Good to know ahead of time. Do you know of a good breed that has the big flowy tail, big comb, and colors similar to the brown leghorn? I believe he's open to other options he just really likes the Kellogs looking type rooster with the big green tails and big combs.Apyl.... Leghorn roo can get mean from what I've seen and heard.... if he want's a roo, maybe a different breed.... just sayin'
The Welsummer rooster looks very much like the Kellogs box rooster
Yeah, you are not so far behind me sister!
I was also one of the youngest in my class..... probably why I still get carded.....
Apyl.... Leghorn roo can get mean from what I've seen and heard.... if he want's a roo, maybe a different breed.... just sayin'
NOPE< I read it back a few pages where somebody mentioned incorporating one with their house well.. I am not going to go look it up.. I can never find anything .. and I know of several wells that were concreted up despite the owners objections.. maybe it is a local thing..Rcath~I agree with Amy about the DE. I am a staunch FOOD GRADE (very important) DE user (do a DE search on this site for LOTS of great uses) and use it as a "dust" in both my coop bedding and in the run, especially sprinkling it liberally in the wallows as it is a great chicken, coop, run and nest box "debugger". I also sprinkle it lightly on their feed as a natural wormer. It also supplies some good minerals, etc. In fact, many human type folks consume it as a health food. It is present in most animal feeds in small amounts where it is used as a binder. It is NOT however, appropriate as the only material for bedding, etc. As Amy pointed out, it is a fine dust and should never be breathed in so be sure and wear a dust mask before spreading it. Oh, one more thing. It is also a fairly good odor controller so I always sprinkle a liberal amount into my base litter in my coop and any time I rake up the run. Hope this helps.
Jim~ about the well thing. I think you got two different well chats mixed up. Having a hard time keeping track of us girls again, aren't you?The sand points we were talking about were extra ones driven out near garden areas, etc. which are fine, at least by us anyway. Everyone here in "sand country" has one. Many of the homes here (including ours until a few years ago) have sand points for their homes. All inspected and legal. My step son is a professional well installer/maintainer for many years (His uncle owns the company that does installs of all forms state wide) and keeps us up to speed (aka legal)
. That said, I know that many counties/municipalities have their own, even stricter, regulations than the state and they are all getting stricter every year, like with the septics, yuch.
