new chicken coop

Old Mar 27, 2012 | 04:29 AM
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new chicken coop

anyone have chickens well now we do and i am building a coop..


free wood...





 
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 10:42 AM
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Lookin good so far.

Looks like the weather is gettin a little better up there.
 
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 12:39 PM
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cant wait to see the finished product!

i wish i could grow some chickens!
 
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 02:36 PM
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Doggone it! How big are the foxes up there anyway?
 
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 02:43 PM
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growing some chicks eh? i get em off the street with my truck! :P anyway, i grow broilers every year, and it is good eating when you know what you put in home grown birds! egg layers also produce better eggs! give em oyster shell, and used egg shells. "not too much though they will start pecking eggs" also make sure they can get to some grit, or something like that. the gizzards grind food better when they have grit!
 
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 03:25 PM
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Very cool. We've been raising chickens for the last 3 years. What started as a hobby for my wife with 6 chicks has grown into us having a huge coop with over 40 birds.

Careful they are addictive.
 
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 05:14 PM
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completed framing in all 4 walls and nesting boxes. next to setup and install walls and roof. was in the 80's last week here 51 today




 
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 08:54 PM
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Holy - that's one stout chicken coop.......
 

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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 09:01 PM
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i would have put the nesting coop higher off the ground since you get snow and keep it away from predators.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 01:38 AM
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Hey Buck, since people are giving advise.........I think the studs are too far apart, the chickens will walk right around them. Raoul's goats could get at them too!

Good to see you keeping yourself busy.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 08:21 AM
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I'll have nothing to do with chickens.
Herding them is an act of futility.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 03:09 PM
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We now know where his overnight guests will stay after the hot tub party.

I've heard, "can you squeal like a pig?" But I've never heard "can you cluck like a chicken?"

Nice work Bucky!
 
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by ddellwo
Holy - that's one stout chicken coop.......
I was thinking the same thing....must be industrial strength chickens.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 04:11 PM
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We now know where his overnight guests will stay after the hot tub party.

I've heard, "can you squeal like a pig?" But I've never heard "can you cluck like a chicken?"

I'll bet Habibi's heard it more than a few.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 04:15 PM
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sick bastards,,,,.... remember the wood was free
 
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