What poultry product do you wish you had?

[BigBlueHen53]

Only if vaccinated for certain things like Virulent Newcastle Disease.
Sorry, I'm not the best at explaining things

That's okay I am learning a lot from you, and I appreciate you taking the time! I'm most 'nsatiably curious, like Rudyard Kipling's the Elephant's Child. Don't mean to be annoying.

 

[CindyinSD]

I’d love to have an affordable solar coop light equipped with a timer, with an outside-mounted solar panel and a replaceable battery.

Most solar lights I’ve found are one-piece affairs with both light & charging panel outside. Not bad, but not what I need. Those with the panel separate from the light tend to automatically run when they’re in darkness and/or when they sense motion/heat. Plus I haven’t found any that offer a replaceable battery. I would hope to pay between $60-$100 USD.

 

[Rshumpal]

That sounds perfect! It would really appeal to first timers and people who have delt with them before.
Tools if you have none and don't even know what you need and you find a kit that sorts it all out for you omg that is priceless.
Maybe even include a little very general info and instruction insert.

This is the kind of thing that you can make money, kits for the chicken health. Add an online vet service (once done) like the reptile group has and you would be golden.

 

[Rshumpal]

The rain cannot get to my feeders, I do have them covered. However, living in Louisiana, the humidity does a real number on the pellet food making it soft almost soggy. I try not to put much in the feeders at a time, but even small amounts can become stuck together, making the feeders not drop the food as they should. I've even tried mixing the pellets with corn feed - helped, but not too much. Will not move elsewhere because of four chickens!! LOL

I would love to be able to see your setup. I'm in Alabama with new chicks arriving in less than a month. Obviously I have a bit of time, but this getting chick ready is more nerve wracking than the human kiddos were.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I guess I wish I had a camera I could control from in the house so I could rotate it around like an eyeball and check different parts of the coop. They're probably available but likely cost prohibitive.

 

[Cyprus]

I guess I wish I had a camera I could control from in the house so I could rotate it around like an eyeball and check different parts of the coop. They're probably available but likely cost prohibitive.

I think they are called wireless security cameras.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I think they are called wireless security cameras.

Thanks, I'll check em out. I guess I thought they were fixed, not mobile.

 

[Dada Joe]

I'm not sure this would excite you Sci-Fiers, but I'd like an outdoor feeding station with cover that actually keeps the rain out. We will incorporate this in our coop design next spring.

I did that in my coop, was simple. I made the feeder and waterer out of pickle buckets, put 2 water cups on one, and piped a fill tube to the outside. The feeder has a 3" hole cut in the side with a schedule 10 90 degree ell with the back cut out for the birds to eat, with a 4 " PVC pipe cut into the top for filling in the feed storage/brooder area of the coop. I framed the corners for the buckets to sit on, added cleats to the framing to keep the buckets in place. Works fine, but need to modify the feeder to force the food to the ell cutout.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I did that in my coop, was simple. I made the feeder and waterer out of pickle buckets, put 2 water cups on one, and piped a fill tube to the outside. The feeder has a 3" hole cut in the side with a schedule 10 90 degree ell with the back cut out for the birds to eat, with a 4 " PVC pipe cut into the top for filling in the feed storage/brooder area of the coop. I framed the corners for the buckets to sit on, added cleats to the framing to keep the buckets in place. Works fine, but need to modify the feeder to force the food to the ell cutout.

Can we get a pic of this? I can't seem to visualize it, but it sounds really interesting!