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Same here, I haven't noticed them at all interested in pecking at the wood.
Chickens, and things related
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Good.... The wood thing was a concern. I called the feed store and they are out of buff orpingtons.... They have barred rock, rhode island reds and isa browns... The guy there recomended 5 of each.....all pullets.... Any ideas on if I should mix and match, or buy all of one. I need friendly because I have younger childeren. I have to leave in an hour..... to get there before they close..... Thanks
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What did you end up with?
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Nothing..... My youngest decided that he did not want to go for a ride.... So i planned on going once mama got back from her meeting, then a buddy needed help.. So....
I started to think I might be a little behind the eight ball.... I have plans made for a pen, and I really do not want to spend the 500 dollars on the material for the coop I want. So I planned to use an old 5x5 building my neighbor wants gone in the mean time... SWMBO does not want to look at that, and I understand.
SOOOOOO... I might put this off, after a long talk from her last night, and start up next spring after I have everything built and power run out to the coop. Not really what I planned, but.... My expenses next year will be half or less of what they are now. That will allow me to build it bigger and have more birds. Might be smart... dunno.... This economy has been hard on my wifes business, so it might be a good move to wait....
I started to think I might be a little behind the eight ball.... I have plans made for a pen, and I really do not want to spend the 500 dollars on the material for the coop I want. So I planned to use an old 5x5 building my neighbor wants gone in the mean time... SWMBO does not want to look at that, and I understand.
SOOOOOO... I might put this off, after a long talk from her last night, and start up next spring after I have everything built and power run out to the coop. Not really what I planned, but.... My expenses next year will be half or less of what they are now. That will allow me to build it bigger and have more birds. Might be smart... dunno.... This economy has been hard on my wifes business, so it might be a good move to wait....
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I'd like to fall back and punt too, however, Momma's got her chicks growing by the minute so I'm under the gun. The coop should have been finished by now, but this darn Missouri weather is playing havoc with my plans. Just when it drys up enough to start work on the coop, another storm shows up! It's been too wet to work for about a week now...very frustrating!
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Yeah... And the other half of my story deal with the neighbor. They have a Chocolate Lab that they do not take care of... I went over and talked to them and helped them out with thier tractor... I talked to them about me having some chickens and if we could work with the dog not think of them as lunch.... Like I expected, they said that they will not be held responsible as the dog was there first and they cannot control it around or be responsible for it all the time... That should make me mad... But I feel bad for the kid there as he is the same way... They give him no attension, or give him direction, and blame everything on his ADHD....
SO.... The dog will not make it another year as it has Hip Displatia bad. So, that will also make next spring easier.
BUT... I am thinking of giving the meat birds a try. I can use the make shift coop and find some type of pen.... If I even need that. Plus it might help me when the real brids come as I might gain a little knowledge...
Sucks.. But this situation is what it is.
You guys have any pics of your chicks or birds? Its cool to see others set ups! Especially how you are keeping the chicks...
SO.... The dog will not make it another year as it has Hip Displatia bad. So, that will also make next spring easier.
BUT... I am thinking of giving the meat birds a try. I can use the make shift coop and find some type of pen.... If I even need that. Plus it might help me when the real brids come as I might gain a little knowledge...
Sucks.. But this situation is what it is.
You guys have any pics of your chicks or birds? Its cool to see others set ups! Especially how you are keeping the chicks...
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Here's some pics of the makeshift brooder box my wife built for her chicks. It has an infrared lamp for heat. We clean it every couple of daysThe coop is in progress, so will take pics as I go and post them at different stages. Right now its too wet to work on the project. By the way, the chicks are Buff Orpingtons, Barred Rocks, Rhode Island Reds, and some Brown & Black Cochins. Mike.
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It's been raining here for what seems like days so when I got up this morning and the sun was a-shining I decided to break out the tools and get some work done on the coop.
Used 3/4" pressure treated lumber for the floor. It's glued & screwed so it ain't going no-where....
After the floor was down I decided to run some non-metallic conduit to get some power to the coop once it's finished. You can just about see the LB box peeking out of the ground next to the pole barn. On the coop side you can see the conduit peeking up under the soon-to-be-coop.
By the time I was finished with the conduit the clouds had rolled back in and the thunder was a-rumbling again.
The good news is that with all the wet weather my spuds are poking up out of the garden looking for sunshine.
How are the rest of you doing with your coop projects?
Used 3/4" pressure treated lumber for the floor. It's glued & screwed so it ain't going no-where....
After the floor was down I decided to run some non-metallic conduit to get some power to the coop once it's finished. You can just about see the LB box peeking out of the ground next to the pole barn. On the coop side you can see the conduit peeking up under the soon-to-be-coop.
By the time I was finished with the conduit the clouds had rolled back in and the thunder was a-rumbling again.
The good news is that with all the wet weather my spuds are poking up out of the garden looking for sunshine.
How are the rest of you doing with your coop projects?
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Thats looks like a big coop Pine. is it 12x12? How many birds are you planning? Looks great!
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Thanks!
The shed footprint is 12' X 10' but the backside will be partioned off and have it's own door for garden tool and feed storage.
The coop will most likely end up around 7' X 12'