New Mexico

[Peep_Show]

Me, too... Well, not as close to the river, but just down the hill

 

[Peter.J]

Just got the ‘bestnestbox’ today. Took about 45min to assemble and install in the coop. I took the old egg boxes out, now just hoping they take to the new system...
This is supposed to be a nice way to get cleaner eggs and also it will hold up to 100+ eggs so we can leave town without worrying about collecting eggs every day...
A little pricey at $200 but it should solve a few headaches.

 

[Zoomie]

Peter.J that looks really cool! Does it have a roll out place for the eggs or something? How does it hold a hundred eggs? Also it looks like you can collect eggs from the outside, is that right? Very awesome.

I've got 7 pullets I expect will start laying in a month or so. I'm just using traditional open wooden boxes at this point. However one of those units might be really nice. I will have to check that out for sure.

 

[Ntvper]

Long time chicken owner first time forum

 

[CSAchook]

Long time chicken owner first time forum

Glad you joined us!

 

[Ntvper]

thank you

 

[Ntvper]

Hey fellow New Mexicans! Anyone else in Rio Rancho?

too close for comfort, just on the southside of it

 

[Ntvper]

Not much activity on the new mexico side is there?

 

[FridayYet]

Off and on. I haven't been on BYC too much lately, but I check in when I can.

Nice to have you here!

 

[higginj]

Hi New Mexico folks! I haven't got my chickens, yet, and am in the intense research stage of the process. I live in Santa Fe, and I will be building a coop/run and getting chickens in the next few months. Does anyone here with chickens find that it gets too hot for them? Is the long (but not terribly cold) winter a problem? Many thanks, everyone!