Anybody got a spring project to build chicken coop or already have one with chickens now??
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Anybody got a spring project to build chicken coop or already have one with chickens now??
I have 2 coops.
Grant, you might PM ScottV. He has some think he built his last year.
K thanks just curious been thinking on chickens for awhile. Fixing to build the ol lady a coop for valentines. Got her 25 pullets on the way now. Crappuepapa you got any pics of your coop? What kinda chickens you got?
How do you post pics on the forum or comments here??
Still haven't figured out how to post pics on here.Quote:
Originally Posted by grantstricklin1984
I don't have any pics but I can explain the coops to you. The oldest coop I have is 20'X20'. I built it out of scrap 2x4 I had laying around and some used Chicken wire an old man gave me just to get it off his farm. At first it looked pretty good but after 6 years, it's needing some TLC. The chicken house is simply a couple of sheets of 3/4 CDX screwed to 2x4 frame with 3 nesting boxes in the back of the house. The outside of the I built a door that pivets down so I can gather eggs without having to actually get inside the coop if I don't want. (More about this in a minute).Quote:
Originally Posted by grantstricklin1984
The other coop I have is also 20x20 framed with new treated wood and new chicken wire and it is holding up great. The Chicken house I built similar to a garden shed and is 10x16 with a gable roof, vents. I cut 3 windows and screened them for air circulation. A manual shoot door to the yard that I can open or close as the weather dictates. It has seven nesting boxes built from shallow sided plastic milk crates that I put 1/4 inch wafer decking in the bottom of.
Is this your first foray in chickens? If so, the most important thing to remember is that they will need a constant supply of fresh water. This is important for them to keep their vent lubricated. If the vent dries they can get seriously deathly ill.
Oh, and you'll be asked this a lot: Q. How many roosters do you have? A. none Q. Then how do you get eggs?:Rofl
I have mostly RIR (Rhode Island Red) 25, Barred Rock 1, Buff Opington 1, and 2 dominickers.
We get between 15-19 eggs a day. My Barred Rock is the oldest and she's not productive any longer but she was our first girl and we're kind of partial to her. DON'T NAME YOUR CHICKENS!!! Every couple years I get a new batch of day old chicks and get rid of the oldest layers. They go to the feed store where they sell for about 8 bucks each.
I tell ya, we love our chickens. Anybody says chickens are stupid don't know what they are talking about. And every one of them have their own personality. My buff will come sit on my lap and peck at my overall buttons for as long as I want to sit there.
If you have the pictures in a file on your computer, then follow these directions :Quote:
Originally Posted by crappiepappa
http://www.crappie.com/crappie/showt...-your-computer
... cp :kewl
[QUOTE=CrappiePappy;2553735]If you have the pictures in a file on your computer, then follow these directions :
Stilly trying pappy. I'll figure it out
[QUOTE=crappiepappa;2553783]I know I've posted a step by step procedure on how to post pics from your computer files, but I just can't seem to find it.Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappiePappy
I have posted the procedure for posting pics from the hosting site, Photobucket ... but, they updated & changed their website procedure and made all those instructions useless. I've just never gotten around to posting how it's done, now. I'm no computer geek/guru, but I just keep fiddling around until I figure out how it's done, or get help from Slab or "G" :ThumbsUp
I'll keep looking around, and if I find that "how to" post ... I'll post it here.
... cp :kewl
Finally figured how to post pics!! Almost got the coop gone before learning to post pics lol
Looking good!
Bing or google "chicken tractors" and you will see something like this. I built one and had 10 hens and had to sell eggs since we got more than we could eat.
Moved it once a week so they could keep the yard fertilized and eat the grass evenly. Enjoyed them (starlites) for a year, then got to travelin' so much we
gave them away.
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It was pest proof and easy to pull into new locations. Nest on the rear with a lift lid made it easy to retrieve eggs without problems.
Look like a Hilton Hotel for Chickens.
Yeah its pretty nice they love it for sure! Attachment 156305Attachment 156306
Some of the pics on progress on the coop
That is a Chicken Condo ...WOW !! Them chickens living in style, I hope my wife don't see this post... :)
My rooster all grown up from last year this time. We've hatched some nice chicks off of him this year.
that aint no coop thats addition to a house. Them need to be free range chickens
After checking city codes I have very little space to have a coop. It can't be any closer than 250 feet from any living space, yours or a neighbor. I've got some coop kits, I'll build at my son's place.
They are free range. I got auto door I turn on let's them out at noon every day shuts after dark. Opens earlier on weekends 9am when I'm home.
Great job and great looking coop
Can't beat them fresh eggs, they best eaten.:ThumbsUp