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Thanks for sending! I like that. Especially the "screeching" part : ) It's interesting that when it gets specific about noise, it's talking about pets, not more typically agricultural animals. My county is in transition from rural to more populated so there are growing pains-- people whose...

Does anyone live in a locality with a rooster-friendly ordinance that's working well? I'd love to see some examples. We helped legalize BY chickens in our county a number of years ago, but later things got more restrictive for roosters and "agriculture" in general. I thought the rule was you...

I buy it through New Country Organics in Waynesboro VA (don't know where you live, Lucy-- if you're even in the U.S.!). If you go to their website, you can find resellers in different areas.

Cool! Are you having any issues with your chicks eating it? We're building a new henhouse, and I'm going to try it again when we make the transition...

That's good to know!

Ooooh-- I'd read about some turkeys having a taste for it! The dust-free part sounds good for baby chicks, but I'd be a little worried about them eating it too! I guess you'd just have to watch them… eh?

RVAFanfarmer, I just saw your post--I'm glad you know you're having good success with the hemp bedding in a similar climate to mine (I'm in Hampton Roads, VA)! I got it through New Country Organics (via a local distributor) also. I think my issue with it was just from my storing a half-bag in a...

I'll have to go look for Moomin books! A childhood friend introduced me to them…then, visiting a Finnish friend in Germany, she had a set of Moomin dishes that I envied... Yeah, I guess the misting would be more for deep litter. I only have a small flock, so I just scoop out the coop daily...

Aha! Thanks for the update. That's encouraging-- the composting factor is definitely another plus for us. You make an interesting point about sustainability and needing to fertilize the hemp-- that's probably the case here too. I finally paid attention to the fact that you're in Finland! How...

Thanks again for your input! I'd never had a problem with the pine shavings, but like the sustainability factor of the hemp...

That's good to hear-- mine was a half-used bag, and it was in our shed, which may have had a dampness issue. I've just heard scary things about hay not being a good idea for bedding because it molds, but this does seem different. I didn't get the smell in the other half of the bag that was used...

Thanks for the reply! I went to use the second half of a opened bag I had to refresh the bedding, and when I put it down it smelled a little off-- slightly mildewy, so it made me nervous…I've had pine shavings sit around in a bag without that problem, so I'm wondering if it's prone to that…dag.

I live in Virginia, and New Country Organics carries it here!

Any updates, now that summer is in full swing? Just started using American Hemp bedding...

Are there any photos of the interior of this octagonal coop? We're building one, and would love to hear how you did the inside, and if you'd change anything now that you've had it for a while! (Roosts as well as ventilation) Thanks

Great and disturbing discussion. We have one internal layer (Chicory, a barred rock from a hatchery, 3 1/2 years old) now that we're nurturing along. Decided not to do vet intervention after the first draining of fluid (that helped a lot, but on the next visit when I asked the vet to show me how...

Carobean here, with an update on our resolution of the 6-hour car trip (originally posted almost 3 years ago now!): Although I liked the handwarmer idea, I wasn't sure they'd keep the box warm enough (I guess it probably would've, judging from the many posts about this method...), and didn't...

Hi Virginians, For anyone on the Peninsula or close by (e.g., York County, Newport News, Williamsburg, Gloucester, Hampton, etc.), we are having our first meeting of Backyard Chickens Around the Peninsula on Monday, September 13, 6:45-8:30 p.m. at the Tabb Library (Route #134 across from the...

We have a flock of 4 suburban hens, and one of our 2 barred Plymouth Rocks has been laying soft-shelled eggs for quite a while now. Chicory is 2 years old; she laid lovely eggs at first, and then during her first laying summer we noticed (what we assume to be) calcium deposits on the shells...

Yes, when I posted earlier that my gals don't poop in their nest boxes, I should've also said that's not where they sleep. Lots of poop where they sleep!