time to play chicken mythbusters!

[sunket77]

Ok so a couple of questions for all you mythbusters out there! You know whether you get a new car, have a kid, buy a house or get chickens SOMEONE and EVERYONE is going to give you advise so here are a couple of things I need proven or busted......

#1 "you need to move the pen away from the house because once they start laying their poop will smell worse and there will be more of it"

#2 golf balls... are they good for anything other than snake protection?

I thought this thread might be fun also for others to join in and add their "myths" to be proven or busted!

 

[dixiedoodle09]

We have our food stored in our garage and the chickens know it. So I would definately try to keep them away from your house, because they do tend to poo everywhere. And that causes quite a mess. Plus flies at this time of year.

 

[Kiwi Chicky]

The golf balls in the nesting box also teach the hens where to lay

 

[Eggs4Sale]

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Our coop smells fine, but maybe it's because it's next to the pigpen.
If a hobo stands next to a port-a-potty, the hobo may not smell too bad. Well..... that's certainly debatable.


(Before anyone gets all up in arms about my hobo vs. toilet comparison, telling me how insensitive I am, I'll take it upon myself to offer an apology in advance for my insensitivity.

So... I'm sorry, toilets.

 

[sunket77]

Quote:
Our coop smells fine, but maybe it's because it's next to the pigpen.
If a hobo stands next to a port-a-potty, the hobo may not smell too bad. Well..... that's certainly debatable.


(Before anyone gets all up in arms about my hobo vs. toilet comparison, telling me how insensitive I am, I'll take it upon myself to offer an apology in advance for my insensitivity.

So... I'm sorry, toilets.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Glad ya were caring enough to apologize in advance.

 

[sunket77]

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I haven't had a fly problem yet, my hens aren't laying but the drought is so bad I don't think I will get a fly problem... only time I see flies is when I feed the chickens watermelon and they are gone when the watermelon is....usually dosen't take long! they love it!

 

[jthayerkatz]

I put apple cider vinegar in the water for the poop smell, and use d.e. to keep the flies and the smell down.
I too have heard about using golf balls to show hens where to lay eggs.

 

[fowler_chick]

i must agree, my pig pen smells much worse then my coop...although for the odd smell of a chicken passing gas

 

[max101]

Do chickens pass gas ?????
And dont tell me it smells eggie lol