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Ann found my video camera on my desk. Yes, I have a messy desk. I think the chickens are enjoying their new coop, but they have been picking on Lil Sprout a bit. I will have to keep my eye on them.
The door to the coop sat under the snow for almost four weeks, which is why it sticks. I am assuming when it dries out, it will be a bit easier to open.
If the door sticks when you try to get in, be careful. It might stick while you are in the coop, making it a issue to for you to get out. You might have to wait until Anne get homes to let you out. lol Did they pick on Little Prout before? Why now?
if the door sticks when she is IN she has the advantage of being able to kick it…having an ongoing similar problem with the back door of my house i happen to know that one from experience…WAY easier to get out than in…however…you may be able (depending on your hinges, but it won’t hurt to try anyway) to give the door a couple of good smacks with a hammer and get a temporary fix. Open the door and smack the edge that is sticking where it is sticking… it only takes a little shift to fix a pretty big problem.
If one spot if sticking, you may want to plain it (using a plaining tool). Doing so will take a little wood off only the area that is needed.
Kathie – if you are not sure what that it, maybe David can explain it to you. I learned that from one of my brothers years ago when I was putting in all new interior doors in my house.
I think part of the problem is that the door sat under snow for almost four weeks. I am hoping when it dries out, it will fit better. If not, I will do something.
I am going to keep a pen at the door to the coop and make a mark every time I crack my head on the top of the door frame. So far: three.
Don’t knock yourself out. lol Any nails that miss the wood and are hanging out where they shouldn’t? IF so, need to watch out for those.
Thanks for the videos and the coop looks GREAT!
can we have a video of this head banging thing?
i mean not that i want you to get hurt or anything…
but if you are going to hit your head anyway…
then you know…can we watch?
No video, but I can do one better. When ever any of us are together, you can feel the permanent indentation I have on my head now. I smacked that sucker twice today alone!!!
I hope the chickens have stopped picking on Little Sprout. Have they? Is he/she doing better now? Hope getting enough food to grow bigger to get back at those who are picking on he/she now.
I think they take turns picking on one another. Sprout does not lack for food. It is fun to watch them.
Well, i think head banging videos would be cool. I dunno if i would want so much to watch them if it meant banging MY head, though. Anyway, erm, i also don’t know so much that i want to run my fingers through your indentations, you know?
I bought a juicer today so i could make honeybelle juice…you should try it! Best OJ i ever had.
Becky? You figure everything out- how come chickens cannot have citrus?
Here is an interesting link that has a chart of what they can and cannot eat. Problem with citrus is that it is on the chart of what they can eat and on the chart of what they cannot eat.
I share my apples with them. I share my everything BUT honeybelles. I am keeping them for us. I think I am going to make a batch of orange marmalade too.
Did not hit my head yesterday, but today is a whole new day.
so I suppose the coup needed to be taller, that way no head banging would happen right? poor little sprout being picked on, I don’t like that at all! coup is nice!
Pam: From what I gather, citrus either makes egg shells weak (citrus counterbalances calcium) OR limonene (a component in citrus) is toxic to poultry. Not sure if either is correct but here is the site I got it from…
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=167614
…it is a forum with a lot of information and links to articles and the like. From what I have read on that site…I wouldn’t give chickens any citrus of any kind…just to be on the safe side.