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Cracked corn gets pretty dusty.
Cracked corn gets pretty dusty.
Need ideas on how to build a "chicken room"?
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lol, i have tried forever to get them to figure out how to work the flap but they just cant get it, i had to take it off. i have seen other bycers say that their chickens have figured it out. guess mine are dumb/ lazy, lol.
i dont understand this dust thing? my musroom is not dusty at all and ive got five full grown hens in there. I hear alot of people talk about dust but ive never seen it. sometimes some pine shavings or straw peices will come out of the coop, but i sweep the floor once a weeek anyhow.
I have a flap leading from my run into my coop although it is canvas not the clear platic like a dog door. When I first put it up I pinned it up a little to create a small opening so they learned to use it that way. Now it is closed and they still use it. It is quite funny to watch because they will peck at it for a while like it's supposed to open by itself before they go in.
lol, i have tried forever to get them to figure out how to work the flap but they just cant get it, i had to take it off. i have seen other bycers say that their chickens have figured it out. guess mine are dumb/ lazy, lol.
i dont understand this dust thing? my musroom is not dusty at all and ive got five full grown hens in there. I hear alot of people talk about dust but ive never seen it. sometimes some pine shavings or straw peices will come out of the coop, but i sweep the floor once a weeek anyhow.
I have a flap leading from my run into my coop although it is canvas not the clear platic like a dog door. When I first put it up I pinned it up a little to create a small opening so they learned to use it that way. Now it is closed and they still use it. It is quite funny to watch because they will peck at it for a while like it's supposed to open by itself before they go in.
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And have they been through a molt yet? And were they in there during their juvenile molts?
Pat
And have they been through a molt yet? And were they in there during their juvenile molts?
Pat
Can you use MS Paint or paper and draw up the very basic floor plan? Where the windows are and door, anything else.
How do you want the brooders, on the floor, on top of each other? If you have concrete floor or linoleum, you can have them right on that.
Can you build light walls to separate the incubator from all the dust the rest will cause?
How do you want the brooders, on the floor, on top of each other? If you have concrete floor or linoleum, you can have them right on that.
Can you build light walls to separate the incubator from all the dust the rest will cause?
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I have chickens in my house...some downstairs in the no longer used playroom, one in the living room - she likes to watch TV with my husband. She, along with the ones downstairs, are special need chickens so all permanent members of the house. I have one cage in my office now with my Seramas - temporary. The recently hatched chicks got put in the living room and one cage in the office. Yep, there's dust but all the cleaning I have to do every day keeps me out of trouble
However, to make things a bit easier we are looking into closing off the playroom area from the rest of the house for all the chickens and chicks when we have them.
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And have they been through a molt yet? And were they in there during their juvenile molts?
Pat
yeah they did their juvenile molt thing in there...there were feathers but the room was not dusty. I hear of people whos lives are hindered by their chicks and chickens creating dust and i have yet to see it happen. im just saying, im not saying no one deals with dust, i just never have and i dont get it
And have they been through a molt yet? And were they in there during their juvenile molts?
Pat
yeah they did their juvenile molt thing in there...there were feathers but the room was not dusty. I hear of people whos lives are hindered by their chicks and chickens creating dust and i have yet to see it happen. im just saying, im not saying no one deals with dust, i just never have and i dont get it
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And have they been through a molt yet? And were they in there during their juvenile molts?
Pat
yeah they did their juvenile molt thing in there...there were feathers but the room was not dusty. I hear of people whos lives are hindered by their chicks and chickens creating dust and i have yet to see it happen. im just saying, im not saying no one deals with dust, i just never have and i dont get it
Do you allow them a box to dust bathe?
That is usually where most of the dust comes from mine.
And have they been through a molt yet? And were they in there during their juvenile molts?
Pat
yeah they did their juvenile molt thing in there...there were feathers but the room was not dusty. I hear of people whos lives are hindered by their chicks and chickens creating dust and i have yet to see it happen. im just saying, im not saying no one deals with dust, i just never have and i dont get it
Do you allow them a box to dust bathe?
That is usually where most of the dust comes from mine.
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yeah they did their juvenile molt thing in there...there were feathers but the room was not dusty. I hear of people whos lives are hindered by their chicks and chickens creating dust and i have yet to see it happen. im just saying, im not saying no one deals with dust, i just never have and i dont get it
Do you allow them a box to dust bathe?
That is usually where most of the dust comes from mine.
no they dont have a sandbox. They just have the regular dirt to dig around in and tons of straw
yeah they did their juvenile molt thing in there...there were feathers but the room was not dusty. I hear of people whos lives are hindered by their chicks and chickens creating dust and i have yet to see it happen. im just saying, im not saying no one deals with dust, i just never have and i dont get it
Do you allow them a box to dust bathe?
That is usually where most of the dust comes from mine.
no they dont have a sandbox. They just have the regular dirt to dig around in and tons of straw
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Do you allow them a box to dust bathe?
That is usually where most of the dust comes from mine.
no they dont have a sandbox. They just have the regular dirt to dig around in and tons of straw
Dirt should be making lots of dust. Are they in an open area, people go in and out, windows open or anyone with a bit of 'clean freak' in them?
My chick room is closed off and I go in only 1x a day, 1x a week to clean. I have a chicken killer dog and one cat I can't tell if she would be a threat or not, that's why it's an off limits room to all.
Do you allow them a box to dust bathe?
That is usually where most of the dust comes from mine.
no they dont have a sandbox. They just have the regular dirt to dig around in and tons of straw
Dirt should be making lots of dust. Are they in an open area, people go in and out, windows open or anyone with a bit of 'clean freak' in them?
My chick room is closed off and I go in only 1x a day, 1x a week to clean. I have a chicken killer dog and one cat I can't tell if she would be a threat or not, that's why it's an off limits room to all.
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no they dont have a sandbox. They just have the regular dirt to dig around in and tons of straw
Dirt should be making lots of dust. Are they in an open area, people go in and out, windows open or anyone with a bit of 'clean freak' in them?
My chick room is closed off and I go in only 1x a day, 1x a week to clean. I have a chicken killer dog and one cat I can't tell if she would be a threat or not, that's why it's an off limits room to all.
no im in there all the time and they do have a window right behind them that gets opened during warm days. i sweep up every week because they throw straw around and im constantly re-organizing. maybe it because there is only five chickens and the upkeep is minimal
no they dont have a sandbox. They just have the regular dirt to dig around in and tons of straw
Dirt should be making lots of dust. Are they in an open area, people go in and out, windows open or anyone with a bit of 'clean freak' in them?
My chick room is closed off and I go in only 1x a day, 1x a week to clean. I have a chicken killer dog and one cat I can't tell if she would be a threat or not, that's why it's an off limits room to all.
no im in there all the time and they do have a window right behind them that gets opened during warm days. i sweep up every week because they throw straw around and im constantly re-organizing. maybe it because there is only five chickens and the upkeep is minimal
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