Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

[LisaYolkUm]

so now back to the MUDDY SMELLY RUN problem

I am so GRATEFUL to have the sun today! wahoo!

I was wondering what you would think about it I added some

peatmoss to the muddy soupy run?

Wouldn't it absorb some of the water?

what about the stuff you put in your coop to reduce bad smells...........some powdery stuff........
would sprinkling that in the mud pit be at all helpful............or maybe I would have to have such a large amount?

What if I got a bag of sand?

I know its gonna dry a bit but mid week more rain.............I am thinking this is going to be an ongoing problem unless I have a covered run.

At this time the run is still a temporary location until I get the new run done. The new run MUST have a section that is covered for snow, rain, issue!


My main goal right now is to
---dry it up
----reduce the smell
--- reduce any harmful bacteria or other bad stuff that wet and poopy mud might have in it
-


right now the run smells, there are water puddles, ----its very soupy.

I have let the girls free range because having them in the run < I feel is cruel .

 

[LadyBehir]

Tested the new truck (new to us at 17 years old) today by going to Lowes and getting 3 sheets of plywood for the coop. Love this truck. The sheets fit in the bed flat. Yay for a full bed!!!

 

[coop-de-cluck]

Somerset county!

 

[troyer]

Tested the new truck (new to us at 17 years old) today by going to Lowes and getting 3 sheets of plywood for the coop. Love this truck. The sheets fit in the bed flat. Yay for a full bed!!!

Somerset county!

Welcome from Lancaster County.

 

[Teila]

Again, thanks to all of you for the encouragement! I'm feeling MUCH better this morning, the sun is shining (finally), the birds are singing and my girls made me laugh when I let them out this morning!! They must have changed the pecking order over night and forget to tell the girl at the top... I opened the pop door and Gertrude (who was at the top) got bum rushed and pushed off the ramp as the others swarmed the food dish and then didn't let her in for her share much to her squawking chagrin

!!!

poor Gertrude, not a good way to start her day lol.

Good to read that you have nailed the cause of the sour crop.

Good morning everyone! I know we will all enjoying the sunshine and drying up! Another question.... Do you guys leave the feeder in the coop at night? Obviously clean fresh water should always be available. My girls free range and have access to food all day and only go into the coop to sleep. Should I put food in there with them? I usually do and they do seem to eat it in the morning before I let them out.

Hi there AnneInTheBurbs

My girls are only allowed to free range with supervision due to neighbourhood dogs, cats etc. I spend the majority of the weekend in the garden so they get to spend a lot of time free ranging then and I make sure they get at least an hour every afternoon during the week after work. My girls get FF and a 'side dish' of pasta and something or rice and something; vegetables, eggs etc (whatever scraps I have or something I cook up for them).

Sorry, just leading in to an answer to your question ... when I let them out of the run in the afternoon I take any of the morning's FF they have not eaten and throw it and some of the 'side dish' I held over for the afternoon into their favourite free range spot. It is funny how they have had access to it all day but because it is now in a different spot, it must be new and something to get excited about and eat

lol.

So, I do not leave food in the run or coop overnight. The next morning I take out their breakfast and start the cycle again. Normally I am up and about before the girls so I have to wait for them to get up to give them breakfast

 

[griggy]

After my experience with my broody hen, I really wanted to try to incubate some eggs myself. I asked my husband, who can build anything, to make an incubator for me. He said that he would, but before we spent the money on supplies he said I should borrow an incubator and try a hatch to see if 1) I liked doing it and 2) If I was any good at it. If it turned out well, he would build an incubator for me. Well guess who is getting an incubator?!?

 

[LittleMissPurdy]

Somerset county!

Hello & Welcome

After my experience with my broody hen, I really wanted to try to incubate some eggs myself. I asked my husband, who can build anything, to make an incubator for me. He said that he would, but before we spent the money on supplies he said I should borrow an incubator and try a hatch to see if 1) I liked doing it and 2) If I was any good at it. If it turned out well, he would build an incubator for me. Well guess who is getting an incubator?!?

congrats on your hatching prowess!!...hahaha, he didn't stand a chance ..did he?!

