Sitting with a cup of coffee. (coffee lovers)

[perchie.girl]

A new Poll
I love Polls
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/980877/poll-do-you-use-fermented-feed#post_15470613

i havent to date because of my feeding situation but the plan is to use it when I move back up to the house.

deb

 

[tjo804]

I use it when I feel like dealing with it. Honestly I keep it in the house on the breakfast table so 1 I remember I am doing it and 2 I am afraid of what would happen to it outside in this Texas heat (the big batch not the daily feed, although It might be nice to have some ladies over for breakfast. DH would just say Saw that coming) ANYWAY back on topic Since I am using a glass jug I can t cover it (the gas will build up in glass and break the container) I do put a towel over it but it does eventually begin to smell and attract fruit flies or nats or something. So I stop again

The reason I do feed FF is because I have no more white streaky butts when they are eating FF. They look cleaner more alert and seem to be all around healthier and happier (more chirpy songs) They love it and race me to the feeder I put it in and for the low totem gals I put some in a separate pan away from the commotion.

 

[perchie.girl]

@hennible

has an automatic feeder she designed and built for feeding Fermented Feed...


It gets about 100-110 give or take at my house.... But I plan on a space within my new poultry house (when i build it) to be devoted fermenting... and yes it will not be airconditioned... Though I may put a swamp cooler out there for when I work....

I have about three that are in varying states of "repair" I can probably cobble one together out of all the parts...

deb

 

[tjo804]

That auto FF feeder could be the coolest ever I think.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/931194/fermented-feed-feeder
I bookmarked it when DH is done with big launch at work maybe we can talk about this guy

I am not sure what a swamp cooler is but when we do the new runs for blistering days DH wants to put up some kind of Mister system to cool the air for the ladies and said I could possibly have ac in the gunna say barn part that is where I will have feed storage possibly Maternity ward, brooders and maybe an emergency bay. Hopefully!
He is going to run water and electricity to it for me. Gosh I want to start it now!

DH believes our set up is more suited to a northern climate and wants to open it up more for the heat we get we really only look at winter like temps for about 3 months. They are LOOONNG months but still only 3 as compared with when we lived in Michigan and I did not even own a pair of shorts. was even known to don a turtle neck in the summer to sit by the fire (and not because of the bugs

)

 

[perchie.girl]

That auto FF feeder could be the coolest ever I think.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/931194/fermented-feed-feeder
I bookmarked it when DH is done with big launch at work maybe we can talk about this guy

I am not sure what a swamp cooler is but when we do the new runs for blistering days DH wants to put up some kind of Mister system to cool the air for the ladies and said I could possibly have ac in the gunna say barn part that is where I will have feed storage possibly Maternity ward, brooders and maybe an emergency bay. Hopefully!
He is going to run water and electricity to it for me. Gosh I want to start it now!

DH believes our set up is more suited to a northern climate and wants to open it up more for the heat we get we really only look at winter like temps for about 3 months. They are LOOONNG months but still only 3 as compared with when we lived in Michigan and I did not even own a pair of shorts. was even known to don a turtle neck in the summer to sit by the fire (and not because of the bugs

)

swamp cooler is an evaporative cooler... they work best in rooms that are open for fresh air. the humidity here is pretty low so they do a great job of bringing the temperature down about fifteen degrees. They work by running water down pads on the sides of the cooler... the water drains into a pan and gets recirculated. The big fan inside blows air into the room to be cooled. and to get the air it has to come through those wet pads... The evaporation process is what brings the temperature down. the small box sits in a window... its best that the big part of it sit in full sun..




Those motors are almost indestructable... what fails on the swamp cooler usually is the housing itself... Galvanized then painted steel even with very good maintenence eventually starts rusting.

The beauty of it is by recirculating the water there is little water waste.

Water misting or swamp cooling is very dependant on low humidity to work well.

My coops are open air year round... even when it snows. I have tarps that protect against precipitaion directly on my birds but snow and rain does get in the coop. The only time I shut down the sides is when the wind blows hard in the winter... My new poultry house will have two solid walls one that faces east and one that faces west. each are directions for prevaling winds. the north wall will be completely open.... the south wall will be solid four feet up with a two foot wide stripe of wire along the top. When it gets very hot shade cloth will go over that area. Then again the Guineas will be in that partition because my horse loves them... Guineas do very well in the heat.

I am tired of replacing tarp roofs so this time It will have a metal roof.

deb

 

[tjo804]

LOL this is what I was thinking a swamp cooler was. Yours is way better!

I too am tired of tarp replacement not sure what we will use but we will be putting a solid roof on the coop and run areas to protect from sun and since I have silkies rain.

 

[Alaskan]

I haven't been on much because I am visiting my parents.

I barely have time to skim, and keep up with what is going on.


So... The excitement and fun of summer!

 

[tjo804]

Enjoy your time with your parents Alaskan.

(bit jealous)

 

[TeaChick]

The horse cartoon was pencil... I scanned it in using Black and white. I have a couple of spots on my flat bed that need to be cleaned .... so I clean them out of the picture with Corel Draw.

Yeh I could just wipe the glass on the scanner... What a concept...

But I cannot get art to come out of a computer.... No matter how I have tried.

deb

I see.
Eh, cleaning things is for wimps. lol
Me either.

mud daubers are a wasp--they do not have larvae that eat poo.

They make nests like this:

The ones we have here make a different looking mud nest in the eves.

I don't think we have those vicious-looking things.
The things we have make mud nests that look a little different from your picture there.

I'm thinking more and more that what we have is BSFs.

I really appreciate all the information from everyone!!!! You guys are aces!!!

BTW, @ronott1 , cute chicks in your avi. I probably already said that, but they're still cute, so I'll risk saying it again! =)

 

[ronott1]

I see.
Eh, cleaning things is for wimps. lol
Me either.




I don't think we have those vicious-looking things.
The things we have make mud nests that look a little different from your picture there.

I'm thinking more and more that what we have is BSFs.

I really appreciate all the information from everyone!!!! You guys are aces!!!

BTW, @ronott1 , cute chicks in your avi. I probably already said that, but they're still cute, so I'll risk saying it again! =)

Thanks!

I have more Pita Pintas hatching next week.