Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

I was gonna ask about the frozen part!! I am waiting until they thaw lol

My coop set up is all sand floors and I have the roosts in a U shape around the back walls, this allows me to just put the hay around the outside edges under the roosts to absorb the moisture from the overnight droppings. The birds will scatter much of the hay but it is very quick and easy to just use a rake leaf to put it back in place in the evening so they can do it again the next day. Once a week I pitch out the old hay and replace it. It is only about a wheelbarrow's worth. Cleaning the sand is easy with a snow shovel we modified by cutting out most of the scoop and covering it with 1/4" hardware cloth to act as a sifter , I add in wood and coal ashes from the pot bellied stove and the birds love to dust in it most afternoons when the weather outside doesn't cooperate.

Having the sand floor means frozen poo is easy! LOL....
 
[COLOR=0000FF]Mom fell on her head again last night….I'm on a first name basis with the nurses in the ER now. And just cause I can't get enough…headed into CHOP for surgery day. Prayers appreciated for my best guy.[/COLOR] [COLOR=0000FF]I think he should do all the chores this morning since he won't be able to help out for a while…you all agree, right?[/COLOR]
He is so gorgeous.... yes I said that!! and the goats are not bad either.... let us know how he is please!
Spitting image of his mother! . :lau We're still waiting...
 
Spitting image of his mother! .
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We're still waiting...
Waiting sucks!
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Don't judge all sebrights by that roo. My oldest roo,, Dinner is a perfect gentleman. LB on the other hand....well let's just say if there were enough meat on him to make it worth the time to pluck, he'd be Sunday dinner.


Glad to know yours is nice! Mine sure isn't! Where did you get yours?

For slugs my mom, aunt & grandmother swear by beer. They put shallow bowls & plates out & fill them up. No more slugs. I'm really assuming it is the salt content in the alcohol more than the alcohol itself. Slugs are always on the hunt for water. I'm betting dishes of salt water would work even better.


My grandpa does the beer in a soup bowl thing. He occassionally sets aside beer to save and lets it go stale then uses it for slugs in summer. I've seen it work. They're attracted to the smell.
 
Headache was from stress, I hope putting him under got rid of it. They just finished surgery, we haven't seen him yet, but the surgeon seemed very optomistic about recovery. He does struggle with anxiety and waiting all day to go under the knife was too much and brought the headache on.
 

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