Search results for query: *

We ordered these off Amazon 2 years ago. They're still working. Occasionally I'll use my fingernail to scrape the front if one isn't misting well. Haven't had to use vinegar yet but that is my backup plan. I also ordered a timer for it...

Let's play "spot the cat." ;)

Wish I could help you out but I already have a roo for my small flock.

Try putting some blocks/bricks in there for them to stand on. They like to have that in there. Mine won't go in without them. Photos from last summer. I don't do anything until it gets much hotter. I figure if they cannot tolerate 95F without misters and pools then they won't be able to handle...

We also have some oleander in our yard. The chickens ignore them.

That's basically what I have. If you have the tarp attached to the frame, wind could catch and carry away the entire structure. That's why I don't attach our tarp directly to the hoop. It lays on top of it but the tarp is tied down to stakes in the ground. If the tarp catches the wind (and even...

We had thunderstorms here last night. Puddles on the ground right now. We get downbursts fairly frequently and it is a constant consideration whenever we put up any structure. If you get winds like us, rebar may not cut it. We put up a steel shade structure (from Costco) for our vehicle. We...

Good to know. Apparently Azure used to sell it for around $25 but had a big price jump in July. If my other source runs out, this could be a back up option.

Let us know how it goes!

The bee problem seems to be resolved! It was the new feed type I had been using. After hosing out the bucket, I put more feed in and the bees came right back. Then I hosed out the bucket again and instead put their prior food in it. The bees were no longer interested. I did see some bees near...

Thank you for the insight! Your idea about the bees going after the 'powder' was spot on. I dumped the feed from the feeder into a bucket (all outside the run) and watched the bees go right back to the empty feeder. There was powder clinging to the inside of the feeder bucket and that was what...

I wondered if it was the feed. I had switched brands when Cal-Ranch had supply issues. I'll have to see if they came back (been inside all day with Thanksgiving prep). Last night I emptied & hosed out the bucket. (They have a secondary feeder on other end of run.) Earlier this morning I...

Thanks! Such a bummer. Will have to figure something out. 🤔

Hey, anybody have any suggestions? I have bees going after the feed in the bucket feeder! I had been seeing one or two buzzing around the opening port on the bucket feeder. Today there were dozens-- around the feeder and in the bucket itself. :eek:

Hey, anybody have any suggestions? I have bees going after the feed in the chicken feed! I had been seeing one or two buzzing around the opening port on the bucket feeder. Today there were dozens-- around the feeder and in the bucket itself.:eek:

:pop

Just found a 5th egg this afternoon! So that would be my normal 4/ day plus the unexpected EE egg.

My EE's haven't laid an egg in weeks (except for today -- I got one just to make me a liar, lol). But out of my other 5 hens, I've been getting mostly 4 eggs per day! (sometimes 3) I keep expecting a slow down and so have been hoarding eggs for the winter. Today's haul was a little...

Lovely setup! Looks sturdy and substantial. We have 8 hens and a rooster, but only 2 were raised from chicks. They are the ones we can hold. Any future chickens we will raise from chicks so we can have our lap chickens, lol. So fun that way as clearly you already know. Is your user name from...

Welcome to the AZ thread. Would love to see pics of your finished coop. How many chickens do you have?