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[PepsNick]

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Compost area sounds cool... That's what I call the giant pile of dirty shavings I rake up by my coop. "Fertilizer"

 

[Cetawin]

OMG Jo has little iceies on her whiskers! She was just hanging out like no biggie. Meanwhile I am having a small fit

My birds are cold cold cold I WANT THIS WEATHER GONE NOW! It is a balmy 7 degrees right now

 

[speckledhen]

Geez, you're pulling away from us in temps, LH! We're about 35* at the moment and sunny. Flock is out and about.

 

[joletabey]

THINK SPRING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[PepsNick]

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Great pictures!

I can not wait unil March... McMurray order!

I have a question. Does IMHO mean honest opinion or humble opinion?

 

[speckledhen]

Guess what? https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=5532307#p5532307

 

[Serrin]

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Chicken butt?

Sorry, just couldn't pass that one up!

 

[kathyinmo]

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If you are buying from a hatchery, it is best to have them do it. It is only 10 cents to have it done, and it has to be done on day old chicks.

 

[kathyinmo]

Love those pictures, Beth! I long for spring, for sure!

 

[NellaBean]

Oh boy, I am EXHAUSTED. That coop had about 6-12 inches of poop shavings and hay all mixed together. I hadn't cleaned it out in.....a VERY VERY LONG TIME. I am a bad chicken owner.

I made my temporary compost area. Hauled those ridiculous bags up to the front area and hauled the bales of shavings back down (via mower and trailer).

Then, using my plain ol handy dandy square tipped shovel, I cleaned out that entire coop, one shovel full at a time. I filled a wheelbarrow full and then would roll it down to the compost pile about 50 feet away, dump it and then roll that stupid wheelbarrow UPHILL to repeat. Over and over and over and over.

Got it down to the bare wood, all grossness out and all roosts and shelves scraped as clean as I can get them.

Refilled with nice new fluffy shavings (3 full bales).

Then I fixed the front bottom part, at least good enough for chickens.....

Here was the front of the coop yesterday.

and now after my work today.

Can't forget my crazy helper #2.

I also cleaned some stuff up near the garage, got everything all put away and good to go. Phew.

I still need to get a few bags of topsoil and then use them to fill in in front of the coop to make it more even. Maybe tomorrow......