new from kansas city

[Tookie]

Hello, and welcome! We're glad you joined us, nice to meet you.

 

[TwoCrows]

Made a little progress today. Still have a ways to go. Trim, awnings, hardware cloth over the window, roosting bars, nesting box mats (thinking just some nesting box turf) , automatic coop door (thinking run-chicken) backfill around the run, wood chips in the run, and some plants around any suggestions on plants either for or to avoid? and feeders and water?? Going to do gutters and a couple rain barrels for water, is this a good idea? Am I over looking anything?

Very nice!

 

[Thomasolds]

That's good but the design of those windows prevents them being able to be left open during inclement weather. Will you be installing awnings over them?

So I have built roll away nesting box. Is astroturf from the big box store safe to use to line the bottom ?

 

[DobieLover]

So I have built roll away nesting box. Is astroturf from the big box store safe to use to line the bottom ?

I don't use those types of boxes. My birds lay in a more natural nest with thick straw bedding.
I would think the astroturf would work.

 

[Thomasolds]

So I'm thinking that I only want to put food and water in the run. So the ladies would not have food or water at night until morning when let out in the run. Is this a good practice or should I also have food and water available over night for them?

 

[Jener8or]

So I'm thinking that I only want to put food and water in the run. So the ladies would not have food or water at night until morning when let out in the run. Is this a good practice or should I also have food and water available over night for them?

They don't need food and water overnight. If you can take the food out of the run completely, you'll have less rodents going in there. I don't keep food and water where my chickens roost and they do just fine.

 

[Debbie292d]

So I'm thinking that I only want to put food and water in the run. So the ladies would not have food or water at night until morning when let out in the run. Is this a good practice or should I also have food and water available over night for them?

They don't eat at night. They sleep, hopefully.

We don't get up when they do, so for us, it's nice they have food/water in the coops. When one of us heads over to open all the doors, then the yard fills up with chickens.

 

[DobieLover]

They don't eat at night. They sleep, hopefully.

I have coop cameras. They don't sleep through the night like mammals. They nap off and on and do a lot of preening.

We don't get up when they do

I am nearly always up before the birds come off the roost. You should try it!

 

[Thomasolds]

I have coop cameras. They don't sleep through the night like mammals. They nap off and on and do a lot of preening.

I am nearly always up before the birds come off the roost. You should try it!

I'm an early bird myself always up by 4:30 so no issue opening up before sunrise.

 

[Debbie292d]

I have coop cameras. They don't sleep through the night like mammals. They nap off and on and do a lot of preening.

I am nearly always up before the birds come off the roost. You should try it!

I can't due to decades of working nights. I try though! Hubby is usually the one out there long before I am.