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7/18/12 at 8:25am
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Originally Posted by Christie Rhae View Post

 

Today I finally finished my rooster pens!   Actually I wanted them for roosters not being used, single matings, hurt bird pen, small group of chicks, etc.  I did not realize when we built our big pens that I was also going to need small pens for birds.  They sure come in handy!

 

 

CR, do you have plans (measurements, materials, etc.) for this row of pens?  I really like them, and have been pondering building something along these lines.  I have several small "breeder cages" as I call them, and it would be great to have ONE row of them rather than 10 individual cages strewn about.  If you have any plans for these, I would very much appreciate seeing them!

SPECIALIZING IN:  Jersey Giants.  Black Copper Marans.  Silver Penciled Plymouth Rocks.  Isbars.  Click to view my website.

Just for fun:  First & second generation "olive eggers," and a few ducks - Welsh Harlequin, Black Swedish, Black Runner.

 

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SPECIALIZING IN:  Jersey Giants.  Black Copper Marans.  Silver Penciled Plymouth Rocks.  Isbars.  Click to view my website.

Just for fun:  First & second generation "olive eggers," and a few ducks - Welsh Harlequin, Black Swedish, Black Runner.

 

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post #38312 of 46067
7/18/12 at 9:09am

We all would!

~S & S FARMS~ Doing our best to breed the finest, Pied Peafowl, Black Copper, Blue Copper, Golden Cuckoo, White, and Birchen Marans, Exchequer Leghorns, Black Crested White Polish, and Swedish Flower Hens.
 

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~S & S FARMS~ Doing our best to breed the finest, Pied Peafowl, Black Copper, Blue Copper, Golden Cuckoo, White, and Birchen Marans, Exchequer Leghorns, Black Crested White Polish, and Swedish Flower Hens.
 

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post #38313 of 46067
7/18/12 at 9:24am

Thanks for all the compliments guys!

I usually just draw up a sketch of what I want and give it to my husband so I don't have any actual plans for these.

 

These pens are 2 x 3 floor space.  3 feet tall in the back sloping down to 2 1/2 in the front. The roof overhangs 6 inches in the front.  They are 3 feet off the ground.  We are thinking about putting tin on the roof but haven't decided.  I have a roost made of 2x2 wood inside each one.  The doors are 17 inches wide. The feeders work really well.  I tried putting small waterers on a little square brick inside the pen but they just scratch pine shavings all up into the water so I had to go to these water dispensers.  So far so good.

 

They only open in the front. I considered either having screen in the back or screen between the pens.  I didn't want roosters fighting with each other  through the wire so I closed it up.  I paid close attention to the sun and how it would shine in before we built them.  I have the roof sloping down to provide shade, for one reason, and also so rain would run away from the other pen.  I don't think these pens would work as well in very hot weather.  They would probably need to be more open to provide cross breeze.  My weather is so temperate that the birds don't really ever get too hot.

Another thing I had to think about is being able to catch roosters while they were inside the pen.  It is just big enough for me to reach one arm and a shoulder in and I can reach the back to grab a leg if I need to. lol 

 

“Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.”  ~ Buddha

 

My coop building thread... http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/613051/my-new-breeding-pens-progress-pics

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“Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.”  ~ Buddha

 

My coop building thread... http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/613051/my-new-breeding-pens-progress-pics

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post #38314 of 46067
7/18/12 at 1:42pm
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Originally Posted by Christie Rhae View Post

Thanks for all the compliments guys!

I usually just draw up a sketch of what I want and give it to my husband so I don't have any actual plans for these.

 

These pens are 2 x 3 floor space.  3 feet tall in the back sloping down to 2 1/2 in the front. The roof overhangs 6 inches in the front.  They are 3 feet off the ground.  We are thinking about putting tin on the roof but haven't decided.  I have a roost made of 2x2 wood inside each one.  The doors are 17 inches wide. The feeders work really well.  I tried putting small waterers on a little square brick inside the pen but they just scratch pine shavings all up into the water so I had to go to these water dispensers.  So far so good.

