The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

[Kassaundra]

Who says that? Amy Pond?

No the TARDIS, when she took human form. Well was forced to take human form.

 

[Kassaundra]

No the TARDIS, when she took human form. Well was forced to take human form.

But I really liked when Amy found out the TARDIS was in human, woman form, and she asked the Doctor, if he "wished really really hard"

 

[LadyBehir]

Tardis coop got vetoed here. I love that episode. I also want to know why the Doctor owes Casanova a chicken.

 

[hoosiercheetah]

I'm sure I've seen at least one TARDIS coop online. I can't remember if it was on byc or not.

 

[RedRidge]

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And @RedRidge a question for you. Do you feed chick feed or grower when you have chicks? Or do you tweak your whole grains for them to eat? I need to have food for the chicks ready so if they hatch after I leave it's all set for my friend chick sitting.

My grains that I ferment are the same for all management groups, although sometimes I will grind the field peas a little smaller during hatching season.
For chicks that are not hatched by broodies I use a different premix. I keep 2 buckets of premix (the powdered ingredients I add after ferment at feeding time) during hatching season and the one for chicks contains added fishmeal.

 

[LadyBehir]

http://tardisbuilders.com/index.php?topic=3390.0#

tardis coop

 

[armorfirelady]

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And @RedRidge a question for you. Do you feed chick feed or grower when you have chicks? Or do you tweak your whole grains for them to eat? I need to have food for the chicks ready so if they hatch after I leave it's all set for my friend chick sitting.

My grains that I ferment are the same for all management groups, although sometimes I will grind the field peas a little smaller during hatching season.
For chicks that are not hatched by broodies I use a different premix. I keep 2 buckets of premix (the powdered ingredients I add after ferment at feeding time) during hatching season and the one for chicks contains added fishmeal.

I have hatching eggs with 2 broodies sitting on them. So they will be momma raised chicks. Ok so I need to grind the peas then. That's what I figured. Since I use fish meal already I can just mix it like usual?

Oh and I tried a bag of those pine pellets you recommended. Threw a bag down in the walkway that's muddy and then wet it down some with the hose and it turned out wonderful. It dries out fast after a rain unlike the pine shavings.
Do you use them in your coops also? I was just afraid the chickens would try to eat the pellets

 

[armorfirelady]

Sophie on the left who screeched at me this morning lol Lucy is on the right. All looks well in the nesting/broody box

 

[Kassaundra]

http://tardisbuilders.com/index.php?topic=3390.0#

tardis coop

I am soooo envious!!!!! Way to small for my flock, but maybe as a broody house, or if I end up w/ a small quad of naked birds. Wheels are turning!!!!

 

[Leahs Mom]

I had never heard of a Tardis coop...I better check out the story behind it!


ETA: I'm not a big TV watcher... so I'm probably the only person in the US who doesn't know the story