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post #8621 of 11131
7/20/12 at 12:34am

Hello all!  Hailing from the Hialeah, FL (Miami-Dade county) area as a new transplant.  Love it here in sunny Florida, and looking forward to hopefully having a small flock of my own!

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post #8622 of 11131
7/20/12 at 4:42am
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Originally Posted by drevilsmom View Post

Hello all!  Hailing from the Hialeah, FL (Miami-Dade county) area as a new transplant.  Love it here in sunny Florida, and looking forward to hopefully having a small flock of my own!


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Cindy in FL

 

Ameraucanas, Easter Eggers, Buff Orpingtons, Dark Cornish, Rhode Island Red, Cuckoo Marans, Indian Runner ducks, Embden geese

 

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Cindy in FL

 

Ameraucanas, Easter Eggers, Buff Orpingtons, Dark Cornish, Rhode Island Red, Cuckoo Marans, Indian Runner ducks, Embden geese

 

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post #8623 of 11131
7/20/12 at 4:54am
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Can you explain the materials?  Is it wire & then a tarp? Or are those the clear/green roofing panels on the back & the top? What is on the sides?

ETA: Sorry i didn't see your edit before i replied.  So what is the top made of? Does everyone agree that you need small wire only on the bottom...2? feet. Or 3? feet.
Yes the top is covered in the roofing panels. My first pens are made entirely of hardware cloth on all sides...even the top and then covered. I prefer that. My pens in the back are made of 2x4 wire with the hardware cloth a couple feet up the sides. Here is a pic: there is one solid wall on the north side.It is made of metal roofing. I have o shamo in there so I put a partition on the back wall so I can pile hay in there up to the roosts. They aren't very fluffy birds.
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post #8624 of 11131
7/20/12 at 7:05am
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See these are nice but do the birds sleep inside the houses at night?  Seems like it would be too hot????

In the smaller one on the right they do.  The one on the left they pretty much stay outside on the roost at night during the summer.

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post #8625 of 11131
7/20/12 at 7:19am

I can't believe how many new folks have joined us in the last few days when I didn't log in.  Hi everybody!  So glad you joined us.

 

I have been collecting photos of open air coops.  Here is the link:

http://pinterest.com/tampatomato/warm-climate-coops/

 

cindy

Geese:  Embden, Gray Saddleback Pomeranians

Chickens:  Australorp, Bantam Cochin, Delaware, Buff Orpingtons and Speckled Sussex

Dogs:  Australian Shepherd, Catahoula   Cats:  Tuxedo

Looking For:  Barnevelder

My Blog:  http://plantcityhomestead.blogspot.com/

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Geese:  Embden, Gray Saddleback Pomeranians

Chickens:  Australorp, Bantam Cochin, Delaware, Buff Orpingtons and Speckled Sussex

Dogs:  Australian Shepherd, Catahoula   Cats:  Tuxedo

Looking For:  Barnevelder

My Blog:  http://plantcityhomestead.blogspot.com/

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post #8626 of 11131
7/20/12 at 7:53am

Love it!! Thanks!!

 

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I can't believe how many new folks have joined us in the last few days when I didn't log in.  Hi everybody!  So glad you joined us.

 

I have been collecting photos of open air coops.  Here is the link:

http://pinterest.com/tampatomato/warm-climate-coops/

 

cindy

Cindy in FL

 

Ameraucanas, Easter Eggers, Buff Orpingtons, Dark Cornish, Rhode Island Red, Cuckoo Marans, Indian Runner ducks, Embden geese

 

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Cindy in FL

 

Ameraucanas, Easter Eggers, Buff Orpingtons, Dark Cornish, Rhode Island Red, Cuckoo Marans, Indian Runner ducks, Embden geese

 

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post #8627 of 11131
7/20/12 at 9:27am

Welcome aboard neighbor, from Davie/Weston area.   New to chickens myself.  This BYC website and forum has been very useful to me.  You will love it! 

xoxo Annmarie

 

 

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Hello all!  Hailing from the Hialeah, FL (Miami-Dade county) area as a new transplant.  Love it here in sunny Florida, and looking forward to hopefully having a small flock of my own!

New pet chicken hobbiest Hatched first chick ever July 4th, 2012. As of March 1st, 2013 I'm bantam chicken momma to 3 Cochins; 1 Silverlaced (*)>Shirley Girlie, 1 White (*)>Marsha Mellow, 1 Calico/Mille (*)>Flo Rita (crooked beak). Also 4 Silkies; 2 White {¥}Tiffany and {¥}Louise, 1 Blue {¥}Baby Blu, 1 Splash {¥}UNO (born w one eye).
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New pet chicken hobbiest Hatched first chick ever July 4th, 2012. As of March 1st, 2013 I'm bantam chicken momma to 3 Cochins; 1 Silverlaced (*)>Shirley Girlie, 1 White (*)>Marsha Mellow, 1 Calico/Mille (*)>Flo Rita (crooked beak). Also 4 Silkies; 2 White {¥}Tiffany and {¥}Louise, 1 Blue {¥}Baby Blu, 1 Splash {¥}UNO (born w one eye).
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post #8628 of 11131
7/20/12 at 10:24am
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Yes the top is covered in the roofing panels. My first pens are made entirely of hardware cloth on all sides...even the top and then covered. I prefer that. My pens in the back are made of 2x4 wire with the hardware cloth a couple feet up the sides. Here is a pic: there is one solid wall on the north side.It is made of metal roofing. I have o shamo in there so I put a partition on the back wall so I can pile hay in there up to the roosts. They aren't very fluffy birds.
LLthis one is mine.this is from the side with a piece of solid wall showing. Around the back side is a six foot solid wall and the rest is all hardware. There are actually two pens side by side here with a connecting door. You can see all the way through the other pen in the photo to the right
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post #8629 of 11131
7/20/12 at 11:23am
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Hello all!  Hailing from the Hialeah, FL (Miami-Dade county) area as a new transplant.  Love it here in sunny Florida, and looking forward to hopefully having a small flock of my own!


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Member of the American Poultry Association &

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HEY LOOK!!! ---> UPCOMING FLORIDA Swaps/Sales/Shows/Events

---> Florida Fair Schedule 2012/2013 and "Where am I? Where are you?" FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

Member of the American Poultry Association &

Central Florida Poultry Breeders Association. NPIP Certified Participant

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post #8630 of 11131
7/20/12 at 5:11pm

Nice pens! Exactly what I was thinking of.

 

Thanks for posting.

 

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LLthis one is mine.this is from the side with a piece of solid wall showing. Around the back side is a six foot solid wall and the rest is all hardware. There are actually two pens side by side here with a connecting door. You can see all the way through the other pen in the photo to the right

Cindy in FL

 

Ameraucanas, Easter Eggers, Buff Orpingtons, Dark Cornish, Rhode Island Red, Cuckoo Marans, Indian Runner ducks, Embden geese

 

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Cindy in FL

 

Ameraucanas, Easter Eggers, Buff Orpingtons, Dark Cornish, Rhode Island Red, Cuckoo Marans, Indian Runner ducks, Embden geese

 

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