Hello, all from waaaay over in Concord: I am so happy to have stumbled upon this list! I was thinking (with substantial chagrin) just the other day that since...
Debbie, I can't recommend strongly enough going on a "coop tour" in your planning stages. It was immensely helpful to us when we designed our setup. Things are...
Welcome Debbie, You area also welcome to visit my coop. I designed a water source at the coop - but I cant use it in the winter ::-( - power for lights and ...
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Terry Golson
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Dec 17, 2009 11:34 pm
And make it bigger than you think you'll need - you'll always want more :) Terry www.hencam.com...
Believe it or not, just as you 3 were responding to my post, I finished reading the list archives. I decided to treat it like a novel: "The Carlisle (Area)...
The zoning in Concord is such that you can raise poultry. You can have a rooster if your neighbors do not object. You need to go to the Board of Health to get...
Everyone can come see mine also....after the holidays! It's a shed that we "chickenized" I made some mistakes of course and will still work on it next...
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Terry Golson
terry@...
Dec 18, 2009 12:04 am
May I suggest that we pick a day that we all carpool and tromp coop to coop? We won't be able to satisfy everyone's schedules - but , judging by the immediate...
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Lorna Phillips
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Dec 18, 2009 12:19 am
Terry, what's mycoplasm? Thanks Lorna. ________________________________ From: Terry Golson <terry@...> To: CarlisleChickenGroup@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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Terry Golson
terry@...
Dec 18, 2009 12:27 am
Hi Lorna- I've got the long story here on my blog. http://www.hencam.com/henblog/2007/06/flock-health/ The short story is that it's a serious bacterial...
An excellent idea all 'round, and I had been wondering about sanitation. If anyone is interested, we could also include a visit to the winter veggie gardens...
Sounds great! Sign me up for the coop, compost, and winter garden tour. I'd be happy to include my modest operation on the tour. Debbie, great pics and info...
I'd love to see a winter garden working. Sign me up for the tour and put my chicken coop on the list if you would like to visit. It would be great to get...
I'd also love to see the winter garden. My coop is very old and not admirable although we do have nice plastic roofing over the run. Eva - you can get the...
I'd be glad to be a part of the coop tour as well - sign me up. The comment was made earlier to design it as bigger than you think you need - I definitely...
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Lorna Phillips
lorna_a_phillips@...
Dec 18, 2009 11:58 am
the cabbage and mirror sound like a great idea! I'm going to try it this weekend. We're new to this - our chicks came Memorial weekend and our coop was...
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Lorna Phillips
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Dec 18, 2009 12:00 pm
Ken found this website, it lets you order 15 and it seems to have the breeds you want...... ...
How funny - ill definitely hang a mirror and a cabbage - why not. Coop tour is a great idea - I will totally enforce the biocontainment (Ive never had a sick...
We also have an easter egger, but bummer she lays light pinkish eggs...we were hoping for some blue/green. I'd also like to go on the tour and especially see...
We have a light on a timer (to keep up egg production a bit), a warming pan underneath the water, and I've put one heat lamp up near the water, since the pan...
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Terry Golson
terry@...
Dec 18, 2009 1:05 pm
It looks like there's plenty of interest for the winter garden tour. Deborah, do you want to run with that idea? Set a date/time that is best for you. ...
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Terry Golson
terry@...
Dec 18, 2009 1:12 pm
Judy- LOVE that tail!!! --Terry (for those who don't know, this is Judy's new pup - an Old English Sheepdog - here all the way from Europe, where they let...
Thanks terry. That's sort of my gut is that they are probably fine without much extra heat at night, they aren't all huddled together and 2 of them even sleep...
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Terry Golson
terry@...
Dec 18, 2009 1:21 pm
For those of you with little indoor space, here is a clever solution that one of my readers sent me. It's an outdoor "chillarium" made with plexiglass. Her...
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Lorna Phillips
lorna_a_phillips@...
Dec 18, 2009 1:22 pm
Terry does that mean caulk all of the little gaps where the roof meets walls? Greg's uncle helped us with it and didn't seal off those areas as he said they...
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Terry Golson
terry@...
Dec 18, 2009 1:29 pm
The gaps up high are fine (unless they are so big that snow blows in!) What you don't want are drafts on the birds where they roost. It's good that you have...
Debbie, I would LOVE to see your winter veggie garden! We did our first temporary cold frame this fall (hay bales and scavenged patio doors) and I am soooo...
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Lorna Phillips
lorna_a_phillips@...
Dec 18, 2009 1:41 pm
I guess there fine because they spread themselves all over the coop at night! thanks terry ________________________________ From: Terry Golson...
