Out to the coop tonight !!

[Babe77]

Nervous Nelly here !!

When DH gets home tonight, we will be moving "Hef" and the girls out to the coop (7 weeks old). I think I have everything ready

Have to put the pine shavings down and then the DE Perma Guard (not sure how much) and I plan on dusting the roosts with it. The new feeder I bought is a 3 gallon one, so I am not sure the quantity I should be using of DE in that also.

Any suggestions as to how to make the transition a smooth one for them? Treats for everyone after the move? What am I to expect ? They will be locked in the coop until the Run is finished (hopefully this weekend)

 

[bluey]

Sounds like you've got the bases coverd. Do you have a picture of the coop?

 

[cochinbantam-lover]

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Where do you get the DE Perma Guard? Sounds like you know what you're doin!

 

[elmo]

They'll be fine. You, on the other hand, will need some Valium or a couple of bottles of wine, your choice.

I'm a fine one to talk. I still have mine sleeping indoors.

 

[toletiquesbysam]

Oh Exciting time!!! Hope Hef and the girls love their new digs!!
Good Luck!!

 

[cmom]

I agree with the other posts. It seems like you have your bases covered. Please post some pics.

 

[Babe77]

Thanks everyone, I sure hope I have the major bases covered.

bluey wrote: Sounds like you've got the bases coverd. Do you have a picture of the coop?

I just posted pics on the Design and Construction board today, https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=221495 please check them out, not done with the entire setup but enough that we can move them in.

cochinbantam-lover wrote: Where do you get the DE Perma Guard?

I checked out the Perma Guard website and found the distributor in Michigan and called them. They asked what part of the state I lived in and gave me the info of a feed store about 20 miles from here, bought it for $39.95.

elmo wrote: You, on the other hand, will need some Valium or a couple of bottles of wine, your choice

Have both

and my 6 yr old grandson is over to spend a couple of days and they sure do run you ragged with their energy. I am sure I will not have a problem sleeping, after running out and checking on them a couple hundred times.​

 

[cochinbantam-lover]

Thanks!

 

[Babe77]

Yay!!! Their in the coop and had their treats and all are sleeping in the corner huddled close to each other.

 

[Judy]

Dust the litter lightly with DE, and try not to inhale it, or to let them do so. For the feed, it works out to 2 cups to a 50 lb. bag of feed. I just sprinkle and mix when I fill the feeder.