***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[okiedrifter]

been floating ice in their water they seem to like it.....cool whip containers filled with water popped in the freezer then popped into their water helps keep it cool all their pens are shaded...I got happy chickens

 

[artsyrobin]

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good idea! gonna try that too...especially the banties

 

[Tracydr]

We just got through two weeks of 115 degree days in OK so I feel for you all. I was able to manage without any deaths. Lots of water, fan for the little ones, cold fruit treats, and I made rice hull cooling stations which I wet down several times a day. I also have a plastic tub lid filled with water as a wading pool.
Good luck!

 

[michaeldaugherty]

Injoyd reading you peep's story's on keeping your bird's cool...a tub lid for a waiting pool so cool .....See you peep's later ....

 

[michiele]

Just wanted to show off our new chicken coop and introduce our four pullets. The chicken coop started as a 40"x40" frame (use to be a homemade cement mix stand). My hubby and I worked on turning that frame into a 41"x 71" chicken coop (plus the 41" x 18" nesting area). So, for our anniversary, we worked on that coop for 3 days! Of course, he thought we would be done in a few hours We are very proud of our work. The coop needs some more tweaking, but is working for now. We plan to replace the chicken wire with hardware cloth - we read about that a little too late. The coop has a pull out "drawer" for the litter. We are using the deep litter method. Has several roost areas and room for 3 nesting boxes. I need to get a good pic of the front. This first pic is actually the backside. It has a small door that opens up into our garden - for free play time.

Here is a pic of the inside from our maintenance doors

And, introducing our girls:

CoCo - She is a Welsummer - about 9 weeks old

Gertie - She is a blue Ameraucana - about 9 weeks old

Liberty - She is an Ameraucana - not sure of the color - about 9 weeks old

Trudy - Our Barred Rock - about 11 weeks old

 

[artsyrobin]

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be careful with that size of wire, one of my girls got cut bad on the larger hex wire- you have some beautiful girls there!

 

[michiele]

be careful with that size of wire, one of my girls got cut bad on the larger hex wire- you have some beautiful girls there!

Yes, we are going to replace that this weekend. Just didn't realize it was a bad thing until after we used it. Bummer. But, luckily, it is pretty cheap.​

 

[artsyrobin]

one of the first rules of chicken keeping, the coop and runs are always being upgraded! seriously! i am always out there fiddling with them

 

[michaeldaugherty]

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THANK's for showing the pic's this is wat my family LOV's 2 C!!!!!! Nice coop ..I like seeing peep make cage's an feeder's an water's out of stuff it give's other new chicken peep new idea's

 

[michaeldaugherty]

Any one need any EE roo's guy next to me has some for free 12 week's old he said he ordered str.run an has lot's of roo's ...
Ben out checking on the bird's ..An the grass hopper's wer all over the tree's i planted some may not make it they eat all the leaf's off ....