YO GEORGIANS! :)

[katsdar]

So Tabasco had lavs?

 

[Lady Who]

She got stuck and I couldn't find her

Sorry I meant to put these pic in that

 

[katsdar]

I have more NN's and lots more hatched and a duck piped

 

[livhatcher]

Happy Father's Day to all the Dads and supporters of crazy chicken ladies! Whether you have kids or step up for someone else's kids (or chickens!), you make lives better!

 

[LCcreekside]

I have more NN's and lots more hatched and a duck piped

It sounds like you are going to have some very interesting birds. I hope you will share a lot of pictures.

 

[michaelf1478]

My Orloffs and a few EE

 

[brucifer]

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Don't see Russian Orloffs too often. That's a very nice rare breed and one that I suspect will gain popularity in the near future.

Is that a Silver Spangled Appenzeller Spitzhauben you have in the group?

I see that you use lime to keep the flies down. I do the same thing.

 

[michaelf1478]

I really like this breed. They are very docile and I think they are beautiful birds. I got luck and found 5 for sale so I jumped on them.

I just started using the lime last month. I'm going to try and put it down about once a month. So you wet it in then rake it or just throw it out?? Trying to figure out the best way to use it.

 

[brucifer]

Yeah, Orloffs are hard to find, and they're beautiful birds.

As for lime, it takes awhile for it to take effect because it takes time to work into the soil and change the pH. It basically makes it less hospitable for fly eggs to hatch. Just casting it in your run a couple of times a year works fine.

 

[michaelf1478]

Yeah, Orloffs are hard to find, and they're beautiful birds.

As for lime, it takes awhile for it to take effect because it takes time to work into the soil and change the pH. It basically makes it less hospitable for fly eggs to hatch. Just casting it in your run a couple of times a year works fine.

Only a few times a year?! Guess that'll take a chore off my monthly coop cleaning. Thanks or the advise. So you just let the chicks walk on it once applied or do you wait to put them back in?