Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

[annie82005]

FABULOUS!!! (now come build me 1

)

Thank you!! My husband built it. If I tried it would be pretty sad! Lol!!!

 

[SilkieSensation]

Thanks silkie. I never even knew there was medicated prior to joining BYC. So I simply purchased a 20 lb bag of starter/grower.

The starter/grower is all I use. The only thing the medicated really helps with is cocci, so I don't bother since half my birds can't have it anyway. The best way to prevent cocci that I have found is to bring a little dirt in from outside for the chicks to dust bathe in & let them have gradual exposure to any cocci that may be in your soil to they can build up immunity. Also, taking them outside for short periods to scratch in the dirt when weather is nice will do the same thing.

 

[country chicks]

My heart goes out to all those in the Boston bombings.

x2

 

[tjroberts]

Welcome aboard! You can see from the map in my signature where most people are from! Lots of great info on here. As far as coop...I saw 2 on Craigslist today. 1 was a tractor style one for $150 in Biglerville I believe and one that's a nice sized shed for $350...don't remember where that one was from.

Missydcpc, thanks for the info about the coops on craiglist, picked mine up on Sunday and the wonderful gentleman that I bought the coop from is giving me 6-12 chicks of various breeds in about 2 weeks. I am sooooo exited.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Completed coop!

perfecto! yay!!

 

[cskotek]

they got the boot!
I cheat and it works WONDERFULLY! No straining either! I do the HOTWATER no STRAINING method and LOVE IT! It has never smelled so fermented before either! Call me to discuss, its easy and will save the mess and time! I am so glad I experimented with it, its even easier than it was!

YAY UPDATE!!!
Oh my I didn't know it !
now she tells me!
oh really??? turning on CNN

I tried as soon as I could.. I had work Lol

 

[pagumby]

Completed coop!

Nice job. That looks huge on the inside

 

[pagumby]

The starter/grower is all I use. The only thing the medicated really helps with is cocci, so I don't bother since half my birds can't have it anyway. The best way to prevent cocci that I have found is to bring a little dirt in from outside for the chicks to dust bathe in & let them have gradual exposure to any cocci that may be in your soil to they can build up immunity. Also, taking them outside for short periods to scratch in the dirt when weather is nice will do the same thing.

So I've been buying medicated for no reason

Thanks for the info.

 

[fawngrovechad]

Fawngrovechad,

Sorry to hear about your ducks. PM me if you want me to put some of my Swedish duck eggs in the bator for you.

Sure!!! Where are you located????

 

[mama2my4]

Completed coop!

Looks GREAT!!! Gonna have some happy chooks!

My crew got a little free ranging time today. Here is my JG from McC:

And one of my 2 Australorps from Heather :

So glad they re getting some time out in the yard again!!