Articles by Dawn419
The Deep Litter Method
DLM is basically a method in which you allow your coop litter to build up over a period of time. As the chicken manure and litter of choice compost, it helps to heat the coop, which in turn helps keep the chickens warmer. I had never heard of this before BYC and cleaning...
Introducing Coop #3...the Post-Brooder Coop...with clickable thumbnails
Pepper Anne, our Aussie, in predator proofing mode at the new coop.
Since I got into incubating this winter, I desperately needed another small coop, so I'd have outdoor room for the chicks once they reached 6 - 8 weeks...
Say Hello to our Bantam Mottled Cochins. They arrived on May 14, 2007 from MMH. They live with our 5 Easter Eggers, 3 Silver Sebrights, 2 Black Tailed Buff Jap's and our SSH. We ordered them for their beautiful coloration as well as the fact that they are known for being good broodies and I want...
Skip and I met back in the fall of 1994, and have been together, ever since! He introduced me to his love of Orchids and Aquariums over the years. This year, he was introduced to my love for chickens.
We'd had several pet birds, indoors, over the years. Our last was a gorgeous female Sun Conure...
Now it's time to meet Skip's flock favorite...the Silkies. We have a total of 5 Blue/Black/Splash. Three are pullets, 2 are cockerals. Out of the 5, one is a Splash pullet, we have one Black cockeral and three Blues: one cockeral and 2 pullets.
After we finished working on the main coop/run, the...
The Teacup Pterodactyl Townhouse
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We bought the Chick-N-Barn & Yard when we realized that our main coop and run wouldn't be finished before we needed to move our 21 Banty chicks outdoors. It was easy to assemble and came with all fasteners needed to put it...
Here are our Black Tailed Buff Japanese. I wasn't going to do a page for them but figured that it may be able to help someone out eventually.
They arrived May 14, 2007 along with our 5 EE's, 5 Mottled Cochins, 5 Blue/Black/Splash Silkies, 3 Silver Sebrights ans one Silver Spangled Hamburg. We...
I'd like to introduce you to Romeo, our Silver Spangled Hamburg cockeral. When I ordered our day-olds, I had "opted out" on the Free Rare Chick offer...they sent him anyways. I wasn't thrilled at all...at first.
It was my first time with day-olds and at first, I thought he was one of our Silver...
Field Greens for your Chickens
Just wanted to share some of the greens that we harvest from our yard, to feed as treats, for our chickens (many of these are good for human consumption, also!). We rent our home and the trailer is basically set up in the middle of a hillside hayfield so there's no...
Our 5 EE's arrived on May 14, 2007 from MMH. We love their coloration and distinctive personalities. The 40-something year-old kids in us are looking forward to our first "Easter Eggs". They live in our main coop with our 5 Mottled Cochins, 3 Silver Sebrights, 2 Black Tailed Buff Japs and our...
Here are our Silver Sebrights from MMH. We received them as day-olds on May 14, 2007 along with 5 Easter Eggers, 5 Mottled Cochins, 5 Blue/Black/Splash Silkies, 2 Black Tailed Buff Japanese and our free rare breed Silver Spangled Hamburg.
We ordered them mainly for the unique black lacing on...
We began using food grade Diatomaceous Earth in June 2007, after we moved the Banties to their temporary outdoor home.
Make sure you buy Food Chemical Codex Grade DE (<-this link provides recommended amounts for using with feeding, whitewash, etc.) for use with your pets and livestock.
I use...
The Playhouse Coop
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Upon deciding to get back into raising chickens, after close to 20 years, we decided to get into Bantams since they are smaller and we were doing this for fun/farming. Since it's only Skip and I, we don't need a ton of eggs and...