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[beverly evans]

Quote: I had a friend with the same sort of head scars and he used to tell any one who asked that they were where his horns had been!

 

[ronott1]

I am off tomorrow.
I am going to try to catch up on my projects.

**Put hens and chicks in the tractor
**Redesign the auto-feeder
**Cull down SC pullets by about half
**Select SC spring breeder cockerels
**Set up nest box in new pen
**Set up grit/shell feeders
**Take lots of pictures!

We'll see what gets done.......... It's awful hot out.........

I hope you get a bunch done! Start early of course.

 

[beverly evans]

Quote: Hi! Thanks for the new knowledge. Okay, so if "subhanahuwata" means maybe "exalted and glorious", what does "subhanalah" mean? : )

 

[Cynthia12]

Thank you for the congrats everyone.


Now waiting as everyone else here for the good news that Maddie is awake and doing great.

Prayers for sure.

 

[beverly evans]

And we have vents! I still refuse to believe the amount of holes that people on BYC recommend you to cut on your coop. So far, with outside humidity being 85%, the inside humidity has not gone over 70%. I don't think that's too bad, ventilation would not keep it any lower. And sure, in the morning you can smell a bit of poop, but just enough to notice it's there, the smell isn't offensive.

Outside:


Inside:

That's a great coop. And it looks like you're doing the deep liter method, so just throw out some scratch into that mess and they will scratch it up to find the grains and break up the poop. Then it drys right up and does not stink at all. Anyway, that's what I do. I shovel it out only about 2 or three times a year. I am also amazed at the amount of air circulation that is recommended, even in winter. Then I discovered that chickens can stand 40 degrees below! So I realized I was worrying about their warmth way too much. They are better off to be cold than to have a humid coop because then they get all manner of possible respiratory diseases. : (

 

[ozexpat]

Trying to catch up.

Congrats Cynthia

Hugs and well wishes for Maddy.

In the Philippines we buy rope by the dupa - the length from the sellers left nipple to the tip of his right hand. I try to avoid short salesmen.

In Bali the traditional architect designs your house based on the length of your tibia and radius.

 

[Wisher1000]

Vehve, my breeder coop is not finished, but it is already 8'x24'. It have a metal roof and the walls are solid walls up to a height of 4' and another 4' above that is wire, all the way around. Talk about ventilation!

 

[beverly evans]

Quote: I feel you dude! In central Texas right now we have 100-102 degrees with a heat index, because of the humidity, of 105! Birthday suits? Yes, and like Marilyn used to say when asked what she wore to bed....."Only Chanel #5." But for me it is old lady talcum powder so one doesn't feel sticky.

 

[beverly evans]

I'm a great grandma!

Oh, I am soooo jealous! She is just LOVELY! And so dressed up in all her matching bits and pieces. A peach princess!

 

[Peep_Show]

Cynthia, she is precious!