 

They only open in the front. I considered either having screen in the back or screen between the pens.  I didn't want roosters fighting with each other  through the wire so I closed it up.  I paid close attention to the sun and how it would shine in before we built them.  I have the roof sloping down to provide shade, for one reason, and also so rain would run away from the other pen.  I don't think these pens would work as well in very hot weather.  They would probably need to be more open to provide cross breeze.  My weather is so temperate that the birds don't really ever get too hot.

Another thing I had to think about is being able to catch roosters while they were inside the pen.  It is just big enough for me to reach one arm and a shoulder in and I can reach the back to grab a leg if I need to. lol 

I built similar pens. SLightly larger at 3 x 4 for the coop and 8 x 3 for the run.  My boys don't fight much especially after months next to each other. I use chicken wire between them.  I did raise the coops of the ground, providing a dry space underneath. I use a pallet to stand on for any that are too high, due to slope of the land. I can reach thru to open/close pop door and check on everyone.

 

I used Donna RIppy's thread for inspiration!  If she is the Pallet Queen, I'm the pallet Princess. I used scrap plywood and pallets. Needed screws, and a few tools, and hinges.

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NPIP Tested Clean

 

           Eggs available:   Bourbon Red and Sweetgrass Turkeys

             Black Copper Marans, Buff Orpingtons and Speckled Sussex    

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Grow where you are planted. --Unknown

 

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post #38315 of 46067
7/18/12 at 2:06pm
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R.I.P. Bill.


I will miss my boy immensly, he was my buddy, my pal. My hubby always said "here comes your buddy" he followed me everywhere. He was very co-dependent.

It's already so weird.

Bill was taken by a Bald Eagle today, along with another young cockerel. The family of Eagles that lives near by was out and about today and visited here twice in a row, both times succesful with their missions. 
You have all my sympathy Kim. Bill was one well known bird.. How sad to be doing everything you can to forestall the danger then to watch it happen. You must still be in shock. Hugs

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post #38316 of 46067
7/18/12 at 3:06pm

Ordered my SOP today!

Walt had me hooked at "over 100 color illustrations" - I'm sure that will be a HUGE help!

 

I hope it has more specific comb info that the e-versions I found online....

I need help seeing a thumbprint better...

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post #38317 of 46067
7/18/12 at 3:37pm

awesome katelyn! Its a really good place to start and will be a resource you'll turn to often. Got your PM, will reply when I get back in from watering birds again

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"Maybe home is not really about geography...maybe home has more to do with the work we've all done as individuals to increasingly become people we can live with. Maybe home is the desire to live soulfully, the tiny ongoing desicions we make that allow the soul room to breathe." -Linford Detweiler
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post #38318 of 46067
7/18/12 at 4:01pm

Argh!!

 

I was outside, doing chores and got attacked by yellow jackets....of course, I'm allergic....

Sitting here with ice on my head.. smack.gif
 

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post #38319 of 46067
7/18/12 at 4:27pm
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Originally Posted by Cadeau View Post

Argh!!

 

I was outside, doing chores and got attacked by yellow jackets....of course, I'm allergic....

Sitting here with ice on my head.. smack.gif
 

oh no! Do you have to take something for the allergic reaction? That's no good!

"Maybe home is not really about geography...maybe home has more to do with the work we've all done as individuals to increasingly become people we can live with. Maybe home is the desire to live soulfully, the tiny ongoing desicions we make that allow the soul room to breathe." -Linford Detweiler
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"Maybe home is not really about geography...maybe home has more to do with the work we've all done as individuals to increasingly become people we can live with. Maybe home is the desire to live soulfully, the tiny ongoing desicions we make that allow the soul room to breathe." -Linford Detweiler
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post #38320 of 46067
7/18/12 at 4:47pm

Hello again!!  I'm hoping someone would be willing to help me out with these guys!  I bought them in a group of 9 weeks olds -- 4 cuckoo marans cockerels and 1 black copper marans cockerel.  The supposed BCM has no copper feathers, but is getting white/cream feathers on his neck and back:

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Also, one of the cuckoo marans has strange gold feathers on his back and maybe even on his neck:

 

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Are they a special color pattern or flubs?   Thanks so much!!

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Married to the Perfect Guy with 3 kids and a chicken population that's becoming out of control! 

www.ChickenHues.com ......and now turkeys, too! 

See how we raise meaties - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMUE-1kzaAA&feature=plcp

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