NY chicken lover!!!!

[Lynzi777]

I probably could get rid of 2 of them .

 

Bring 'em to the picnic if you decide you can part with a pair ;-)

 

[Stuffedcritter]

I think the whole state is under flood watch, shot over the bridge tonight afraid to look at water level. So far Farmers Almanac been dead on cold late spring, above average temps, dry summer. i've got plants and rabbits swimming here, praying cellar doesn't get any more water.

 

[ke5hde]

This is near a friend's house outside of Tully. For you non-locals, South of Syracuse. Our rain gauge says 2.44" of rain.

 

[Gramma Chick]

My sis found this ...shared with me ...

 

[JLaw]

This is near a friend's house outside of Tully. For you non-locals, South of Syracuse. Our rain gauge says 2.44" of rain.

Nothing a little duct tape cant fix.

 

[boskelli1571]

Hope any damage is minimal.

We fortunately have no damage, we had 2 inches standing water in back of the barn, but that's gone now. We are very fortunate. Much wildlife displaced - even saw a couple of small Beavers sitting on a hummock wondering where their home had gone!

 

[leahlefler]

We put our 3 in a bathtub and bathroom that we weren't using and hung the heat lamp over the side. Fredo started to fly in a few weeks so we closed the bathroom door so he wouldn't get hurt, and eventually moved him to the kitchen into a large dog crate with the heat lamp attached to the outside. Now we only use the heat lamp for bath time, so they dry nicely, after having their feathers blow dried.

Leah, many city people keep the chickens inside. Not sure if this would work for you. We just built a tractor supply coop in our back hall. Fits great and the chickens now have more room. I hope you can work something out with your town, or keep the chickens "private". We have a neighboring town that we pay taxes to (odd scenario, we pay in 2 towns 1 allows chickens and 1 doesn't, we are allowed) and they have a rule of no chickens unless you have 10 acres. I called them and the lady there tells me that chickens carry disease and are loud. I asked her if she has any idea of how loud the neighbors dogs bark, not to mention the large buffalo duties they leave on the lawn. I informed her that chickens wear diapers, take baths, and live in a cage and so can't irritate neighbors. She said, "Oh." I think that a lot of these variances are made from ignorant people. Let's see, I can have 10 great danes and not 1 chicken? Sadly, there are chicken haters out there. Best of luck! I hope it works out good for you!

We decided since our neighbors are not opposed, we live on an acre that backs up to the woods, and no one really will care or know.. we are getting the chickens. I re-placed the order with Meyer hatchery - we'll be getting 2 Barred Rocks and 2 Buff Orpingtons. Someone in our area was selling a coop, so we'll have that delivered to us soon, too. I am so surprised by the reactions I get from people about chickens! They are convinced that they are disease-carrying and "dirty." Certainly they poop, but ALL animals poop. And at least these animals give delicious eggs!

 

[Metella]

and the bird poop doesn't hang around forever like dog poop ... if you have enough space it just melts into the grass and you have lovely green grass.

 

[Cass]

and the bird poop doesn't hang around forever like dog poop ... if you have enough space it just melts into the grass and you have lovely green grass.

AND it doesn't stink once it dries....dog poo stinks FOREVER (or so it seems). Now ducks? That's a whole nother can of worms.

 

[rancher hicks]

We decided since our neighbors are not opposed, we live on an acre that backs up to the woods, and no one really will care or know.. we are getting the chickens. I re-placed the order with Meyer hatchery - we'll be getting 2 Barred Rocks and 2 Buff Orpingtons. Someone in our area was selling a coop, so we'll have that delivered to us soon, too. I am so surprised by the reactions I get from people about chickens! They are convinced that they are disease-carrying and "dirty." Certainly they poop, but ALL animals poop. And at least these animals give delicious eggs!

Please get a copy of "City Chicks" by P. Forman. It's a good book, with lots of information. Check your local library or on line.

Like all animals they are only as clean as you keep them. Coop cleanings can be used for more than a few things. Mixed with peat moss or top soil there should be little odor. I use Diatomaceous earth in my coops. Wet anything will smell, so the peat moss and top soil help it break down quickly. I do get these little flies where the cleanings get well if I don't cover it with something else. The chickens usually "rework" the coop cleanings. I don't usually dump them in high traffic areas where they're likely to remain wet.

If you keep a few chickens and don't have a lot of cleanings you can use it for mulch around trees and shrubs, burn it in a Fire pit or bag it and throw it out. I use it to fill in low areas of the back yard or in my compost. I have used it in my raised beds covered with bagged top soil or garden soil.



The okra below did very well.



This area floods and is getting filled in.