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Hi, Im raising chicken for the first time, I started by getting 14 year old laying hens, and am planning to order another 40 chicks? of a dual purpose breed, after doing alot of reading im thinking of getting Buff Orpingtons.
My question involves the sanitation of waterers and feeders, I've read this should be done daily... don't know if this is a little excessive, I was planning on cleaning every time I refill them.
Question - do I just hose them down, or do I need to dis-infect them with some type of chemical? and if so, what?
The feeders I have are hanging, galvinized, they hold about 1/2 bag of feed. I have both a galvinized waterer, maybe a gallon, and a plastic one. I've also just bought an automatic one to attach to the garden hose. it's plastic.
I'm currently housing the adult layers inside my barn, inside a 10x 10 dogchain link dog run, and are using milk crates as nests. I plan to raise the chicks in a stock tank, and likely raise them info adults in a seporate pen with a heat light or two.
I'm in Canada here, it's 4 or 5 'c during the day, but still dropping to - 7 or -8 'c at night. I'm planning on adding an outside run for them when the snow is completely gone. I am concerned about the cold.
I'd appreciate some comments and tips...
Thanks!
My question involves the sanitation of waterers and feeders, I've read this should be done daily... don't know if this is a little excessive, I was planning on cleaning every time I refill them.
Question - do I just hose them down, or do I need to dis-infect them with some type of chemical? and if so, what?
The feeders I have are hanging, galvinized, they hold about 1/2 bag of feed. I have both a galvinized waterer, maybe a gallon, and a plastic one. I've also just bought an automatic one to attach to the garden hose. it's plastic.
I'm currently housing the adult layers inside my barn, inside a 10x 10 dogchain link dog run, and are using milk crates as nests. I plan to raise the chicks in a stock tank, and likely raise them info adults in a seporate pen with a heat light or two.
I'm in Canada here, it's 4 or 5 'c during the day, but still dropping to - 7 or -8 'c at night. I'm planning on adding an outside run for them when the snow is completely gone. I am concerned about the cold.
I'd appreciate some comments and tips...
Thanks!