Thank you. We just finished a treatment cycle with corid. I opened the coop door and thought someone had tried to kill them in the night. It is resolved but I've been terrified to wet the run floor. They don't free range but have 240 sq ft of rum space - all covered and shaded. We are new to...
The fan is wall mounted so that won't work, but I will keep the puddles in mind. I was told this could cause coccidia blooms though. Is that not correct?
Yes. I've been putting the frozen ice bottles in their water. They drink it up. Today, I was trying to teach one of the babies to stand in the water to see if it would cool her off. The baby roo flew at me and landed on my head. I'm hoping he's not going to turn out to be a jerk who attacks...
Ok. Yeah - I've been in that boat with several hurricanes - but never with chickens. I was just wondering what the protocol is - says Alicia eyeing that very very warm Gulf.
I worried during our chickens first storm too. I even went out and checked on them. But when I went out, they were all just fine and on their roosts. Hang in there. Stay safe and I hope you get power back soon
Thank you. The oldest are just 8 months. The whole run is covered. We just brought them some cold water but I cannot get them to stand in it. I've been trying to get them to use it all summer. I also just brought out some frozen veggies. I also have put out frozen ice jugs and cold water but...
The mini run isn't part of the coop. It's a separate area of the main run, but we do have a large oscillating fan in the main run that covers half of the mini-run as it rotates. We wanted to make sure they could get away from the fan if the needed. The entire run is covered with a reflective...
It's been so hot here in the Florida Panhandle! We have 8 week old babies that we are trying to get into the run, but had to deal with 9 unexpected roosters first! Now, we are in the middle of building a mini run we started - but it's dang near 100 degrees out and is well over that with the heat...