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Guess that leaves me out. I'm bout 90 miles out.
Well day one. I started the chicken tractor. I'm in over my head now lol!
I'm between Yukon and Mustang technically Okc...
I'm a ways from being done
This product:
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[COLOR=333333]These doses:[/COLOR]
[COLOR=333333]800 mg = 1 tablespoon per gallon[/COLOR]
[COLOR=333333]400 mg = 1.5 teaspoons per gallon[/COLOR]
[COLOR=333333]200 mg = 3/4 teaspoon per gallon[/COLOR]
[COLOR=333333]-Kathy[/COLOR]
[COLOR=333333]Disclaimer - doses still need to be verified.[/COLOR]
Thank you so much, that's about what I expected based on the various powders I have weighed. The one tablespoon amount you're giving is well within the recommended amount. How are they doing today?
One more favor, can you tell me what brand the powder is?
-Kathy
I have been moving pens around and I guess the birds are happy with the new changes. I put all my birds in 5'x10' dog pens on cement since my ground pens turned into 12" of mud and muck with the rains. The Marans were in with my layer hens and weren't laying much. When I put them in their own pen and put grass in their nest box they layed 2 eggs with in 4 hours.
I gave my Lavender Cochins a bigger mini coop in their pen and with in 3 hours they had layed 2 eggs too.
We bought two 5'x10's and atatched them together the long way, creating a 20'x5' length with two sections. My two existing dog pens are configured together 10"x5" with a 5'10" section and a 10'x10' section - that big pen has my layers and old favorites.
When we put the new pens together there was a 5' panel left. I put it in the middle of one of the 5'x10's to create two 5'x5's. I hinged the front panel of one of the 5'x5's to create a make-shift gate since the store said that ordering just one gate panel is $500.00! The entire pen kits are only $350.00! (The store explained that they would have to order individual pieces from China ).
When I bought my first pens 6 years ago they were only $250.00. The whole set up has gotten expensive but DH said in the long run it is a good deal since we don't have a barn and pens can be resold. (He figures I will some day not have chickens, , I have had them for 7 years now). The set up is really easy for me to care for the birds and it does force me to keep only birds that I really want which also helps with keeping chores manageable.
I now have my Marans, Chocolate Orps., Showgirls, Lavender Cochins and my pretty layers. But what about BLR Wyandottes and ....... There is room for one more pen on the cement...
I have been moving pens around and I guess the birds are happy with the new changes. I put all my birds in 5'x10' dog pens on cement since my ground pens turned into 12" of mud and muck with the rains. The Marans were in with my layer hens and weren't laying much. When I put them in their own pen and put grass in their nest box they layed 2 eggs with in 4 hours.
I gave my Lavender Cochins a bigger mini coop in their pen and with in 3 hours they had layed 2 eggs too.
We bought two 5'x10's and atatched them together the long way, creating a 20'x5' length with two sections. My two existing dog pens are configured together 10"x5" with a 5'10" section and a 10'x10' section - that big pen has my layers and old favorites.
When we put the new pens together there was a 5' panel left. I put it in the middle of one of the 5'x10's to create two 5'x5's. I hinged the front panel of one of the 5'x5's to create a make-shift gate since the store said that ordering just one gate panel is $500.00! The entire pen kits are only $350.00! (The store explained that they would have to order individual pieces from China ).
When I bought my first pens 6 years ago they were only $250.00. The whole set up has gotten expensive but DH said in the long run it is a good deal since we don't have a barn and pens can be resold. (He figures I will some day not have chickens, , I have had them for 7 years now). The set up is really easy for me to care for the birds and it does force me to keep only birds that I really want which also helps with keeping chores manageable.
I now have my Marans, Chocolate Orps., Showgirls, Lavender Cochins and my pretty layers. But what about BLR Wyandottes and ....... There is room for one more pen on the cement...
I'm making a run 20x10 out of PVC. 2". It's costing about $250 minus the tarp I'll put on. I'm making it movable so I ca take it apart if I need to. And I'm almost finished with my new brooder.
I was able to keep my pvc run from lifting and tumbling by using cement blocks wired to the bottom pipe at the corners. You might need a few more. Oklahoma winds can come up quickly.