Silkie thread!

[joe17]

Thanks! Bobbi showed me a picture of her pullet just like mine and I bet they are related. Once awesome breeders like her have almost perfect birds, they dont care about the color.

 

[PamB]

Colie <3 :

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I think she's freakin' fantastic! She is a bit light but really I don't mind especially when they are looking that nice at 5 months! I love Bobbi's birds

X2 which is why I've gotten most of my breeding flock from Bobbi.

 

[joe17]

Thanks so much! I need to email Bobbi some of these pictures! She will love em!

 

[emvickrey]

I posted some pics of a sizzle asking about her color on page 570. Could somebody take a look for me. I don't know what color she is. She's mixed but an idea would be nice.

 

[joe17]

Maybe grey penciled? I have no clue!

 

[CarolinaChickenKeeper]

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No clue, but I like it. I want one!!!!

 

[emvickrey]

I think she's so pretty. So I have a name for her color and pattern now. Thanks folks.

 

[emvickrey]

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No clue, but I like it. I want one!!!!

I put her back with the roo to see what I get. I haven't gotten another one like her.

 

[featherbaby]

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I do have an air conditioner for in there. I haven't put it in yet. I've found that as long as I stay on top of keeping the filter clean and check the coils it works pretty darn good. What I did tonight was fire up the dehumidifier. Its both hot and humid in there.

Wouldn't a swamp cooler help with the dust since it doesn't dry it out? Truthfully I've been giving it some thought myself but the humidity is so high here I'm liable to create a swimming pool in there.

Does anyone here know how to construct a swamp cooler? I know the concept but not the nuts and bolts of making one.

 

[Colie <3]

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I do have an air conditioner for in there. I haven't put it in yet. I've found that as long as I stay on top of keeping the filter clean and check the coils it works pretty darn good. What I did tonight was fire up the dehumidifier. Its both hot and humid in there.

Wouldn't a swamp cooler help with the dust since it doesn't dry it out? Truthfully I've been giving it some thought myself but the humidity is so high here I'm liable to create a swimming pool in there.

Does anyone here know how to construct a swamp cooler? I know the concept but not the nuts and bolts of making one.

I hate swamp coolers! haha They don't work unless the humidity is very very low and they really don't work over 90 degrees IMO. I know you can buy cheap ones second hand around here on craigslist but they are house sized, lowes also sells them. We had them cooling my house last summer and I did lots of research on them to find that if they are cooling your house about 20 degrees they are doing a great job. Not so great when every day is 100+

Basically you need a Fan to force air thru a wet pad. So hmm idk a fan seems easy but it needs some force behind it, a moisture pad they sell cheap at Lowes made for swamp coolers. Also you need a pump to keep the pad wet and a water source for the pump to draw from. Ours was hooked up to hose connection on the side of our house thru a simple little add on bracket/nut thingy which the tubing connected to. I know ours worked with a float like you see inside a toilet that turns the water on and off according to the water level so it doesn't flood everywhere. Parts are pretty darn cheap I bet you could find everything you need online if they don't sell the parts locally for you. I imagine you'd need some sort of air ducting to direct the air coming out and of course some sort of box to house everything but that could be a lot of things it just needs to have good airflow so like a vents all around. Also if you manage to piece all of it together it needs to be on top of whatever structure you're cooling from what I've seen.

Gosh did any of that help??