE amounts of sand, you could put it in a wheelbarrow with a strong fan blowing, downwind, and stir up that dust and blow it away. PLAY SAND is the best. Hope that helps. P.S. sure wish yer roos lived closer....
I'm wishing I had known enough to put sand in my runs when we built the coop 2 years ago. I have I don't know how many feet of muck right now from the weather. It is going to be a huge job to replace it all but I know I will be happier next winter! I'm just wondering about the dust factor for the inside pens....anything I can do to cut down on that would be great!
Hi Zoo Mummzy, I put sand in my coop and its WONDERFUL! To aleviate the dust, when I got the sand, I shook it thru a strainer to get rid of all the dust, OR you can put an amount in a bucket, run water in there, stir- dump dirty water-repeat till water runs clear. It was alot of work, BUT I do not have any dust. For HUGE amounts of sand, you could put it in a wheelbarrow with a strong fan blowing, downwind, and stir up that dust and blow it away. PLAY SAND is the best. Hope that helps. P.S. sure wish yer roos lived closer....
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Zepher has a girlfriend already---you go guy!
Zepher has a girlfriend already---you go guy!
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I'm wishing I had known enough to put sand in my runs when we built the coop 2 years ago. I have I don't know how many feet of muck right now from the weather. It is going to be a huge job to replace it all but I know I will be happier next winter! I'm just wondering about the dust factor for the inside pens....anything I can do to cut down on that would be great!
Hi Zoo Mummzy, I put sand in my coop and its WONDERFUL! To aleviate the dust, when I got the sand, I shook it thru a strainer to get rid of all the dust, OR you can put an amount in a bucket, run water in there, stir- dump dirty water-repeat till water runs clear. It was alot of work, BUT I do not have any dust. For HUGE amounts of sand, you could put it in a wheelbarrow with a strong fan blowing, downwind, and stir up that dust and blow it away. PLAY SAND is the best. Hope that helps. P.S. sure wish yer roos lived closer....
Thanks for the info! I can do the sifting for the inside pens but the outside run is about 30'x30' and I really don't care too much if it's dusty out there. My main want there is no mud! I'd rather walk on wet sand instead of the mucky glue I have out there now
I'm wishing I had known enough to put sand in my runs when we built the coop 2 years ago. I have I don't know how many feet of muck right now from the weather. It is going to be a huge job to replace it all but I know I will be happier next winter! I'm just wondering about the dust factor for the inside pens....anything I can do to cut down on that would be great!
Hi Zoo Mummzy, I put sand in my coop and its WONDERFUL! To aleviate the dust, when I got the sand, I shook it thru a strainer to get rid of all the dust, OR you can put an amount in a bucket, run water in there, stir- dump dirty water-repeat till water runs clear. It was alot of work, BUT I do not have any dust. For HUGE amounts of sand, you could put it in a wheelbarrow with a strong fan blowing, downwind, and stir up that dust and blow it away. PLAY SAND is the best. Hope that helps. P.S. sure wish yer roos lived closer....
Thanks for the info! I can do the sifting for the inside pens but the outside run is about 30'x30' and I really don't care too much if it's dusty out there. My main want there is no mud! I'd rather walk on wet sand instead of the mucky glue I have out there now
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Zepher has a girlfriend already---you go guy!
Yep, they are my first breeding pair
Dina was the first chick that hatched after Zephyr so the first chick he ever met in his life. They have been attached ever since so I think it only makes sense to keep them together as a pair, plus they are both gorgeous, in my opinion anyway
She is a Class B I think and he is a C....I like that size.
Zepher has a girlfriend already---you go guy!
Yep, they are my first breeding pair
Yay! Brutus has been sold to a good home
I have a question, since I have just started selling Seramas, how picky are you when you sell them? I ask because most people replying to my ads have no idea what a Serama even is and that makes me a bit concerned. They have chickens but honestly, Seramas are not like other chickens. One person raises JG's only and now wants to add Seramas. To me that is a huge concern due to the size difference especially since he has roos. What do you tell people when they want to buy your birds?
I have a question, since I have just started selling Seramas, how picky are you when you sell them? I ask because most people replying to my ads have no idea what a Serama even is and that makes me a bit concerned. They have chickens but honestly, Seramas are not like other chickens. One person raises JG's only and now wants to add Seramas. To me that is a huge concern due to the size difference especially since he has roos. What do you tell people when they want to buy your birds?
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If I were to sell one of my "babies" they would have to show me where they are gonna live [photos etc..] and I would tell any new-bees, to serama breed, that a serama roo cannot live with a normal size chicken, period! Also I would mention that because of their small size they cannot have alot of protien like a normal size chicken [learned that the hard way]. So they need to be separated if they're gonna get a hi-protien snack. I would strongly suggest to the prospective buyer that they need to have their own living quarters or part of their run sectioned off for them. Well, thats my 2cents.....hope that helps some.
If I were to sell one of my "babies" they would have to show me where they are gonna live [photos etc..] and I would tell any new-bees, to serama breed, that a serama roo cannot live with a normal size chicken, period! Also I would mention that because of their small size they cannot have alot of protien like a normal size chicken [learned that the hard way]. So they need to be separated if they're gonna get a hi-protien snack. I would strongly suggest to the prospective buyer that they need to have their own living quarters or part of their run sectioned off for them. Well, thats my 2cents.....hope that helps some.
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