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[TJordan]

success!

Tomorrow will be the clincher...
Grab some treats and wait lol....

 

[tntchix]

*sittin right beside ya*

 

[TJordan]

*sittin right beside ya*

Stay strong.... Don't give into the little voices calling "mommy" ..... Wait.... Keep eating that popcorn... Let them put themselves in the coop...

 

[bigmrg74]

Well, DE is DE whether it's in pure white, yellow, or low-grade equine gray form. The pure white just means the clay content and other particles have been extracted but sharp shards of the DE are microscopic and the sharp ends well, what do you suppose those sharp ends lodge themselves into - your intestines, your eyeballs, your lungs. DE is really an unnecessary expense and there are just too many warnings about it to be used safely around living beings yet doesn't do a thing to deter lice - my friend has been using it for her flock since I gave her my unopened 10# bag of pure white food grade DE and says its useless. I gave her a bottle of OMRI organic Poultry Protector and her lice/mite problem cleared up in less than a week. On the BYC Silkie thread it is fast becoming a common warning not to use DE around pets/chickens.

Totally agree with you @Sylvester017 on the DE. I, too, have OMRI Organic Poultry Protector (in the spray bottle) and that's what I'll be using!!

I've been hearing you two rave about that stuff. Do you have a link to where I can buy it online?? I've been googling it, but I haven't found any website yet as to where I can punch in my credit card and buy that OMRI brand OMRI Organic Poultry Protector and have them ship it right here to my door.

 

[Sylvester017]

I'll try again

This pre-fab coop is actually not a bad coop - the U.K. coops seem better built than the ones we get in the U.S. We didn't get it because it was too small for our 5 hens at the time but it's perfect for your setup with that outdoor pen area. I agree with another post who suggested you cover that poultry wire with 1/2 inch hardwire and add a paver stone walkway around the perimeter base of the pen to deter digging predators. Poultry wire will keep chickens inside the coop but won't keep predators on the outside. Poultry wire separates and tears away from itself easily from dog paws/claws as we found out the hard way. Don't know what kind of aerial predators you have in the U.K. but there needs to be a cover over that pen. That coop house will give some good service as long as you beef up the pen around it more securely.

 

[iwiw60]

I've been hearing you two rave about that stuff. Do you have a link to where I can buy it online?? I've been googling it, but I haven't found any website yet as to where I can punch in my credit card and buy that OMRI brand OMRI Organic Poultry Protector and have them ship it right here to my door.

Sorry I didn't get back til this morning...the BYC website has been up/down all around!!

Here's the link to the page where I purchased mine online:

http://www.pet-dog-cat-supply-store.com/shop/index.php?page=shop/searchbrowse

NOTE: It's the very first item on that page...that's the one for poultry...

 

[jtbass2756]

I've been hearing you two rave about that stuff.  Do you have a link to where I can buy it online??  I've been googling it, but I haven't found any website yet as to where I can punch in my credit card and buy that OMRI brand OMRI Organic Poultry Protector and have them ship it right here to my door.  

Found mine at Tractor Supply. The were out of stock but they had a place on the shelf for it..just was out of it but ordered it for me

 

[iwiw60]

I will thanks... Btw... I love the song choice in the video...

How often should it be changed completely and how well does it clump if it gets wet ....

You know, I've never had to change mine yet. As for getting 'wet' mine doesn't so I can't address that either...fat lot of help I am, eh?!!

 

[jaseyboy1986]

This pre-fab coop is actually not a bad coop - the U.K. coops seem better built than the ones we get in the U.S.  We didn't get it because it was too small for our 5 hens at the time but it's perfect for your setup with that outdoor pen area.  I agree with another post who suggested you cover that poultry wire with 1/2 inch hardwire and add a paver stone walkway around the perimeter base of the pen to deter digging predators.  Poultry wire will keep chickens inside the coop but won't keep predators on the outside.  Poultry wire separates and tears away from itself easily from dog paws/claws as we found out the hard way.  Don't know what kind of aerial predators you have in the U.K. but there needs to be a cover over that pen.  That coop house will give some good service as long as you beef up the pen around it more securely.

Thanks, it's hard to see on the photo but there is poultry wire covering the top of the pen too. In terms of aerial predators, we don't have any where I am but I may take your advice on paving around the pen to deter foxes. I think there are the only threat to my flock.

 

[TJordan]

You know, I've never had to change mine yet. As for getting 'wet' mine doesn't so I can't address that either...fat lot of help I am, eh?!! 

Your great help... I love the video and song
Not your fault that your coop is leak proof...