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Now, where ya going with all those cuties????

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Tested the new truck (new to us at 17 years old) today by going to Lowes and getting 3 sheets of plywood for the coop. Love this truck. The sheets fit in the bed flat. Yay for a full bed!!!

awesome!!!

so now back to the MUDDY SMELLY RUN problem

I am so GRATEFUL to have the sun today! wahoo!

I was wondering what you would think about it I added some

peatmoss to the muddy soupy run?

Wouldn't it absorb some of the water?

what about the stuff you put in your coop to reduce bad smells...........some powdery stuff........
would sprinkling that in the mud pit be at all helpful............or maybe I would have to have such a large amount?

What if I got a bag of sand?

I know its gonna dry a bit but mid week more rain.............I am thinking this is going to be an ongoing problem unless I have a covered run.

At this time the run is still a temporary location until I get the new run done. The new run MUST have a section that is covered for snow, rain, issue!


My main goal right now is to
---dry it up
----reduce the smell
--- reduce any harmful bacteria or other bad stuff that wet and poopy mud might have in it
-


right now the run smells, there are water puddles, ----its very soupy.

I have let the girls free range because having them in the run < I feel is cruel .

can't help you on the peat moss question..but, if your extending any flower or veggie beds..then you can throw the sod in the holes...I like to toss the sod from our "never ending-extending projects" into the run..gives the girls some grass and something new to tear into....earlier I had over turned the runs...that really helped cut the stink from the spring...right now..just waiting it out

..it will dry , eventually..in August....hahahaha
I hear you on covering the runs though..would LOVE to do that!!

 

[Teila]

After my experience with my broody hen, I really wanted to try to incubate some eggs myself. I asked my husband, who can build anything, to make an incubator for me. He said that he would, but before we spent the money on supplies he said I should borrow an incubator and try a hatch to see if 1) I liked doing it and 2) If I was any good at it. If it turned out well, he would build an incubator for me. Well guess who is getting an incubator?!?

Aaaaw, that is a lot of beautiful, sleeping bubbies

Congratulations on the bubbies and also on having a hubby who can build you an incubator .. gotta get me one of those!

 

[LittleMissPurdy]

I had to remove Hen-Bree(the first broody) from the meat/turkey-chicks...she was "removing" feathers from the meaties, not nicely either

...I have no idea what that is all about, but I have been suspecting that she was getting tired of being momma to them...it was getting pretty crowded in the little coop for them, the meaties aren't very ..what is the word?...coordinated..yep-that's it..and the turkey is just crazy, so I really think she was done with it all...she did a great job though, being mommy when they needed it.

I just plopped her right in with the others..no problems at all.She went right back to thinking SHE is in charge and everyone let her have her way.
Maybe because they have been able to see each other 99% of the time through this whole thing.

I just wanted to thank everyone who has helped me through this whole broody "thing"..hahaha, there is nothing like experience to educate!! I have learned a lot!! I am currently "working" on Ginger now..the "other" broody. She was kept in the run most of the day today..there is always food & water..and out of the nest boxes. She did well enough, acted more like herself than in weeks..and Babs..her BFF..was doing so much better today...i think it helped having her old friend back around.
Hope everyone had a great day, much more of this wonderful tomorrow!!

-Danielle

 

[chiques chicks]

After my experience with my broody hen, I really wanted to try to incubate some eggs myself. I asked my husband, who can build anything, to make an incubator for me. He said that he would, but before we spent the money on supplies he said I should borrow an incubator and try a hatch to see if 1) I liked doing it and 2) If I was any good at it. If it turned out well, he would build an incubator for me. Well guess who is getting an incubator?!?

Coolerbator! Simple, relatively inexpensive, effective (better than the "inexpensive" purchased models) Once again, look up Sally Sunshine for a tutorial.